The shortlist for the fifth Prix Pictet was announced last night in Paris. Kofi Annan, the former secretary-general of the United Nations, will announce the winner of the CHF 100,000 (approx. $109,218 US) prize, which will be awarded to a photography proj
Recently graduating from the London College of Communication with an MA in Photography, Daniel Regan chose to exhibit a body of work that has been both his muse and catharsis for nearly ten years.
The A Smith Gallery isn’t in New York, London or Berlin. The town of Johnson City, Texas, where the gallery is located, is an hour’s drive from Houston and has a population of under 1,500. It’s a homespun place where people greet each other by name, and t
Magazine publishing is a dark art. But the world of niche publishing—people who create magazines for necrophiliacs or donkey hobbyists, or for those of us who like to ride really small trains—features its own requirements.
The Dubois County Herald has been producing weekly in-depth picture stories on the residents of the community for 35 years. Here is a brief look back over th…
The Afghan Box Camera has been used in Afghanistan for over a century. It’s unlike any other camera in the world, and this beautifully peculiar device, along with the culture surrounding it, is on the verge of disappearing.
Last August a Boston police officer aggressively confronted a man who was recording law enforcement on a public street. Tomorrow, a judge will decide whether to continue the case against a journalism student charged with illegal wiretapping for calling th
Four photographers have been awarded Audience Engagement Grants to work with young people in New York City and the Lakota Nation, Kyrgyz migrants, and people with disabilities.
Our latest guide explores a tradition you’ve most likely taken part of at some point: the photo contest. You’ve paid the fees, either lost or won, and in the end – what did it amount to? Was it worth it? This is explored in our newest The Photographer’s G
Andy Spyra Exodus [ EPF 2013 SHORTLIST ] Christianity is on the edge of extinction in its birthplace, the Middle East. Escaping sectarian violence, kidnappings, religious fatwas, economic hardship …
The US Supreme Court has declined to review Patrick Cariou’s copyright infringement claim against artist Richard Prince, the Associated Press has reported. A federal appeals court ruled last spring that artist Richard Prince did not infringe Cariou’s copy
Photojournalist Bullit Marquez’s job leads him toward situations that most people would flee. The Associated Press photographer has been covering the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. He’s covered devastation before. But this story is more