Category: Portfolios & Galleries

  • See the True Cost of Burmese Jade | TIME

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    See the True Cost of Burmese Jade “The biggest natural resource heist in modern history.” via Time: https://time.com/4102167/jade-mining-myanmar-burma/ The reality, as captured by Burmese photographer Minzayar Oo, is that as Burma emerges from a half-century of military dictatorship, with landmark general elections on Sunday, this precious stone is all about the Southeast Asian nation’s enduring…

  • See India Through Steve McCurry’s Lens | TIME

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    See India Through Steve McCurry’s Lens Steve McCurry’s India is the subject of a new show at the Rubin Museum of Art via Time: https://time.com/4102163/see-india-through-steve-mccurrys-lens/ In a country propelled into rapid economic development, Steve McCurry’s new exhibition at the Rubin Museum of Art shows that some things in India never change.

  • Victor Cobo – Remember When You Loved Me « burn magazine

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    Victor Cobo – Remember When You Loved Me   Victor Cobo Remember When You Loved Me When I was four years old my parents went through a torturous divorce. My father had been using all manner of drugs and was an acute alcoholic. The rel… via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2015/11/victor-cobo-remember-when-you-loved-me/ When I was four years old…

  • Hiroji Kubota, Photographer – The New York Times

    Hiroji Kubota, Photographer – The New York Times

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    Hiroji Kubota, Photographer Hiroji Kubota’s path to Magnum started in Japan when he worked as a fixer and translator for members of the legendary agency. via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/hiroji-kubota-photographer/ He did, however, accept a beat-up Leica M3 from Burri. His life changed when he got a first edition of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s “The Decisive Moment” a…

  • China From Above – The Atlantic

    China From Above – The Atlantic

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    China From Above A collection of recent aerial images showing the vast diversity of landscapes across China, from cities to mountains, desert to sea shores, and much more. via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/11/china-from-above/416424/ A collection of recent aerial images showing the vast diversity of landscapes across China, from cities to mountains, desert to sea shores, and…

  • A New Day in Newburgh – The New York Times

    A New Day in Newburgh – The New York Times

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    A New Day in Newburgh David Burnett has traveled the world on assignment. So why hadn’t he done anything in the upstate New York town he now calls home? via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/a-new-day-in-newburgh/ The world traveler David Burnett was back home in the Hudson Valley when his wife’s cousin challenged him to an assignment. “She…

  • After Tragedy, a Photographer Reflects on a 30-Year Love Affair With Paris | PROOF

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    Link: William Albert Allard has spent 30 years photographing Paris. In the wake of the terrorist attacks of November 13, 2015, he reflects on the spirit of a city close to his heart.

  • Hunter Barnes : Roadbook

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    Link: Hunter Barnes is a documentary photographer working in America today. His photographs document aspects of American culture and communities ignored by the mainstream. Roadbook, published by Reel Art Press, is a timeless collection of Hunter’s portraits. Hunter’s artistic gaze focuses on the faces of proud and diverse groups of people who are consistently misrepresented…

  • Mark Duffy: Vote No. 1 | LENSCRATCH

    Mark Duffy: Vote No. 1 | LENSCRATCH

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    Mark Duffy: Vote No. 1 – LENSCRATCH Politicians are on our radar these days, and Irish photographer Mark Duffy captures a humorous look at those with the desire to lead in his series, Vote No. 1. The project reminds us to look a little closer at our candidates and see beyond the heroic presentation of…

  • Inside the Belgian Town at the Center of the Paris Attacks Investigation | TIME

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    Inside the Belgian Town at the Center of the Paris Attacks Investigation Sebastien Van Malleghem embedded with police forces in Molenbeek, Belgium via Time: https://time.com/4120858/inside-the-belgian-town-at-the-center-of-the-paris-attacks-investigation/ Sebastien Van Malleghem, a Belgian photographer, may have some insight. In 2011, Van Malleghem was in Molenbeek, at the start of a four-year project on law and order in his…

