Photo By Stan Bysshe Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Noisy Young Tern” by Stan Bysshe. Location: Long Island, New York. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on… Continue reading Photo Of The Day By Stan Bysshe
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In the absence of color, the story shines: our favorite reader-submitted B&W images
Oletta State Park, North Miami Beach, shot on Rollei IR film with a Yashica FR. Neal Martin Dorst The photographer Ted Grant once said that if you photograph in color, you photograph someone’s clothes. But if you photograph in B&W, you photograph their soul. Whether or not the subject is human, it’s true that B&W… Continue reading In the absence of color, the story shines: our favorite reader-submitted B&W images
At $12.4 million, Man Ray’s ‘Le Violon d’Ingres’ is now the most expensive image ever sold at auction
Man Ray’s photograph, “Le Violon d’Ingres,” sold for the record-breaking price of $12.4 million. Courtesy of Christie’s In confirmation of a growing interest in Surrealism, Man Ray’s photograph, “Le Violon d’Ingres,” brought in a whopping $12.4 million over the weekend at Christie’s New York showroom, more than $5 million over the projected valuation. The piece… Continue reading At $12.4 million, Man Ray’s ‘Le Violon d’Ingres’ is now the most expensive image ever sold at auction
Portraits of ‘rebel’ icons, plus five other photo shows worth seeing
Joe Strummer backstage, The Clash, Milan, 1981. © Janette Beckman, courtesy of FaheyKlein Gallery, Los Angeles We’re back with our monthly installment of the best photography exhibitions to see around the United States for the months of May and June 2022. Highlights include the return of Brooklyn’s Photoville festival; Elle Pérez: Devotions on view at… Continue reading Portraits of ‘rebel’ icons, plus five other photo shows worth seeing
Testing the advantages of Apple’s ProRAW format
Captured on an iPhone 13 Pro in Apple ProRAW and processed through Apple Photos. Jeff Carlson Photo technology continually advances, and generally, that’s great for photographers. But let’s be honest, lately, that pace seems to be overwhelming. It often feels as if we don’t have much choice between embracing or rejecting the changes. In a… Continue reading Testing the advantages of Apple’s ProRAW format
2022 Pulitzer Prize winners capture turmoil at home and abroad
After the stroke of midnight, Taliban fighters from the Fateh Zwak unit storm into Hamid Karzai International Airport, while wearing American-made uniforms and brandishing American M4 and M16 rifles and riding U.S. pickup trucks on Aug. 31, 2021. For two weeks, Kabul’s airport was the last tether to America’s control in Afghanistan, its runways the… Continue reading 2022 Pulitzer Prize winners capture turmoil at home and abroad
Understanding fundraising in the crypto space
When he first learned that Ukraine had been invaded, the renowned photographer Vitaliy Raskalov was thousands of miles away, but he knew he had to help. Within a week of the invasion, he’d raised the equivalent of $10,000 in ether through the sales of his well-known NFT photography collection, which went toward providing bulletproof vests,… Continue reading Understanding fundraising in the crypto space
Ten glorious photos of world-famous monuments
Ross Castle, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. Mark McGuire The one thing we often believe about monuments is that they’ll always be there. After all, they were erected to pay homage, commemorate, or display power and might. However, as conflicts across the world have shown, nothing is guaranteed to last. Wikimedia is dedicated to preserving cultural… Continue reading Ten glorious photos of world-famous monuments
Here’s your chance to own an original print of Dorothea Lange’s ‘Migrant Mother’
Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother”. Dorothea Lange An original print of Dorothea Lange’s famous—and somewhat controversial—Migrant Mother photo from the Great Depression will be auctioned off next/this month by Hindman, a fine art auction house. The 19.125 x 14.75-inch silver gelatin print was made by Lange or under her direct supervision some time in the 1950s. … Continue reading Here’s your chance to own an original print of Dorothea Lange’s ‘Migrant Mother’
FAA determines Youtuber crashed his plane on purpose
Trevor Jacob jumps from a small propeller plane. Trevor Jacob Most photographers and videographers have done silly things to get a shot, but few have ever been as seemingly reckless as Trevor Jacob who, according to his Wikipedia page, “is an American snowboard cross competitor, extreme sports athlete, YouTuber, and former aircraft pilot.” And it’s… Continue reading FAA determines Youtuber crashed his plane on purpose