Beauty and Wisdom documents a fast disappearing aspect of American culture (Americana) as well as a diminishing population of women who are part of a generation that is often overlooked. More important than their weekly ritual of going to the ‘beauty parlor’ is the fact that these women are extremely vibrant, wise and humorous…and committed to maintaining their life-long ritual for rejuvenation and connection.
As I look across the recent photojournalism awards, and scan for works in newspaper websites, I see a dearth of serious and committed interest in the hollowing out of America
At a Master’s Talk this afternoon at the LOOK3 festival in Charlottesville, VA, Ashley Gilbertson talked passionately about his project, “Bedrooms of the Fallen,” which depicts the rooms of soldiers from coalition countries such as the United States, Fran
At a Master’s Talk this afternoon at the LOOK3 festival in Charlottesville, VA, Ashley Gilbertson talked passionately about his project, “Bedrooms of the Fallen,” which depicts the rooms of soldiers from coalition countries such as the United States, France and Scotland who were killed at war.
Christopher Anderson opened the morning program of Masters Talks today at LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, VA, in front of a packed crowd at the Paramount Theater downtown. Anderson is exhibiting his latest body of work, “Son,” at the
Christopher Anderson opened the morning program of Masters Talks today at LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, VA, in front of a packed crowd at the Paramount Theater downtown.
Look3, a festival that invites a mix of emerging and professional photographers to take a subjective look at the current photographic landscape, kicked off last night with a slideshow of Antonin Kratochvil’s work, titled “In America.” This touching show o
This touching show of black-and-white imagery was followed by a casual conversation between Antonin Kratochvil and photo editor (and co-curator of this year’s Look3) Scott Thode, who have been friends for over 20 years.
Photojournalism was yet-again re-defined earlier this year when Michael Wolf was awarded an honorable mention in the World Press Photo competition for photographs he took of his computer screen.
Stephen Mayes, Managing Director of VII Photo and one of my favorite photo thinkers, is presenting a lecture titled, “Restructuring the Photographic Process,” during the Flash Forward Festival today, June 3, at noon EST.
If you’d like to see what he has to say but can’t join us in Boston, please check in here, where I’ll liveblog his talk and any subsequent discussion.
[slidepress gallery=’chrisanderson_capitolio’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Chris Anderson Capitolio play this essay The word ‘capitolioR…
This is an excerpt of a recent skype conversation with Chris Anderson, talking about how the iPad application of his most recent book, Capitolio, came to be. This conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.
I must confess that I have a soft spot for minimalist imagery. This portfolio by Kevin O’Connell is one of the best examples of minimalism in photography that we’ve ever published.
To many Americans, Wasilla, Alaska, seems like a very distant corner of the national map. For the photographer Bill Hess, 60, it is just the starting point.
I’ve witnessed a tremendous amount of tragedy in Chester and have often felt like a helpless bystander with a camera, never seeing any examples of how my work was tangibly benefiting the community.
The Olympian reports that vandals found where photographer Tony Overman lives in nearby Tumwater to intimidate him. The newspaper also reports that the perpetrators left a message with black paint on its building that said: “Overman snitch.”
Some of best images at this year’s LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph were not made by professionals, but by amateurs — participants in “social photography workshops” in Haiti run by the non-profit organization Fotokonbit.
Last weekend I attended Review Santa Fe, an annual juried portfolio-review event in New Mexico. A hundred photographers were selected to participate, and …
Last weekend I attended Review Santa Fe, an annual juried portfolio-review event in New Mexico. A hundred photographers were selected to participate, and over the course of three days I met with twenty-five of them. I saw many exciting projects, in various stages of development, both in these reviews and at the open portfolio review night, ranging from fine art to photojournalism. Here’s a small selection of some of the most impressive work that Review Santa Fe introduced me to.
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Damon Winter of The New York Times and Barbara Davidson of The Los Angeles Times are among those honored by the National Press Phoographers Association.
On Thursday, Damon Winter of The New York Times was named photojournalist of the year (large markets) in the association’s Best of Photojournalism contest, for his work in Haiti and Afghanistan.
A series on the victims of gang violence by Barbara Davidson of The Los Angeles Times was named the best published picture story (large markets) by the photographers association.
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