The 94-year-old UK-based lighting brand Bowens surprised the photo world last month when it abruptly closed shop and went into liquidation, citing the rise of cheap Chinese brands and fierce competition.
The death of a beloved photo brand is (sadly) not too unusual, but former Bowens employees in both the UK and in China say […]. petapixel.com
Photography exhibitions are, in general, quaint affairs offering a space for people to contemplate and reflect on the art in front of them. [Read More]
Artists have staged a mass online protest against image-sharing site ArtStation after artificial intelligence (AI) generated art appeared on the site. [Read More]
Editor’s note: Veteran photojournalist Yunghi Kim (@yunghi) sent me the following thoughts after the publication of my article about the ethics of showing protestors’ faces. My professional perspective is that there is a problem with the Poynter piece “Photographers are being called on to stop showing protesters faces. Should they?” The headline is as misguided […]
A Denver SWAT officer has sparked outrage after a television news camera caught him shoving a crouched photographer toward a burning pile of trash. The incident took place on Saturday night, when FOX31 KDVR was covering the third consecutive night of protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. The Colorado camera crew […]
After seeing Gina LeVay’s work from the March on Washington I wanted to try something similar here in Boston during a demonstration. I loved the feel of separating the subject with beautiful portrait light juxtaposed with the darkened ever changing crowd behind them.