As a young teen from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, British photographer Gavin Watson captured the insular life of the skinhead scene in 1980’s England. Famous for his two books on skinhead life, Skins and Skins and Punks, Watson later ventured into the b
Karen Hill, 56, of Ferguson. A group of children dance and play during a protest on West Florissant Avenue by a truck, blasting music, with on a sign on it…
For too long we have been accepting the “digital look” of our photographs. The compression of tones, especially in the dark areas, seems intrinsic to digital photography, but in reality it is the result of “non-optimum” exposure. With optimum exposure, you don’t have to compromise the film-like appearance with digital photography.
People always ask, “What does NYC SALT stand for?” I wanted a name that spoke to who we wanted to be in the community and what we wanted to do in the lives of the students we serve. Salt flavors and preserves. Every good photo story starts with a photographer being moved to tell a story of unrepresented people, or to give a voice to an issue that needs attention
Known for his portraits of American artists, South African photographer Norman Seeff is releasing his first monograph with the publisher Kehrer Verlag, and is the subject of an exhibition at the Reiss-Engelhorn Museum in Mannheim, Germany.
In 2012, the author was kidnapped in Syria by the Nusra Front. After months of beatings and torture, he was certain he would be executed. Instead, he lived to tell this tale.
Why register a photo if it’s not yet published? Should I wait until just prior to publishing? Under US Copyright Law, copyright exists the moment you take a picture. But registering your images with the US Copyright Office confers two major benefits: The
This book synthesizes 50 years of experience as a globe-trotting shooter into my most basic shooting essentials. It can’t teach you how to see, but I’m pretty sure it will show you where to look
My apartment is both full of books and people passing through it. Not one of them has flipped open Christoph Bangert’s War Porn without slamming it closed with a shudder. War Porn is not made to be flipped through absentmindedly. Its format and raw cardboard cover make it an unappealing coffee table book. This is an uncensored collection of horrific images of modern warfare.
The seventh edition of the Photo Levallois festival opened on October 10th. This year’s program featured five exhibitions at three different locations. The centerpiece is Evidence, an exhibition dedicated to the artist duo Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel. This photo series, on display at the Salons d’Honneurs at the Levallois Hôtel de Ville (although no longer), is considered a precursor to the new practice of conceptual photography.
Max Cabello Orcasitas Chungui’s Grief (The Wedding of Grief and Carnival) ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT In the district of Chungui, Ayacucho, Peru, there’s a foundational myth that st…
Understanding your legal rights as a photographer can often be confusing and overwhelming. From copyright infringement to fair use to DMCA, there are a number of legal concepts that every photographer should be familiar with. Here are eight important lega
Toward the end of the report there’s an index. It it are seven pages with the names of journalists killed with full or partial impunity. Those first two lists contain 361 names.