Category: Portfolios & Galleries
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Rana Young: The States Project: Nebraska | LENSCRATCH
Rana Young: The States Project: Nebraska I first met Rana Young in 2014 when she moved to Lincoln to pursue her MFA at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Upon meeting Young, it was easy to see that she possesses a deep well of personal experiences from which to draw. What I find most promising via LENSCRATCH:…
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Beautiful Photographs from a Historical Romanian Port City Now in Decline | Fotografia Magazine
Beautiful Photographs from a Historical Romanian Port City Now in Decline IN THIS INTERVIEW > 32 year-old French photographer Julien Pebrel speaks about Sulina, a beautiful photo essay made in the Romanian city of the same name. In the second half of the 19th century, Sulina became an important port and experienced a moment of great…
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Not Forever | VICE | United States
Inside South Africa’s Abandoned Mining Town A diamond ghost town faces an uncertain future in the South African desert. via Vice: http://www.vice.com/read/not-forever-v23n1 One man’s ghost town is another man’s business opportunity. This is the view of Koos van der Merwe, 54, who in 2014 decided to sell his house outside Johannesburg and buy a sports…
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An Irish Photographer Comes Home | TIME
St. Patrick’s Day: An Irish Photographer Comes Home Seamus Murphy captures the spirit of Irish life a century after the 1916 revolt via Time: http://time.com/4258613/st-patricks-day-irish-photographer/ Seamus Murphy captures the spirit of Irish life a century after the 1916 revolt
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Israel and the West Bank, Through the Eyes of a Dozen Visitors – The New Yorker
Israel and the West Bank, Through the Eyes of a Dozen Visitors “This Place,” a photography exhibit now at the Brooklyn Museum, presents twelve fresh perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/israel-and-the-west-bank-through-the-eyes-of-a-dozen-visitors?mbid=rss “This Place,” an exhibit now at the Brooklyn Museum after stops in Prague and Tel Aviv, collects the work of…
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Poignant Photos of 1990s Teenagers in Their Bedrooms – Feature Shoot
Poignant Photos of 1990s Teenagers in Their Bedrooms – Feature Shoot “I’m not a nostalgic person,” says Albuquerque-based photographer Adrienne Salinger, “I’m not wired that way.” She keeps a single copy of her book In My Room: Teenagers in Their Bedrooms, filled with images she made in the 1990s, but she doesn’t feel sent via…
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An Intimate Glimpse Into Working Class Lives in Midwest America – Feature Shoot
An Intimate Glimpse Into Working Class Lives in Midwest America – Feature Shoot When Chris Verene started experimenting with photography in his teens, his natural reaction was to turn his lens on those closest – his family. via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2016/03/an-intimate-glimpse-into-working-class-lives-in-midwest-america/ When Chris Verene started experimenting with photography in his teens, his natural reaction was…
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Erik Hagen photographs L.A. from behind the wheel of a taxi in his series, “Los Angeles.”
