Photographer Profiles - Page 4 of 23

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

September 4, 2019

Andrea Bruce: Using Photography To Discover Democracy

A renowned photojournalist is using multimedia in a new way to explore what democracy, community and citizenship mean today

By Aimee Baldridge | Photography By Andrea Bruce

“What does democracy mean?” It’s one of those exasperating questions, like “what is art?” Both questions remind you that the dictionary definition is less a comprehensive explanation than a placeholder for centuries-old debates. Photographer Andrea Bruce was asked the first question in 2003 by a woman who was working as a prostitute in... Read more

August 21, 2019

Terry Virts: Capturing Images From An Unusual Perspective

The "travel" photographs Terry Virts creates were produced by having access to a unique vantage point on the International Space Station

By Mark Edward Harris | Photography by Terry Virts

Terry Virts is the most prolific photographer in the history of space travel. He’s shot more than 300,000 images during his two spaceflights, a two-week mission on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 2010 and 200-plus days on the International Space Station in 2014-2015, which included three spacewalks. He’s also shot terabytes of video, some for... Read more

August 8, 2019

Lynsey Addario: Documenting The Human Condition

Award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario’s most recent photography book, Of Love & War, depicts the many tragic facets of our current hostile global zeitgeist

By Terry Sullivan | Photography By Lynsey Addario

If I had to choose the most important photograph shot in the 21st century, it may just be the opening image for this article, shot by the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Lynsey Addario during one of her assignments in Iraq. In the caption, you learn the photograph depicts an Iraqi woman desperately looking to find her husband after a massive fire... Read more

July 12, 2019

How Jimmy Chin Filmed A Mountaineer Who Aspires To Extremes

Discover what it took for Jimmy Chin and his crew to document Alex Honnold’s ropeless ascent up El Capitan in the award-winning documentary movie "Free Solo"

By Mark Edward Harris | Photography By Jimmy Chin

Alex Honnold prepares to rappel off the summit of El Capitan in order to climb certain sections of Freerider. Colorado-based climber, mountaineer, skier and photographer Jimmy Chin can now add the title “Academy Award-winning film director” to his already-prestigious resume and ever-growing list of accomplishments. That’s because when Jimmy Chin,... Read more

June 26, 2019

Steve McCurry: A Master Photojournalist In Full

Steve McCurry’s most recent book reveals more about the photographer behind the great images

By Mark Edward Harris | Photography by Steve McCurry

September 11, New York City, 2001 If you search the internet for lists of the most well-known photographers working today, American photographer and photojournalist Steve McCurry, who has been responsible for capturing some of the most captivating images of the past 50 years, is almost always among those distinguished names. However, for a more personal... Read more

June 5, 2019

Capturing Weddings By Connecting With Your Subjects

Sally and Dan Watson share tips on successfully shooting wedding photos and video that are vivid, emotional and tell a great story

By Terry Sullivan | Photography By Sally & Dan Watson

When you watch Orlando, Florida-based photographer Sally Watson photograph a model or bride, you may not notice anything all that unique at first. Sally might tell the subject she loves that pose or look, but that’s nothing uncommon. But if you get a little closer and listen carefully, you realize it’s not so much what she’s saying but the tone... Read more

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