Four (more) photographers share how they make ends meet
via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/how-some-other-photographers-around-the-world-make-a-living-a9eb6a3f35e8
Four (more) photographers share how they make ends meet
How social media can destroy a photographer’s quest for personal and artistic growth.
via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2018/05/ego-is-the-enemy-detach-your-ego-from-social-media.html
Real, personal, soul-fulfilling, butterflies in the belly-inducing growth. That’s the key to my happiness; my personal metric for success. It doesn’t matter what I achieve or how much of it I attained. I define myself as successful simply in the process of progress.
Earlier this year we launched The List – a selection of 90 finalists from our 80,000+ community of PhotoShelter members, chosen by a panel of independent judges. This week we are highlighting all five of the fine art photographers from The List. Each of t
via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2018/05/5-fine-art-photographers-reveal-their-sources-for-inspiration/
Earlier this year we launched The List – a selection of 90 finalists from our 80,000+ community of PhotoShelter members, chosen by a panel of independent judges. This week we are highlighting all five of the fine art photographers from The List. Each of them shared with us their sources for inspiration as well as some of their favorite photo series. If you’re a photographer looking for inspiration or a brand looking to hire for your next photo project, check out their beautiful work below as well as their features on PhotoShelter’s Instagram this week.
Research, design and development of a new digital format.
via Medium: https://uxdesign.cc/this-is-how-i-turned-photos-into-better-experiences-944c1ada9c5b
Research, design and development of a new digital format.
We’ve written many times about the role of diversity in photography and how camera brands represent themselves through their ambassador programs. In the past, the statistics have been grim. Part of the bias towards older white men is an echo of the legacy
via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2018/05/on-diversity-nikon-names-6-female-ambassadors/
Yes, the entire ambassador program could be more diverse. But the selection of the most recent 10 is a stake in the ground that shows that Nikon has been listening and is willing to commit to diversity in the faces of the brand. If you think diversity doesn’t matter, don’t worry – you’re not the target demographic. But for many, the announcement is near picture perfect.
For a photographer with so many memorable quips to his name, Garry Winogrand didn’t leave much of a paper trail. The four books he made du…
Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2018/04/i-really-try-to-divorce-myself-from-any.html
For a photographer with so many memorable quips to his name, Garry Winogrand didn’t leave much of a paper trail. The four books he made during his lifetime (five if you count the 1976 Grossmont College booklet) consist almost exclusively of pictures. Although they also include some great essays, none are by Winogrand. Nor did he write for any outside books or sources.
The internationally renowned artist, 68, tells those who want to follow in his footsteps: “You need time to germinate.”
The internationally renowned artist, 68, tells those who want to follow in his footsteps: “You need time to germinate.”
I have a well-respected photographer and filmmaker friend who often refers to the personality of the photographer as the most selfish of…
via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/its-good-to-talk-photography-and-the-twitter-community-1f500845d423
The advent of digital photography saw this meeting place diminish in number or disappear entirely, leaving many photographers with only a computer screen for company as the digital darkroom is not a natural meeting place for casual chat and coffee. It is perhaps no surprise then that so many photographers have seen Twitter as a communication lifeline and an invaluable forum for conversation with like-minded souls. But what is its true value to photographers and photography?
With 40 years of experience, Annie Griffiths started her career as one of the first women photographers at National Geographic. She now runs a nonprofit working to empower women around the globe.
via Digital Trends: https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/photojournalist-annie-griffiths-spent-a-lifetime-finding-hidden-stories/
It was 1978 when Annie Griffiths, at the age of 25, landed a job at National Geographic.
She was one of the first women to be hired as a photographer by the magazine, and also the youngest. At that time, she had never been outside of the United States, but quickly found herself thrust into the fast-paced world of international photojournalism, often working in several different countries for a single project — and, eventually, with two kids in tow.
Can the smaller Smugmug save the bigger Flickr?
via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/flickr-smugmug-the-frog-that-ate-the-bull/
Flickr’s acquisition by Smugmug, if anything, has reminded us that the grandfather of photo sharing site is not dead. Yet. Almost hidden in the weekend lull, the news surprised almost everyone paying attention to this space: It’s been a long while since Flickr grabbed the headlines. But beyond the unconventional lack of details, what does this acquisition forecast?
