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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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May 23, 2017

Photographer Captures Double Rainbow All the Way Wedding Image

There are instances when a photographer meticulously plans a wedding photo, and then there is serendipity. Such was the case for Portland wedding photographer Craig…

May 18, 2017

Who Shot It Better? Chris Cornell

Black Hole Sun, won’t you come, and wash away the rain. Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell unexpectedly passed away yesterday. His 1994 composition Black Hole Sun…

May 17, 2017

This BuzzFeed Photo Editor is Always on the Lookout For New Photographers

BuzzFeed truly covers the gamut of things you might be interested in online. Travel, tech, books, cats, more cats, you name it. Though undeniably, one…

May 16, 2017

Eric Kim Proves the Value (and Fallacy) of SEO for Photographers

In nearly every industry, the web has enabled a cadre of internet-famous individuals, who on the merits of their marketing prowess have gained massive followings…

May 12, 2017

Who Shot It Better? Twin Peaks: Marc Hom or Kurt Iswarienko

Twenty-five years after it last aired, David Lynch’s weird and compelling Twin Peaks returns to TV as a limited series, and it seems everyone from…

May 11, 2017

Q+A with Bloomberg’s Photo Editor: Why Diversity of Photographer Voices is a Must

With a background in literature and journalism, today Eugene Reznik is the Digital Features Photo Editor at Bloomberg. Before grabbing that gig, he was the Director…

May 10, 2017

New Guide! How I Got The Shot: Second Edition

We’ve partnered with Tether Tools for the second edition of How I Got The Shot. Inside, 12 new photographers break down how they arrived at their final…

May 9, 2017

Photographing Acclaimed Celebrity Chef Wylie Dufresne

Two words to describe commercial and editorial photographer Gabriela Herman's style of photography? Vibrant and approachable. "There is lots of color and energy to the images…

May 8, 2017

The Ambiguity of Pressing the Shutter – Ethics in Photojournalism

The myth goes that Crazy Horse refused to be photographed, believing the image would steal his soul. In truth, the apocryphal tale has no historical evidence.…

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