Category: Portfolios & Galleries
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The traditional and distinctive way of life in a historic fishing town in Ghana – The Washington Post
The traditional and distinctive way of life in a historic fishing town in Ghana The fishermen of Elmina, Ghana, rely on family and community to fish like their ancestors. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2016/12/02/the-traditional-and-distinctive-way-of-life-in-a-historic-fishing-town-in-ghana/ Elmina is a picturesque, historic fishing community dating back to the 1400s. It is one of the first European settlements in West…
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Hunting Culture Revealed in Honest and Unflinching Photos – Feature Shoot
Hunting Culture Revealed in Honest and Unflinching Photos – Feature Shoot The Hungry Moon © Andrea Tese Bone Saw © Jesse Burke Hermannstadt I © Michael Tummings Take Aim, a photographic exhibition exploring hunting culture, isn’t meant to be comfortable. For… via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2016/12/hunting-culture-revealed-honest-unflinching-photos/ Take Aim, a photographic exhibition exploring hunting culture, isn’t meant…
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Tetsuya Kusu: American Monuments | LENSCRATCH
Tetsuya Kusu: American Monuments As a member of the last generation to adore America, I was struck by a desire to see the real America—so I got in a car and hit the road. There, within the vaguely nostalgic scenery I remembered, I found people who lived commonplace, dull, and unsurprisin via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2016/12/tetsuya-kusu-american-monuments/ As…
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Valparaiso, four points of view of a mythical city – The Eye of Photography
Valparaiso, four points of view of a mythical city And then there is Valparaiso, city fantasised about by all lovers of photography who have, once leafed through, acquired, cherished like a treasure the modest book where, within beige covers, thirty-seven images by Sergio Larrain dating mainly from 1963 are assembled, with a text by his…
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Color and Light in a Unique Suburb of Sydney – Feature Shoot
Color and Light in a Unique Suburb of Sydney – Feature Shoot Sydney-born photographer Markus Andersen first visited the suburb of Cabramatta two years ago. A memorial had recently been set up in the main square honor of those who lost their… via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2016/12/color-light-unique-suburb-sydney/ Sydney-born photographer Markus Andersen first visited the suburb of…
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‘We are poorer for the things you are looking at in these pictures’ – The Washington Post
‘We are poorer for the things you are looking at in these pictures’ A photographer travels the globe visiting defunct cold war sites. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2016/11/30/we-are-poorer-for-the-things-you-are-looking-at-in-these-pictures/ By the mid ’80s, the two superpowers possessed a combined sum of more than 70,000 nuclear warheads, a number sufficient to put 357 warheads, each with yields far…
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Carl Corey: Americaville | LENSCRATCH
Carl Corey: Americaville We cannot despair humanity, since we ourselves are human –Albert Einstein I think of Carl Corey as a photographer’s photographer. He brings a level of excellence to his seeing and his (and others) spectacular prints. Carl knows this country intimately fr via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2016/11/carl-corey-americaville/ I am sharing Carl’s newest series, Americaville. His…
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The Little-Known Photo Collages of Josef Albers – The New Yorker
The Little-Known Photo Collages of Josef Albers Albers’s pieces provide an intimate look at the consequential artists of the Bauhaus, who appear in informal moments of playful artistic dialogue. via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-little-known-photo-collages-of-josef-albers Josef Albers became the first student of the original Bauhaus, in Weimar Germany, to join the school’s faculty. He had trained…
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Juxtapoz Magazine – Brad Westcott’s photographic trip to nowhere
Juxtapoz Magazine – Brad Westcott’s photographic trip to nowhere Arizona-based photographer, Brad Westcott, documents his wanderlust life and the people who accompany him through traditional 35mm film. Unlike a majo… Link: http://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/brad-westcott-s-photographic-trip-to-nowhere/ Arizona-based photographer, Brad Westcott, documents his wanderlust life and the people who accompany him through traditional 35mm film.