  • Full Bleed: Labyrinth | VICE | United States

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    Full Bleed: Labyrinth Jason Jaworski’s Labyrinth was created while traveling for 13 days through slums in the Philippines, accompanied by a group of little people. Link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wd733w/full-bleed-labyrinth-v22n12 These photos are from Jason Jaworski’s Labyrinth, a collection he created while traveling for 13 days through slums in the Philippines. He was accompanied by a gang of…

  • China’s Last Communist Village | VICE | United States

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    China’s Last Communist Village Nanjie used to be a shining example of communism at work. Today, it’s a fading time capsule where young Chinese nationals can indulge their ‘Maostalgia.’ Link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/yvxjmg/chinas-last-communist-village Today the town still plays old communist theme songs on loop through its loudspeakers. It’s become a tourist attraction for Chinese nationals interested in…

  • Status Update: Silicon Valley in the MirrorReading The Pictures

    Status Update: Silicon Valley in the MirrorReading The Pictures

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    Status Update: Silicon Valley in the Mirror Considering Silicon Valley and the tech boom in the face of the character, diversity and the perseverance of the Bay Area. via Reading The Pictures: https://www.readingthepictures.org/2015/12/silicon-valley-in-the-mirror/ Surveying the show, it’s too rich and multitudinous to reduce the cultures and the social currents into rich or poor, digital or analog, slick…

  • Boundaries and Renewal in Bosnia – The New Yorker

    Boundaries and Renewal in Bosnia – The New Yorker

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    Boundaries and Renewal in Bosnia Ziyah Gafić’s photographs explore the invisible lines of partition that remain in Bosnia, twenty years after the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/boundaries-and-renewal-in-bosnia It is at once the ingenuity and the irony of Ziyah Gafić’s photographs that they contain these invisible territorial boundaries—like Bosnia today,…

  • The Modern Spirits of Ebony and Jet – The New York Times

    The Modern Spirits of Ebony and Jet – The New York Times

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    The Modern Spirits of Ebony and Jet Images of the empty interiors at the modernist headquarters of the Johnson Publishing Company uncannily embody the spirit of the groundbreaking African-American company that occupied the building for 40 years. via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/the-modern-spirits-of-ebony-and-jet/ Since February 2013, Barbara Karant has holed up for six hours at a time…

  • Portraits of the American Truck Driver | VICE | United States

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    Portraits of the American Truck Driver Photographer Ryan Shorosky spent a year working as a truck driver. This is a collection of photos taken during his time on the road. Link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/ppxvvv/us-diesel-truckin-nationals-427 I began photographing my life on the road after finishing four months of training and transitioning into the lifestyle of a long-haul truck…

  • Turkey divided after a summer of blood – Correspondent

    Turkey divided after a summer of blood – Correspondent

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    Correspondent via Correspondent: https://correspondent.afp.com/ Suddenly, an explosion shook the square. I initially didn’t think it was a bomb and a party official on stage told the crowd it was a blast from a nearby generator and called for calm. But about 10 minutes later came a second blast, suggesting it was something much more serious.

  • Magnum Photos Blog

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    Link: This is John Vink’s fourth of a 12 part project about the wide-ranging subject of rice in Cambodia. His comprehensive exploration will address such issues as seasonal growing cycle, religion, research, tradition, commerce, social and economic impact, climate change issues and more.

  • Fairfax photographer documents moments of hope in the Congo

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    Fairfax photographer documents moments of hope in the Congo “I thought, if two friends can find each other in the middle of this and there’s laughter, then there’s hope for the Congo.” via The Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/national/fairfax-photographer-documents-moments-of-hope-in-the-congo-20151113-gkyec6.html When Kate Geraghty visited Mugunga II internally displaced people’s camp in war-torn Congo, many of the people she photographed had lost everything. Their…

  • Ken Light’s What’s Going On? Is a look back at American during the turbulent 1960s and ’70s (PHOTOS).

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    Powerful Photos From America’s 1960s and ’70s Fourth of July celebrations can honor our nation’s founding while also reflecting on darker periods of history. In 2015, David Rosenberg wrote about… via Slate Magazine: https://slate.com/culture/2016/07/ken-lights-whats-going-on-is-a-look-back-at-american-during-the-turbulent-1960s-and-70s-photos.html Ken Light knew he would become a photojournalist on April 28, 1970. While studying at Ohio University, Light traveled to Ohio…