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Outside the Dream: Child Poverty in America Stephen Shames
Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 9/30/25 Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 9/30/25

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

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Icons8: How 1.4 Million High-Quality Icons Help Designers Ship Projects Faster Without Freelancers
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 9/29/25 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 9/29/25

Icons8: How 1.4 Million High-Quality Icons Help Designers Ship Projects Faster Without Freelancers

What if one platform replaced all your design assets? Icons8 gives you 1.4 million icons, plus illustrations, photos, and 3D models. Advertorial

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Inside the Quiet Turn in Rasmussen’s Work: Beauty That Pulls You Into Violence
Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 9/29/25 Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 9/29/25

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

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Master Photographer Richard Misrach: How The "Cargo" Creator Still Finds Magic In Every Sunset After 50 Years
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/27/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/27/25

Master Photographer Richard Misrach: How The "Cargo" Creator Still Finds Magic In Every Sunset After 50 Years

Richard Misrach photographed the same view every single day. The legendary photographer captured cargo ships that everyone sees but nobody really notices. Photography Book Spotlight

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How Ragnar Axelsson Turns Storms, Ice, and Silence Into Photographs That Feel Eternal
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/25/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/25/25

How Ragnar Axelsson Turns Storms, Ice, and Silence Into Photographs That Feel Eternal

Ragnar Axelsson has spent his life chasing the Arctic before it disappears. For 45 years, this Icelandic photographer has traveled to places most people will never see. Photography Book Spotlight

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The Leap Through Fire: Story of Ed Kashi’s Iconic Image
Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 9/23/25 Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 9/23/25

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

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How Pedro Jarque Krebs Uses Baroque Light to Photograph Animals Like Old Masters Painted Kings
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/21/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/21/25

How Pedro Jarque Krebs Uses Baroque Light to Photograph Animals Like Old Masters Painted Kings

Light can turn a wild animal into a timeless portrait. Pedro Jarque Krebs built his technique around this simple truth. Photography Book Spotlight

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What Does It Mean to Be Close? Stephen Mccoy’s Proximity Exhibition Answers in Photographs, Not Words
Project Interviews Martin Kaninsky 9/19/25 Project Interviews Martin Kaninsky 9/19/25

What Does It Mean to Be Close? Stephen Mccoy’s Proximity Exhibition Answers in Photographs, Not Words

What does it take to go beyond appearances? Stephen Mccoy’s new exhibition Proximity asks this question with quiet humor and honesty. Interviews

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Exile in Blue: How Cyanotype Postcards Capture Moscow’s Fractured Love and Loss
Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 9/17/25 Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 9/17/25

Exile in Blue: How Cyanotype Postcards Capture Moscow’s Fractured Love and Loss

What happens when home becomes a memory instead of a place? Ida Anderson, she has created "Blue Valentines." Picture Story

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How To Store Old Photos for Preservation
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 9/16/25 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 9/16/25

How To Store Old Photos for Preservation

Preserve your cherished memories with these practical tips for old photo storage. Read the article for easy-to-follow tips!

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What Makes a Great Photo Essay? Structure, Examples & Tips
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 9/16/25 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 9/16/25

What Makes a Great Photo Essay? Structure, Examples & Tips

Discover how photo essays tell powerful visual stories. Learn essential elements, structures, technical tips, and see examples of impactful photo narratives. Sponsored

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How Sergio Purtell Turned 20 Years of American Life Into a Photographic Mirror of Myth and Reality
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/15/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/15/25

How Sergio Purtell Turned 20 Years of American Life Into a Photographic Mirror of Myth and Reality

Sergio Purtell spent 20 years photographing America's contradictions. What he captured was a country performing its own myths while living completely different realities. Photography Book Spotlight

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When Words Fail: Pamela Thomas-Graham Found Light In NYC's Darkest Hours
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/13/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/13/25

When Words Fail: Pamela Thomas-Graham Found Light In NYC's Darkest Hours

Some losses are too deep for language. After two years of trying to process the loss, Pamela Thomas-Graham picked up a camera for the first time. Photography Book Spotlight

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I Wonder What They're Thinking": Inside Oli Kellett's 'Cross Road Blues'
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/11/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/11/25

I Wonder What They're Thinking": Inside Oli Kellett's 'Cross Road Blues'

A street corner can reveal more than a portrait studio. When photographer Oli Kellett sets up his large format camera at busy intersections, he waits for something no studio session can manufacture. Photography Book Spotlight

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Jeff Rothstein Spent The 1980s Capturing NYC's Jewish Lower East Side. Here's What He Discovered About Vanishing Communities
Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 9/9/25 Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 9/9/25

Jeff Rothstein Spent The 1980s Capturing NYC's Jewish Lower East Side. Here's What He Discovered About Vanishing Communities

Jeff Rothstein's 1980s photographs captured a world that no longer exists. The Jewish Lower East Side he documented was already fading when he walked those streets with his Nikon cameras. Picture Story

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Jason Gardner Spent 3 Hours in a Paris Forest Using Only Natural Light. His Double Exposure Technique Makes Faces Disappear Into Nature
Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 9/7/25 Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 9/7/25

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

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The Fictional: How Monika K. Adler Exposes Power, Truth, and Manipulation Through Photography
Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 9/7/25 Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 9/7/25

The Fictional: How Monika K. Adler Exposes Power, Truth, and Manipulation Through Photography

What if reality is nothing more than the strongest illusion? In today’s world, truth often bends to the power of those who control it. Picture Story

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Ed Kashi on 45 Years of Photography: Chaos, Clarity, and the ‘Abandoned Moment’
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/5/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 9/5/25

Ed Kashi on 45 Years of Photography: Chaos, Clarity, and the ‘Abandoned Moment’

What can 45 years behind a camera teach us? Ed Kashi has spent his life photographing the world, from small personal stories to major global issues. Photography Book Spotlight

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The Words in Atlas of Invisible Things Were Never Meant to Tell You What the Photographs Mean
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A photograph can lose something when words explain it. Stephanie Duprie Routh made this tension central to Atlas of Invisible Things. Photography Book Spotlight

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What Happens When You Look Back at 50 Years of Your Photographs? Greg Girard Found a Career He Had Never Fully Seen
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