The recent civil war in Yemen prompted neighboring Saudi Arabia to intervene militarily six weeks ago, launching airstrikes, bombing targets from border stations, shelling from the sea, and establishing a blockade.
Michelle Groskopf AKA @dailystreet take over our own feed for the week, May 4 – 10, 2015. We spoke about the challenges of shooting suburban strips, the compulsion to shoot every day, and what happens when you constantly get up close in a stranger’s face with your camera and flash.
A new exhibit of Chuck Close’s photos shows not just mastery of everything from daguerreotypes to 20×24 Polaroid images, but also his penchant for collaboration.
Ten months ago, the Chicago Tribune simultaneously launched two accounts on Instagram, the photo-sharing social media platform: one showcasing the work of the paper’s staff photographers and another highlighting old photos from the basement archives. I
Photographer’s Photographer, Marc McAndrews’ new project, American Ultraviolence, allows us entree into the world of extreme wrestling, where blood and posturing are part of the spectacle. Marc’s work often explores fringe cultures, including his well-reg
The expanded archives of the pioneering photographer Berenice Abbott detail not just the range of her eye, but also the obstacles she confronted and overcame.
As a photographer, and one who truly loves other people’s pictures, I try not to be critical, but when I see so many photographs in one place, my mind immediately goes into contest judging mode. I can’t help but sort the vast display of work into winners and losers categories. And that’s how most people look at art, whether they admit it or not, especially if they want to buy something.
Magic and secret societies play an important role in society of Sierra Leone and Liberia. It is something that is everywhere and part of politics, culture and religion. Secret societies can be found in all levels of society. Magic and the fight against wi
A prime example of an upcoming and hardworking talent is Carla Kogelman (1961, Raalte). A selection of her black and white children’s portraits was featured in New 2013 and presented with a World Press Photo award in 2014. Recently she received a grant fr
I feel like with every new project or venture or anything digital, someone in the room should look around and ask, “Where is our visual expert?” We need them in the chair. We need to think about it before we start reporting. We need to think about it after we’re reporting. We need to think about it when we’re designing and making.
Berlin-based photographers Miguel Hahn and Jan- Christoph Hartung, who together form Hahn+Hartung, go against the grain of tradition war photography in that they are drawn not to modern-day battlefields but rather those that have been forgotten and buried