Martin Kaninsky 9/11/26 Martin Kaninsky 9/11/26

Borrow the Question, Not the Photograph

How do you learn from photographs you admire without simply making weaker versions of them? Photography, Reconsidered

Martin Kaninsky 8/7/19 Martin Kaninsky 8/7/19

Country Doctor a Photo Essay by W. Eugene Smith

Today, I am going to talk about a photo essay Country Doctor by W. Eugene Smith. I am going to take a closer look at the story behind some photographs and if you are not familiar with W. Eugene Smith

Martin Kaninsky 7/31/19 Martin Kaninsky 7/31/19

William Eugene Smith - Master of the Editorial Photo Essay

Smith was described as "perhaps the single most important American photographer in the development of the editorial photo essay." He shot photo projects so large that they cannot be displayed in any museum. Let’s take a closer look at brilliant photographer William Eugene Smith.

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. Interviews

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

From Brief Encounters to Years of Returning: Robin de Puy on Photographing People

Robin de Puy could no longer make this project alone. She first photographed Randy in Ely, Nevada, during a 2015 road trip and kept returning to him for more than ten years. Interviews