No, these are not photos from battlegrounds in Ukraine or Syria—these are from Paris, the erstwhile city of love and light, transformed into another stage for conflict in the aftermath of two years of terror attacks and heightened security and anxiety.
The Iraqi officials thought they could overtake the city of Mosul in just a few days but now, a month into the battle of Mosul, the scale of death and destruction have surprised everyone but ISIS.
“That big mouth, that gaudy face. Is this Miss Japan?”
In 2015, Japanese Ariana Miyamoto won the Miss Universe Japan. Her victory, however, was unexpected: she hadn’t planned to enter a Japanese beauty contest because she thought that her multiracial
“That big mouth, that gaudy face. Is this Miss Japan?”
In 2015, Japanese Ariana Miyamoto won the Miss Universe Japan. Her victory, however, was unexpected: she hadn’t planned to enter a Japanese beauty contest because she thought that her multiracial
“They say that death by a woman’s hand blocks the way to paradise for potential martyrs.” So begins this powerful, embedded look into the all-female fighting units in Kurdistan.
A wide-ranging, philosophical exchange on boundaries—social, political, mental and creative: "While the universe expands far beyond Pluto, our earthly condition only seems to get worse and worse."
70 million people worldwide suffer from eating disorders, and yet the subject is taboo—rarely discussed or documented. Here, a project shifts that landscape and offers a new perspective.
Dakar has become a huge, surreal "development" site in Senegal, forcing the question: Are the inhabitants being crushed and swept away by this complex transition or are they slowly taking possession of the new space?
LensCulture Emerging Talent 2016: Across an expanse of land larger than Texas and California combined, millennia-old ways of life are under threat by the spread of modernization. Sweeping views on traditional life, from the perspective of a local photographe
A life-long New Yorker offers an "epitaph" to his many years of city living and through it, a reflection on the joys and stresses of urbanity for all of us.
A wide-ranging discussion about the idea of the "invisible" photographer: "Sometimes you have to choose: is this situation aesthetically more interesting to me? Or it is a situation I want to experience?"
Many photographers want to make photobooks without knowing exactly what goes into the process—emotionally, logistically, psychologically. This essay takes us deep inside the creative journey.
LensCulture Emerging Talent 2016:
Feeling the holiday blues? These carefully composed, highly saturated images of urban landscapes highlight striking design and architecture around the world. Summer travels beckon, just a frame away.
2016 Photobooks of the Year, Part II: 32 Personal Favorites
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A wide-ranging group of experts from around the world share their personal favorite photobooks from the past year—discover something inspiring for the new year!
2016 Photobooks of the Year, Part II: 32 Personal Favorites
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A wide-ranging group of experts from around the world share their personal favorite photobooks from the past year—discover something inspiring for the new year!
Long-Term Storytelling: Puerto Rico, First People, Iraqi Refugees
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Veteran journalist and experienced mentor James Estrin presents new work from three emerging photojournalists while stressing the importance of collaboration in the digital age.
A long-time, highly decorated Iranian photojournalist finds fresh inspiration for his work with a simple new tool—the phone in his pocket. Vibrant mobile photography from across the world.
"Photographs are like your own children..." An internationally regarded portrait photographer reveals a hand-picked selection of previously unpublished works, alongside a few words to accompany her choices.
Dreamlike images from a carefully manicured neighborhood in Southern California that consider the perspective of children who grow up in sheltered, pristine surroundings—beautiful (yet empty?) bubbles.
A poetic mix of text and disparate yet strangely resonant single images, complete with short stories from each of the photographers that help tie them all together.
Cutting Through the Noise: Storytelling in the Digital Age
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From the New York Times, to TIME and WIRED—photo editor, photographer, and Exposure Awards 2017 juror Patrick Witty explores the power of contemporary media and its unparalleled capacity to reach new audiences.
Breathtaking shots of the natural world which remind us of the beauty and fragility of our home—highlights from the latest edition of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
The millennia-old landscape paintings of a famed Chinese artist, combined with a Korean legend, serve as dual inspirations for this poetic, surreal series of contemporary photographs.
What Comes Next: Thoughts on the Future of Photography
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An inspiring and wide-ranging conversation with curator Charlotte Cotton, touching on the big questions about the future of the medium but also offering personal insights, creative advice and encouraging the idea of "career suicide" as a means of re-invention
This three-part narrative explores the harrowing journey—and often insurmountable challenges—faced by undocumented Mexican immigrants who risk fate to make it to the USA.
"I prefer tension to beauty"—step into the ambiguous yet captivating world of this talented photographer, who transforms the stuff of dreams into memorable images.
These prize-winning portraits, focusing on men in the Arab world, challenge our notions of masculinity and force us to reconsider the centuries-old male gaze embedded in the history of art.
Our childhood bedrooms are central to defining who we are. This new book—consisting of 56 diptychs from around the world—shows us the stark inequalities but also deep universals shared by children in every corner of the globe.
Pitch-black nights punctured by sharp shouts and flashes of fish scales—floating on the Adriatic sea on a moonless night, fishermen assess their catch.
A dreamlike domain tests the limits of our perception: in these images, humans and alien creatures coexist in an uncharted, in-between, liquid-black realm.
Using long time exposures, painting with light, and appropriating the faded and cracked colors of old water-damaged snapshots, a new series of photographs conveys complex feelings of loss in profound new ways.
This devastating series of portraits explores the effects of enduring life in a still-struggling Eastern European nation 20 years after the Soviet Army left the country.
Through thoughtful, deliberate sequencing, seemingly unrelated photographs take on fluid, open-ended meanings which come to life in the imaginations of each viewer.
Images of happy cows grazing in fields and stalks of corn waving in the wind are carefully calculated by food companies to draw in consumers. But what does this industry really look like?
