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

Kahran Bethencourt on capturing creative, dynamic portraits of children

© CreativeSoul Photography Kahran and Regis Bethencourt are the photographic duo behind CreativeSoul Photography—an Atlanta-based studio focused on capturing dynamic portraits of children that celebrate the beauty of natural hair. The married couple has been shooting together for over a decade, working on campaigns for children’s fashion and haircare brands, and their work has appeared… Continue reading Kahran Bethencourt on capturing creative, dynamic portraits of children

Corey Rich went mirrorless with the Nikon Z9—and is never looking back

A still from the film, Night, by Corey Rich. Corey Rich / Nikon Corey Rich is one of the best-known names in the world of extreme action and adventure sports photography and filmmaking. From mountain climbing to river kayaking to glacier skiing, he’s is no stranger to documenting the world’s most talented athletes, in some… Continue reading Corey Rich went mirrorless with the Nikon Z9—and is never looking back

Symphonies of Change

Nastaran Farjadpezeshk speaks to Nilofer Khan about her childlike curiosity, and her fondness for fleeting, everyday moments. The coachman watches his horses through the window of an old, local cafe. For the longest time, Iran was trapped in a quagmire of politics, conflict and sanctions. The culturally rich country— the birthplace of one of the oldest… Continue reading Symphonies of Change

Small Wonders

Starting out early in the day ensures that my little friends are asleep. This makes it easier for me to shoot them. Photograph/Vadim Trunov Vadim Trunov introduces us to the world of lilliputian creatures, and explores their interaction with the environment they call home. My Assignment Description: To create playful stories out of macro shots of… Continue reading Small Wonders

Mustafa Quraishi: Treading on Hostile Territory

Mustafa does not think that he has ever had a diffi cult project. However, he did mention one physically daunting situation, when he had to walk for days and even climb a mountain to reach a Maoist camp in Chhattisgarh. Photograph/Mustafa Quraishi From a celebrity photographer to being a seasoned photojournalist, Mustafa Quraishi has come… Continue reading Mustafa Quraishi: Treading on Hostile Territory

Photojournalist Krisanne Johnson on how to create a successful long-term photo project

Thabsile Brightness Sishi, 25 (right), leads the funeral procession for her aunt Thembi Veze, along with her brother, Bongumenzi Knowledge Sishi, 15. Thabsile and Bongumenzi have been living with their aunt and her three children in the Richmond Farm Transit Camp near Durban, South Africa since 2009. “In the camp, I can’t say it’s nice… Continue reading Photojournalist Krisanne Johnson on how to create a successful long-term photo project

Todd Hido: Fragments of Memories

Todd Hido’s visuals have a voyeuristic and reclusive quality to them. But at the heart of it, they tell the story of a man on a search, putting together, piece-by-piece, the remnants from his past, discovers Conchita Fernandes. Untitled#11385-1781, 2014.The number appearing in the captions of Todd’s photographs denote the number of rolls of films he… Continue reading Todd Hido: Fragments of Memories

‘Visible Spectrum’: A Photographer’s Inside View of Life with Autism

Photographer Mary Berridge’s Visible Spectrum offers an inside view of life with autism as told from within an autism community, including Berridge and her son. “Photographs by themselves, however, are limited in how much information they can convey, so it was important to me to have narratives written primarily by the subjects or their parents accompany… Continue reading ‘Visible Spectrum’: A Photographer’s Inside View of Life with Autism