What Do You Look for in a Photography Workshop?
There are thousands of photography workshops to teach specific techniques and/or inspire attendees from amateurs to full-time pros. In this episode of Vision Slightly Blurred,…
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Celebrities Love Photography, But Are They Good Photographers?
Did you ever notice that celebrities love photography? Did you ever notice that they always carry around their Leicas and Contax G2s? What's up with…
NYT’s Lens Blog is On Hiatus, Where Can We Find Great Photography?
The New York Times Lens blog announced that after 10 years, its going on "temporary hiatus" – a victim of the change in technology-driven consumption…
We Still Need Stock Photography (for Memes?)
There was a time when you could make a full-time living producing stock photography. That changed in the mid-90s with the introduction of royalty-free stock…
What Do Photo Collectives Stand For?
Photo cooperatives and collectives have thrived for decades as a way to share resources (e.g. accounting and marketing functions) for like-minded photographers. But in the…
What Can Photographers Learn from Instagram Influencers?
Social media influencers build economic viability by amassing as large an audience as possible. This raison d'etre is different than a photographer who sells their…
Are Photographers Ruining Everything?
The fixation of some photographers to document their lives at any cost has led to unsavory behavior around the world – from the poppy fields…
Earth Day: Photographers Have Become Advocates
Many photographers have abandoned neutral documentary photography in favor of advocating for environmental causes that are important to them. And with massive social media followings,…
Can Viewing Photos Be Hazardous to Your Health?
Facebook's content moderators have to look at some awful images and video to protect the rest of us from graphic content. Casey Newton at The…