Category: Photography
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Santa Maria: On Migrant Mother’s Land
Santa Maria: On Migrant Mother’s Land: A youthful obsession with Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother turns to frustration over how its subject, Florence Owens Thompson, an Indigenous woman, has been misperceived.
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For Sohrab Hura, Photography Is a Way of Feeling Visible | Aperture
For Sohrab Hura, Photography Is a Way of Feeling Visible In his first-ever US museum survey, the Indian artist experiments with the possibilities of documentary images—and expands into painting and video. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/for-sohrab-hura-photography-is-a-way-of-feeling-visible/ For a period of about three years during his mid-twenties, Sohrab Hura strived to be what he called an anti-photographer. Doubt…
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What Is Street Photography Today?
What Is Street Photography Today? The ICP exhibition “We Are Here” strives to define street photography today—and to tell us something about the state of our world. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/what-is-street-photography-today/ We Are Here is admirably diverse, and many of the pictures are great. Highlights include the lush, wacky, fashion-forward work that Feng Li has been…
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The Anti-Apartheid Photographer Who Was Stranded in America
The Anti-Apartheid Photographer Who Was Stranded in America Ernest Cole’s life story is an anti-colonialism epic, Cold War thriller, and a tragedy. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/960704/ernest-cole-anti-apartheid-photographer-who-was-stranded-in-america/ Ernest Cole’s life story is an anti-colonialism epic, Cold War thriller, and a tragedy. https://hyperallergic.com/960704/ernest-cole-anti-apartheid-photographer-who-was-stranded-in-america/
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An Overdue History of Japanese Women Photographers
An Overdue History of Japanese Women Photographers The expansive catalog offers an essential compilation of essays, interviews, and profiles of Japanese women photographers from the 1950s through the present day. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/960663/mariko-takeuchi-overdue-history-of-japanese-women-photographers/ Despite their persistent erasure, Japanese women have been involved in photography since its arrival in the country in the late 1850s https://hyperallergic.com/960663/mariko-takeuchi-overdue-history-of-japanese-women-photographers/
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Photography Educator: Melanie Walker – LENSCRATCH
Photography Educator: Melanie Walker – LENSCRATCH Photography Educator is a new monthly series on Lenscratch. Once a month, we celebrate a dedicated photography teacher by sharing their insights, strategies and excellence in inspiring students of all ages. These educators play a transformative role in student development, acting as mentors and guides who create environments where students…
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Joe Reynolds in Conversation with Douglas Breault – LENSCRATCH
Joe Reynolds in Conversation with Douglas Breault – LENSCRATCH Joe Reynolds uses a large-format camera to build bonds that stretch across continents. While geographically from the American South, his bloodline connects him to the people of Brazil. These origins converge in the series Cristalândia, a photographic exploration of a Brazilian mining town, where he introduces…
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A New Chapter for the Cooperative: An Interview with Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos
A New Chapter for the Cooperative: An Interview with Cristina de Middel | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos via Magnum Photos: https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/a-new-chapter-for-the-cooperative/ Cristina de Middel: “In the context of the current editorial crisis, where media outlets are dwindling and budgets for long-term, in-depth stories are shrinking, Magnum Chronicle emerges as a necessary platform for the stories…
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Bruce Gilden Says He’ll Be Broke in a Year | PetaPixel
Bruce Gilden Says He’ll Be Broke in a Year It’s hard out there for professional photographers. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/09/23/bruce-gilden-says-hell-be-broke-in-a-year/ “I’m Bruce Gilden, and I’m basically what would be considered a street photographer,” says the blunt photographer. “Though, nowadays everybody thinks they’re a street photographer and I have a little information for you, you’re not.” https://petapixel.com/2024/09/23/bruce-gilden-says-hell-be-broke-in-a-year/
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Photographers on Photographers: Jade Nguyen in conversation with Brian Ulrich – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Jade Nguyen in conversation with Brian Ulrich – LENSCRATCH I was introduced to Brian Ulrich’s work during graduate school for my research on photographic representation of the effect of capitalism and consumers’ behavior in the United States. At the time I was working on a documentary series on the intersection of consumption…
