The art of self-portrait: How Danielle L Goldstein Transformed Hundreds of Hotel Rooms Into a Visual Diary
A ledge in a Spanish hotel room changed everything. It was the moment that pushed Danielle L Goldstein to photograph herself for the first time in a quiet, unfamiliar space. Photography Book Spotlight
The Real Story Behind Janet Delaney’s Book: Photographing Beauty Shops, Hard Work, and Family History
A sales route became an unexpected photographic archive. It started as a simple week following Janet Delaney’s father on his beauty shop route in Los Angeles. Photography Book Spotlight
How Charles Brooks Turns Musical Instruments Into Vast Architectural Worlds You Have Never Seen Before
Have you ever wondered what music looks like from within? Most of us spend our lives hearing instruments without thinking about their hidden spaces. Interviews
How Eduardo Ortiz Uses Color Theory to Make Street Photos That Feel Cinematic and Balanced
Great color photography isn’t about saturation. It’s about balance. Eduardo Ortiz understands how colors work together and how they affect the mood of a photo. Photography Book Spotlight
Two Bodies, One Home: How Pixy Liao Reinvented Domestic Space Through Living Furniture
What happens when a couple becomes the furniture?This project starts with a simple idea: two people using their own bodies to form chairs, tables, and othe familiar objects. Interviews
How Complexity Theory Shaped the Visual Language of David Ricci’s Photographs
Most photographers underestimate how complexity really works. Many believe a busy frame is enough, but true complexity needs structure. Photography Book Spotlight
What Photographers Miss About Ordinary Life, and How Judith Black Built a Masterpiece by Staying in One Room
You already have more to photograph than you think. Many photographers search for special places, but strong images often come from the rooms we already live in. Photography Book Spotlight
Why Martin Parr Photographs Cliches on Purpose
Nothing seems more ordinary than a tourist photo. Crowds posing at monuments, people copying the same gestures, the same angles, the same idea of a perfect memory. YouTube Video
How a Family Secret Shaped Jillian Guyette’s Vision and Led to a Book About Home
A hidden family story changed the way she photographed. It helped her understand why she was drawn to family and memory in the first place. Photography Book Spotlight
Martin Parr Has Died at the Age of 73
Martin Parr, a Photographer Who Changed How We See the Everyday, Has Died
Inside the Shankill Through Julie McCarthy’s Camera
Understanding the Shankill starts with hearing its people. This is why Julie McCarthy spent five years returning to the same street, listening before photographing. Photography Book Spotlight
How Stefan Draschan Turns Ordinary Museum Moments Into Photographs You Have To Look At Twice
The most interesting photos hide in plain sight.
Stefan Draschan has spent years proving this with his patient museum work, waiting for tiny coincidences that suddenly line up. Photography Book Spotlight
How Sunrise Hunts and Serendipity Created the Look of Alex Kittoe’s book
It comes from slow travel, from quiet mornings, and from a growing archive that kept changing as Alex Kittoe changed. Across Europe, California, Africa, and Asia, he learned to trust film, to use colour with intention, and to let his curiosity guide him more than any plan. Photography Book Spotlight
How Claire Rosen Turned a Simple Visual Experiment Into a Call to Rethink How We Treat Animals
Can art make us treat animals with more care? It is a simple question, but it sits at the center of Claire Rosen’s ten year project Birds of a Feather. Photography Book Spotlight
How Eight Years in the Arctic Shaped Marta Bevacqua’s Most Personal Project
It started the moment she first stepped onto Svalbard.
She thought one visit would finally quiet a dream she carried since childhood, but the opposite happened. Photography Book Spotlight
Film Photography Aesthetic in the Digital Age: Creating Analog Effects with Modern Tools
Discover how to recreate authentic film photography aesthetics using digital tools. Explore vintage filters, grain effects, negative styles, and creative editing techniques. Advertorial
How Hanno Ketterer Turned 1,000 War Letters Into a Powerful New Photographic Story About Love and Survival
It starts the moment Hanno opened his grandmother’s box. Inside, he found almost one thousand letters his grandfather wrote during the war. Photography Book Spotlight
Why Every Photographer Should Learn From Masters Who Actually Do the Work
I have interviewed hundreds of photographers for this blog, and the greatest advantage of that work is hearing directly from artists who spend their lives in the field.