Category: Portfolios & Galleries

  • Voices of African photography: Telling Zimbabwe’s stories – The Washington Post

    Voices of African photography: Telling Zimbabwe’s stories – The Washington Post

    Voices of African photography: Telling Zimbabwe’s stories Voices of African Photography is a 10-part series presented in partnership with Everyday Africa and the African Photojournalism Database to highlight the work of 10 African photographers. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2018/11/26/voices-of-african-photography-telling-zimbabwes-stories/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3b0010adf46b Voices of African Photography is a 10-part series presented in partnership with the African Photojournalism Database, a joint…

  • Illuminating Black Joy, Black Love and Resistance in Harlem – The New York Times

    Illuminating Black Joy, Black Love and Resistance in Harlem – The New York Times

    Illuminating Black Joy, Black Love and Resistance in Harlem Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes celebrated the art of living through difficult times in “The Sweet Flypaper of Life.” Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/lens/illuminating-black-joy-black-love-and-resistance-in-harlem.html Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes celebrated the art of living through difficult times in “The Sweet Flypaper of Life.”

  • From hip hop to activism: A nomadic photographer’s life on the road

    From hip hop to activism: A nomadic photographer’s life on the road

    From hip hop to activism: A nomadic photographer’s life on the road Raised on the move, Jessica Lehrman inherited a restless search for magic. Today she applies that spirit of wanderlust documenting underground movements across the US. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/from-hip-hop-to-activism-a-photographers-life-on-the-road/ Raised on the move, Jessica Lehrman inherited a restless search for magic. These days…

  • Golden age images of Iraq by ‘the father of Iraqi photography’ – The Washington Post

    Golden age images of Iraq by ‘the father of Iraqi photography’ – The Washington Post

    Perspective | Golden age images of Iraq by ‘the father of Iraqi photography’ Latif Al-Ani holds the reputation as being the founding “father of Iraqi photography,” known for his images of urban life in Iraq in the 1950s to 1970s and the booming oil industry. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2018/11/22/golden-age-images-of-iraq-by-the-father-of-iraqi-photography/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.19a317a3f21a Latif Al-Ani holds the reputation as…

  • The 2018 Seeing is Believing Exhibition | LENSCRATCH

    The 2018 Seeing is Believing Exhibition | LENSCRATCH

    The 2018 Seeing is Believing Exhibition 1st Place Winner 1st Place Winner On this American holiday dedicated to giving thanks, I want to thank our wonderful readers for their support, for being part of my photography family, and making the the world a better place by being visual truth tellers. via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2018/11/the-2018-seeing-is-believing-exhibition/ On this American…

  • Documenting the dark side of ’80s Florida

    Documenting the dark side of ’80s Florida

    Documenting the dark side of ’80s Florida The image of Florida is a curious mélange of palm trees and sandy beaches, gators and golfers on the green, and something darker lying in wait, ready to take the bait — best known to in the headlines as “Florida Man.” Peel back the cheerful veneer of “the…

  • Capturing the Complexities of the Modern South, in Photographs – The New York Times

    Capturing the Complexities of the Modern South, in Photographs – The New York Times

    Capturing the Complexities of the Modern South, in Photographs A new exhibition challenges the perceived identity of the American South, at a time when the definition of regionalism itself is in flux. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/21/lens/ogden-museum-new-southern-photography.html A new exhibition challenges the perceived identity of the American South, at a time when the definition of regionalism itself is…

  • Photos that capture 30 years of working class Britain

    Photos that capture 30 years of working class Britain

    Photos that capture 30 years of working class Britain Paul Reas maps out Britain’s recent social history: from life in ’80s Welsh mining towns, to the impact of recent redevelopment in Elephant and Castle. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/photos-that-capture-30-years-of-working-class-britain/ Photographer Paul Reas maps out Britain’s recent social history: from life in ’80s Welsh mining towns, to…

  • Sima Choubdarzadeh – Fear « burn magazine

    Sima Choubdarzadeh – Fear Sima Choubdarzadeh Fear I was seven years old when I got scared for the first time. I was getting back from school when my friend told me: “Did you know that if you reveal your hair out of yo… via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2018/11/sima-choubdarzadeh-fear/ I was seven years old when I got…

  • What the United States looked like in the 1960s to an Italian photographer – The Washington Post

    What the United States looked like in the 1960s to an Italian photographer – The Washington Post

    Perspective | What the United States looked like in the 1960s to an Italian photographer Mario Carnicelli crisscrossed the United States taking photos. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2018/11/16/what-the-united-states-looked-like-in-the-1960s-to-an-italian-photographer/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.59c6e177be7a In 2010, Mario Carnicelli contacted photography curator Barbel Reinhard and asked if she would take a look at some of his old negatives. At the time, Carnicelli had…

