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Other people’s pain
Researching online a couple of days ago, I came across the above image by photographer John Moore. It led me first to consider the privacy of photography – a line so blurry and well-worn that I won’t begin to debate
Other people’s pain
Researching online a couple of days ago, I came across the above image by photographer John Moore. It led me first to consider the privacy of photography – a line so blurry and well-worn that I won’t begin to debate
The rise of Fine Art Photography
”This week, ArtTactic published a survey that showed that confidence in the modern and contemporary photography market is up by 9.2% since May, with the biggest increase in confidence at top end of the market, for photos priced over $100,000.
The rise of Fine Art Photography
”This week, ArtTactic published a survey that showed that confidence in the modern and contemporary photography market is up by 9.2% since May, with the biggest increase in confidence at top end of the market, for photos priced over $100,000.
Paul Graham: Photography is Easy, Photography is Difficult
From the Paul Graham Archive: Photography is Easy, Photography is Difficult It’s so easy it’s ridiculous. It’s so easy that I can’t even begin – I just don’t know where to start. After all, it’s just looking at things. We
Paul Graham: Photography is Easy, Photography is Difficult
From the Paul Graham Archive: Photography is Easy, Photography is Difficult It’s so easy it’s ridiculous. It’s so easy that I can’t even begin – I just don’t know where to start. After all, it’s just looking at things. We
The Five Myths of being ‘a Creative’
The myth: Ideas flow easily, arriving in their billions The reality: Ideas are HARD to find and FEW in number Sometimes no amount of mind-mapping, painstaking research or soul-searching comes to anything. Ideas, unfortunately, do not always arrive while we
The Five Myths of being ‘a Creative’
The myth: Ideas flow easily, arriving in their billions The reality: Ideas are HARD to find and FEW in number Sometimes no amount of mind-mapping, painstaking research or soul-searching comes to anything. Ideas, unfortunately, do not always arrive while we
Ethics and Photography: where do you stand?
From celebrity snaps to photojournalism and street photography, the ethics inherent to the medium have widely been debated for as long as the practice itself. Public photography is, of course, fraught with ethical conflict. What about the rights of privacy
Ethics and Photography: where do you stand?
From celebrity snaps to photojournalism and street photography, the ethics inherent to the medium have widely been debated for as long as the practice itself. Public photography is, of course, fraught with ethical conflict. What about the rights of privacy
Comforts of Home: Allen Bryan
Photographer Allen Bryan: For most of my adult life I took pictures: It was a way of collecting things that stopped me in my tracks. I accumulated file drawers full of images that have long since begun to fade away. Then in
Comforts of Home: Allen Bryan
Photographer Allen Bryan: For most of my adult life I took pictures: It was a way of collecting things that stopped me in my tracks. I accumulated file drawers full of images that have long since begun to fade away. Then in
Top 10 photography essays
1. Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography, Roland Barthes 2. On Photography, Susan Sontag 3. Mirrors and Windows: American Photography since 1960, John Szarkowski 4. Timelessness in Art and Photography, Chong Ho Yu (online) 5. Is Photography Art? Robert Balcomb, (online) 6. Beauty in Photography, Robert
Top 10 photography essays
1. Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography, Roland Barthes 2. On Photography, Susan Sontag 3. Mirrors and Windows: American Photography since 1960, John Szarkowski 4. Timelessness in Art and Photography, Chong Ho Yu (online) 5. Is Photography Art? Robert Balcomb, (online) 6. Beauty in Photography, Robert
what is photography today?
Can photography be termed “fine art” and, if so, what should that photography be like – must it be conceptual? With countless essays aiming to describe the ‘meaning’ of modern art photography and definition of fine art photography, Sophie Hastings
what is photography today?
Can photography be termed “fine art” and, if so, what should that photography be like – must it be conceptual? With countless essays aiming to describe the ‘meaning’ of modern art photography and definition of fine art photography, Sophie Hastings
Top 10 Photography Websites
Top 10 websites featuring new photography 1. Toomuchchocolate too much chocolate is an online photo exhibition/dialogue space run by photographer Jake Stangel. This site aims to serve and connect editorial, fine art, and commercial photographers all over the internet by focusing on dialogue, support,
Top 10 Photography Websites
Top 10 websites featuring new photography 1. Toomuchchocolate too much chocolate is an online photo exhibition/dialogue space run by photographer Jake Stangel. This site aims to serve and connect editorial, fine art, and commercial photographers all over the internet by focusing on dialogue, support,
Saturday Spotlight: Vivian Maier
Vivian Maier’s story has touched the fine art photography community. Details about Maier’s life are still being pieced together, but we do know that she was born in America, grew up in France, and returned to America to live a quiet
Saturday Spotlight: Vivian Maier
Vivian Maier’s story has touched the fine art photography community. Details about Maier’s life are still being pieced together, but we do know that she was born in America, grew up in France, and returned to America to live a quiet
