How to Start a Photo Magazine in a Pandemic
The past few decades have been unkind to photo magazines. Many industry stalwarts have gone defunct, while others have moved to online editions only. Ironically,…
Culture
Inclusive Practices to Consider When Working with Queer Photographers and Photographing the LGBTQIA+ Community
Next week marks the end of Pride month, but we’re focused on keeping these important conversations going. The breadth of the queer experience is wide—bisexual…
Pride: Why Representation Matters for LGBTQIA+ Photographers Well Beyond June
Representation. What does it mean? Why does it matter? For many people, representation doesn’t just mean there’s a seat at the table with their name…
Photographing the 10 Year Anniversary of Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Accident
On March 11, 2011, the 4th largest earthquake since the advent of modern record-keeping struck off the coast of Japan generating a tsunami that inundated…
AI “Deep Nostalgia” Images Have Deep Limitations
News outlets and social media accounts have been overrun with old photos that have been animated with MyHeritage's "Deep Nostalgia" feature, an AI-based deep learning…
WATCH: The Social Effects of Photography with Black Women Photographers
Photography has long been a medium used to drive social and cultural change. The impact of documentary photography is immeasurable as both new and historic…
Who Should Own Photos of Enslaved People?
In 1976 while rummaging through an attic of Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in search of old museum publications, editorial assistant Lorna Condon…
Joe Biden Is President but Bernie Sanders Remains Meme Lord
Yesterday we said goodbye to 45 and hello to 46. And although the 2021 inauguration of President Joe Biden necessitated stricter security measures and a…
The Curious Society Wants to Print a New Photojournalism Magazine
A few weeks ago, veteran photojournalist Kenneth Jarecke announced the creation of The Curious Society, a membership-based, quarterly print publication for contemporary photojournalism. While some…