The photographer, who has documented conflicts around the world, describes her new collection as “the most exposing thing” she has ever done.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/gillian-laub-explores-her-familys-political-dramas
The photographer, who has documented conflicts around the world, describes her new collection as “the most exposing thing” she has ever done.
Canon has seriously closed the gap on Sony.
Canon has finally revealed the full details of its latest professional camera, the $5,999 EOS R3. It features a backside-illuminated stacked 24.1-megapixel sensor, up to 30 frames per second blackout-free shooting, 6K RAW video capture, and much more.
Years in the making, Yannis Karpouzis’ new book powerfully captures a sense of time stood still and the overlapping crises that unfolded following the Greek financial disaster of 2009
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/yannis-karpouzis-parallel-crisis
Years in the making, Yannis Karpouzis’ new book powerfully captures a sense of time stood still and the overlapping crises that unfolded following the Greek financial disaster of 2009.
Images from Afghanistan have always revealed the truth behind the notion that the American war was on solid footing. We may have been told, since it first began shortly after September 11, 2001, that significant progress was just around the bend. But t
via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/criticism/the-images-that-tell-the-true-story-of-the-war-in-afghanistan.php
IMAGES FROM AFGHANISTAN HAVE ALWAYS REVEALED THE TRUTH behind the notion that the American war was on solid footing. We may have been told, since it first began shortly after September 11, 2001, that significant progress was just around the bend. But the pictures showed something else.
Projects featured this week were selected from our most recent call-for-submissions. I was able to interview each of these artists to gain further insight into the bodies of work they shared. Today, we are looking at the series What Has Been Will Be Again
Jared Ragland is a fine art and documentary photographer and former White House photo editor. His collaborative, socially-conscious art practice critically explores the identity and history of place through social science, literary, and historical research methodologies.
The Magnum photographer looks back on capturing an “inconceivable event.”
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/what-gilles-peress-saw-on-911
A cop tried to stop me. He said, ‘You’re crazy, you’re going to die,’ and I said, ‘O.K.,’ and I bypassed him. I arrived as the second tower was falling. There were very few people there.” The only people he recalled seeing at first “were a group of about six firemen, who were trying to do the impossible.”
On September 11, 2001, photographer Gulnara Samoilova was in downtown Manhattan when the World Trade Center terrorist attacks happened. Her images were awarded with a World Press Photo in 2002 and published in a book, Women Journalists at Ground Zero.
Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/3716-a-woman-journalist-at-ground-zero-en
On September 11, 2001, photographer Gulnara Samoilova was in downtown Manhattan when the World Trade Center terrorist attacks happened. Her images were awarded with a World Press Photo in 2002 and published in a book, Women Journalists at Ground Zero.
Nick Oza has been at the center of some of The Arizona Republic’s most important work since he joined the newspaper in 2006.
via The Arizona Republic: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-traffic/2021/09/08/nick-oza-arizona-republic-photojournalist-injured-in-vehicle-accident/5771655001/
Nick Oza, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, was seriously injured in a vehicle crash in southwest Phoenix.
In three timely new books, David Levi Strauss considers the profound effects that photography, terror, and divisive politics have had on the twenty-first-century imagination.
via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/after-9-11-do-we-prefer-images-to-reality-david-levi-strauss/
In three timely new books, David Levi Strauss considers the profound effects that photography, terror, and divisive politics have had on the twenty-first-century imagination.
He chose to remain anonymous as a protective measure.
This year, the top award for the News category was awarded to a photographer in Myanmar who wanted to remain anonymous for security reasons. Mikko Takkunen, the Asia photo editor for The New York Times, collected the award on his behalf.
Projects featured this week were selected from our most recent call-for-submissions. I was able to interview each of these artists to gain further insight into the bodies of work they shared. Today, we are looking at the series For Name Sake by Tristan Ma
Projects featured this week were selected from our most recent call-for-submissions. I was able to interview each of these artists to gain further insight into the bodies of work they shared. Today, we are looking at the series For Name Sake by Tristan Martinez.
