A new book and exhibition explore the photo agency’s efforts since its 1947 founding to remain true to its original mission while nurturing and empowering photographers to do meaningful work.
Street photography is the purest, most spontaneous way to create art with a camera. No studios, no props, no poses; all you need is the right equipment and a…
Photographer Noah Sheldon began the series Rock in China just two weeks into his move from Brooklyn to Shanghai two years ago. He was eager to find some type of youth culture in China. Fresh off the boat and with eyes wide open, he was still experiencing
Countless photographs have been captured along Brooklyn’s Coney Island and Brighton Beach. From Lisette Model and Weegee’s famous images of bathers on into the present, sun revelers have been an endless source of inspiration to photographers. Spanish phot
Link: American photographer injured by shrapnel, other journalists hurt in Kiev protests | Poynter.
Olga Rudenko reports that at least 40 journalists were injured during protests in Ukraine Sunday. Joseph Sywenkyj, an American photographer who works in Ukraine, was among them, a spokesperson for The New York Times confirms in an email to Poynter. Sywenkyj shoots for the Times among other outlets.
Daro Sulakauri Journey to Chechnya [ EPF 2013 SHORTLIST ] Couple of years ago I did a story on Chechen refugees who escaped the deadly war in Chechnya and settled in my country Georgia in pankisi g…
Romain Laurent’s One Loop Portrait a Week project, features portraits that are built as Cinemagram-style combinations of still and animated elements within the same image.
Link: The War No Image Could Capture – Deborah Cohen – The Atlantic
Photography has given us iconic representations of conflict since the Civil War—with a notable exception. Why, during the Great War, the camera failed.
An award-winning photobook, The Pigs echoes the design and form of “The Economist” to deliver photoessays of real situations in four countries suffering in economic crisis in the EU: Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain — referred to by the financial press with
I am the poster child for that old saying, “Be careful what you ask for. You might get it.” I thought it would be fun to have a little contest just for the Photo Geeks who read my blog posts. I thought maybe 10 or 15 people would enter and we’d be like th
Creative Commons has released version 4.0 of its sharing-friendly, easy-to-use copyright licenses. The new licenses represent a significant improvement over earlier versions. They work in over 60 j…
In Just The Two Of Us, Austrian photographer Klaus Pichler orchestrates a mysterious series of portraits of people who dress in elaborate costumes, reinventing themselves—be it for fandom, cultural traditions, or just for kicks. Pichler captures his subje
European duo René & Radka—René Hallen and Radka Leitmeritz—have long been known for their dynamic fashion and editorial photography. Their extensive resumé includes celebrities Nicole Kidman and David Beckham, as well as shooting commercially for Kenzo, E
Thanksgiving represents a time to slow down and think about what we are thankful for, catch up with family and friends, and celebrate a day of eating too much. So I am taking this opportunity to thank the Lenscratch family, which includes you, the faithf
Jim Estrin: How Lens Blog Selects Photo Projects from PDNOnline on Vimeo. Jim Estrin, founder and co-editor of Lens, the popular New York Times photography blog, recently sat down with PDN to talk about what he looks for in photo projects, what distinguis