Category: Photography
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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
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Preview Picks: Rencontres d’Arles Photo Festival 2024 – Selection by LensCulture Editors | LensCulture
Preview Picks: Rencontres d’Arles Photo Festival 2024 – Selection by LensCulture Editors | LensCulture The 55th edition of the world-renowned French festival invites visitors to submerge themselves in compelling images and narratives around this year’s theme, Beneath the Surface via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/rencontres-d-arles-preview-picks-rencontres-d-arles-photo-festival-2024 The 55th edition of the world-renowned French festival invites visitors to submerge themselves…
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Confronting the Legacy of Photography’s Anti-Blackness
Confronting the Legacy of Photography’s Anti-Blackness In her book “Mortevivum,” Kimberly Juanita Brown reveals how the photographic enterprise is haunted by racial violence. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/confronting-the-legacy-of-photographys-anti-blackness/ Kimberly Juanita Brown reveals how the photographic enterprise is haunted by racial violence, finding new ways of looking at the dead and the living. https://aperture.org/editorial/confronting-the-legacy-of-photographys-anti-blackness/
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Danny Lyon on the Photographs That Became “The Bikeriders”
Danny Lyon on the Photographs That Became “The Bikeriders” Lyon’s riveting book about a Chicago motorcycle club is the inspiration for a new film starring Austin Butler and Jodie Comer. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/danny-lyon-on-the-making-of-the-bikeriders/ Lyon’s riveting book about a Chicago motorcycle club is one of the definitive accounts of American counterculture—and the inspiration for a new…
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How Groundbreaking Is Vivian Maier’s Photography? – The New York Times
How Groundbreaking Is Vivian Maier’s Photography? She was a supremely gifted chameleon. But even in her striking new exhibition at Fotografiska, Maier remains in the shadows. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/arts/design/vivien-maier-photography-fotografiska.html She was a supremely gifted chameleon. But even in her striking new exhibition at Fotografiska, Maier remains in the shadows. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/arts/design/vivien-maier-photography-fotografiska.html
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The Memories of Others | Conscientious Photography Magazine
The Memories of Others via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/the-memories-of-others/ The above is clearly the case for the photographs made by Akihiko Okamura in Northern Ireland around the low-level civil war that typically is being described euphemistically as “the troubles”. When I grew up, that war was a frequent part of the news on TV in…
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What Asian America Meant to Corky Lee | The New Yorker
What Asian America Meant to Corky Lee A new anthology by Chinatown’s omnipresent documentarian, who captured half a century of shifting identities, activism, and daily life. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/what-asian-america-meant-to-corky-lee A new anthology by Chinatown’s omnipresent documentarian, who captured half a century of shifting identities, activism, and daily life. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/what-asian-america-meant-to-corky-lee