The Outsider’s Advantage: How Ray Holland Captured Japan’s Hidden Soul
From mastering studio techniques in Osaka to capturing candid moments on Japan’s streets, Charles Raymond Holland blends decades of experience with a unique outsider’s perspective. Explore his journey, shaped by simplicity, cultural immersion, and a deep passion for storytelling through photography.
Capturing the Vulnerability of Reconnection: Mar Sáez’s Terza Vita and the Cinematic Nights of Rome
Night photography is unpredictable, especially when working with people you’ve just met. Finding the right balance between direction and spontaneity is what makes the difference between a lifeless pose and a real moment. Photography Book Spotlight
Confronting Mortality Through Photography: How Zack Mennell Embrace Vulnerability and Emotion
Step into a world of forgotten spaces and whispered memories through the lens of zack mennell, a photographer who transforms the desolate into the divine. Whistling As The Night Calls invites us to confront mortality, queerness, and the beauty found in vulnerability.
The Story Has to Be Based on Reality: How Stephen Shames Captures Truth Without the Tourist’s Lens
Most people with a camera stay on the surface, capturing what they see but never stepping inside the story. Stephen Shames believes that if you want to document reality, you have to stop looking at the world like a visitor. Photography Book Spotlight
Long-Form Photography Isn’t Just an Art - It’s the Most Honest Way to Tell a Story
Most images are taken in an instant, but they rarely go beyond the surface. Long-form documentary photography is different—it demands patience, deep engagement, and an understanding of the people and places being documented. Photography Book Spotlight
Why You Might Be Wrong About Color vs. Black-and-White Photography—Lessons from Helen Levitt’s Spider Girl
Photography is full of choices, but few spark more debate than color vs. black-and-white. Both have their champions and their power. Through the lens of Helen Levitt’s Spider Girl, Let’s explore how this debate shaped her work—and why it still matters today. Story Behind The Photograph
Why Street Photographer Garry Winogrand Didn’t Need Expensive Gear - What That Means for Your Photography
Garry Winogrand’s “Untitled, c. 1962” captures a couple at a zoo, turning an everyday scene into a fascinating story. This article dives into Winogrand’s spontaneous photography style and John Szarkowski’s thoughts on the image, showing how a simple photo can be rich with detail and meaning. Story Behind The Photograph
Urban Ghosts: How Stefan Czurda’s Abstract Street Photography Captures the Emotions We Overlook
Most people walk through the streets without noticing the emotions around them. But for Stefan Czurda, those fleeting moments of feeling are everything. His photography turns everyday people into ghostly figures, preserving emotions that would otherwise disappear. Picture Story
Dreams of Birds: How Carol E. Richards Captures Impermanence Through Her Lens
Every fleeting moment is a story waiting to be told. Carol E. Richards captures these moments with an eye for impermanence, revealing the beauty in what’s here one moment and gone the next.
A Photographer’s Reckoning: How Will Green’s Pandemic Loss Became a Visual Narrative of Fragility
Will Green’s Death and Other Belongings is a record of grief, loss, and the way memories linger in the smallest details. After losing both of his parents to Covid-19 within days of each other, Green turned to his camera, capturing a world that felt both familiar and unrecognizable. Photography Book Spotlight
Dreams (夢) by Glen Snyder
Photographing dreams may sound impossible, but Glen Snyder’s ethereal images capture the elusive essence of the dream state. Inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s film Dreams and using a rare Pentax soft-focus lens, Snyder invites us into a world where reality melts into the subconscious, and the lines between black and white, motion and stillness, are beautifully blurred.
No Fences, No Myths? How Mark McLennan’s Photographs Unravel the West’s Vanishing Dream
No myth lasts forever. What happens when legend outlives reality? The American West has always been shaped by stories—of freedom, vast landscapes, and endless possibility. Photography Book Spotlight
Visualizing the Pandemic: How Beth Galton Turned Isolation into Art
In isolation, Beth Galton redefined the way she saw, captured, and created through her lens. Locked inside, Beth Galton turned her lens on the crisis unfolding around her. Photography Book Spotlight
Bringing Your Solo Travels to Life Through Photography
Traveling solo offers an incredible opportunity to immerse yourself in new cultures, connect with nature, and choose your own itinerary. If you are as passionate about photography as you are about traveling, combining both allows you to showcase every sight, sound, and scene you discover from your own perspective. Sponsored
The Border Between Past and Present: Wong Chung Wai on Capturing a Family’s Journey
Wong Chung Wai set out to find the exact place where his parents crossed the China-Hong Kong border four decades ago. For him, photography wasn’t just about capturing an image—it was a way to connect with history. Story Behind The Photograph
The Art of Impermanence: Photographing Glaciers Before They Melt into Memory
Every long-exposure photograph Steve Giovinco takes captures a moment of beauty that might not exist tomorrow. The Arctic is changing faster than we can fully understand, and photography is one way to document what is disappearing. His images are are evidence of a world in transition. Picture Story
Capturing the Untold Stories: A Photographic Journey into the Struggles of Homeless Women
Photography allows us to see homeless women as individuals, each one with a unique story of hardship. Picture Story
The Unexpected Magic of Film Photography: Glen Snyder’s Konica FTA and the Sai Kung Sunset
A 1968 Konica, a roll of film, and a perfect sunset—sometimes, that’s all you need. Film photography is slower, unpredictable, and demands patience. But that’s exactly what makes it special. Glen Snyder, understands this better than most. His work is built on precision and presence.