The Role Of Documentary Photography

The Role Of Documentary Photography

Documentary photography is a medium that is at odds with itself – and can lead photographers to be at odds with themselves. On the one hand, such images can be seen as intrusive and exploitative because they can profit from the misery...

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Photographing Is Nothing – Looking Is Everything

Photographing Is Nothing – Looking Is Everything

Henri Cartier-Bresson, arguably the most influential photographer of the twentieth century, said: “Photographing is nothing. Looking is everything.” This is a very wise statement that a lot of people ignore. Photographers tend to get wrapped around the axle on equipment, which is...

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On Meaning In Street Photography

On Meaning In Street Photography

It’s autumn in New England and Luis goes out into the countryside with his camera, hoping to photograph something beautiful. It’s not long before he finds what he’s looking for. There, against a distant, still mostly green hillside is a mixed stand...

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Learning To Do Street Photography

Learning To Do Street Photography

Landscape photography is a wonderful photographic genre. It’s what most people graduate to when they’re first attracted to photography as a serious art form. Landscapes have the distinct advantage of staying still while you shoot pictures of them. There are other satisfying...

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Shooting Street

Shooting Street

People who are paid to shoot pictures are called “professionals.” People who shoot pictures because they enjoy shooting pictures are called “amateurs,” a word that derives from the Latin word “amor:” “love.” There’s a tendency to look down on amateurs because as...

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Behind The Photograph – Boy In The Doorway

Behind The Photograph – Boy In The Doorway

Many years ago ( 2007, I believe), Michael Reichmann, Chris Sanderson, and I walked the Buenos Aires streets. We were headed to Ushuaia, Argentina, on our way to an S. Georgia – Antarctica photography workshop. We spent a couple of days visiting...

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The Streets Of Valparaiso

The Streets Of Valparaiso

This Article Contains A Large Number Of Images and A Video On Sunday, February 23, 2020 I visited one of the most colorful cities in the world for the fifth time: Valparaiso, Chile. I had just returned from an amazing trip to...

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A Conversation With Steve Gosling

A Conversation With Steve Gosling

Today we continue with our conversations series. This is a series of Zoom video meetings with photographers and industry vendors. We talk about what we have been doing while in lockdown, as well as how the Covid-19 crisis has changed our outlook...

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Street vs Public Photography

Street vs Public Photography

When explaining that I’m a street photographer, I often respond in two different ways.   The first is in reaction to people who don’t understand why I would want to make photographs that include strangers. Isn’t that a violation of privacy? Don’t...

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