Category: Interviews
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Magnum, Photography, Obsession and the Deepest Kind of Love – Interview with Peter Van Agtmael | LensCulture
Magnum, Photography, Obsession and the Deepest Kind of Love – Interview with Peter Van Agtmael | By Alexander Strecker | LensCulture What pushes (Magnum) photographers to obsessively pursue their own perspective? A young, brilliant member of the legendary photo agency reveals the story behind his life-long romance with the medium via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/peter-van-agtmael-magnum-photography-obsession-and-the-deepest-kind-of-love At this…
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Alex Webb and his exhibition at Photo London 2016 – The Leica Camera Blog
Alex Webb and his exhibition at Photo London 2016 In light of the second annual Photo London fair taking place from 19-22 of May at Somerset House, London, Leica has partnered with Photo London, bringing an outstanding body of work from the prestigious Magnum photographer, Alex Webb. “Selections” incorporates a collection of powerful and intense…
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Interview with Dr. Prenzel from Meyer-Optik-Görlitz
Interview with Dr. Prenzel from Meyer-Optik-Görlitz A few weeks ago a representative from Meyer-Optik-Görlitz contacted us to see if we were interested in interviewing Dr. Wolf-Dieter Prenzel about via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2016/05/04/interview-dr-prenzel-meyer-optik-gorlitz/ When we re-started Meyer Optik we looked at the different lenses. The challenge was to use modern materials, but maintain the historic charm of…
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B: Q & A with Julie Mihaly
Q & A with Julie Mihaly Julie Mihaly is a photographer based in Poughkeepsie, NY, and the author of The View From Here . • Blake Andrews: I’m curio… Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2016/05/q-with-julie-mihaly_3.html A snapshot, for me, is an image without pretense whose main intent is to record people, places and things that have some personal value.…
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Generation AK: The Afghanistan Wars, 1993-2012 – Interview with Stephen Dupont | LensCulture
Generation AK: The Afghanistan Wars, 1993-2012 – Interview with Stephen Dupont | LensCulture “Photography is the closest thing I know to exploring the unknown; we’re explorers of light aren’t we?” Words of wisdom, encouragement and inspiration from one of the great photojournalistic witnesses of the past two decades via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/stephen-dupont-generation-ak-the-afghanistan-wars-1993-2012 Over the past two…
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10 Questions to a CEO : Lytro – Kaptur
10 Questions to a CEO : Lytro – Kaptur Light Field photography has been around for a while but has yet to see mass adoption. We spoke with Lytro CEO Jason Rosenthal to learn more via Kaptur: http://kaptur.co/10-questions-ceo-jason-rosenthal/ Unphased and convinced that light field is here to stay , Jason Rosenthal , CEO of Lytro is…
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Penelope Umbrico Interview | A Photo Editor
Penelope Umbrico Interview – A Photo Editor Penelope Umbrico is one of the most forward-thinking, successful photographic artists working today. I heard her speak at the Filter Festival in Chicago last year, and she was kind enough to agree to an extensive interview earlier this year. You can see h via A Photo Editor: http://aphotoeditor.com/2016/04/27/penelope-umbrico-interview/…
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A War Photographer Talks About the Demands of Documenting Conflict | VICE | United States
A War Photographer Talks About the Demands of Documenting Conflict In April of 2011, a bombing in Libya killed photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, and injured Brown. This painful experience is an integral part of his new book, ‘Libyan Sugar.’ via Vice: http://www.vice.com/read/libyan-sugar-michael-christopher-brown-magnum-photo Michael Christopher Brown’s new book, Libyan Sugar, is about the Libyan…
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Mary Virginia Swanson, Executive Director of the LOOK3 Festival | A Photo Editor
Mary Virginia Swanson, Executive Director of the LOOK3 Festival – A Photo Editor Jonathan Blaustein: Full disclosure. I’ve known you for years, as a client and a friend. I am on the record in multiple places as being a huge fan of you as a person, and the work that you do. Mary Virginia…
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Letizia Battaglia on Photographing Sicily’s Mafia Men and the Pain They Caused | VICE | United States