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Matthew Baum: Needs Our Help! | LENSCRATCH
Matthew Baum: Syllables of Recorded Time Some years ago, after reviewing his photographs at Photolucida, I featured the work of Matthew Baum on LENSCRATCH. I recently heard from Matthew who shared some bad news and this being the weekend of giving thanks, I thought I’d share his story in hopes y via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2016/11/matthew-baum-needs-our-help/ I recently…
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M. Scott Brauer: This is the worst party I’ve ever been to. | LENSCRATCH
M. Scott Brauer: This is the worst party I’ve ever been to. This week, I thought it would be a good time to focus on work that speaks to an unseen America-an America often overlooked, sometimes forgotten, and so desperate for change that our government’s fate is now in the hands of… the unknown. Today…
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Susan S. Bank: Piercing the Darkness | LENSCRATCH
Susan S. Bank: Piercing the Darkness Many photographs have been made in Cuba, but photographer Susan S. Bank manages to bring an elevated and unique way of seeing to her Cuba reflections. Perhaps it’s that she has spent a decade walking the streets of Havana in search of small, authentic mom via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2016/11/susan-s-bank-piercing-the-darkness/ Bank’s self-published…
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Bleak Mysteries in Australia’s Outback – The New York Times
Bleak Mysteries in Australia’s Outback Matthew Abbott’s large-format photos of the outback have an eerie, bleak quality, with imperfections from dust and grime only adding to the mystery. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/bleak-mysteries-in-australias-outback/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body&_r=0 “It’s amazing how quickly the landscape changes, driving from Sydney and over the mountains,” Matthew Abbott, an Australian photographer, said. “Suddenly, it’s all…
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Juxtapoz Magazine – “Provisional Arrangement” by Martin Kollar
Juxtapoz Magazine – “Provisional Arrangement” by Martin Kollar Winner of the 2016 Prix Elysée, Martin Kollar’s new work, Provisional Arrangement, considers that which is temporary in a world made up of provis… Link: http://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/provisional-arrangement-by-martin-kollar/ Winner of the 2016 Prix Elysée, Martin Kollar’s new work, Provisional Arrangement, considers that which is temporary in a world made up of…
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Lucien Clergue, Les Suds – The Eye of Photography
Lucien Clergue, Les Suds The city of Bayonne presents the exhibition “Lucien Clergue, Les Suds”, coproduced with l’Atelier Lucien Clergue thanks to the involvement of Yolande Clergue and her daughters Olivia and Anne Clergue. She gathered seventy-four black and white photos of nudes at the beach, graphic sands, the exuberant life of gypsies, and the…
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In the “French archives”, Harry Callahan pursues his minimalist approach to landscape – The Eye of Photography
In the “French archives”, Harry Callahan pursues his minimalist approach to landscape The images made by Harry Callahan in Aix-en-Provence makes up one of the rare cases where a master of American street photography in the 1950s is confronted with the decor of a small European village with its narrow streets and modest boutiques, keeping…
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How Drones Are Changing Our View of the World | TIME
How Drones Are Changing Our View of the World The spectacular images are a feast of color, texture and outstanding natural beauty via Time: http://time.com/4525267/drone-photography/ Seeing the world from above is a metamorphic experience. A leafless tree becomes a spider web, a circus transforms into a box of sweets, while a harvest field simplifies into…
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These heart-wrenching photos show what life after Hurricane Matthew is like in Haiti – The Washington Post
These heart-wrenching photos show what life after Hurricane Matthew is like in Haiti Post photographer Sarah Voisin shows us the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2016/11/17/these-heart-wrenching-photos-show-what-life-after-hurricane-matthew-is-like-in-haiti/ Washington Post photographer Sarah Voisin visited the county in late October. Here’s a look at what life is like a month after the devastation of…
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What You Won’t See When Talking to a Call Center Worker – The New York Times
What You Won’t See When Talking to a Call Center Worker A stint at a London call center led José Sarmento Matos to explore the lives and aspirations of Indian and Filipino workers who have flocked to the industry in their homelands. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/what-you-wont-see-when-talking-to-a-call-center-worker/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body&_r=0 When José Sarmento Matos set out to photograph call…