A Taxi Driver’s View of L.A. Many people living in L.A. often see the city from behind the steering wheel of a car. As a taxi driver, Erik Hagen saw it almost exclusively that way. via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2016/03/13/erik_hagen_photographs_l_a_from_behind_the_wheel_of_a_taxi_in_his_series.html Many people living in L.A. often see the city from behind the steering wheel of a…
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Cancer Family: Documenting Life Before Death – The New York Times
Cancer Family: Documenting Life Before Death When both her parents faced cancer together, Nancy Borowick chronicled their daily struggles and everyday moments at home. Now she is seeking to publish a book that chronicles not just their illnesses and deaths, but their lives as a family. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/14/cancer-family-nancy-borowick-kickstarter-book/?&_r=0&module=Slide®ion=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-8&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=Cancer%20Family%3A%20Documenting%20Life%20Before%20D When Nancy Borowick’s parents Howie…
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A Photographer Explores the Space Between Images and Words — Vantage — Medium
A Photographer Explores the Space Between Images and Words In conversation with Glenna Gordon via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/a-photographer-explores-the-space-between-images-and-words-758131c3d557#.uww0qycul Photographer Glenna Gordon started out as a reporter. She knows some stories rely on visuals, others on writing. Photos tell great stories, but not all stories: when do they deliver and when should photos take a back-seat? Gordon’s…
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The U.S.’s New Earthquake Capital: Oklahoma | TIME
The U.S.’s New Earthquake Capital: Oklahoma Photographer John Francis Peters captures how the ground is shifting in Oklahoma via Time: http://time.com/4251385/oklahoma-earthquakes-oil-gas/ Photographer John Francis Peters captures how the ground is shifting—both seismically and politically—in Oklahoma
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Confronting Rumors and Isolation Five Years Later in Fukushima | TIME
Confronting Rumors and Isolation 5 Years Later in Fukushima Photographer Dominic Nahr goes back to Fukushima via Time: http://time.com/4254162/fukushima-five-years/ Photographer Dominic Nahr goes back to Fukushima, five years after a devastating tsunami destroyed the region
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Waiting without end – Correspondent
Correspondent via Correspondent: http://blogs.afp.com/correspondent/?post/waiting-without-end I spent 12 days photographing the refugees camped out on Greece’s border, hoping to enter Macedonia and from there make their way into Western Europe along the so-called Balkan route.
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In Tsunami’s Wake, a Japanese Family Drifts Apart – The New York Times
In Tsunami’s Wake, a Japanese Family Drifts Apart In the five years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Hiroko Masuike has followed the Sato family, whose members drifted apart as they struggled to recover and rebuild. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/japan-tsunamis-anniversary-photos-hiroko-masuike/?&_r=0&module=Slide®ion=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-14&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=In%20Tsunami%E2%80%99s%20Wake%2C%20a%20Japanese% Their stoicism in the face of adversity made a deep impression on Hiroko Masuike, a…
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The Secret War Crime: How Do You Ask Women to Relive Their Worst Nightmares | TIME
How Do You Ask Women to Relive Their Worst Nightmares TIME’s Aryn Baker discusses the difficulties of reporting on rape via Time: http://time.com/4211877/secret-war-crime-rape/ Photographer Lynsey Addario and TIME’s Aryn Baker discuss the difficulties of reporting on rape
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The plague, alive and well in Madagascar – The Washington Post
The plague, alive and well in Madagascar Although it is often thought of as a medieval disease, the plague strikes hundreds of people every year, with its highest concentrations in Madagascar. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2016/03/09/the-plague-alive-and-well-in-madagascar/ Although it is often thought of as a medieval disease, the plague — which caused what was known as the…
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‘Girls Waiting for Capital Punishment’ Tells the Story of Iran’s Imprisoned Girls – Feature Shoot
‘Girls Waiting for Capital Punishment’ Tells the Story of Iran’s Imprisoned Girls For his series Waiting Girls, or Girls Waiting for Capital Punishment, Iranian photographer Sadegh Souri tells the story of his nation’s young imprisoned women, many of whom will die before their lives ever begin. While boys must be fifteen in order to be…
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Iran, Up Close, Though Far Away – The New York Times
Iran, Up Close, Though Far Away When Hossein Fatemi’s images of his homeland, Iran, triggered official denunciations, he went into exile. He did not, however, stop trying to help young Iranian photographers document their homeland. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/09/an-iranian-journey-hossein-fatemi-iran/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body&_r=0 Hossein Fatemi’s photos of Iran provide an unvarnished and intimate view of his homeland. His project…
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Tony Burns – Electric Dreams « burn magazine
Tony Burns – Electric Dreams Tony BurnsElectric DreamsTokyo is a place like no other. A city from the future, bathed in neon and awash with cartoon-like symbols of all things ‘kawaii’. Fascinating, beautiful,… via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2016/03/tony-burns-electric-dreams/ Tokyo is a place like no other. A city from the future, bathed in neon and awash with…
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Hopping Freight Trains With the Dirty Kids – The New York Times
Hopping Freight Trains With the Dirty Kids Last autumn, Emily Kask, a photojournalism student at Western Kentucky University, took a semester off to document — and become — part of the Dirty Kids family.