A conversation with artist Anton Kusters about collective memory and making images about the Holocaust
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A conversation with artist Anton Kusters about collective memory and making images about the Holocaust
Our free guide gives you insight into all the “business of photography” topics that you might not have learned in school. PhotoShelter’s Student Handbook helps bridge the gap for students, recent graduates, and young professionals who might need some busi
via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2018/04/photoshelters-student-handbook-what-you-didnt-learn-in-school-about-the-photo-biz/
We designed PhotoShelter’s Student Handbook to bridge the gap for students, recent graduates, and young professionals who might need some business guidance to nudge them towards a more profitable career. The guide is a starting point for exploring different facets of the business of photography, and we hope that you also take advantage of the myriad of resources that are available including:
Last week, I said I like to shake things up. And I meant it. So today, we’re going to pivot away from book reviews, and bring you a special feature about the Lost Rolls America Archive, a project led by NYU professor Lauren M. Walsh, and photojournalist
via A Photo Editor: http://aphotoeditor.com/2018/04/13/the-lost-rolls-america-archive/
So today, we’re going to pivot away from book reviews, and bring you a special feature about the Lost Rolls America Archive, a project led by NYU professor Lauren M. Walsh, and photojournalist Ron Haviv.
Melissa Spitz is an artist from St. Louis, Missouri who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BFA from the University of Missouri – Columbia and her MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Melissa was recently named Instagram
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2018/04/melissa-sptiz/
Melissa Spitz is an artist from St. Louis, Missouri who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BFA from the University of Missouri – Columbia and her MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Melissa was recently named Instagram Photographer of 2017 by TIME Magazine. Her work has been featured by the Aperture Foundation, TIME Magazine, VICE, The Huffington Post, The Magenta Foundation and other publications. Melissa currently has a solo exhibition of You Have Nothing to Worry About at Savannah College of Art and Design which is on view until April 29th.
Empathetic advice for building confidence in yourself, and your work, from legendary fine art and commercial photographer Duane Michals.
via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2018/04/quick-tip-duane-michals-conquering-self-doubt.html
Photographer Duane Michals has had a long, successful career as both a fine artist and commercial shooter. When we asked him for a 2016 PDN story about how successful photographers overcome their self-doubt, he shared this empathetic advice for building confidence in yourself, and your work.
Ed Gold has spent nearly two decades working as a full-time photojournalist. Perhaps best known for documenting some of the world’s most remote people
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/04/02/the-homeless-photojournalist-who-lends-his-eyes-to-the-world/
Ed Gold has spent nearly two decades working as a full-time photojournalist. Perhaps best known for documenting some of the world’s most remote people groups, Gold’s photos have regularly been published by the BBC. Despite his apparent “success” in the industry, however, Gold has been homeless for as long as he has been a photographer.
Most photographers bristle at the idea of working for free–and yet they gladly provide free content to the super profitable Facebook. Why is that?
via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2018/03/is-posting-photos-to-instagram-working-for-free.html
Photographers recognize it as a vital platform for gaining the eye of photo editors and landing paid work, but how many photographers can say they’ve gotten more out of Instagram than they’ve put in?
Professional landscape photographer Dave Morrow had thriving social media accounts with over 1.5 million followers. Last year, he decided to delete those
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/03/21/this-photographer-deleted-his-social-media-with-1-5-million-followers/
Professional landscape photographer Dave Morrow had thriving social media accounts with over 1.5 million followers. Last year, he decided to delete those accounts and give up his huge followings there. The decision changed his life and photography.
The German photographer, as guest editor of a prestigious annual collection of essays, considers the increasing rejection of facts in political and social discourse.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/arts/wolfgang-tillmans-fake-news.html
LONDON — The German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans has had a decades-long love affair with printed media. Since making his name in the 1990s taking pictures of night life in Hamburg, Germany, for the British counterculture magazine i-D, his work has appeared in countless publications — from fashion titles to newspaper supplements — as well as in galleries and museums. Mr. Tillmans has long been concerned with how his work appears on the printed page.
For years, the Danish photographer watched commuters near Grand Central Terminal, spotting the same figures, gestures and expressions, again and again.
It’s not that hard to go out into the street and take a stranger’s picture. It is legal and, with the right equipment, technically simple. But how do you arrive at two pictures of the same person, with almost the same expression, on what seem to be different days? These photographs were made by the Danish artist Peter Funch, and they are part of a series of many such pairs. For nine years, from 2007 until 2016, Funch hung around Grand Central Terminal and watched commuters during the morning rush between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. Using a long-lensed digital camera, he made countless portraits, an intriguing face here, another one there, yet another over there. He began to notice repetitions, the same people, the same faces, the same gestures, the same clothes. Each person was in the self-enclosed reverie of getting somewhere. The photos were all taken in May, June or July, in bright summer sunshine. The resulting project, published last year in a monograph titled “42nd and Vanderbilt,” is named for the street corner on which Funch stationed himself. It contains dozens of pairs of portraits (and a few in sequences of three), all of strangers.