Letizia Battaglia on Photographing Sicily’s Mafia Men and the Pain They Caused We spoke to the octogenarian photojournalist about her life behind the camera. via Vice: http://www.vice.com/read/letizia-battaglia-interview-photos Since 1971, Letizia Battaglia has documented the rich, dangerous, and sun-bathed lives of the people of Sicily’s capital, Palermo. For years she worked as a photojournalist for the…
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‘I’m The Conduit’: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist John White On His Life’s Work | Vermont Public Radio
‘I’m The Conduit’: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist John White On His Life’s Work I think that people are clickers. You know, they click. And there’s no soul to it, there’s no feeling to it. It’s content, which is cool. You look at the magazines and newspapers that are doing great things, and there’s moments there. There’s…
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Photographing the world’s refugee crisis: interview with Fabio Bucciarelli – Amateur Photographer
Photographing the world’s refugee crisis: interview with Fabio Bucciarelli – Amateur Photographer We interview war photographer Fabio Bucciarelli about his latest project capturing images of the world’s refugee crisis. via Amateur Photographer: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/technique/interviews/photographing-the-worlds-refugee-crisis-interview-with-fabio-bucciarelli-72192 We interview war photographer Fabio Bucciarelli about his latest project capturing images of the world’s refugee crisis.
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Working With NGOs: An Award-Winning Photojournalist Weighs In – Interview with Olivier Laban-Mattei | LensCulture
Working With NGOs: An Award-Winning Photojournalist Weighs In – Interview with Olivier Laban-Mattei | LensCulture A three-time World Press Photo laureate offers invaluable advice on how to work well with an emerging source of funding in the photojournalistic world: NGOs via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/blink-network-working-with-ngos-an-award-winning-photojournalist-weighs-in Olivier Laban-Mattei has had an extensive career as a photojournalist: while working…
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In Conversation: Photographer Moises Saman On His Journey Documenting the Arab Spring
Photographer Moises Saman tells Newsweek about his journey documenting the Arab Spring Magnum photographer Moises Saman has been chronicling the turmoil of the Arab Spring since 2011 for his new book, “Discordia” via Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.com/discordia-moises-saman-arab-spring-interview-431012?piano_t=1 “I was going from one assignment to another, from one revolution to the next, without really seeing the big picture,”…
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A Photobook About What It’s Like To Be A Human Being — Vantage — Medium
A Photobook About What It’s Like To Be A Human Being Eli Reed’s latest book ‘A Long Walk Home’ is a look back at his life’s work and the people he has photographed via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/a-photobook-about-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-human-being-4d72e527818b#.nv37b7vfw Eli Reed is one of the greatest photographers of the past half-century. His latest book ‘A Long Walk Home’…
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14 reasons to switch back to film – The Leica Camera Blog
14 reasons to switch back to film In a way I think, yes. Making the switch back to film has helped me to focus on developing my own style a lot. While film offers a lot of options, you can only have the one emulsion loaded at the one time. With digital and RAW files, you…
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Full Captions + Open Correspondence + Accurate Location Data = Every Photo Editor’s Dream — Vantage — Medium
Don’t Send Photo Editors Pictures Without Captions Inside the CNN photography department via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/full-captions-open-correspondence-accurate-location-data-every-photo-editor-s-dream-562bbac7c3f6#.elxuzpjuw Full captions + open correspondence + accurate location data = every photo editor’s dream
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To Photograph People Not as Victims, But as Agents of Change — Vantage — Medium
To Photograph People Not as Victims, But as Agents of Change In conversation with OSF’s Amy Yenkin and Siobhan Riordan via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/to-photograph-people-not-as-victims-but-as-agents-of-change-c5490dfda5db#.2yze4dcax In conversation with OSF’s Amy Yenkin and Siobhan Riordan
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Seeing Politics: What It’s Like to Be a First-Timer on the Campaign Trail | TIME
What It’s Like to Be a First-Timer on the Campaign Trail Mark Abramson, Natalie Keyssar and Mark Kauzlarich share their insights via Time: http://time.com/4212369/campaign-photographer-first-time/ Mark Abramson, Natalie Keyssar and Mark Kauzlarich share their insights