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Inbal Abergil on Photographing What Remains When Someone Never Comes Home
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/14/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/14/26

Inbal Abergil on Photographing What Remains When Someone Never Comes Home

Not every story of war involves the battlefield. This conversation looks at what remains after someone never comes home. Photography Book Spotlight

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Why James Florio Hiked Into a Blizzard Hundreds of Times to Photograph One Place
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/12/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/12/26

Why James Florio Hiked Into a Blizzard Hundreds of Times to Photograph One Place

For eight winters, one sculpture kept calling him back. James Florio returned to the same hill again and again, often in extreme wind and snow, carrying an 8×10 camera and knowing he might not be able to make a photograph at all. Photography Book Spotlight

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Why Wendy Ploger Didn’t Burn Her Diaries and Instead Turned Them Into a 104-Page Photobook
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/10/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/10/26

Why Wendy Ploger Didn’t Burn Her Diaries and Instead Turned Them Into a 104-Page Photobook

After her breakup, Wendy Ploger opened her diaries instead. What began as private notes written between 2015 and 2019 slowly turned into material she could no longer ignore. Photography Book Spotlight

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What Lies Under the Blue Tarps of Japan? Norio Kobayashi on Chance, Intuition, and 30 Years of Looking
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/8/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/8/26

What Lies Under the Blue Tarps of Japan? Norio Kobayashi on Chance, Intuition, and 30 Years of Looking

Why photograph blue tarps for 30 years? Japanese Blue follows Norio Kobayashi’s long attention to temporary blue sheets spread across Japan. Photography Book Spotlight

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No Project, No Plan, No Safety Net: How Reuben Radding Built Heavenly Arms by Trusting Instinct Over Concepts
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/6/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/6/26

No Project, No Plan, No Safety Net: How Reuben Radding Built Heavenly Arms by Trusting Instinct Over Concepts

I used to think serious photographers needed projects. I thought a project was proof that the work mattered. Photography Book Spotlight

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How Valery Rizzo Used Imperfect Cameras to Preserve a Brooklyn That Was Slipping Away
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/4/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/4/26

How Valery Rizzo Used Imperfect Cameras to Preserve a Brooklyn That Was Slipping Away

hat happens when imperfection becomes the most honest way to photograph? Valery Rizzo began photographing Brooklyn with plastic toy cameras after an illness made movement difficult. Photography Book Spotlight

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What Are the Best Photo Editing Software for Mac
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 2/3/26 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 2/3/26

What Are the Best Photo Editing Software for Mac

Imagine that you’ve imported the files, and then, when you see the combined effects of light, noise, blurriness, and background clutter in your subject, you get stuck on what to do next.  Advertorial

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Inside Recover & Release: What Photographing Wildlife Rescue Centers Taught Donna Wesley Spencer About Human Impact on Nature
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/2/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/2/26

Inside Recover & Release: What Photographing Wildlife Rescue Centers Taught Donna Wesley Spencer About Human Impact on Nature

Wildlife rescue centers reveal our quiet damage to nature. Inside these spaces, animals arrive after being hit by cars, poisoned, displaced, or orphaned. Photography Book Spotlight

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Photographing the Last Days of Life: What Sibylle Fendt Discovered About Trust, Presence, and Death as Part of Life
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/31/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/31/26

Photographing the Last Days of Life: What Sibylle Fendt Discovered About Trust, Presence, and Death as Part of Life

Death is part of life and Sibylle Fendt photographs it. She does this by spending time with people who are dying at home, together with their families. Photography Book Spotlight

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How Mario Schneider Captures Intimacy on New York’s Streets
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/29/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/29/26

How Mario Schneider Captures Intimacy on New York’s Streets

Mario Schneider photographs New York by disappearing into it. He does not chase landmarks or famous places, but watches people until they forget he is there. Photography Book Spotlight

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Inside the World’s Most Secret Food Facilities: Gregor Sailer on Access, Control, and the Illusion of Plenty
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/27/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/27/26

Inside the World’s Most Secret Food Facilities: Gregor Sailer on Access, Control, and the Illusion of Plenty

These facilities feed millions while remaining completely hidden. They are insect farms, jellyfish labs, vertical greenhouses, virus institutes, and high-security research centers spread across the world. Photography Book Spotlight

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Sharpness Is a Skill: A 6-Lesson Mini-Course (Not a Lens Problem)
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 1/27/26 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 1/27/26

Sharpness Is a Skill: A 6-Lesson Mini-Course (Not a Lens Problem)

Learn sharpness with a 6-lesson mini-course: stability, focus control, and depth of field. Diagnose blur fast and build repeatable habits. Advertorial

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How Photographing Quiet, Forgotten Spaces Became Igor Shutov’s Way of Being in the City
Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 1/25/26 Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 1/25/26

How Photographing Quiet, Forgotten Spaces Became Igor Shutov’s Way of Being in the City

Beyond Places is a photographic project that grew out of walking and careful observation of the city. It began without a clear plan or a predefined idea, driven instead by curiosity and a desire to notice places and scenes that usually remain outside the field of attention. Picture Story

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“You Can’t Do It.” How Andrea Matone Used Photography to Face his Own Inner Limits
Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 1/23/26 Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 1/23/26

“You Can’t Do It.” How Andrea Matone Used Photography to Face his Own Inner Limits

This is a photo essay about facing your own inner limits. Andrea Matone’s project starts from a sentence he knows very well: “you can’t do it.” Picture Story

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From Fog to Golden Hour: How Joshua Amirthasingh’s Tales from the City Finds Quiet Moments Inside a Loud City
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/21/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/21/26

From Fog to Golden Hour: How Joshua Amirthasingh’s Tales from the City Finds Quiet Moments Inside a Loud City

Early mornings, fog, and an empty San Francisco street. Instead of chasing big moments, he focused on small scenes, quiet corners, and light that changes fast. Photography Book Spotlight

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The Photograph That Changed How Eric Meola Sees Portraits Forever
Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 1/19/26 Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 1/19/26

The Photograph That Changed How Eric Meola Sees Portraits Forever

One photograph changed how Eric Meola sees people. It was not planned, commissioned, or carefully prepared. Story Behind The Photograph

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Photographing the American West Without Romance: Isabelle Arnon on Ranch Life, Labor, and Reality
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/17/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/17/26

Photographing the American West Without Romance: Isabelle Arnon on Ranch Life, Labor, and Reality

The American West did not disappear. Isabelle Arnon lived it. She did not pass through for a few weeks or photograph from the outside. Photography Book Spotlight

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Living Normally in an Abnormal Place: Pierpaolo Mittica on Photographing Workers, Families, and Faith Inside Chernobyl
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/15/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/15/26

Living Normally in an Abnormal Place: Pierpaolo Mittica on Photographing Workers, Families, and Faith Inside Chernobyl

What does everyday life look like inside Chernobyl? For many people, Chernobyl still means empty buildings, danger, and silence. But this place is not only ruins and abandoned rooms. Photography Book Spotlight

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