You can feel when everything is coming into place, the subject, the light and the mood. When you’ve captured that moment, it is very special, very exciting. The whole parade is like a kind of dance with strangers and you need to be at the rhythm of the street. Then it’s fun and challenging. Even when you miss the moment or are not seeing it, it’s ok, it will come soon enough. Patience is key and great photographs come from those who wait.
Tag: Stephen Dupont
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Art and War – The Leica camera Blog
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Stephen Dupont on documenting Afghanistan’s “Forever War” | 1854 Photography
Stephen Dupont on documenting Afghanistan’s “Forever War” | 1854 Photography
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dupont has spent decades reporting from Afghanistan. Here, he discusses his work, from photographing legendary commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, to reflecting on what the future might hold
via 1854 Photography: https://www.1854.photography/2021/06/industry-insights-stephen-dupont/
Dupont has spent decades reporting from Afghanistan. Here, he discusses his work in the region, and what the future might hold
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A Small Voice Podcast – 137 – Stephen Dupont
https://bensmithphoto.com/asmallvoice/stephen-dupont
Stephen Dupont is an Australian artist, photographer and documentary filmmaker working mostly on long-term personal projects. Born in Sydney in 1967, Stephen grew up in the western suburbs and Southern Highlands under tough social conditions and displacement, with social worker parents, who were full-time carers of state wards. Stephen is recognised around the world for his concerned photography on the human condition, war and climate. His images have received international acclaim for their artistic integrity and valuable insight into the people, culture and communities that are fast disappearing from our world.
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Photographer Stephen Dupont looks back – a picture essay | Art and design | The Guardian
Photographer Stephen Dupont looks back – a picture essay
The renowned Australian photographer looks back at 10 of his most memorable images and why they had an impact
via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jun/14/photographer-stephen-dupont-looks-back-a-picture-essay
The renowned Australian photographer chooses 10 of his most memorable images and explains why they had an impact. He is talking at Aperture, the southern hemisphere’s largest photography conference, held from 22 to 23 June in Sydney
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Generation AK: The Afghanistan Wars, 1993-2012 – Interview with Stephen Dupont | LensCulture
Generation AK: The Afghanistan Wars, 1993-2012 – Interview with Stephen Dupont | LensCulture
“Photography is the closest thing I know to exploring the unknown; we’re explorers of light aren’t we?” Words of wisdom, encouragement and inspiration from one of the great photojournalistic witnesses of the past two decades
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/stephen-dupont-generation-ak-the-afghanistan-wars-1993-2012
Over the past two decades, award-winning photographer Stephen Dupont has produced a remarkable body of visual work focused on hauntingly beautiful photographs of fragile cultures and marginalized people. He skillfully captures the human dignity of his subjects with great intimacy—and often in some of the world’s most dangerous regions.
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Andrew Ellis, Casper Dalhoff, Stephen Dupont and National Geographic Win Top Awards in Late Round POYi Judging
Andrew Ellis, Casper Dalhoff, Stephen Dupont and National Geographic Win Top Awards in Late Round POYi Judging | PDNPulse
Andrew Ellis of MediaStorm has won Multimedia Photographer of the Year honors at the 73rd anual Pictures of the Year International (POYi) competition, while National Geographic has won Documentary Project of the Year and the Angus McDougall Overall Excell
Ballen offers seven distinguishing characteristics that set photographers-as-photographers apart from photographers-as-artists
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Raskols: The Gangs of Papua New Guinea
Link: Raskols: The Gangs of Papua New Guinea (6 Photos) | PDN Photo of the Day
Photographer Stephen Dupont is of a rare breed. He infiltrated a raskol community, and documented the rough and ruthless individuals involved in Papua New Guinea’s gang life. His new book, Raskols: The Gangs of Papua New Guinea, presents formal portraits of members of the Kips Kaboni (Scar Devils), Papua New Guinea’s oldest criminal gang
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Photographer #286: Stephen Dupont
Photographer #286: Stephen Dupont
Stephen Dupont, 1967, Australia, is a photojournalist and portrait photographer who focuses on fragile cultures and marginalized people. He …
Link: http://500photographers.blogspot.com/2011/05/photographer-286-stephen-dupont.html
Stephen Dupont, 1967, Australia, is a photojournalist and portrait photographer who focuses on fragile cultures and marginalized people.
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Is this photo worth $80,000 « snapshots
There’s been a bit of chatter about town debating the winning image (above) in the 2010 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize worth $80,000. There’s universal agreement that the winner, Dean Sewell is an exceptional photographer and that the sole judge, Stephen Dupont is also extremely well credentialed both as a photographer and as someone suitable to judge this kind of award.