Can You Name These 5 Famous Photographers? Photography Quiz #1
Five well-known photographs and three names under each. Can you name the photographers? Open a hint if you get stuck.
Do You Really Need to Take More Photographs?
Why another good photograph may not be what the work needs. Photography, Reconsidered
From Rhino Caretakers to Luxury Hotels: How Justin Mott Approaches Different Stories
Justin Mott’s personal projects give him room to experiment. He arrived in Vietnam in 2006 and soon began receiving regular assignments from The New York Times. Interviews
Ben Marcin Photographed Baltimore’s Last Row Houses, Then the Empty Lots They Left Behind
A house could disappear and still shape Ben Marcin’s project. In Baltimore, he photographed single row houses left standing after their neighbours had been demolished. Photography Book Spotlight
Wolfgang Zurborn Scanned His 1980s Negatives During Lockdown. Crowds Is What He Found
During lockdown, Wolfgang Zurborn went back to his photographs of crowds. He scanned hundreds of colour negatives from the 1980s and 1990s, made at political, sporting, religious, tourist and entertainment events. Photography Book Spotlight
What Does a Curator See That a Photographer Might Miss? Everett Helm on Selecting Images
What changes when someone else selects the photographs? Everett Helm makes those decisions for Composition, the visual art platform he started while studying design. Interviews
About Photography Is Under Reconstruction for the Next Two Weeks
I am launching Photopedia 2.0 and updating the site page by page over the next two weeks. Here is what is changing, and a free 30-day trial of Photography, Reconsidered as a thank-you for your patience.
Which Photograph Gets to Stand for What Happened?
What changes when one moment is chosen to represent something larger? Photography, Reconsidered
Why Some Real Photographs Look Staged: Michael Sargeant on Magnum’s Fact/Fiction Print Sale
Magnum Photos is selling photographs that make you ask what is real. Fact/Fiction, the new Magnum Square Print Sale, brings together over 70 small prints, from straight documents of history to scenes that were carefully staged. Interviews
Zsanett Fodor Photographs Crete Without Planning Which Images Will End Up Together
Zsanett Fodor combines separate moments into one island portrait. In Moments of Crete, the Hungarian amateur photographer brings together views from her trip to the Greek island. Photo Essay
A Broken Tooth Started Lauren Shaw’s Photobook About Her Changing Body
Lauren Shaw found connections between her body and nature. In March 2020, she brought an extracted tooth home from the dentist, amazed that it had come from her own body. She spent several days photographing it. Photography Book Spotlight
Why Julio Mitchel Stopped Photographing El Sur After 20 Years
Julio Mitchel finished El Sur without seeing conditions improve. From the 1980s to 2000, he travelled through seven Latin American countries, photographing poverty, inequality, and the abuse of power. Photography Book Spotlight
What Makes Catherine DeLattre Stop the Car for a Photograph?
Catherine DeLattre’s photographs begin with something worth stopping for. Driving through Wayne County, Pennsylvania, she notices isolated houses, trees, and open fields. Photography Book Spotlight
What If You Finished Before You Were Done?
Why sometimes you need to stop adding photographs to see where to look next, and how to do it. Photography, Reconsidered
How Oviul Maruf’s Mother’s Rooftop Garden Became the Setting for Botanical Silence
Oviul Maruf found a project in his mother’s garden. On the roof of their home in Sylhet, Bangladesh, she grows flowers that became subjects for many photographs in Botanical Silence. Photo Essay
What Painting Changed About Janelle Lynch’s Photographs
Color entered Janelle Lynch’s photographs through painting. In Another Way of Looking at Love, she photographed plants and trees on her property in the Catskills. Photography Book Spotlight
From Amsterdam Walks to Family Life in Ukraine: What Connects Wesley Verhoeve’s Notice Books
Wesley Verhoeve photographs first and finds the story later. His Notice books began with learning to slow down during lockdown in Vancouver. Photography Book Spotlight
How to Recover Lost or Deleted Digital Photos
Deleted important photos? Follow this step-by-step guide to check backups, scan a memory card or computer drive, and safely recover your pictures. Advertorial