Category: Interviews
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The paradox of poverty, through the lens of Michael Williamson – The Washington Post
The paradox of poverty, through the lens of Michael Williamson In decades of photography, he’s seen the changing face of America’s poor. via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/08/07/the-paradox-of-poverty-through-the-lens-of-michael-williamson/ Michael Williamson is an award-winning photographer at The Washington Post. He was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for his photographs of food stamp recipients and their struggles. Williamson…
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Ami Vitale: Ripple Effects — zPhotoJournal
Ami Vitale: Ripple Effects It’s not just about making beautiful photos. There is a beautiful, universal truth everywhere and, if you peek under the veil, you’ll find a wondrous commonality between us. I hope that you will use your camera not just as an extension of your eye but also as an extension of your…
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Looking for the Enduring Photo in Gaza
Looking for the Enduring Photo in Gaza Sometimes people assume that you can have access to everything, that you can see everything. But the fighters are virtually invisible to us. What we do as photographers is document what we can to show that side of the war
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‘Exiled To Nowhere’: Photographer Documents Life Inside the Camps and Ghettos for Burma’s Muslim Rohingya – Feature Shoot
‘Exiled To Nowhere’: Photographer Documents Life Inside the Camps and Ghettos for Burma’s Muslim Rohingya – Feature Shoot In western Burma, state crime experts warn that a genocide may be unfolding. Since June 2012, numerous bouts of violence between Buddhist and Muslim communities have forced more than 140,000 ethnic Rohingya Muslims into camps and ghettos,…
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Matt Eich: The Invisible Yoke Matt Eich is a young American with a passion for photographing the people of the land that he calls home. Having recently exhibited his series, The Invisible Yoke, in New York, Alia Thomas caught up with him to find out more about photographing the American Condition.
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Art Producers Speak: Victoria Will | A Photo Editor
Art Producers Speak: Victoria Will – A Photo Editor We emailed Art Buyers and Art Producers around the world asking them to submit names of established photographers who were keeping it fresh and up-and-comers who they are keeping their eye on. If you are an Art Buyer/Producer or an Art Director at an agen via…
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How an Old School Photographer is Kicking Your Butt on InstagramPhotoShelter Blog
How an Old School Photographer is Kicking Your Butt on Instagram – PhotoShelter Blog Social media is supposed to be the realm of the young, and in this realm, Instagram reigns as visual king. It’s easy to imagine skinny jean-wearing hipsters snapping filtered squares of their perfect lunches and summer skinny dipping soirees. So it…
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B: Q & A with Bryan Formhals
Q & A with Bryan Formhals Oh sure. I like street photographs. Or candid photographs in public. But you asked about street photography and I assumed you were talking about the culture that has developed around it, especially online. That I don’t like.
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Father and Son; Making Photos While Breaking the Rules
Father and Son; Making Photos While Breaking the Rules Jeff and Henry Jacobson, father and son photographers, discuss their visual influences and making pictures on film and on Instagram. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/father-and-son-making-photos-while-breaking-the-rules/?gwh=5E59A244AAA62654755D825F6207CC98&gwt=pay When I started doing color and flash and then joined Magnum, I ran up against the rules that were quite literally laid…
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A Master Class in Space Photography with NASA Astronaut Donald Pettit – LightBox
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/07/17/donald-pettit-space-photography/#1 TIME speaks with Pettit, who shares his insights into what astronauts face when they make pictures from the ISS, some of the mad-genius solutions he came up with during his time there, and his mind-bending thoughts on the implications of photographs taken in…
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Brendan Hoffman: “I was at risk of being shot” – Bird In Flight
Brendan Hoffman: “I was at risk of being shot” – Bird In Flight Brendan Hoffman who covered the armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine talks about war photography, his most important photos and professional tasks via Bird In Flight: http://bird.depositphotos.com/inspiration/experience/brendan-hoffman-i-was-at-risk-of-being-kidnapped.html Nowadays there is very little trust that journalists are neutral.
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‘Crusade for Art’ Is On a Mission to Connect Emerging Photographers with Art Buyers – Feature Shoot
‘Crusade for Art’ Is On a Mission to Connect Emerging Photographers with Art Buyers – Feature Shoot Crusade for Art on Squarespace “Breathe Me In” from the series The Heart and The Heavy by Heather Evans Smith, a commissioned CSA photographer. In a time when being an artist is… via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/07/crusade-for-art-is-on-a-mission-to-connect-emerging-photographers-with-art-buyers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crusade-for-art-is-on-a-mission-to-connect-emerging-photographers-with-art-buyers Jennifer Schwartz of Crusade…
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Dennis Welsh: Telling Stories with Passion, Precision and Empathy « The Leica Camera
Dennis Welsh: Telling Stories with Passion, Precision and Empathy When I first spoke with him about how to make a living at it, his advice to me was pretty simple, “Throw everything into your photography. Put everything else aside.” At the time, I was a recent college graduate with no money, so it wasn’t difficult…
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Mishka Henner Interview – Part 2 | A Photo Editor
Mishka Henner Interview – Part 2 – A Photo Editor Mishka Henner is an artist based in Manchester, England. He’s been shortlisted for the Prix Pictet and Deutsche Borse Prizes, and was awarded the ICP Infinity Award for Art in 2013. His work is currently being exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum, via A…
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Mishka Henner Interview – Part 1 | A Photo Editor
Mishka Henner Interview – Part 1 – A Photo Editor Mishka Henner is an artist based in Manchester, England. He’s been shortlisted for the Prix Pictet and Deutsche Borse Prizes, and was awarded the ICP Infinity Award for Art in 2013. His work is currently being exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum, via A…
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In Kodak’s Hometown, Memory and History
In Kodak’s Hometown, Memory and History Alex Webb and his wife, Rebecca Norris Webb, went to Rochester to document the fabled, if worn, home of Kodak. They returned to explore a city with a rich history and culture. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/in-kodak-alex-webb-rochester-rebecca-norris-webb-photos-memory/ Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb, a husband and wife photography team, documented…
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5 Questions for Peter van Agtmael Peter van Agtmael was born in Washington DC. He studied history at Yale, graduating with honors in 2003. Since 2006 he has primarily covered the 9/11 Wars and their consequences, working extensively… via APAD blog: http://blog.aphotoaday.org/post/89160756270/5-questions-for-peter-van-agtmael Emotion is the starting point but emotion can be cloudy and two dimensional on…
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Photo Journal: The New York Times – Lens | NPPA
Photo Journal: The New York Times – Lens By Jim Colton“I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next.”– Steve Jobs. via NPPA: https://nppa.org/page/photo-journal-new-york-times-lens Gonzalez seeks to bring to light work by…
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The Laura Moya Mixtape | LENSCRATCH
The Laura Moya Mixtape I first met the indefatigable Laura Moya almost a decade ago when I first attended Photolucida, one of the best portfolio review events in the world. Like every other photographer in attendance, I was nervous and not on secure footing. As Director of Ph via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2014/06/laura-moya-mixtape/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+lenscratch/ZAbG As Director of Photolucida, Laura…
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Polaroids, Holgas & Medium Format – A Different Look at the Slopes with Matt GeorgesPhotoShelter Blog
Polaroids, Holgas & Medium Format – A Different Look at the Slopes with Matt Georges – PhotoShelter Blog While most of the outdoor winter sports photography you see is as clean and crisp as the snow itself, photographer Matt Georges goes for a more moody feeling while out on the slopes. His work with the…