Abkhazia does not appear on the map. Ravaged by a bloody, now forgotten, conflict with Georgia in 1993, the tiny, self-proclaimed republic is nestled between the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, between the Russian sphere of influence and the Georgian block, between war and peace. I went to photograph this country enclosed in parentheses, this “paradise lost.” Since the territory of the republic was recognized by Russia in 2008, the 250,000 inhabitants of the former Soviet Riviera have been caught between hope and dread. Is Abkhazia an emerging country or an unlikely territory haunted by the remnants of the Communist era?
This week Lenscratch will be sharing the CENTER Awards winners and the statements by the jurors to help understand their choices. Congratulations to Brittany M. Powell for her Second Place win in CENTER’s Exhibitor’s Choice Awards. Brittany was born in Na
Instagram blocks or censors the search results of hundreds of hashtags. We have assembled a list of the banned tags, and it is both strange and hilarious.
The key thing about the photobook is that it is not simply a collection of images. It is a coherent sequenced set of photos expressing the thoughts and opinions of the photographer. For me if a photographer is simply reliant on the aesthetics of their work – on the strength of the single image – and has nothing to say, then they don’t have a book.
To bind once again with his city, to rebuild an identity, in the late 90s, Lionel Briot frequent “The Velodrome”. In contact with sports fans, he turns his back to the game, fascinated by the collective hysteria. He circulates within the stadium walls, takes road trips with fans in France and abroad.
Facebook’s mass acts as an intense gravitational force in the media industry, warping user behavior and fracturing the economic incentives that defined media companies.
This week Lenscratch will be sharing the CENTER Awards winners and the statements by the jurors to help understand their choices. Congratulations to Eric Kayne for his Third Place win in CENTER’s Editor’s Choice Awards. Recently, Eric was also awarded the
The sign located in Rio at the Nara Roesler Gallery, which opened its doors in the Ipanema district hardly a year ago, offers an exhibition by Milton Machado. Here the carioca artist, known for his hybrid work mixing drawing, sculpture and photography, is showing a video and some photographs.
In 2014, two Central American migrants fled a stash house in Alton, Texas, where they had been kept, abused, and beaten by human smugglers. Thirsty and overheated, they walked all the way to the local police station, imploring the authorities to help the
Mieczysław “Mitch” AllandAlone in BangkokThe title Alone in Bangkok echoes the English title of Hans Fallada’s German wartime novel, Alone in Berlin. As one reviewer wrote, “Fallada’s master…
‘I’ve been shooting since I was 16. I taught myself basics in high school and later went to MassArt. I’ve always taken an observational, documentary a…
Chaque année, l’un des plus attendus et plus importants Prix de Photographie de Presse publie son livre, le “World Press Photo Yearbook”. Cette année, l’ouvrage fait peau neuve, il est plus petit et comporte plus de pages tout en laissant une place importante à l’image ! Le livre est publié dans 6 langues, ce sont donc 6 éditeurs européens (Schilt Publishing, Thames & Hudson, Till Schaap Edition, 24 ORE Cultura et Blume) qui participent à la création de ce nouvel opus 2016. Les photographies des lauréats du World Press sont actuellement exposées à Amsterdam au De Nieuwe Kerk jusqu’au 10 juillet prochain.