After a 2020 edition without any audience, the 33rd edition of the international photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France, opens its doors to the public again and continues to show the cries of the world.
Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/the-visa-pour-limage-festival-catches-its-breath-en
After a 2020 edition held without any audience, the 33rd edition of the international photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France, opens its doors to the public again and continues to show a world in pain.
Crowded Fields at Foto Relevance is an exhibition by Pelle Cass featuring selections from a critically acclaimed, ongoing series of work capturing hou…
Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/pelle-cass-s-crowded-fields/
Crowded Fields at Foto Relevance is an exhibition by Pelle Cass featuring selections from a critically acclaimed, ongoing series of work capturing hours of dynamic action in a single still frame. A bacchanal of bodies in motion fills each field of play and contrasts with the rules of organized sports. The order and disorder of his frenzied time-lapses allow the viewer to experience the whole event within a single instant, altering how time is perceived.
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky and Maxim Dmitriev documented drastically different facets of Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/673943/pre-revolution-russian-photography-prokudin-gorsky-dmitriev/
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky and Maxim Dmitriev documented drastically different facets of Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Even though there are tons of us out there, being a photographer can, at times, be quite lonely. In an industry where so many of us are in direct competition, it’s hard to step back and remember that we’re all in this together. We’re all working to share
via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2021/09/5-benefits-of-photography-mentorship/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29
In an industry where so many of us are in direct competition, it’s hard to step back and remember that we’re all in this together. We’re all working to share important stories and offer glimpses of powerful emotion without saying a word. We all struggle, but it’s important to remember that together we can all improve and propel the industry forward. At PhotoShelter, we believe everyone can benefit from a mentor or mentee. Don’t just take our word for it though. Below, hear about how two photographers, Miriam Alarcón Avila and Daniella Zalcman, connected and learn more about how mentorship can help you.
“I find that showing up and expecting that the universe will deliver, actually paves the way for it to do so. You need patience because often it takes time.” Deanne Fitzmaurice For Deanne Fitzmaurice, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, Think Tank Photo
via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2021/09/why-luck-is-a-state-of-mind-deanne-fitzmaurice-on-demand-webinar/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29
We sat down with Deanne to walk through a wide range of personal and freelance projects to outline what makes a memorable photograph and how to use the art of storytelling to make an impact. With the right mindset, anyone can leave their mark.
Tabitha Soren’s “Surface Tension” defamiliarizes the touch screen, where our warm animal bodies collide with the machine’s cold and infinite knowledge of the world.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/picturing-the-humanity-and-dread-of-the-infinite-scroll
Tabitha Soren’s “Surface Tension” defamiliarizes the touch screen, where our warm animal bodies collide with the machine’s cold and infinite knowledge of the world.
Google shares its latest breakthroughs in the area of using artificial intelligence to upscale low-res photos, and the results are amazing.
Photo enhancing in movies and TV shows is often ridiculed for being unbelievable, but research in real photo enhancing is actually creeping more and more into the realm of science fiction. Just take a look at Google’s latest AI photo upscaling tech.
Book Review I’m Looking Through You Photographs by Tim Davis Reviewed by Blake Andrews “’I’m pretty good at photography,’ states Tim …
Link: https://blog.photoeye.com/2021/08/book-of-week-selected-by-blake-andrews_29.html
“I’m pretty good at photography,” states Tim Davis toward the end of his new monograph I’m Looking Through You. “I’m, like, good at it.” Such a boast would be hyperbole coming from most photographers. But Davis has the goods to back it up. Coming from him the declaration is merely another clear-eyed fact like the pictures it accompanies. Davis shot them in and around Los Angeles over the course of a few years between 2017 and 2019.
https://www.leica-camera.blog/2021/08/30/arriving-in-sydney/
Knox Bertie applies traditional film and darkroom techniques to taking pictures with the Leica Q2 Monochrom