Author: Trent

  • Waves: Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb – LENSCRATCH

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    Waves: Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb – LENSCRATCH Waves (Radius Books 2022) by creative partners Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb includes photographs and text that navigate the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. These photographs were captured by Alex and Rebecca in Cape Cod, Massachusetts from March 2020 via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/09/waves-alex-webb-and-rebecca-norris-webb/ Many people were…

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Alessandra Sanguinetti Explores the Relationship of Photography and Death

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – Alessandra Sanguinetti Explores the Relationship of Photography and Death Since 2014, Alessandra Sanguinetti has been returning to the small town of Black River Falls in Wisconsin, creating the photographs that would come to… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/alessandra-sanguinetti-explores-the-relationship-of-photography-and-death/ Since 2014, Alessandra Sanguinetti has been returning to the small town of Black River Falls in Wisconsin,…

  • Photojournalist Consistently Captures Unique Angles of NYC’s Skyline | PetaPixel

    Photojournalist Consistently Captures Unique Angles of NYC’s Skyline | PetaPixel

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    Photojournalist Consistently Captures Unique Angles of NYC’s Skyline Refreshingly unique photos. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/09/23/photojournalist-consistently-captures-unique-angles-of-nycs-skyline/ Photojournalist Gary Hershorn has a distinctive flair for enchanting luminosity and utilizing unconventional vantage points. This is a persistent challenge when shooting one of New York City’s most popular subjects: its skyline.

  • Wolfgang Tillmans’s Beautiful Awareness | The New Yorker

    Wolfgang Tillmans’s Beautiful Awareness | The New Yorker

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    Wolfgang Tillmans’s Beautiful Awareness The photographer talks about his first MOMA retrospective and how his prescient art flows from the act of paying attention. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/wolfgang-tillmanss-beautiful-awareness It’s fascinating that, when I started using photography as my main medium and art, obviously, I had no idea that this medium would become so central…

  • Large Format Photos Document Black Communities in the 1980s Deep South | PetaPixel

    Large Format Photos Document Black Communities in the 1980s Deep South | PetaPixel

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    Large Format Photos Document Black Communities in the 1980s Deep South He toured the Deep South extensively in the 1980s. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/09/23/large-format-photos-document-black-communities-in-the-1980s-deep-south/ Baldwin Lee toured the Deep South throughout the 1980s where he captured Black Americans on a 4×5 large format camera.

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Baldwin Lee’s Intimate Portrayal of Daily Life in the American South

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – Baldwin Lee’s Intimate Portrayal of Daily Life in the American South In 1983, the photographer Baldwin Lee left his home in Knoxville, Tennessee, and set off on a road trip through the American South. He did not know wh… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/baldwin-lee-s-intimate-portrayal-of-daily-life-in-the-american-south/ In 1983, the photographer Baldwin Lee left his home in Knoxville,…

  • The Women of Magnum Photos | The New Yorker

    The Women of Magnum Photos | The New Yorker

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    The Women of Magnum Photos An exhibit, at the International Center of Photography, of the work of twelve photographers includes a daringly intimate depiction of life during the recent revolution in Lebanon, by Myriam Boulos. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/03/the-women-of-magnum-photos An exhibit, at the International Center of Photography, of the work of twelve photographers includes a daringly…

  • The Midcentury Photographers Who Balanced Reportage with Artistry

    The Midcentury Photographers Who Balanced Reportage with Artistry

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    The Midcentury Photographers Who Balanced Reportage with Artistry From W. Eugene Smith to Dorothea Lange, Olivia Laing considers the tensions between record and metaphor in the 1950s and ’60s. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/the-midcentury-photographers-who-balanced-reportage-with-artistry/ From W. Eugene Smith to Dorothea Lange, photography in the 1950s and ’60s was alive with the tensions between record and metaphor.

  • Marilyn Nance’s Euphoric Chronicle of a Legendary African Arts Festival

    Marilyn Nance’s Euphoric Chronicle of a Legendary African Arts Festival

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    Marilyn Nance’s Euphoric Chronicle of a Legendary African Arts Festival In 1977, when the photographer traveled to Nigeria for FESTAC, she discovered a thrilling reunion of the African Diaspora. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/marilyn-nances-euphoric-chronicle-of-a-legendary-african-arts-festival/ In 1977, when the photographer Marilyn Nance traveled to Nigeria for FESTAC, she discovered a euphoric reunion of the African Diaspora.

  • Federal Judge Halts Arizona Ban on Filming Police Within 8 Feet | PetaPixel

    Federal Judge Halts Arizona Ban on Filming Police Within 8 Feet | PetaPixel

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    Federal Judge Halts Arizona Ban on Filming Police Within 8 Feet A federal judge has halted a controversial law in Arizona that made it illegal for bystanders to film police from within 8 feet. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/09/10/federal-judge-halts-arizona-ban-on-filming-police-within-8-feet/ A federal judge has halted the controversial new state law in Arizona that bans people from photographing and…

  • The Personal Wars of Ukraine’s Women — Blind Magazine

    The Personal Wars of Ukraine’s Women — Blind Magazine

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    The Personal Wars of Ukraine’s Women — Blind Magazine Photographer Hailey Sadler writes about her encounters with Ukrainian women during the war that transfigured their country. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/stories/the-personal-wars-of-ukraines-women/ Photographer Hailey Sadler writes about her encounters with Ukrainian women during the war that transfigured their country.

