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March 5, 2020

Capturing The Icons Of Activism

A new photography book showcases activists, both famous and lesser known, who took the crucial step to get involved

By Theano Nikitas | Photography By KK Ottesen

Photographer and author KK Ottesen’s most recent book, Activist: Portraits of Courage (Chronicle Books, published October 2019, 7 x 9 ¼ in, 300pp, hardcover $35), contains the words and portraits of 41 American activists. The photographs represent activists, ranging in age from 21 to 94, who have been engaged in a broad range of issues from a variety... Read more

December 18, 2019

Keith Carter: Fifty Years

In 2018, this renowned fine-art photographer celebrated half a century of work

By Mark Edward Harris | Photography by Keith Carter

“Conversation with a Coyote,” 2014 Last year, the University of Texas Press published Keith Carter: Fifty Years, which compiled five decades of the photographer’s search for the soul in the ordinary. The collection of 250 images takes readers on a visual journey through a dream world that Carter often captures in the quiet realities of daily life... Read more

December 5, 2019

Stephen Wilkes: Day To Night

A new monograph reveals how Stephen Wilkes waited for the right time for technology to catch up to his photographic vision

By Terry Sullivan | Photography by Stephen Wilkes

“Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park,” 2015 When you first see a photograph by Stephen Wilkes from his “Day To Night” series—many of which can be seen in the recently published, beautifully designed monograph Stephen Wilkes: Day To Night—you’ll most likely experience two disparate sensations. First, you’ll recognize the setting.... Read more

November 26, 2019

Cig Harvey: State Of Being

Photographer Cig Harvey looks for magic and meaning in the everyday of a Down Maine life

By Russell Hart / Photography by Cig Harvey

“The Screen Door,” Warren, Maine, 2013. It’s no easy task to describe Cig Harvey’s photographs in a meaningful way. Words make their subjects seem ordinary and random: a child’s mouth with a loose baby tooth; a freshly picked collection of four-leaf clovers; a bowl of red cherries. Yet other details vivify these simple things. Bright red string... Read more

November 18, 2019

Duane Michals: Empty New York

What a master photographer sees in his previous work and his future work

By Mark Edward Harris / Photography By Duane Michals

“Empty New York,” by Duane Michals, 1964. Travel to the Soviet Union during the darkest days of the Cold War as an American was unusual, but for Duane Michals, the unusual has proved to be the norm. Throughout his career, the highly regarded fine-art photographer has embraced the commercial world and scoffed at the idea that it’s “selling out.” In... Read more

November 12, 2019

Julia Fullerton-Batten: A River Runs Through Them

This London-based fine-art and commercial photographer creates imaginative works that are inspired by England’s most renowned river

By Aimee Baldridge / Photography by Julia Fullerton-Batten

The Race Box, 2018 Kingdoms may come, kingdoms may go Whatever the end may be Old Father Thames keeps rolling along Down to the mighty sea So go the lyrics of the 1933 ballad Old Father Thames. The song is an exhortation to Britons weathering the precarious period between two devastating wars to keep their chins up and their character steady,... Read more

October 8, 2019

Amy Touchette Captures The Visual Personality Of The Street

Shooting street photos lets this photographer go out into the world and live a more authentic and meaningful life

By Jill Waterman | Photography By Amy Touchette

“Us, No. 14” from Us. “It’s a gift when subjects on the street tell you about their relationship without saying a word,” says Touchette. As any New Yorker will tell you, the events of September 11, 2001, cast an indelible shadow over their life experiences. But for one New Yorker, in particular, street portrait photographer Amy Touchette,... Read more

October 1, 2019

Chris Buck And The Politics Of Taking U.S. Presidential Portraits

Renowned celebrity photographer Chris Buck provides important tips for capturing compelling photographs of politicians and celebrities

By Terry Sullivan | Photography By Chris Buck

Chris Buck’s photo of former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, former First Lady Barbara Bush. A key element of making successful portraits is that they not only capture someone’s likeness but also convey the sitter’s personality or perhaps even some surprising hidden quality. But if doing this for celebrity portraiture isn’t challenging... Read more

September 24, 2019

Sarah Silver: Moving Beauty

Learn how this distinguished fashion and beauty photographer takes her powerful, provocative expressions across multiple mediums

By Mark Edward Harris | Photography By Sarah Silver

Model Maryna Linchuk from The Lions Model Management, New York, 2017 Sarah Silver’s love of photography began in her grandfather’s darkroom. This love has never waned, but she has explored dramatically different genres of the visual medium throughout her career. The New York City-based photographer/director began her career as a photojournalist... Read more

September 13, 2019

Maria Svarbova: Frozen In Time And Space

This Eastern European photographer combines a powerful design aesthetic with her sense of place to produce enticing fashion photographs

By Mark Edward Harris | Photography By Maria Svarbova

No Diving, Smykacka, 2016 Slovakian photographer Maria Svarbova knew from an early age that she was going to be an artist. The only question was which medium would she use as a means of self-expression? Within less than a decade of “discovering” photography as her chosen medium in 2010, she has garnered the prestigious Hasselblad Master award, had... Read more

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