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The African Gaze | Conscientious Photography Magazine
The African Gaze via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/the-african-gaze/ Western photojournalism played and still plays a major role in the continued misrepresentation of Africa. It doesn’t matter at all whether photojournalists went or go to Africa with the best of intentions (as they typically do); what matters is that many of them appear to be oblivious…
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Opinion | What a Blind Photographer Saw at the Paralympics – The New York Times
Opinion | What a Blind Photographer Saw at the Paralympics The athletes’ stories help her understand her own. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/opinion/paralympics-blind-photographer.html For a moment I was terrified. Then I remembered my camera. Looking through my telephoto lens, I saw exactly where I needed to be. Palms sweaty, heavy camera bags slung over my shoulder, I pushed…
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The Content Tsunami: Navigating the Overload – Kaptur
The Content Tsunami: Navigating the Overload – Kaptur As the content tsunami overwhelms our ability to connect and understand shared experiences, finding solutions to manage and preserve meaningful interactions is crucial. via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/the-content-tsunami-navigating-the-information-overload/ To manage this overwhelming influx of content, we need innovative strategies, but we must also be mindful of their potential drawbacks:…
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Photographers on Photographers: Yogan Muller and Ryan McIntosh in conversation with Robert Adams – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Yogan Muller and Ryan McIntosh in conversation with Robert Adams – LENSCRATCH Ryan and I engage in a conversation around our collaborative project, ‘Tracy Hills,‘ an in-depth exploration of nearly three years the eponymous new master-planned community in the Central Valley near San Francisco. With the 50th anniversary of The New West…
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Photographers on Photographers: Sierra R. Aguilar in Conversation with Rob Hann – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Sierra R. Aguilar in Conversation with Rob Hann – LENSCRATCH As an individual who is driven by color, composition, and light, I have always greatly admired the work of New York photographer Rob Hann, and his ability to craft the meticulous tales of the American west. Through his work, stories emerge of…
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Photographers on Photographers: Paola Chapdelaine in conversation with Debi Cornwall – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Paola Chapdelaine in conversation with Debi Cornwall – LENSCRATCH Debi Cornwall has had a remarkable journey from a twelve-year career as a civil-rights lawyer to an acclaimed visual artist. Her meticulous research and negotiation skills, honed through her legal background, now enrich her visual practice. I had the privilege of being her…
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Photographers on Photographers: Jessica Hays in Conversation with Victoria Sambunaris – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Jessica Hays in Conversation with Victoria Sambunaris – LENSCRATCH I have long admired Victoria Sambunaris’s work, and felt she might be a kindred spirit in her long traverses of the American landscape. Her work tackles the difficult task of explaining the vastness and uniqueness of the American west, in its complicated mix…
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Alex Webb on How Color Photography Changes His Way of Seeing
Alex Webb on How Color Photography Changes His Way of Seeing Since the 1970s, Alex Webb has distilled gesture, light, and color into layered compositions, creating a “chronicle of the street.” via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/how-alex-webb-sees-in-color/ Three years after my first trip to Haiti, I realized there was another emotional note that had to be reckoned with:…
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LES RENCONTRES d’ARLES 2024: A VISUAL FEAST – LENSCRATCH
LES RENCONTRES d’ARLES 2024: A VISUAL FEAST – LENSCRATCH Having just spent the first week of July at the opening round of this year’s Rencontres d’Arles (the 55th edition running from July 1st through September 29th), I can readily attest to a photographic feast that tends to overwhelm the senses with diverse photo exhibitions, installations,…
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Body of Evidence — A Preview of Cortona’s International Photo Festival 2024 | LensCulture
Body of Evidence — A Preview of Cortona’s International Photo Festival 2024 | LensCulture 22 Preview Picks from the 14th edition of the Italian International Photo Festival, Cortona On The Move via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/cortona-on-the-move-body-of-evidence-a-preview-of-cortona-s-international-photo-festival-2024 22 Preview Picks from the 14th edition of the Italian International Photo Festival, Cortona On The Move. https://www.lensculture.com/articles/cortona-on-the-move-body-of-evidence-a-preview-of-cortona-s-international-photo-festival-2024