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Why Julio Mitchel Stopped Photographing El Sur After 20 Years

Julio Mitchel finished El Sur without seeing conditions improve. From the 1980s to 2000, he travelled through seven Latin American countries, photographing poverty, inequality, and the abuse of power. Photography Book Spotlight

What Makes Catherine DeLattre Stop the Car for a Photograph?

Catherine DeLattre’s photographs begin with something worth stopping for. Driving through Wayne County, Pennsylvania, she notices isolated houses, trees, and open fields. Photography Book Spotlight

How Oviul Maruf’s Mother’s Rooftop Garden Became the Setting for Botanical Silence

Oviul Maruf found a project in his mother’s garden. On the roof of their home in Sylhet, Bangladesh, she grows flowers that became subjects for many photographs in Botanical Silence. Interviews

What Painting Changed About Janelle Lynch’s Photographs

Color entered Janelle Lynch’s photographs through painting. In Another Way of Looking at Love, she photographed plants and trees on her property in the Catskills. Photography Book Spotlight