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Portraits from a Genocide
Photographs act as records, and records are what the Nazis and Khmer Rouge sought to create during their brutal genocides of the 20th century. Portraits of thousands of men, women and children taken shortly before their deaths is a savage…
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No, Blockchain Doesn’t Replace Copyright Registration
If you’ve heard of bitcoin, then you’re peripherally familiar with blockchain. Blockchain is a distributed database technology that creates a public ledger of every transaction within the system – perfect for cryptocurrencies that lack a central issuing bank. The foundational…
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Peter Yang Makes Us Laugh with Photos for the GQ Comedy Issue
The exceptionally talented Peter Yang has made a name for himself as one of the premiere portrait photographers of his generation. His self-effacing personality combined with an acerbic wit has landed him regular gigs with Variety, ESPN the Magazine, Men's Fitness,…
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It’s Not Porn, But It is Illegal
The Verge published a piece about This is Not Porn, a website run by a Swedish designer Patrik Karlsson that features historical photos of celebrities in non-celebrity contexts. What started as a personal blog has grown over the past 7…
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What’s Your One Photo?
There’s nothing we believe in more than the power of visual stories. A single image can speak volumes — and often does. With this in mind, we’ve set out to help tell your stories — stories that often lie within…
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June 6, 2017

His Name Is Minh Anh, but They Call Him Fish

This is the latest in our One Photo series, where PhotoShelter photographers share their most meaningful photo and the story behind it. Also watch our One…

June 6, 2017

One Day in Chester, Two-Year-Old Terrence Was Shot

This is the latest in our One Photo series, where PhotoShelter photographers share their most meaningful photo and the story behind it. Also watch our One…

June 5, 2017

Using the Halide Photo App

The photo app Halide received press coverage commensurate with its founders’ pedigrees as former Apple and Twitter employees. Armed with a compelling origin story (a trip…

June 2, 2017

Who Shot It Better? Wonder Woman: Brian Bowen Smith or Craig McDean

I grew up watching Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman, and it’s difficult conceiving of any other actor playing the part (similar to Hugh Jackman as Wolverine). But…

May 31, 2017

Who Shot It Better? Emmanuel Macron: Edouard Caupeil or Ed Alcock

In the vein of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France recently elected a young, handsome, and left-of-center politician as their President – rebuking a move…

May 29, 2017

Pete Souza On Photographing a Fake President for “House of Cards”

For eight years, Pete Souza served as White House Chief Photographer for President Barack Obama. During that time, not only did he take arguably the most complete…

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 24, 2017

Capturing Racism on Camera

Historical documentation of racism in America spans both the oppressed as well as the oppressor. Typically, images of racism focus on the aftermath like Gordon…

May 23, 2017

New Member Shout-Outs: May 2017 Edition

We love checking out the new photographers joining PhotoShelter, and every month we get to share a few of our favorites here—everything from food and fine…

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