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…
Monthly Archives: October 2019
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…