The Moving Portrait: From Holograms to GIFs to Boomerang
Although video dominates much of the media landscape, the simplicity of the photograph perseveres. Ironically, throughout much of the history of photography, photographers (along with…
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Sigma Art 135mm f/1.8: A Classic Focal Length is New Again
The first telephoto lens I owned was a Zuiko 135mm attached to an Olympus OM-10. In the 1980s, 135mm was considered a premiere focal length…
Unforgettable Moments Backstage: 5 Music Photographers Share Their Favorite Memories on the Job
If you’ve ever been to a concert, you know how addicting live music can be – that moment when your favorite band finally takes the stage…
Betsy Devos’s Tweet Says As Much About Stock Photography as It Does About Her Ignorance
To make a point about the state of primary education, Secretary of Education Betsy Devos, tweeted a comparison of “then” and “now” photos of a…
Career Advice from 5 Top Architectural Photographers
In February we launched The List – a selection of 90 finalists from our 80,000+ community of PhotoShelter members. Throughout the year we’ll be highlighting…
Inclusion Rider This: Magazine Cover Photographers by Gender
Women Photograph, the initiative to “elevate the voice of female photojournalists,” has been tracking the lead photo bylines for 8 top newspapers around the world.…
A Black and White Comparison: What Does Retouching Tell Us About Photojournalism?
This week, TIME magazine published James Nachtwey’s photo essay on the opioid crisis. Over his decades-long career, Nachtwey has carved out a reputation as a…
Who Shot It Better? Chadwick Boseman: Norman Jean Roy or Williams+Hirakawa
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’d be hard pressed not to have heard of Black Panther, the latest box office phenomenon in the…