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Quarantine Wachtlist for Photography-related Videos
As most of us are probably at our homes a lot these days, I’d like to share some photography-related videos with you. It’s tempting to constantly follow all the updates about the new coronavirus, though it can also bring you down. Apart from being well-informed and respecting advice and regulations about social distancing / staying…
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On Quitting Photography: In Conversation With Peter de Krom
Meet Peter de Krom, a Dutch documentary photographer who decided it was time for a change and is undertaking a new profession redeveloping German bunkers from the Second World War. In his work, De Krom observes human behaviours and social groupings objectively and from afar, in a way that recalls a biologist’s view of the…
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Street Photography on Assignment
Until 2019 I was doing street photography in my free time as my personal work. Every now and then I sold a print or participated in an exhibition, but I was never really on a deadline. That changed in the beginning of 2020, when I took on a weekly street photography section in Dutch newspaper…
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In Memoriam: Elisa Tomaselli 1981-2020
We’ve lost a beautiful and talented soul, Elisa Tomaselli. A huge loss for everyone who knew her and was close to her, as well as the (street) photography community.
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Book Review: Masters of Street Photography
Masters of Street Photography (Ammonite Press, 2019) invites sixteen contemporary street photographers to share images and insights into their creative process in the form of Q&A-style interviews. It’s a likeable release that stands out as a handbook for aspiring street-shooters, but there’s a few shortcomings that keep it from being an essential street compendium.
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Sleeping Beauties: Our Selection from ‘Peoplesleepingintheworld’
As an account about repetitions we are very fond of other theme-based accounts on Instagram. This week we are doing a takeover at Peoplesleepingintheworld and therefore we’ve curated a selection of our favourite Sleeping People photographs to date.
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Double Interview with Francesco Sembolini and Siegfried Hansen
Francesco Sembolini and Siegfried Hansen are both well-known for their precise and graphical style of street photography. For the second year in a row they’re leading a workshop together, this time in Milan. We discuss the commonalities in their work, their approach to teaching as a duo, the pitfalls of balancing street with personal relationships,…
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Stripes on Stripes: Trend in Fashion and Photography?
I was collecting images of people wearing stripes against a striped backdrop for a while, but I wasn’t happy until I saw this set. These images are all taken at the same location, a wall in Cambridge, England. Is it pure coincidence or did the photographers know about the other images?
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PhoSofia: Street Photography Festival in the Balkans announces its finalists!
PhoS is a series of photography events happening in the Balkans, and the next edition will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 9-12 May. The festival has just announced its finalists.
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Skateboard Legs: How do photographers respond to criticism?
These images of people on a moving walkway aligned with a pair of skateboarding legs – all taken at Brussels airport – have been featured widely on curated Instagram accounts. But they have also met with some criticism in the comments; people called it ‘boring’, ‘unoriginal’ and even a ‘marketing trick’. How did these images…