The Family Farm
Photographer Sarah Christianson is currently based in San Francisco, but home is Red River Valley in North Dakota. Her longterm project, “Homeplace,” documents her family’s farm there
Photographer Sarah Christianson is currently based in San Francisco, but home is Red River Valley in North Dakota. Her longterm project, “Homeplace,” documents her family’s farm there
Often called the “poet with a camera, or “the grandmaster,” Ho Fan (b. 1937 in Shanghai) is often called the “poet with a camera, or “the grandmaster”. His street scenes and photomontages of the 1950s and ‘60s left their marks on the minds of several generations
Makeshift schools, water pumps, bubble-blowers and balloon sellers … the award-winning AP photographer tells Lizzie Tucker what it’s like to live and work in the world’s largest community of refugees
via the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/31/-sp-photographer-muhammed-muheisen-afghan-refugee-children-pakistan
audio recordings show that local authorities privately acknowledged the purpose was to keep away news helicopters during violent street protests
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via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/11/03/doug-rickard-youtube/#1
It all starts with purpose; some sort of reason to bother producing something out of multiples people’s nothings. Bay Area zine publisher NIGHTE…
Link: http://www.juxtapoz.com/photography/nighted-life-6-zine-release
Kira Pollack, Benjamin Lowy, Stephen Mayes and Andrew Delaney discuss the ways smartphone photography is affecting the photography industry.
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2014/11/photoplus-expo-2014-leading-revolution-smartphone-photography.html
In early 2013, we shared a print by Pop Chart Lab that showed 100 landmark cameras from the history of photography. Now, the online shop is one-upping
via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2014/10/31/poster-shows-200-cameras-1839-2014/
This intimate portrait of the country’s capital, Kabul, through its cultural scene is a poetic account of art as a vehicle for democracy. We’re dropped into Kabul as if into an unknown city, and we leave with our heads filled with all the encounter we’ve had. “The Little Book of Kabul was conceived as a work that slowly reveals itself and what it is about. We wanted to leave not knowing the end of the story,” write Tugnoli
By Contributing Editor Chuck Fadely: Sony just launched their Imaging PRO Support Program for the U.S. at PhotoPlus Expo in New York. This is a service and repair program for professionals using their stills cameras. Like Canon and Nikon, Sony will now
via Newsshooter: http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/10/31/photoplus-expo-sony-launches-professional-service-program-in-u-s/
Marco Casino Staff Riding [ EPF 2014 FINALIST ] ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Katlehong is one of the largest townships in South Africa and has played a key role in the history of the struggle ag…
via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/10/marco-casino-staff-riding/
Of the myriad ways to waste time (e.g. incessantly checking Facebook or Instagram, marathon viewings of Game of Thrones), waiting to ingest your digital photos probably doesn’t register on your radar. Nevertheless, if you’re using an old or poor performin
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2014/10/photoshelter-card-reader-database-why-you-should-upgrade/
via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/10/protesters-storm-burn-burkina-faso-parliament/100843/
Back in August 2014, we reported on the legal battle between photographer Peter Wolf and a company called Capstone. Wolf had received three patents on a
via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2014/10/30/court-rules-photog-patented-online-distribution-sports-photos/
This is a case that defies belief
Hindsight is always 20/20 – which is why if you’re a photography student or about to launch your photo business, you should turn to those who have already completed the rite of passage for a little first-hand, grade-A advice on how to go about the whole t
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2014/10/the-top-7-things-photographers-wish-they-learned-in-photo-school/
Boing Boing readers of a certain pre-internet age will recall when viral jokes sometimes took the form of prank phone calls passed around on cassette tapes.
via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2014/10/28/origins-of-the-derek-tape.html
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via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/10/30/paul-strand-retrospective/#1
When I first contacted Marco Sgarbi, he let me know that he is not a photographer, but a shepherd. An Italian trained as an architect, Sgarbi left the field as it was not “good for the soul,” lamenting that in his work he destroyed places “to build non-pl
via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/10/idyllic-photos-of-a-shepherds-everyday-life/