For as long as there have been cameras, photographers have been among the world’s most intrepid adventurers. More than one hundred years ago, Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley embarked on voyages to Antarctica, braving inhospitable terrain few dared to explore. By the 1920s, an aviator by the name of Edith Keating was helping to pioneer… Continue reading Sun, camera, action: The ultimate guide to adventure photography
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Portraits from the Summer of Love, and four other photo book picks
Shenandoah Jordan, Super Adaptoid, Lady Glorious, Matthew, and Steve Culligan in a Convertible, Haight Street, August 13, 1968. From Elaine Mayes’ “The Haight-Ashbury Portraits 1967–1968”. © Elaine Mayes In this season’s photo book selection, we look at early color photographs by urban street photographer, Mitch Epstein; Elaine Mayes’s portraits of hippies and oddballs at the… Continue reading Portraits from the Summer of Love, and four other photo book picks
Where art and documentary meet: PHotoEspaña 2022 preview
Helen Levitt’s candid street scenes fill a room at Casa America through September 4. Courtesy PHotoEspaña The phrase documentary photography was coined by one of its chief proponents: Walker Evans. “The term should be documentary style,” the master photographer reflected in 1971. “An example of a literal document would be a police photograph of a… Continue reading Where art and documentary meet: PHotoEspaña 2022 preview
David Ulrich: How to be a more mindful photographer
Swimming Pool, Cape Cod, MA. © David Ulrich David Ulrich is a photographer, writer, and teacher. He worked as an assistant to Minor White, drank with Ansel Adams, and crossed paths with many of the great photographers of the late 20th century. His life was changed when he witnessed the Kent State shootings in 1970,… Continue reading David Ulrich: How to be a more mindful photographer
How to boost your searchability and ultimately your sales potential
According to researchers, 75% of search engine users never scroll past the first page of results. But it can be tough to get onto that first page—a recent study from Ahrefs revealed that a whopping 90.63% of web pages get no traffic from Google search results. There are a few reasons why this might happen,… Continue reading How to boost your searchability and ultimately your sales potential
Peter van Agtmael grapples with chronicling the post-9/11 era
A women sob as soldiers arrest their family. “It was one of my first raids in Iraq. At the time, I felt almost no emotion. I was consumed by the novelty and the mania. We got back to the base as the sun was beginning to rise. I opened the door to my trailer and… Continue reading Peter van Agtmael grapples with chronicling the post-9/11 era
Nomad Contributor: Jiri Vambera
Jiri lives in Prague, which we think is a wonderful place to live ;-). He joined 360Cities back in 2009 and enjoys creating 360º images of nature’s fascinating features and creations he finds while traveling around the world. Enjoy some beautiful landscapes below from different locations like New Zealand, Iceland, Norway, Czech Republic, Madagascar or… Continue reading Nomad Contributor: Jiri Vambera
Nomad Contributor: Milan Rademakers
Milan is a freelance 360º photographer from the Netherlands but he travels around with his camera capturing the beauty of the world. He has published almost 500 panoramas on 360Cities from diverse places like a volcano in La Palma, Spain; Pisa, Italy; Utah, USA; Jokulsarlon,Iceland; Osaka, Japan; Halong Bay, Vietnam; Lost Lake, Canada, among other… Continue reading Nomad Contributor: Milan Rademakers
The year’s most incredible drone photography and videography
1st place, Sports, SkyPixel 7th Anniversary Contest. Ekaterina Polischuk The SkyPixel 7th Anniversary Contest award winners have just been announced. As you can probably guess from the name, the SkyPixel Contest, backed by DJI, is for aerial photography and videography shot with a drone. Let’s look at some winners. About the contest Now in its… Continue reading The year’s most incredible drone photography and videography