A documentary film about photographer Nan Goldin and her fight to hold a pharmaceutical firm accountable for the U.S. opioid crisis has won the top Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival this weekend, only the second time a documentary has won the illustrious prize. [Read More]
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A documentary about the life of trailblazing 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge has received favorable reviews after it has been shown at various film festivals. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-06-23 22:13
Shooting a long term project, whether personal or professional, is a wonderful way to explore areas of photography you might not have previously considered. I know of photographers who have experimented with different types of filters, post-processing techniques, actual shooting methods (long exposure, panning, unfamiliar/conventional focal lengths), and so on, as their projects evolve. The […] petapixel.com »
2019-12-21 18:00
When Mehrdad Oskouei, a well known Iranian filmmaker, was planning to produce his last film Starless Dreams he asked one of his former students, Sadegh Souri, a photographer and a cinematographer to join his crew as a camera operator. petapixel.com »
2018-03-12 20:20
Instant Dreams is an upcoming documentary film about the rise, fall, and rebirth of the Polaroid photo. Here’s the 2-minute official trailer of this visually stunning film. Directed by Dutch filmmaker Willem Baptist, the 91-minute documentary will be holding its world premiere on November 18th at IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam), the world’s largest […] petapixel.com »
2017-11-10 19:31
While elite photo agency Magnum is recognized as the forerunner of modern documentary photography and photojournalism, its legendary photographers have also taken some of the most enduring pictures of cinema. thephoblographer.com »
2017-10-23 19:00