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
The Storm, the Hill, and the Silence: How Olga Karlovac Captured Silence in Motion
One snowy night, Olga Karlovac turned silence into a photograph. She walked alone on a small hill above Požega, the snow falling fast and the wind cutting through the dark. Story Behind The Photograph
In the Orchard at Dusk, A Deer Stepped Into Pia’s Frame
In the orchard at dusk, Pia pressed the shutter. Pia Guilmoth had been standing there for a long time, waiting without knowing what might happen. Story Behind The Photograph
How Steve McCoy Turned “Bad Family Photos” Into An Art Project That Still Makes People Laugh
When Bad Pictures Make Great Stories. Steve McCoy started photographing his family in ordinary, sometimes funny situations. Story Behind The Photograph
The Story Behind ‘Chicken Girl’: How Steve McCoy Captured a Defining Portrait of Skelmersdale
‘Chicken Girl’ vanished, resurfaced, and became a record cover. Steve McCoy took the photograph in Skelmersdale in the 1980s, working with people in their everyday spaces. Story Behind The Photograph
Inside the White House: A Photographer’s Battle to Make the Shot Trump Refused to Pose For
What happens when the President won’t pose for the cover? It sounds like a small problem, but in the White House it becomes a battle. Story Behind The Photograph
Outside the Dream: Child Poverty in America Stephen Shames
In 1985, photographer Stephen Shames was documenting the quiet crisis of child poverty in the United States. This photograph was made in Ventura County, just north of Los Angeles, where an informal encampment of unhoused families had gathered along the beach. Story Behind The Photograph
Inside the Quiet Turn in Rasmussen’s Work: Beauty That Pulls You Into Violence
The most powerful image sometimes isn’t the one you expect. It can be the photograph that feels small, almost like a mistake. Story Behind The Photograph
The Leap Through Fire: Story of Ed Kashi’s Iconic Image
What does it take to capture one unforgettable frame? In 1991, Ed Kashi stood in the middle of Derry, Northern Ireland, during a night heavy with history and tension. Story Behind The Photograph
Jason Gardner Spent 3 Hours in a Paris Forest Using Only Natural Light. His Double Exposure Technique Makes Faces Disappear Into Nature
Can a camera capture someone's soul merging with nature? For most photographers, this sounds impossible. Story Behind The Photograph
A Week with the Universe: Photographing Stephen Hawking
In the mid-1980s, photographer Stephen Shames traveled from Philadelphia to Cambridge, England. He wasn’t chasing fame or breaking news. He wanted to spend time with a man who had already changed the way we understand the universe: Stephen Hawking. Story Behind The Photograph
How Alex Yudzon Transformed a Brooklyn Hotel Room into a Temporary Sculpture Studio
His canvas was a Brooklyn hotel room. His brush: furniture. In the spring of 2025, Alex Yudzon spent one month inside a single hotel room, turning it into something between a sculpture and a photograph. Story Behind The Photograph
The Accidental Cover Shot That Captures a Family’s Flood of Memory
One photograph captured everything Nick Prideaux couldn’t explain. It was taken during a short break, not part of the plan. Story Behind The Photograph
How Mark McLennan Captured a Vanishing Gesture and the Unseen Workers Behind It
The most powerful portraits don’t need to show a face. In West Texas, Mark McLennan photographed oil field workers who didn’t want to be seen but couldn’t hide what the job had done to them. Story Behind The Photograph
How a Childhood Diary and a Forgotten Photo Became the Heart of Bieke Depoorter’s Most Personal Work
What can one photo teach you about memory and truth? Bieke Depoorter was nearly finished with her book when she found an old diary from her childhood. Story Behind The Photograph
A Quiet River Bend. A Changing Season. Ansley West Rivers’ Pilgrimage.
Just ten minutes from her home in Swan Valley, Idaho, there is a quiet place on the river that Ansley West Rivers returns to again and again. It is not part of the iconic Snake River views seen in postcards or photography books. Story Behind The Photograph
Waiting for the Right Moment: How Robert LeBlanc’s Scene That Feels Like Stepping Into the Past
Patience, not gear, makes unforgettable photographs. It’s easy to think that better equipment means better photos, but that’s not always true. Story Behind The Photograph
From Chaos to Clarity - How Eduardo Ortiz Builds a Photo
Eduardo Ortiz builds photos like puzzles, not snapshots. Each piece matters: the background, the subject, and the moment itself. Story Behind The Photograph