  • These Photographs Were Made in Protest

    These Photographs Were Made in Protest

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    These Photographs Were Made in Protest The camera became the center of Chauncey Hare’s life, and a tool for awakening his political consciousness. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/741181/chauncey-hare-quitting-your-day-job/ Hare’s photography is little known today, partly because of his own efforts. Disillusioned with the art world, he called himself an “anti-official art artist” for a time before bitterly…

  • Michelle Agins on Perseverance and Photographing Martin Luther King

    Michelle Agins on Perseverance and Photographing Martin Luther King

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    Michelle Agins on Perseverance and Photographing Martin Luther King The second Black woman ever hired as a New York Times staff photographer, Agins built her career at a time when photo editors gave very few assignments to women — much less to women of color. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/761200/michelle-agins-on-perseverance-and-photographing-martin-luther-king/ The second Black woman ever hired as…

  • Bangkok May Be Gone by Warun “Bearly” Siriprachai – burn magazine

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    Bangkok May Be Gone by Warun “Bearly” Siriprachai “Bangkok May Be Gone” By Warun “Bearly” Siriprachai “It’s such a stressful situation as flood levels in Bangkok are at a dangerous level. Thailand had experienced a huge flo… via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2022/09/bangkok-may-be-gone-by-warun-bearly-siriprachai/ “It’s such a stressful situation as flood levels in Bangkok are at a dangerous…

  • Visa pour l’Image in the Shadow of Ukraine — Blind Magazine

    Visa pour l’Image in the Shadow of Ukraine — Blind Magazine

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    Visa pour l’Image in the Shadow of Ukraine — Blind Magazine For thirty-four years, the international festival of photojournalism “Visa pour l’Image,” in Perpignan, has reflected the world’s upheavals. Ukraine is necessarily at the forefront of this 2022 reiteration, which is also attentive to other crises and whic via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/visa-pour-limage-in-the-shadow-of-ukraine/ For thirty-four years,…

  • “Beware the Ides of March” Julius Caesar by Jérôme Sessini – burn magazine

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    “Beware the Ides of March” Julius Caesar by Jérôme Sessini “Beware the Ides of March” Julius Caesar Photographs and text y Jérôme Sessini In 2014 until 2017, I worked in the Russian-speaking regions of Donbass, in Donetsk, Luhansk, Mariupol… Russia was cle… via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2022/09/beware-the-ides-of-march-julius-caesar-by-jerome-sessini/ In 2014 until 2017, I worked in the Russian-speaking regions…

  • The Full Story Behind the Collapse of the Nat Geo Fine Art Galleries | PetaPixel

    The Full Story Behind the Collapse of the Nat Geo Fine Art Galleries | PetaPixel

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    The Full Story Behind the Collapse of the Nat Geo Fine Art Galleries The full story behind the National Geographic Fine Art Galleries. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/08/31/the-full-story-behind-the-collapse-of-the-nat-geo-fine-art-galleries/ This saga of the National Geographic Fine Art Galleries (hereafter referred to as the Galleries for the sake of simplicity) has been ongoing for years and started when PetaPixel…

  • LensCulture’s Street Photography Awards Spark Questions of Bias | PetaPixel

    LensCulture’s Street Photography Awards Spark Questions of Bias | PetaPixel

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    LensCulture’s Street Photography Awards Spark Questions of Bias It raises questions of bias or impropriety. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/09/01/lenscultures-street-photography-awards-spark-questions-of-bias/ Last week, LensCulture revealed the winners of its 2022 Street Photography Awards, including the top three series and top three single image winners. The competition is widely seen as the most prestigious street photography competition in the…

  • Influential and ‘Groundbreaking’ Photographer William Klein Dead at 96 | PetaPixel

    Influential and ‘Groundbreaking’ Photographer William Klein Dead at 96 | PetaPixel

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    Influential and ‘Groundbreaking’ Photographer William Klein Dead at 96 Most well-known for his 1956 book “Life is Good & Good for You in New York.” via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/09/12/influential-and-groundbreaking-photographer-william-klein-dead-at-96/ American-born French photographer William Klein has passed away at the age of 96 in his home in Paris. Klein is considered one of the most influential and…

  • Memory/Loss Series: Hannah Latham: Bring Me a Dream – LENSCRATCH

    Memory/Loss Series: Hannah Latham: Bring Me a Dream – LENSCRATCH

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    Memory/Loss Series: Hannah Latham: Bring Me a Dream – LENSCRATCH Three of my grandparents had already passed away when I was born and my grandfather died when I was seven, so I never really got a chance to understand or truly know these significant family icons in a profound way. It’s an unfortunate thing that…