Motorsports photographer Jamey Price on how to shoot a 24-hour endurance race

A 24-hour long race ends up being closer to a 40-hour workday for the photographers covering it, like Jamey. Jamey Price Jamey Price is a professional motorsports photographer with well over a decade of experience capturing things that go “zoom.” He’s photographed some of the biggest automotive racing events in the world, with work published… Continue reading Motorsports photographer Jamey Price on how to shoot a 24-hour endurance race

Veteran photo editor Jim Colton on how all those Olympic photos get processed

Journalists working in the press room at the 2022 Olympic Games. Maja Hitij/Getty Images Capturing photos at the Olympic Games is truly an Olympian-level effort, from packing the right gear to scouting positions and getting indelible shots in all kinds of weather conditions. It doesn’t stop at the camera, though. With a worldwide audience watching,… Continue reading Veteran photo editor Jim Colton on how all those Olympic photos get processed

Photojournalist David Butow on documenting the intersection of culture & politics

Candidate Donald Trump obscured by a teleprompter, Ohio, early November 2016. © David Butow/BRINK/Redux For more than three decades, California-based photojournalist David Butow has covered global conflict zones from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, from Burma to Iraq. In 2016, he sensed that the biggest hotspot in the world was in his own nation: He relocated to… Continue reading Photojournalist David Butow on documenting the intersection of culture & politics

How to take Instagram-worthy photos of your home

Vivian Johnson Taking photos of your home that you’re proud of enough to share on Instagram can be a daunting task. Making an indoor scene look dreamily drool-worthy takes a special balance of focal length, composition, and exposure. Oakland, California-based photographer Vivian Johnson has some tips gleaned from her years of experience working with professional… Continue reading How to take Instagram-worthy photos of your home

When AI changes its mind: the unpredictable side of computational photography

Getty Images One of the questions that preoccupies too much of my headspace is: Why do many photographers seem wary of computational photography? AI technologies offer a lot of advantages: they make cameras see better in the dark, capture larger dynamic ranges of exposure and color, pinpoint focus by automatically locking onto faces or eyes,… Continue reading When AI changes its mind: the unpredictable side of computational photography

Tom Pennington on the complexities of shooting alpine skiing at the 2022 Olympics

Matteo Marsaglia of Team Italy skis during the Men’s Downhill 2nd training session ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Alpine Ski Centre on February 04, 2022 in Yanqing, China. Tom Pennington/Getty Images Getty photographer Tom Pennington has been documenting alpine ski racing for over a decade and is currently in Beijing,… Continue reading Tom Pennington on the complexities of shooting alpine skiing at the 2022 Olympics

Marie Tomanova’s intimate portraits of young New Yorkers

Aheem (East River), 2020. © Marie Tomanova Marie Tomanova didn’t expect to end up in New York City. She didn’t think she’d be a photographer either. But sometimes the best things happen when you don’t expect them. The Czech-born photographer released her second book, New York New York, last fall, and recently had a collection… Continue reading Marie Tomanova’s intimate portraits of young New Yorkers

How to use AI to sort and edit your photos faster

Getty Images With computational photography, we devote a lot of attention to making images: how the camera interprets and renders a scene, how editing software can quickly create selections or smooth skin. Heck, we do that with photography in general, (justifiably) romancing the experience of getting out in nature or interacting with people in the… Continue reading How to use AI to sort and edit your photos faster