Interview with Fariba Farshad and Michael Benson
Few days before the opening of Photo London, our journalist Marie de la Fresnaye met directors of the fair : Fariba Farshad and Michael Benson. Here is the interview.
Category: Interviews
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Interview with Fariba Farshad and Michael Benson – The Eye of Photography
Interview with Fariba Farshad and Michael Benson
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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 year’s World Press Photo Award Days, LensCulture’s managing editor Alexander Strecker sat down with van Agtmael for a wide-ranging discussion about the photographer’s work, Magnum, myths in photojournalism and much more. This is an edited transcript of their conversation:
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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 color street photographs taken by the San Francisco-born photographer and his Leica M cameras. We interviewed Alex Webb to get document his thoughts on photography, Photo London 2016, and his artistic perspective and approach.
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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 the lens. The most obvious case is the “soap bubble bokeh,” which made the Trioplan lenses famous. So we figured that by meeting this challenge we would prove to be the truthful successor of the former Meyer Optik’s works
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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. It’s also, as Diane Arbus, said of all photos, “a record of the gap between intention and reality.” And it’s that gap that intrigues me and beckons in its own odd way.
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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 decades, award-winning photographer Stephen Dupont has produced a remarkable body of visual work focused on hauntingly beautiful photographs of fragile cultures and marginalized people. He skillfully captures the human dignity of his subjects with great intimacy—and often in some of the world’s most dangerous regions.
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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 now aiming for the very high-end market with a state of the art light field VR camera that might take movie making into a new dimension. We spoke with Jason ahead of his presentation at the LDV Vision Summit
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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/
This is a project I started when I found 541,795 pictures of sunsets searching the word “sunset” on the image hosting website, Flickr. I cropped just the suns from these pictures and uploaded them to Kodak, making 4″ x 6″ machine prints from them.
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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 revolution. Then again, in many ways, it’s not. It’s about being a photographer and bearing witness to life-changing events. It’s about family and the lengths people go to in order to test themselves.
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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 Swanson: Yes. Thank you. JB: You’re welcome. I
via A Photo Editor: http://aphotoeditor.com/2016/04/20/mary-virginia-swanson-executive-director-of-the-look3-festival/
It’s certainly reaching a lot more people, and now there are all these places that never intend to have print. My concerns of course are rights and fees paid, and the fact that we need all the photographers to make a living. We have a whole generation coming in now that will be photo editors that maybe never worked in print, and everyone’s on such a high learning curve it’s wild.
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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 now-defunct newspaper L’Ora, but packed it in when the paper closed.
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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 moments there, and those will always be. And you can’t do that with a clicker
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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 for Agence France Presse, he covered conflict-prone areas such as Iraq, Iran, Gaza Strip, Georgia Burma, Haiti and Tunisia. He then veered onto the path of a freelancer and began covering the refugee crisis: recently, following migrants along the Serbian-Hungarian border.
A Blink user, MYOP member, and recently appointed director of the agency, Laban-Mattei spoke to Kyla Woods about the benefits of working with an agency and the ethics behind working for non-government organizations.
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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,” says Saman, who now lives in Barcelona, Spain with his fiancée. “I was working one week in Tunisia, the next week in Egypt, and two weeks later I was in Aleppo. I didn’t really have the luxury of much perspective—not that there was necessarily any to be had. The situations were so complex. I just felt the need to sort of slow down and take a look at what I had done.”
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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’ is a personal look back at his life’s work and the people he has photographed
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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 take a picture and you bring it into photoshop and it’s easy (for me at least) to get distracted by questioning if it would look better in black and white, or colour. Maybe this much contrast, or this filter or that preset or whatever it might be.
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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
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
In conversation with OSF’s Amy Yenkin and Siobhan Riordan