Author: Trent
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Q&A: Rosem Morton, photographer and nurse on the front lines of the pandemic – Columbia Journalism Review
Q&A: Rosem Morton, photographer and nurse on the front lines of the pandemic Rosem Morton, a nurse for eight years, works full-time at a Baltimore hospital. When she isn’t assisting airway surgeries and distributing personal protective equipment to coworkers, she works as a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/q_and_a/rosem-morton-photojournalism-covid-19-nurse.php ROSEM MORTON,…
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Arnaud Montagard: The Road, The Diner and the Drink on the Table – AMERICAN SUBURB X
Arnaud Montagard: The Road, The Diner and the Drink on the Table “In the case of Arnaud Montagard’s The Road Not Taken, the lens is focused on the remnants of a mid-century American dream as exemplified by gas stations and diners that bear all the vernacular hallmarks of the Atomic Age” The best way to…
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Photos that Should Not be Possible – Photographs by Toby Binder | Essay by Sean Sheehan | LensCulture
Photos that Should Not be Possible – Photographs by Toby Binder | Essay by Sean Sheehan | LensCulture In “Wee Muckers – Youth of Belfast”, Toby Binder captures the ebbs and flows of teenage life across the divided communities of Northern Ireland via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/toby-binder-photos-that-should-not-be-possible In “Wee Muckers – Youth of Belfast”, Toby Binder captures…
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The Photo Bill of Rights – PhotoShelter Blog
The Photo Bill of Rights – PhotoShelter Blog PhotoShelter’s Caitlyn Edwards interviews co-authors Jai Lennard, Jovelle Tamayo and Tara Pixley to discuss the Photo Bill of Rights. via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2020/07/photo-bill-of-rights/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29 Recently I had the opportunity to virtually sit down with three of the co-authors of the Bill: Jai Lennard, photographer and founder of Color…
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Documenting life on the US/Mexico border, from 1983-1987
Documenting life on the US/Mexico border, from 1983-1987 With his photographs, taken during the 1980s, Ken Light wanted to reveal ‘the desperation, hardship, and struggle of people who want a better life’. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/documenting-life-on-the-us-mexico-border/ With his gripping photographs, taken during the 1980s, Ken Light wanted to reveal ‘the desperation, hardship, and struggle of…
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Truthmark is a photography database aiming to stop misuse in fake news
Truthmark is a photography database aiming to stop misuse in fake news Initiated by Canon with agency Uncle Grey Copenhagen, it allows photographers to upload images together with the stories and contexts behind them, aiming to curtail misappropriation. Link: https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/truthmark-photo-database-canon-uncle-grey-copenhagen-photography-280720?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29 Initiated by Canon with agency Uncle Grey Copenhagen, it allows photographers to upload images together…
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WaterAid celebrate a decade since clean water became a human right – British Journal of Photography
WaterAid celebrate a decade since clean water became a human right On this day ten years ago, the UN recognised clean water and sanitation as a human right, but one in ten people still lack access. Wateraid commissioned 10 visual artists from the global south to respond to this issue via British Journal of Photography:…
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Power, Consent, and Obligations in Photography | Conscientious Photography Magazine
Power, Consent, and Obligations in Photography via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/power-consent-obligations/ One of photography’s most important problems is the power imbalance between someone operating a camera and someone finding her or himself in front of it. Unless there is an actual collaboration going on, it is the photographer whose decisions result in what the subject…
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Podcast: Martin Parr Apologizes, Male Doctors Try to Shame Their Female Peers, the Hippest Octogenarians – PhotoShelter Blog
Podcast: Martin Parr Apologizes, Male Doctors Try to Shame Their Female Peers, the Hippest Octogenarians – PhotoShelter Blog After 18 months, a campaign started by then 18-year old Mercedes Baptiste Halliday, a Black photo student in London, to stop the sales of a republication of Gian Butturini’s “London” by Martin Parr has come to and…
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Matamoros: Dreams on Hold – The Leica camera Blog
Matamoros: Dreams on Hold César Rodriguez reports on the conditions and everyday life in the Mexican migrant camp in Matamoros – just a stone’s throw away from the Texan town of Brownsville.
