The 2014 Joop Swart Masterclass took place from 2 – 8 November, bringing together a group of young, talented photographers with six photography professionals. In the time leading up to the masterclass, each of the photographers prepared a photo essay on the theme of “irresistible” for the masterclass and the book, Next#04. Below is an edit of their work.
Larry Nighswander, a former Ohio University School of Visual Communication professor and director of OU’s VisCom program as well as a prominent photojournalist and picture editor, died suddenly Wednesday in Orlando, according to his family and friends.
First, two asides: I mentioned Billy Joel in the “Leicabashing” post, and I just wanted to recommend a great read, Nick Paumgarten’s New Yorker profile of Billy, “Thirty-Three-Hit Wonder.” Read it from whatever persective you choose—as a Joel fan, as…
“The Beautiful Cliché” is my vision about Venice, the place where I started photographing when I was a teenager and where I returned years later to see how I could translate my favorite city and maybe the most photographed in the world through the alphabet of the photography I had been developing in the meantime.
A true adventurer at heart, Corey Arnold runs wild with the wolves, or so he would like. Corey has followed his curiosities, graduating from his youth, and continues to explore nature in all of its amazement. The places he has seen turn our concrete jun
by Jonathan Blaustein Last year, when I went to visit the Medium Festival of Photography, I practically leaked energy. I stayed out drinking, chatted with every possible person, dispensed advice incessantly, and worked through my portfolio review breaks.
(Black) gold fever has gripped Myanmar—this series documents how a local population has abandoned age-old agricultural practices in favor of the slim hopes of striking rich with oil
This Chinese festival celebrates its 10th year with a fascinating program, which showcases a decade of contemporary Chinese practices while also offering some exciting glimpses of the future
As a new photo editor at National Geographic, I was eager to learn more about the photographers we work with, many of whom I haven’t met in person. In honor of Thanksgiving, I asked ten of them to share an image that they were especially thankful for havi
instead of giving snapshots of what the industry is doing and how policy varies from one desk to another, why doesn’t the World Press follow-up with a 5 point document that clearly define what is acceptable/not acceptable in photojournalism today and tomorrow and politely asks for everyone making a living ( or not) from this profession to approve it and implement it
In response to the increasing ambiguity over acceptable levels of manipulation in photojournalism contests, World Press Photo commissioned a report entitled “The Integrity of the Image: Current practices and accepted standards relating to the manipulation
“I got fired on Twitter last night.” That’s how NJ.com photographer Andrew Mills starts his side of a story that went viral on social media two days ago.
In the age of the iPad, there still is something glorious about a photo book. Here are a few of our favorites from 2014, so send Santa (or Hanukah Harry) a quick tweet, and get a big dose of inspiration this Holiday season. Danny Clinch – Danny Clinch Roc
We sat down during the masterclass to speak with all six of the masters about their professional backgrounds, photography and their experience of the masterclass.
In addition, we recorded interviews with all of the young photographers participating in the Joop Swart Masterclass. Who are they? How did they become interested in photography? And what is their photo story about?