  • Fran Antmann: Maya Healers – A Thousand Dreams | LENSCRATCH

    Fran Antmann: Maya Healers – A Thousand Dreams | LENSCRATCH

    Fran Antmann: Maya Healers – A Thousand Dreams Maya Healers: A Thousand Dreams explores the ancient healing practices of the Maya people of Guatemala. Over the course of a decade, photographer and writer Fran Antmann gained the trust of families and native healers in mountain villages surrounding Lake via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2018/11/fran-antmann-maya-healers-a-thousand-dreams/ Maya Healers: A Thousand Dreams explores…

  • Sandra Bacchi: Watermelons Are Not Strawberries | LENSCRATCH

    Sandra Bacchi: Watermelons Are Not Strawberries | LENSCRATCH

    Sandra Bacchi: Watermelons Are Not Strawberries As a young child, I naively thought that parents have all the answers—that they have everything figured out. As a father of two, I now fully recognize that parents often have no idea what they are doing. Why else would parenting books be so popular? We do via LENSCRATCH:…

  • Un llamado – Witness

    Un llamado – Witness

    Un llamado by Sharon Castellanos for the 2018 Joop Swart Masterclass via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/un-llamado-a5fffb8ddd0d This project focuses on diverse profiles of young people (Generation Y) who come from other cities and countries to the Cusco region of Southern Peru and their socio-cultural-spiritual explorations, their reception and appropriation of the local ancestral culture, the Andean worldview…

  • Oded Wagenstein – Like Last Year’s Snow « burn magazine

    Oded Wagenstein – Like Last Year’s Snow Oded Wagenstein Like Last Year’s Snow inside Siberia’s isolated community of forgotten women In the remote village of Yar-Sale in Northern Siberia, lives a group of elderly women. They were o… via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2018/11/oded-wagenstein-like-last-years-snow/ In the remote village of Yar-Sale in Northern Siberia, lives a group of elderly women. They…

  • How Photography Has Shaped Perceptions of African Women – The New York Times

    How Photography Has Shaped Perceptions of African Women – The New York Times

    How Photography Has Shaped Perceptions of African Women “Aunty!,” an exhibit curated by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn and Catherine E. McKinley, reveals photography’s role as a tool or weapon when investigating identity and empowerment. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/lens/photography-african-women.html “Aunty!,” an exhibit curated by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn and Catherine E. McKinley, reveals photography’s role as a tool or weapon…

  • Secret snapshots of Tokyo’s vivid street life

    Secret snapshots of Tokyo’s vivid street life

    Secret snapshots of Tokyo’s vivid street life Mikiko Hara doesn’t need a viewfinder. Instead the Japanese street photographer shoots from the chest, allowing the camera to capture happy accidents. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/tokyo-street-photographer-mikiko-hara/ Mikiko Hara doesn’t need a viewfinder. Instead the Japanese street photographer shoots from the chest, allowing the camera to capture happy accidents…

  • A Portrait of the Amazon on the Brink of Catastrophic Change – Feature Shoot

    A Portrait of the Amazon on the Brink of Catastrophic Change – Feature Shoot

    A Portrait of the Amazon on the Brink of Catastrophic Change – Feature Shoot March 29, 2014. A group of boys climb a tree on the Xingu River by the city of Altamira, Para State, Brazil. Major areas of the city have been permanently… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2018/11/a-portrait-of-the-amazon-on-the-brink-of-catastrophic-change/ In his series, Where the River Runs…

  • Preston Utley: Today’s West | LENSCRATCH

    Preston Utley: Today’s West | LENSCRATCH

    Preston Utley: Today’s West Through artful black and white images, Denver-based photographer Preston Utley shows us his vision of Today’s West — a region transformed by transportation, tourism, and development, yet still clinging to old myths and Hollywood clichés. At Grand Canyon via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2018/11/preston-utley-todays-west/ Through artful black and white images, Denver-based photographer Preston Utley shows us…

  • Looking Back on the Grit and Glamour of New York – The New York Times

    Looking Back on the Grit and Glamour of New York – The New York Times

    Looking Back on the Grit and Glamour of New York New York welcomed the French photographer Jean-Pierre Laffont, and he spent the latter half of the 20th century capturing the spirit of his adopted city. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/lens/looking-back-on-the-grit-and-glamour-of-new-york.html New York welcomed the French photographer Jean-Pierre Laffont, and he spent the latter half of the 20th century…

  • Saints – Witness

    Saints – Witness

    Saints Why ‘saints’? The correlation between the title of my book and its subject matter is not an obvious one. I chose the word ‘Saints’ because… via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/saints-344432f4d667 In the fall of 2012, my involvement in an unrelated work brought me to Victoria Square, in downtown Athens. In these early stages, my goal was…