The second in a series of deeply personal interviews with some of our favorite street photographers—this one touching on identity, ethics, and the open mindset needed to make great photographs.
“The photographs that appear in cookbooks are rarely just about food. They are rich documents that illustrate the lives and times in which they were published. They raise questions which cut to the core of the most human of activities…feeding others and o
Your Guide to Paris Photo 2017: The LensCulture Editors’ Preview
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As every November, Paris Photo gathers photography-lovers from all over the world to celebrate images, photobooks, and all things photographic. Discover our editors’ picks from across the city.
Most documentation of the (widely unrecognized) post-Soviet states like Abkhazia and Transnistria turns them into stereotyped time capsules from the Cold War era. Here, two photographers reveal a different side, focusing on the commonality between young peopl
Discover here a different vision of street photography: images that are “separated from the decisive moment, the extraordinary, and juxtapositions in the humorous tone. Rather, I look for the simple, the essential, the light…”
In the far north of France, a curious community has formed around the creative destruction of cars—”not for a trophy but a good crash.” Learn more through this multi-disciplinary investigation.
Patterns and Privilege, East and West: Jeffrey Milstein’s LANY
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These soaring aerial photographs pair Los Angeles and New York from above, showing us enthralling visual patterns while hinting at the discrepancy between how the rich and poor live in America.
On a journey to India, a photographer meets a young man who is burdened by the strictures of the country’s caste system. A deeply personal look at the limitations (and dangers) of forces beyond our control.
Winding their way through the Norwegian landscape, truck drivers share the road with other travelers. And yet when they stop to rest, late at night, their deep isolation is revealed.
Photography is, among so many other things, a journey. See our editors’ selection of 15 iconic images from this latest limited-time offering from the photographers of Magnum (and on this occasion, Aperture as well).
A Pulitzer-Prize Winner Speaks on the Art of Photojournalism
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Award-winning photojournalist Renée C. Byer talks to LensCulture about making an authentic connection with the people she documents and the life-changing relationships formed along the way.
A project begun on the cusp of death (the passing of the artist’s father) and a new beginning (the birth of his daughter) that wanders with poetic grace through life’s ceaseless cycles.
A project begun on the cusp of death (the passing of the artist’s father) and a new beginning (the birth of his daughter) that wanders with poetic grace through life’s ceaseless cycles.
An Urgent Look at How Artificial Intelligence Will See the World
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For nearly two centuries, we have thought about photography as an enterprise undertaken by humans, for humans. But what happens when machines start to photograph? What happens when machines start to see?
This Master of Modern Photography Probably Influenced Your Work
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We sat down with a curator from the Museum of Fine Arts to discuss the “father” of modern photography and the future of museum collections in our digital world.
The idea of an “emerging talent” is an enticing but nebulous concept. Who are these talents? How are they discovered? How do they emerge? By following the arc of two very different artists, some general principles become clear.
While art fairs around the world grow increasingly insular and difficult to penetrate, Amsterdam’s Unseen is dedicating itself to showing fresh faces, new work and creating a platform to examine the next trends in photography.
500 Years of Magic, Mysticism and Ritual in the Forests of Norway
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Picked by juror Alec Soth in our Magnum Photography Awards, this series captures the unique culture of the Forest Finns, a people defined by their connection to nature and a set of beliefs rooted in shamanistic tradition.
Photography, Poetry, Music and Philosophy: The Medium from a Critic’s Eye
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An independent and invaluable voice in the world of photography, The Guardian’s Sean O’Hagan offers his wide-ranging views on words, images and the increasingly overlooked key to creativity.
Urban non-events; quiet minutiae; delicate juxtapositions—with a literary eye, the celebrated writer turned photo critic turned photographer Teju Cole takes us around the world with his camera and pen, transforming passing moments into gem-like vignettes yo
Using a photographic technique generally reserved for scientific documentation—NASA uses it on Mars—this series gives elegiac new life to discarded flowers.
Drawn there by chance, a photographer finds himself unexpectedly enraptured by Iceland: the place’s unique topography, desolate landscapes, and constantly shifting array of travelers somehow make the place feel like home.
Why do some of us feel constantly uprooted, always moving from place to place without settling down? An introspective look at the feeling of self-imposed nomadism and, even, exile.
Many people take it for granted that they can “pick themselves up by their bootstraps” and better themselves, but for a large portion of America, that just isn’t true. A look at a working-class community in New Jersey.
How do you find a gallery that’s a good fit for your photography? Also: never overlook the importance of how you print your work. Lots of great advice from a Brooklyn gallery’s co-founder and director.
Nazraeli Press has published work by Alec Soth, Marilyn Minter, Daido Moriyama, and many others. We sat down with Nazraeli’s founder and publisher to learn more about the photobook world.
“Photographs (I mean the good ones) cannot be simply replaced by words—or worse, concepts. The really good ones retain a capacity for resistance, surprise or mystery that constitute their essential charm and force…”
Visit the renowned Malik Ghat Flower Market in Kolkata through a series of portraits that capture the proud vendors posing alongside their spectacular, delicate flora.
Searching for an Authentic Picture of the World’s Most Mysterious Country: North Korea
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North Korea is in the headlines daily—but beneath the overheated rhetoric, what is life really like there? A photographer ventured in hoping to pierce the secretive’s country mysterious shroud.
In the American West, it feels like everywhere has been conquered and exhausted—yet unexplored corners remain. These photographs explore the diverse community of artists, writers, and more “nefarious” characters that live around the edge of Joshua Tree
Grappling with the pervasive feelings of loss, loneliness, and isolation that overcome everyone—immigrants and natives alike—this series takes the surrounding sea as a grounding force in an otherwise unsteady world.
Advice for Emerging Photographers: Learning from Nadav Kander
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A relentless drive combined with a thoughtfully cultivated humanness—according to the sought-after photographer Nadav Kander, that is what it takes to make your mark in our current age of visual glut.
Unsettling, disconcerting (and, at times, grotesque), these manipulations of Victorian cabinet cards question the foundation of our identity and the depths at which we judge those around us.
Reflecting on issues of self-control, insecurity, and the contemporary image of a “perfect” body, two projects that capture the lives and stories of people living with disabilities.
Facing economic hardship, a group of largely educated young men smuggle fuel from their country, Iran, into neighboring Pakistan—a high risk endeavor that tempts with its lucrative rewards.
