What could be better? The other day I saw a book on Blue Note album covers and it made me wonder who took these iconic photographs. So I did what you do in these situations; I looked to Google, then Vimeo and YouTube, and so, here’s the guy: German born Francis Wolff (1907/08–1971). After a [...]
Tags: Alfred Lion, Blue Note, documentary, Francis Wolff, jazz, Photography, Reid Miles
In Shanghai–-the fastest developing city in China–Canadian photographer Greg Girard (b. 1955) is documenting the old neighborhoods. As a result he has put out the book Phantom Shanghai. Attention: Check out that super hot Mamiya 7 II!
Tags: China, documentary, Greg Girard, long exposure, Mamiya, Phantom Shanghai, Photography, Shanghai, Shanghai Gloaming, 上海
I capture reality, never pose it. But once captured, is it still reality? Ive always tried to play with the false impression of reality, with the ambiguity of appearances. Things are what they seem to be, or maybe something else. More Richard Kalvar here.
Tags: documentary, Photography, Richard Kalvar, street
The New York Times: Pulp Nonfiction ripped from the tabloids. Vice: ENRIQUE METINIDES IS OUR NEW FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHER
Tags: crime, death, Photography
Tony Fouhse – User from e-photoreview on Vimeo. I found this video on e-photoreview. Tony Fouhse here. See the images from “User” here.
Tags: crack user, e-photoreview.com, interview, Photography, Tony Fuhse, User
Is this what Heaven looks like? Check out The Mijonju Show for more fun stuff.
Tags: camera porn, Chungmuro, Korea, Photography, The Mijonju Show
I just came across Daniele Tamagni in The New Yorker’s Photo Booth. Appearantly he’s touring with a series called “Gentlemen of Bacongo” plus a book to back it up. If you’re well into the languages of the world, you can check out this clip from his show in Amsterdam last year:
Tags: Africa, Brazzaville, Congo, Daniele Tamagni, fashion, Photography, SAPE, Sapeur, swag, swagger
Jacob August Riis emigrated from Denmark to America in 1870, when he was 21, seeking employment as a carpenter. He died in 1914 a personal friend of the president, Theodore Roosevelt. Prof. Hasia Diner and Dr. Robert Cohen discuss ways for teachers to contextualize Jacob Riis’ photographs when teaching American immigration history.
Tags: Jacob A. Riis, Jacob Riis, New York, Photography
A favorite of mine, Arthur Fellig, better known as Weegee, was a New York city freelance news photographer from the 1930s to the 1950s. Here he talks about his career and gives advice to those wanting to become news photographers.
Tags: analog, gangster, mafia, mob, murder, New York, Photography, press, Weegee
11 years after the Chernobyl disaster Magnum photographer Paul Fusco went to Ukraine to document the consequences.
Tags: black rain, Chernobyl, Magnum Photos, Paul Fusco, Photography, Ukraine