#photography

#photography

Everything is autobiographical here, as Alexander is "committed to bringing as many lights outside the studio as possible" - recreating studio aesthetics to "complex-ify" his lighting, the simple flash will no longer suffice. Although it's simple, Alexander forewarns "we're no longer within simple times." He's sworn to "entering the world of the hat", (a reference to Stephen Sondheim's song Finishing The Hat, a classic tune all about the reverence of everyday objects) and in the process, Alexander is tailoring each subject to its setting, finding each item or person's most interesting light.

“I'm 12 years old. We're in Burgundy, and all of a sudden, glasses of wine start to show up in front of me,” remembers Katz, “I'm looking around wondering if I'm going to get in trouble with my parents. That was just kind of my first introduction to wine.”

And while the city is known for its food, fashion, and design, I think part of what makes Copenhagen feel so special is how closely connected it is to nature and open space-something worth keeping in mind when planning a visit here.

At the age of 17, Simon Burstall documented the burgeoning underground rave scene of 1990s Sydney. Armed with borrowed school cameras and stealing away from home in the early hours of the morning in the family car, Simon found community and a career that would change him forever.

When she asks young women in the many small towns she's visited why they have long hair, they respond with simple reasons akin to, "Because I like it." But, Werning adds, "The true reason is invisible and passes from generation to generation. It's the culture of Latin America, where our ancestors believed that cutting hair was cutting life, that hair is the physical manifestation of our thoughts and our souls and our connection to the land."

Hyland's images focus on the 'back-to-the-land trend' and the economies that have been born out of this transition, highlighting the pre-wedding shoot industry and tourist photo-ops.

The company was recognized as the top news group in New York state, and beat its closest rival by more than 400 points in this year's contest.

F. C. L. Wratten's innovations in photography transformed the field, allowing for greater clarity and detail in images, which was revolutionary at the time.

For over two years I've been working on What I Carry: a collaborative photo+writing storytelling project with Portland's Street Community. I've wanted to show What I Carry in the heart of Portland's homeless neighborhood in Portland's Old Town where the majority of the work was done.

Even a book by a leading expert on the avant-garde artist can't tell us much about her personal life. This highlights the challenges historians face in connecting an artist's work to their life experiences.

During this time, the city was practically empty of tourists, and I got to meet locals who had been here all their lives or had returned because of the pandemic.

In 1953, Dave Sharkey and his wife Ann founded a photographic studio in Oxford Street, London, which promised prints ready in 10 minutes, long before anyone else could.

Petra Collins occupies a rare position - she is a photographer who has become, in her own right, a public figure. Few other contemporary image-makers shoot as many magazine covers as they star on them.

Rudolph's photographs extend far beyond the typical lifespan and purpose of a campaign. Reimagined through an editorial lens, the photographs stand today as a visual diary of Ibiza's duality as both a tourist destination and island community.

Giles Duley's 'Distortion/Memory/Resilience/' invites the public into a penthouse at Sutton Tower to view his exploration of the human cost of war, running from May 12-24.

Tim, a veteran lensman, is hunkered down in a wildlife hide, where he meets Marcus, his new apprentice. Their early interactions are filled with friction, as they clash over everything from making tea to the creative process.

McCormack's new book, Patterns: Art of the Natural World, emerged from a period of quieter reflection during the pandemic, where he explored his immediate surroundings.

Artist Murugiah will be speaking about the process of creating his new slew of painted, oddball characters as part of his debut solo exhibition opening this month.

"Both film and digital capture have a limited dynamic range; they can't record the full brightness of the sky and the darker subject simultaneously. For some photographers, this loss of detail is a technical problem. For others, it's an expressive possibility."

This captivating photo depicts not an isolated incident, nor accident, nor allegory, but rather an ongoing war crime, underscoring the importance of not looking away.

Homes of Haor by Joy Saha documents the vernacular architecture of Ashtagram, Kishoreganj, in Bangladesh's Haor region. Homes are built on naturally raised mounds that become islands during the monsoon, surrounded by seasonal floodwater.

As the minute hand crept towards midnight, Shane Hatton lay awake in his hotel room in Lviv in Ukraine as sleep continued to escape him.

Kangaroo Island is home to wildlife found nowhere else, including a soot-coloured dunnart, and has a human population so low that there are 14 kangaroos for every one person.

I admired their simplicity and generosity and thought of the pictures I made as agreements. I wanted to pay attention to the body and personality that had agreed out of love to reveal itself.