Does Buying Photo Gear Motivate You to Shoot More?
Photographers often fault the lack of gear as an excuse for why they don't take better photos. But Allen argues that sometimes acquiring more gear…
Photographing The Women of the 116th Congress: Biz Herman and Beth Flynn
A record number of women joined the ranks of the 116th Congress in the 2018 elections, and photojournalist Elizabeth "Biz" Herman pitched the New York…
Nigerian-Born Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström Is Exactly What Contemporary Travel Photography Needs
Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström has been a PhotoShelter member since 2013 but a champion for travel photography and writing for much longer. A Stockholm-based photographer and…
If You’re Tired of Diversity Talk in Photography, You Haven’t Been Listening Hard Enough
"No one is advocating putting mediocre photographers forward just because they're diverse," Tara Pixley told us at a recent interview at Photoville 2019 in Brooklyn.…
When Experimentation Works Out: How Photojournalist Peter Monsees Won the FENCE After a 10-Year Photography Hiatus
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of anything that makes photography more accessible. The FENCE, a traveling photo exhibit put on by our friends…
How to Shoot a 10-year Photo Project: Jinhee Bae at Photoville
Korean-born Jinhee Bae dropped by for a visit at Photoville 2019 to discuss shooting long-term photo projects, why she continues to use large format, the…
How and Why We Are Renewing Our Commitment to PhotoShelter
Transparency builds trust, and for any forward-thinking business, it's a necessary component for long-term success. To this end, I believe it's important for leaders to…
What’s Your Best Motivational Advice For Emerging Photographers? Photoville 2019 Weighs In.
Earlier this year we launched our latest guide, The Photographer’s Guide to Branding and Marketing in a Distracted World. In it, we outlined tons of…
Scars of Racism: Telling the Story via Drone
Travis Fox, the Director of Visual Journalism at CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, was inspired by Ta-Nehisi Coates' piece "The Case for Reparations"…