The photographer Hashem Shakeri shows the texture of daily life in a place the rest of the world has seemingly forgotten.
via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/life-in-afghanistan-after-the-fall-of-kabul/
Hashem Shakeri’s photographs show the texture of daily life in a place the rest of the world has seemingly forgotten.
https://aperture.org/editorial/life-in-afghanistan-after-the-fall-of-kabul/
When Sara Abbaspour returned to Iran after working in the United States, she found a new way of photographing her home country.
via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/a-shimmering-portrait-of-contemporary-iran/
When Sara Abbaspour returned to Iran after working in the United States, she found a new way of photographing her home country.
https://aperture.org/editorial/a-shimmering-portrait-of-contemporary-iran/
Philip Holsinger was present when a group of Venezuelan prisoners arrived from the U.S.
On March 15, photographer Philip Holsinger captured arguably 2025’s most sensational photographs when a group of Venezuelan prisoners arrived in El Salvador from the United States.
Instead of making documentary images about the war, Daria Svertilova focuses on her friends and acquaintances—and the emotions of resistance.
via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/how-the-war-in-ukraine-altered-life-for-a-lost-generation/
Rather than making documentary images of the war itself, Daria Svertilova focuses on her friends and acquaintances—and the emotions of resistance.
https://aperture.org/editorial/how-the-war-in-ukraine-altered-life-for-a-lost-generation/
For the past few days we have been looking at the work of artists who I met at this year’s Society for Photographic Education conference during the portfolio reviews. Up last, we have Cruise Control by Charlie Tadlock. Charlie Tadlock is a visual artist and educator working predominantly in lens-based media and installation, currently based in Sandy, UT where he teaches photography
via LENSCRATCH: https://lenscratch.com/2025/05/charlie-tadlock-cruise-control/
Through sustained analysis of the space surrounding the highway, I seek to highlight – both technically and conceptually – the tension between ephemeral growth, prosperity, and transience that exists in the landscape
https://lenscratch.com/2025/05/charlie-tadlock-cruise-control/
26 preview picks from the UK’s largest art fair dedicated to photography — special 10th anniversary edition May 15-18, 2025.
In early March I had the pleasure of attending this year’s Society for Photographic Education annual conference in Reno, NV and participating in the portfolio reviews. It is always great to connect with others across the table while discussing the work and ideas that they are eager to share. For the next few days, we
via LENSCRATCH: https://lenscratch.com/2025/05/ken-marchionno-300-miles-to-wounded-knee/
In 2004 I was asked by members of the Lakota Nation to document the 300-mile memorial horse ride to the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre—the Oomaka Tokatakiya, Future Generations Ride
https://lenscratch.com/2025/05/ken-marchionno-300-miles-to-wounded-knee/
LensCulture returns to Photo London with a group show featuring remarkable work by 68 photographers from 24 countries — an up-to-the-minute overview of contemporary photography from around the globe.
Today, I’m pleased to feature the work of Gregory Jundanian, whom I met at last year’s Review Santa Fe. During our review, Greg and I discussed his photographic projects exploring his Armenian heritage and the lingering generational trauma of the Armenian Genocide that started on this day in 1915 and lasted for a number of
via LENSCRATCH: https://lenscratch.com/2025/04/gregory-jundanian-once-there-was-and-was-not/
Written by genocide survivors about their ancestral homes across the Ottoman Empire, the aim of these memory books was to preserve the history and traditions of village life, hence our identity, as communities reimagined themselves in the new world. Once There Was and Was Not explores the effects of genocide on Armenian identity
https://lenscratch.com/2025/04/gregory-jundanian-once-there-was-and-was-not/
I Love It Here, I Hate It Here – Photographs and text by Alexander Iglesias | LensCulture:
A personal narrative depicting the escape from a life of drugs in Tennessee after being inspired by making images.
Between Blood and Glitter – Photographs and text by Jana Margarete Schuler | LensCulture:
In Ciudad Juárez, female wrestlers, Luchadoras, fight for respect and safety while inspiring young girls to seek equality inside and outside the ring.
Each year during Earth Week I curate a collection of photographic projects from artists who are working to make the often-invisible nature of the global climate and the ecological crisis more visible using conceptual, lens-based art techniques. The arts – and the visual arts in particular – have a unique capacity to confront audiences with
via LENSCRATCH: https://lenscratch.com/2025/04/earth-week-michael-sherwin-vanishing-points/
Shortly after moving to Morgantown, West Virginia, I discovered that a local shopping center had been built upon an 800-year-old sacred burial ground and village site associated with the Monongahelan culture. I’d frequently shopped at the Center and this new revelation transformed my understanding of the landscape and place I called home
https://lenscratch.com/2025/04/earth-week-michael-sherwin-vanishing-points/
Close to Home – Photographs by Kalum Ko | Essay by Magali Duzant | LensCulture:
Periodically returning from New York to his hometown in British Columbia, Kalum Ko’s keenly observed ongoing series charts the emotional push and pull of the community he grew up in.
Istanbul — A Mosaic of Dreams – Photographs and text by Andrei Furnea | LensCulture:
Amidst chaotic beauty, tales of trials echo through alleyways, reflecting the human spirit, vibrant colors, and dynamic stories of Istanbul.
Rocío – Photographs by Austin Quintana | Text by Marigold Warner | | LensCulture:
Austin Quintana’s documentation of life in New Mexico taps into a sense of timelessness, picturing a place that feels as though it hasn’t changed in centuries.
The exhibition “American Job“ at ICP contends with the roles of images, policy, and activism in forming the American Dream.
via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/how-have-photographs-shaped-our-idea-of-work/
An exhibition contends with the role of images, policy, and activism in forming our relationship to labor and the American Dream.
https://aperture.org/editorial/how-have-photographs-shaped-our-idea-of-work/
We would like to thank everyone who submitted to the inaugural Lenscratch Art + History Competition. We were impressed by the enormous number of compelling bodies of work, making it challenging to select just five outstanding projects. History and Art have been deeply intertwined for centuries. The winning projects we are featuring this week had a clear connection to history—exploring
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2025/03/jared-ragland-art-history-competition-first-place-winner/
After casting my vote on Election Day 2020, I visited Spring Hill in Barbour County, Alabama, where on November 3, 1874, a White mob attacked the Spring Hill polling station, destroyed the ballot box, burned the ballots inside, and killed the election supervisor’s son. Many of the perpetrators of the massacre were known, but no one was ever convicted
http://lenscratch.com/2025/03/jared-ragland-art-history-competition-first-place-winner/
Between Blood and Glitter – Photographs and text by Jana Margarete Schuler | LensCulture:
In Ciudad Juárez, female wrestlers, Luchadoras, fight for respect and safety while inspiring young girls to seek equality inside and outside the ring.
Former Courier Journal and Louisville Times photographer Keith Williams died on March 13. He was 75. A look at some of his most iconic work.
via The Courier-Journal: https://www.courier-journal.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2025/03/20/former-courier-journal-photojournalist-keith-williams-best-photos/82422778007/
#053kids – Photographs by Toby Binder | Interview by Sophie Wright | LensCulture:
Toby Binder’s intimate documentary-portraits explore the intersecting struggles of poverty, belonging, and identity faced by young people living on the margins of rich, industrial Germany.