Unstable. Criminal. Impoverished. Absentee fathers. Neglectful mothers. “A tangle of pathology,” as the Moynihan Report, a 1965 study on Black poverty, put it. For decades, the Black family has been denigrated as dysfunctional.
When mass media exploded in the late 19th century, degrading images of Black Americans – as inferior, clownish and dangerous – saturated […]. petapixel.com
Frederick Douglass is perhaps best known as an abolitionist and intellectual. But he was also the most photographed American of the 19th century. And he encouraged the use of photography to promote social change for Black equality. petapixel.com »
2021-02-27 20:42
In our hyper-connected society, we never have been that lonely. No matter the crowd or the networks, the more we evolve into high-density cities the more we are isolated. boredpanda.com »
2020-03-12 17:22
If you’re a film photographer looking to make your first black and white darkroom print, ILFORD covers everything you need to know to get started. For many ardent film photographers, the process is not complete until one has a print of their photo in their hands. Creating a darkroom print is one of the most thephoblographer.com »
2020-02-04 17:00
We often hear about how black and white photography is often a different experience for many photographers, and how it trains us to look at scenes before us differently. By stripping away the colors, we are forced to simplify our creative vision and focus on what's important: the composition. thephoblographer.com »
2020-01-28 20:00
We hear expert photographers say all the time how black and white is very effective in giving our photos more drama and mood. Need more drama in your landscape? Want a dramatic portrait? Want to make your street snap extra punchy and moody? Make it monochrome. thephoblographer.com »
2020-01-27 17:00
Whether you’re a film beginner or a devotee, using instant coffee to develop is easy, cheap, and surprisingly effective. Ben Robson explains how. iso.500px.com »
2018-11-07 19:50
The modern world is spoilt for choice when it comes to cameras, gadgets and editing tools that bring out the beautiful colours in your photographs. I have just got the Fuji XT2 and I'm learning all about those famously addictive 'Fuji Colours'. thephoblographer.com »
2018-09-16 19:00
Ilford, a long-time favorite black and white film brand with a whopping 137 years in the industry, is also a stalwart upholder of film photography in the digital age. Therefore, getting even a peek at how they make each prized roll is something that is certainly on every film photographer’s bucket list. thephoblographer.com »
2017-08-18 01:00
The world of analog photography surprises me a bit more every day! I recently read about a technique called Stand Development, so I have decided to try it myself. For those of who never heard of it before, let me explain you the differences between it and a normal development process. When developing, as recommended […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-25 21:57
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In the inevitable tide of recognition of so many women artists of the past 20th century who passed simply as muses, lovers, wives or companions, when their work was truly as strong, beautiful and original as that of their partner, Dora Maar, for many reasons, occupies a special place. [Read More]
Photography has always had a relationship to haunting as it shows not what is, but what once was. The process whereby light must bounce off the subject and back towards the camera suggests that photographs have touched and carry a trace of what is shown.
The ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence (AI) image colorization were recently brought to public attention when several historical images were altered using digital algorithms. Irish artist Matt Loughrey digitally colorized and added smiles to photos of tortured prisoners from Security Prison 21 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which was used by the Khmer Rouge from 1975-79. […]
David Wadelton understands that photography is a form of time travel. Small Business, his new book of photographs, transports us to Melbourne’s vanishing architecture of interior workplaces created by largely working-class, post-war immigrants from Europe.