10 Tips and Takeaways for Freelance Photographers
Making a living as a freelance photographer can be tough, but it’s always rewarding. You have the freedom to work for yourself and pursue your…
Police Body Cams Create Accountability, But What About Privacy?
Police body cams were introduced to create a layer of accountability and to dissuade misconduct. And while the jury is still out over the effectiveness…
Talking Business with the “F*ck Gatekeeping” Crew
In April 2021, photographers Carmen Chan, Emiliano Granado, and Jared Soares launched Fuck Gatekeeping, a "professional photographic knowledge base" composed of a website and Instagram…
How to Find Your Visual Voice: Advice from Visual Storyteller Chris Parkes
It’s important to create and maintain your own personal style and voice. It helps define your work and gives your portfolio the consistency that photo…
Celebrating National Photography Month with 5 PhotoShelter Members
Here at PhotoShelter, every month is Photography Month. No matter what time of year it is, our passionate photo community is always getting creative at…
A Teacher Photoshopped Young Women’s Yearbook Photos and Outrage Ensued
Bartram Trail High School in St. John, FL blew up in the news this past week when it was revealed that a yearbook teacher Photoshopped…
New York Forever: Reflections on a City in Constant Motion from a Rare Lifelong New Yorker
Sometimes I think New York is a city with a perpetual identity crisis. You can visit or live here for days, months or even years,…
Heartbreak & Destruction in Photos from Gaza and Israel
After years of relative calm, tensions between Palestinians and Israelis has escalated in recent days through a series of provocations that have been answered with…
9 Motherhood and Family Photographers Share Their Stories
This Sunday, many of us celebrated Mother’s Day with our mothers, grandmothers and the mother-figures in our lives. But family can mean many different things…