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Juxtapoz Magazine – Photos of Early 20th Century Doll Factories
Juxtapoz Magazine – Photos of Early 20th Century Doll Factories The creepiness level of dolls can vary. A few things that we think increase the creepiness level include: them in pieces, them missing parts, them tal… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/photos-of-early-20th-century-doll-factories-2/ The creepiness level of dolls can vary. A few things that we think increase the creepiness level…
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Juxtapoz Magazine – The Soviet Union’s Abandoned Nuclear Test Cities
Juxtapoz Magazine – The Soviet Union’s Abandoned Nuclear Test Cities Nadav Kander began a three year survey of secret Soviet scientific cities and missile test sites when he learned of the existence of two “closed”… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/the-soviet-union-s-abandoned-nuclear-test-cities/ Nadav Kander began a three year survey of secret Soviet scientific cities and missile test sites when he learned of…
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How losing both legs and an arm covering the war in Afghanistan gave photographer Giles Duley a reason to live | South China Morning Post
He lost both legs and an arm to a bomb but still fights for others Photographer and triple amputee Giles Duley – who lost his legs and an arm to an IED on assignment in Afghanistan – explains why losing his limbs has made him even more passionate about highlighting human suffering. via South China…
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Abood Hamam: ‘A picture can kill you or save your life’ – BBC News
‘A picture can kill you or save your life’ For years Abood Hamam sent war photos out of Syria anonymously. Now he’s using his name, and urging exiles to return. via BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-53486838?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cxqvep8kqext/long-reads&link_location=live-reporting-story For years Abood Hamam chronicled the war in Syria for news outlets all over the world without ever revealing his name…
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‘I felt like the pandemic was being censored.’ Photographing the fight for life – and grief of death – in COVID-19 Britain | National Geographic
‘I felt like the pandemic was being censored.’ Photographing the fight for life – and grief of death – in COVID-19 Britain This photojournalist documented two little-seen front lines in the UK’s war against coronavirus. Her images reveal intensive care of every kind – amidst a… via National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/photography/2020/07/i-felt-like-the-pandemic-was-being-censored-photographing-the-fight-for-life I wasn’t allowed in until…
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The attacks on press freedom in Portland – Columbia Journalism Review
The attacks on press freedom in Portland This week Dave Miller, who hosts a daily talk show on Oregon Public Broadcasting, interviewed “two very tired people”: Tuck Woodstock and Sergio Olmos, both independent journalists. Since late May, daily protests in solidarity with Black lives and agai via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/portland_trump_press_freedom.php THIS WEEK DAVE MILLER,…
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Photographers on Photographers: Chen Xiangyun in conversation with Tim Soter | LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Chen Xiangyun in conversation with Tim Soter I chose to have a conversation about making and self-publishing photography books, because I myself am passionate about the medium and lack of discussion in the tremendous potentials of bookmaking. I think it will bring something different to the reader. via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2020/07/photographers-on-photographers-chen-xiangyun-in-conversation-with-tim-soter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 Below is…
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A Seattle judge ruled 5 news outlets, including The Seattle Times, must give photos and video of protests to police – Poynter
A Seattle judge ruled 5 news outlets, including The Seattle Times, must give photos and video of protests to police – Poynter A legal expert said the ruling creates a ‘troubling precedent’ that could make news media unwelcome at future protests. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/seattle-times-judge-subpoena-protest-police/ A Seattle judge ruled Friday five news outlets must turn over…
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Carmignac Photojournalism Award: 10 years of reportage – British Journal of Photography
Carmignac Photojournalism Award: 10 years of reportage Situated on an island off the coast of southern France, surrounded by glistening blue waters and nestled within pine-tree forests, is the Villa Carmignac — a gallery and sculpture garden belonging to French entrepreneur Édouard Carmignac and the foundatio via British Journal of Photography: https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/07/carmignac-photojournalism-award-10-years-of-reportage/ From human trafficking…