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What Are the Best Photo Editing Software for Mac
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 2/3/26 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 2/3/26

What Are the Best Photo Editing Software for Mac

Imagine that you’ve imported the files, and then, when you see the combined effects of light, noise, blurriness, and background clutter in your subject, you get stuck on what to do next.  Advertorial

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Inside Recover & Release: What Photographing Wildlife Rescue Centers Taught Donna Wesley Spencer About Human Impact on Nature
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/2/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 2/2/26

Inside Recover & Release: What Photographing Wildlife Rescue Centers Taught Donna Wesley Spencer About Human Impact on Nature

Wildlife rescue centers reveal our quiet damage to nature. Inside these spaces, animals arrive after being hit by cars, poisoned, displaced, or orphaned. Photography Book Spotlight

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Photographing the Last Days of Life: What Sibylle Fendt Discovered About Trust, Presence, and Death as Part of Life
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/31/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/31/26

Photographing the Last Days of Life: What Sibylle Fendt Discovered About Trust, Presence, and Death as Part of Life

Death is part of life and Sibylle Fendt photographs it. She does this by spending time with people who are dying at home, together with their families. Photography Book Spotlight

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How Mario Schneider Captures Intimacy on New York’s Streets
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/29/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/29/26

How Mario Schneider Captures Intimacy on New York’s Streets

Mario Schneider photographs New York by disappearing into it. He does not chase landmarks or famous places, but watches people until they forget he is there. Photography Book Spotlight

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Inside the World’s Most Secret Food Facilities: Gregor Sailer on Access, Control, and the Illusion of Plenty
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/27/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/27/26

Inside the World’s Most Secret Food Facilities: Gregor Sailer on Access, Control, and the Illusion of Plenty

These facilities feed millions while remaining completely hidden. They are insect farms, jellyfish labs, vertical greenhouses, virus institutes, and high-security research centers spread across the world. Photography Book Spotlight

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Sharpness Is a Skill: A 6-Lesson Mini-Course (Not a Lens Problem)
Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 1/27/26 Advertorial Martin Kaninsky 1/27/26

Sharpness Is a Skill: A 6-Lesson Mini-Course (Not a Lens Problem)

Learn sharpness with a 6-lesson mini-course: stability, focus control, and depth of field. Diagnose blur fast and build repeatable habits. Advertorial

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How Photographing Quiet, Forgotten Spaces Became Igor Shutov’s Way of Being in the City
Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 1/25/26 Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 1/25/26

How Photographing Quiet, Forgotten Spaces Became Igor Shutov’s Way of Being in the City

Beyond Places is a photographic project that grew out of walking and careful observation of the city. It began without a clear plan or a predefined idea, driven instead by curiosity and a desire to notice places and scenes that usually remain outside the field of attention. Picture Story

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“You Can’t Do It.” How Andrea Matone Used Photography to Face his Own Inner Limits
Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 1/23/26 Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 1/23/26

“You Can’t Do It.” How Andrea Matone Used Photography to Face his Own Inner Limits

This is a photo essay about facing your own inner limits. Andrea Matone’s project starts from a sentence he knows very well: “you can’t do it.” Picture Story

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From Fog to Golden Hour: How Joshua Amirthasingh’s Tales from the City Finds Quiet Moments Inside a Loud City
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/21/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/21/26

From Fog to Golden Hour: How Joshua Amirthasingh’s Tales from the City Finds Quiet Moments Inside a Loud City

Early mornings, fog, and an empty San Francisco street. Instead of chasing big moments, he focused on small scenes, quiet corners, and light that changes fast. Photography Book Spotlight

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The Photograph That Changed How Eric Meola Sees Portraits Forever
Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 1/19/26 Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 1/19/26

The Photograph That Changed How Eric Meola Sees Portraits Forever

One photograph changed how Eric Meola sees people. It was not planned, commissioned, or carefully prepared. Story Behind The Photograph

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Photographing the American West Without Romance: Isabelle Arnon on Ranch Life, Labor, and Reality
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/17/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/17/26

Photographing the American West Without Romance: Isabelle Arnon on Ranch Life, Labor, and Reality

The American West did not disappear. Isabelle Arnon lived it. She did not pass through for a few weeks or photograph from the outside. Photography Book Spotlight

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Living Normally in an Abnormal Place: Pierpaolo Mittica on Photographing Workers, Families, and Faith Inside Chernobyl
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/15/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/15/26

Living Normally in an Abnormal Place: Pierpaolo Mittica on Photographing Workers, Families, and Faith Inside Chernobyl

What does everyday life look like inside Chernobyl? For many people, Chernobyl still means empty buildings, danger, and silence. But this place is not only ruins and abandoned rooms. Photography Book Spotlight

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What Happens When You Photograph Climate Change Using the Thing That’s Disappearing? Tristan Duke Explains Glacial Optics
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/13/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/13/26

What Happens When You Photograph Climate Change Using the Thing That’s Disappearing? Tristan Duke Explains Glacial Optics

What happens when climate change becomes the camera lens itself? Instead of photographing climate change in a traditional way, he uses melting glacier ice as the actual camera lens. Photography Book Spotlight

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Why Kentaro Kumon Believes Nothing Is Ordinary Once You Learn How to Look
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/11/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/11/26

Why Kentaro Kumon Believes Nothing Is Ordinary Once You Learn How to Look

Photography begins long before you press the shutter. For Kentaro Kumon, photography starts with time, walking, and learning a place before taking pictures. Photography Book Spotlight

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Survivors Sitting Next To Perpetrators: How Jan Banning Documented Reconciliation In Post-Genocide Rwanda
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/9/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/9/26

Survivors Sitting Next To Perpetrators: How Jan Banning Documented Reconciliation In Post-Genocide Rwanda

What does forgiveness look like after genocide? In Rwanda, Jan Banning photographed survivors sitting next to the people who killed their families. Photography Book Spotlight

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Art vs Pornography: Buku Sarkar on Consent, Control, and the Female Gaze
Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 1/7/26 Photo Essay Martin Kaninsky 1/7/26

Art vs Pornography: Buku Sarkar on Consent, Control, and the Female Gaze

Where does art end and pornography begin in photography? This question sits at the center of Buku Sarkar’s photo essay Art vs Pornography. Picture Story

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Night Walks in Tama New Town: Sakaguchi Tomoyuki’s GOING HOME
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/5/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/5/26

Night Walks in Tama New Town: Sakaguchi Tomoyuki’s GOING HOME

Every night, Sakaguchi Tomoyuki waited at empty intersections. He stood there with a tripod, often for hours, in the quiet streets of Tama New Town. Photography Book Spotlight

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What Happens When You Photograph the Same Strangers Every Morning for Nearly a Decade? Peter Funch Explains
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/3/26 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 1/3/26

What Happens When You Photograph the Same Strangers Every Morning for Nearly a Decade? Peter Funch Explains

Peter Funch photographed the same strangers every morning for years. He stood on the same New York street corner and watched people repeat their daily routines. Photography Book Spotlight

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