The week in photography
The world of photography now, as in the past, is so alive and pulsating with life.
It’s clear, especially at this moment in time, with all the volatility in society that we have seen on so many levels so far this year, that photographers are doing INCREDIBLE work to document these times.
Below please find the week in photography:
1) How to take great pictures: six acclaimed photographers share their secrets:
This is a wonderful article by The Guardian. Each of the renowned photographers interviewed for this piece have totally unique and insightful pieces of advice to give. The photographers interviewed are:
2) Why enter WPPI’s photo competitions? Susan Stripling explains.
This is a great article by New York wedding photographer, Susan Stripling, for Rangefinder Magazine about the advantages of entering your photography into photo competitions. And on that topic, I’m going to shamelessly plug the 2nd place award I won earlier this week in WPPI’s latest competition (scroll down to the boudoir category, 2nd place to see mine 😉). I also have another blog post with details on how I shot that particular portrait.
3) Decolonizing the photo industry: why, how and where we can begin.
This article, also for Rangefinder Magazine, was written a few months ago, but is so worth reading. To quote:
"Anyone can learn about f-stops and shutter speeds and the difference between Canon, Sony, Fuji and Nikon systems. But less often have there been widespread discussions of the racist and colonial history of photography. Less often have there been widespread discussions about visual stereotypes and how they can perpetuate harm to real people. Less often have there been widespread discussions about who is in positions of power within the photo industry and what decisions they have made that have caused harm to both communities being covered and photographers of color within this industry. Less often have there been widespread discussions about how this medium can contribute to anti-racist work. Thankfully, those conversations are happening, but they need to happen even more often at all levels of the industry.
Got any photography news you’d like to share? Feel free to do so in the comments.