A senior photo editor reveals what it takes to land an assignment for the iconic magazine—passion, dedication, research, a sense of history, an eye for poetry, and more.
Fresh, inspiring, insightful, thought-provoking: LensCulture is proud to present its first major book publication, which offers an overview and introduction to 160 of the most exciting contemporary photographers working today.
As part of the all-encompassing documentary project “Flint is a Place,” a photographer travels to Flint, Michigan—home to a devastating water crisis—to focus on an important year-end celebration.
Seeking to present a “sincere” narrative of everyday life in Detroit—a city that has experienced dizzying ups and downs in the past 50 years—these photographs illuminate stories and neighborhoods that are slowly being swept out of sight.
“Street photography is game for me—a game that takes our ordinary, daily lives as a canvas and offers a more elastic reality in which the familiar and the fantastic coexist....”
“In This World, Everything Is Difficult”: Saints on the Streets of Athens
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Arresting new images—”sharp, dry, precise…at times instinctive and surgical”—from an award-winning series that reveals the interior worlds of refugees living on the streets of Athens.
The beach is a great equalizer—no matter one’s way of life, everyone sheds their clothing (and social conventions) as soon as they step onto the sand. Here, varied moments of enjoyment from seasides around the world.
From the End of the Analog Era to the Enduring Wilderness
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After photographing the implosion of film-photography institutions across the world, Robert Burley turned his lens to a new subject and a new question of impermanence: the disappearing wild spaces around us.
Tokyo Is Yours: Seeking Sense Through Street Photography
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“Sometimes I feel like I am living in a film that I have imagined…” The serendipity and strangeness of street photography is used to make sense of the fantasies and fears radiating from Tokyo’s residents.
As Ukraine struggles to establish its national identity, there is no more potent symbol through which to understand this process than the disappearance of Lenin statues all over the country.
A poetic series on life in one of Sweden’s remote archipelagos—shot against a stark, immobile landscape over a period of 20 years as a family grows, lives, ages, and diminishes.
In a new exhibition at SF Camerawork, artists interpret the titular theme in a multitude of ways. Expect to see acrobats and trained animals—but also a sharp critique of our contemporary media environment and the everyday spectacle that is (American) politi
Combining aerial views with street-level scenes, the dichotomies of Detroit are revealed: a city that contains young people (and young money) alongside many neighborhoods which are struggling to survive.
In a society where broken things are discarded almost instantaneously, an artist takes inspiration from Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, which highlights the beauty of imperfection.
In a society where broken things are discarded almost instantaneously, an artist takes inspiration from Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, which highlights the beauty of imperfection.
“For me, street photography is like poetry to literature; jazz to music. I get high from the freedom. Street images are direct proof of the existence of harmony in our world…”
“For me, street photography is like poetry to literature; jazz to music. I get high from the freedom. Street images are direct proof of the existence of harmony in our world…”
Follow a collaborative duo into the homes of celebrated Polish World War II pilots and hear their remarkable stories—all the more poignant because of how quickly they are fading from memory.
“When I started this project, I asked myself: Could I photograph individuals without substance, without identity?” A series that questions the traces, even scents, left behind in a street photograph.
A globally-minded “struggle photographer” takes on the most pressing issue of our day—climate change—in this stirring installation of portraits, landscapes and found photographs.
Shot from 2012-2014—at the height of the international sanctions that crippled Iran’s economy—a striking street series that represents a “deeply interior” view of Iranian society.
Shot from 2012-2014—at the height of the international sanctions that crippled Iran’s economy—a striking street series that represents a “deeply interior” view of Iranian society.
After a long day shooting in the cold London streets, light, balloons, and a celebration emerge from the darkness. A reminder that hope—and a great shot—can appear at any moment.
“Whatever you think, think the opposite” is an expression that is often heard in Japan—this series looks at the country’s modern beauty while exploring its lasting influence on Western art.
When is documenting a crisis not enough? Stymied by the volume of digital images produced by photojournalists, this photographer returned to the material medium in order to literally give something back to her subjects.
After reaching a plateau in his creative growth, a photographer returns to a few of the greats (Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alex Webb) for inspiration—and ends up diving lens-first into a whole new photographic genre.
“Why don’t you photograph me anymore?” A simple question sparks an ongoing project between a photographer and her stepdaughter that explores the tender, intimate moments of young womanhood.
A photographer’s visual (and auditory) exploration of the Arctic has resulted in a multi-faceted media experience that mixes images and music, confronting us with the impermanence of the natural world.
“As I read passages by photographers talking about their work, what I heard was a conversation…a multi-voiced guide on how to see the world, how to pull meaning from the elusive, how to think about the work we do…”
Relationships between siblings are filled with contradictions: love, protection, competition, envy. Embracing in one moment, wrestling in the next, this dynamic is acted out over the course of a lifetime.
Continuing its bold reinvention, the photography world’s flagship festival pushes further into new territory this year, with a wide range of inspiring exhibitions and events—discover our editors’ highlights from the program.
“A story about life and death…a story of men who risk everything in order to provide a better future for their families; a story of contemporary heroes who undertake a Homeric journey into the unknown…”
A striking and comprehensive exhibition—premiering at Les Rencontres d’Arles—recognizes the efforts of 62 Iranian photographers, artists, and filmmakers who have bravely portrayed their country’s many changes since its historic 1979 revolution.
A striking and comprehensive exhibition—premiering at Les Rencontres d’Arles—recognizes the efforts of 62 Iranian photographers, artists, and filmmakers who have bravely portrayed their country’s many changes since its historic 1979 revolution.
A striking and comprehensive exhibition—premiering at Les Rencontres d’Arles—recognizes the efforts of 66 Iranian photographers, artists, and filmmakers who have bravely portrayed their country’s many changes since its historic 1979 revolution.
