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The 3-Part Formula Dotan Saguy Uses to Turn Street Chaos Into Strong PhotographS
Project Interviews Martin Kaninsky 10/20/25 Project Interviews Martin Kaninsky 10/20/25

The 3-Part Formula Dotan Saguy Uses to Turn Street Chaos Into Strong PhotographS

Street photography isn't about luck; it's about method. Most photographers walk the streets hoping something interesting will happen in front of their camera. Interviews

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How Do You Photograph a Country That Won’t Let You Look? Inside Tariq Zaidi’s North Korea Project
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 10/18/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 10/18/25

How Do You Photograph a Country That Won’t Let You Look? Inside Tariq Zaidi’s North Korea Project

Photographing North Korea means working under constant watch. Two government guides followed London-based photographer Tariq Zaidi everywhere for two years, monitoring every frame he captured. Photography Book Spotlight

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Seamus Murphy’s Strange Love Finds Shared Humanity Between Two Nations Once Defined as Enemies
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 10/17/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 10/17/25

Seamus Murphy’s Strange Love Finds Shared Humanity Between Two Nations Once Defined as Enemies

Photography can still reveal what politics hides. In his book Strange Love, Seamus Murphy photographed life in both the United States and Russia. Photography Book Spotlight

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The Story Behind ‘Chicken Girl’: How Steve McCoy Captured a Defining Portrait of Skelmersdale
Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 10/16/25 Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 10/16/25

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

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Sandra Cattaneo Adorno and Gulnara Samoilova on Photography, Friendship, and Finding Your Voice
Project Interviews Martin Kaninsky 10/14/25 Project Interviews Martin Kaninsky 10/14/25

Sandra Cattaneo Adorno and Gulnara Samoilova on Photography, Friendship, and Finding Your Voice

Two photographers prove there's no single path into art. Sandra Cattaneo Adorno picked up her first camera at 60. Gulnara Samoilova fell in love with photography at 15 in Soviet Russia. Interviews

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How Jamel Shabazz Turned Prospect Park Into 45 Years of Healing, History, and Hope
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 10/12/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 10/12/25

How Jamel Shabazz Turned Prospect Park Into 45 Years of Healing, History, and Hope

Brooklyn's Prospect Park became Jamel Shabazz's classroom, refuge, and legacy. Most photographers chase subjects across cities, but Shabazz found everything he needed in 580 acres of green space. Photography Book Spotlight

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How to choose your first lens: Recommendations for student photographers
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 10/11/25 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 10/11/25

How to choose your first lens: Recommendations for student photographers

Choosing your first lens as a beginner photographer marks an exciting milestone in your creative path. Advertorial

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From New York Streets to Global Cities: Phil Penman on 30 Years of Iconic Street Photography
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 10/10/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 10/10/25

From New York Streets to Global Cities: Phil Penman on 30 Years of Iconic Street Photography

Phil Penman has captured 30 years of the world's streets. His camera has documented everything from 9/11 to quiet moments in Tokyo alleyways. Photography Book Spotlight

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Gregory Crewdson on Turning Suburban Streets Into Cinematic Worlds of Mystery and Light
Project Interviews Martin Kaninsky 10/8/25 Project Interviews Martin Kaninsky 10/8/25

Gregory Crewdson on Turning Suburban Streets Into Cinematic Worlds of Mystery and Light

Gregory Crewdson makes photos that look like movies.He builds scenes in small American towns where the streets, houses, and people look normal but something feels strange, like a moment from a story you cannot fully explain. Interviews

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Holiday Portraits Anywhere: The Right Backdrop for Small Spaces
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 10/7/25 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 10/7/25

Holiday Portraits Anywhere: The Right Backdrop for Small Spaces

Holiday photos don’t need a spare room or a truckload of gear. A living room, a hallway, even a corner near a window can turn into a clean little set if the scene is planned with care. Advertorial

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Time-Saving Hacks for Photographers Applying to Grants and Competitions
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 10/7/25 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 10/7/25

Time-Saving Hacks for Photographers Applying to Grants and Competitions

Applying for photography grants and competitions can be both exciting and overwhelming. Between curating your portfolio, writing compelling artist statements, and meeting strict deadlines, it’s easy for photographers to feel stretched thin. Advertorial

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How to Apply to Top Photography Schools in 2025-2026
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 10/7/25 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 10/7/25

How to Apply to Top Photography Schools in 2025-2026

Applying to top photography schools can feel overwhelming, with countless programs, requirements, and deadlines to manage. Advertorial

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How Patrick Lefèvre Turned Iceland’s Harsh Winter Into Soft, Dreamlike Photographs
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 10/6/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 10/6/25

How Patrick Lefèvre Turned Iceland’s Harsh Winter Into Soft, Dreamlike Photographs

Patrick Lefèvre transforms Iceland’s brutal cold into gentle beauty. His book Vetur shows winter not as a postcard, but as a place of silence, emptiness, and strange softness. Photography Book Spotlight

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Inside the White House: A Photographer’s Battle to Make the Shot Trump Refused to Pose For
Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 10/4/25 Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 10/4/25

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

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Why Martin Parr Says Most Photographers Overestimate Their Talents
Project Interviews Martin Kaninsky 10/2/25 Project Interviews Martin Kaninsky 10/2/25

Why Martin Parr Says Most Photographers Overestimate Their Talents

Every bad picture is a step toward a good one. Martin Parr knows this better than most photographers. Interviews

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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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Louis Stettner

“I have never been interested in photographs based solely on aesthetics, divorced from reality. I also doubt very much whether this is possible.”

Louis Faurer
Louis Faurer

“I have an intense desire to record life as I see it, as I feel it.”

Jan Groover
Jan Groover

“Formalism is everything.”

Sam Haskins
Sam Haskins

“All too frequently the amateur will purchase a fine modern camera and proceed to use it for making the most elementary simple snapshots. This surely is like playing ‘Chopsticks’ on a concert grand piano.”

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Lee Friedlander

"Photography is like fishing. You go out, and sometimes you catch something."


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