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fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 day ago

'Our Mr. Matsura': Director Beth Harrington discusses her new documentary about a historic Japanese-American photographer * Oregon ArtsWatch

Frank Matsura photographed early-20th-century Washington communities with intimate, spontaneous portraits that reveal trust, humanity, and cross-cultural connections.
fromPetaPixel
3 days ago

Photographer Reimagines 'Got Milk?' Campaign for New Generation

Since its launch in 1993, the Got Milk? campaign has become one of the most recognizable advertising initiatives in American history. Originally created by the advertising agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners, the campaign was designed to promote milk consumption in a way that was memorable, playful, and culturally resonant. The signature milk mustache portraits, shot by photographers including Annie Leibovitz, paired celebrities, athletes, and everyday people with a humorous, relatable visual motif: a glass of milk and a creamy white mustache.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Juggling 3 freelance jobs works for me. It's stressful at times, but I'm my own boss, and my businesses are thriving.

After being laid off, transitioned to freelancing—writing, piano teaching, and portrait photography—and maintained self-employment for ten years.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Allen Ginsberg in the back of my cab: Ryan Weideman's best photograph

Three decades driving a New York cab produced portraits of inspiring passengers and a personal encounter where Allen Ginsberg wrote a poem about the photographer.
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
3 weeks ago

Film Photography Rebounds Amidst a Sea of Digital Images

At the center are two men: Eric Weiss, the photographer who captured the pulse of New York's cultural heyday, and Tomek Maćkowiak, a Bay Area craftsman dedicated to reviving the tools of film photography. Their collaboration is not just about nostalgia. It is a meditation on memory, patience and the tactile joy of film in a digital world, reminding us that slowing down can be the boldest act of all.
Photography
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Vibrant, Disappearing World of India's Photo Studios

An employee manning the front desk explained that it was the only place in the area for customers to have photos taken for their Aadhaar cards, biometric I.D.s issued to almost all of India's adult population. Sometimes, the employee mentioned, people came for portraits to mark special occasions or holidays. Sheth's interest was piqued. "Are you expecting people today?" she asked.
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NYC music
fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

Carrie Brownstein on Richard Avedon's Portrait of Cat Power

Cat Power's music defies traditional norms, blending beauty with chaos in a captivating performance style.
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