Opinion

September 14, 2017

The Gender of a Photographer is Irrelevant (Until You Make Them the Face of Your Company)

The launch of the Nikon D850 in the company’s 100th anniversary year has brought almost universal praise for its technology, leading to months-long waitlists. But…

August 16, 2017

Using Photos to Fight Hate: For Better or Worse

On August 10, 2017, the popular podcast Radiolab published an episode entitled “Truth Trolls,” which recounted the story of actor Shia Lebeouf’s “He Will Not…

August 10, 2017

Why You Should (Re-)Join the NPPA

Trade associations in almost every industry have suffered drastic membership loss in the past decade, and photography is no exception. As users moved online and…

August 7, 2017

Unsplash is (Still) Bad for Photography

According to their mythology, the creative services company Crew only had a few months of operating cash left. They needed to do something to keep…

July 19, 2017

Hey Look, Another Racist Fashion Spread!

Fashion is often inspired by other cultures. Cries of cultural appropriation are sometimes overblown, sometimes not. But at a time where asian actors are trying…

May 26, 2017

Don’t Let AI Ruin Your Photography

This week, Google’s AlphaGo program beat the world’s best Go player, Ke Jie, in 2 straight games in a best of 5 series. Go is…

May 3, 2017

Ok, We Get It. You Shot It With Your Phone.

Ok, we get it. You shot it with your phone. You brought your DSLR, but you fell into a fountain and waterlogged all your gear.…

May 1, 2017

“Winning” Photography (At Any Cost)

I’ve never entered a photo contest. In part because I have a fear of not winning and confronting my own mediocrity. But mostly because I…

April 27, 2017

Stop Taking Photos

Nestled within the Seto Inland Sea in Japan sits the island of Naoshima, population 3583. The island would be otherwise unknown to outsiders except that…

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