When you mention Irving Penn, the first images that may come to mind are his fashion photography and mostly his 165 Vogue covers. He also photographed everyday objects, even detritus from New York streets like cigarette butts, leaves, and even chewed gum.
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Irving Penn is either the best or second best portrait photographer of all time. Depending on the day, he’s either ahead of or behind Richard Avedon. At least that’s what I think. Mr. Penn’s resume is stacked, to say the least. petapixel.com »
2018-06-22 20:21
Irving Penn is known as one of America’s greatest and most innovating Modernist photographers. Primarily known for his fashion photography, a genre he changed forever by having his subjects photographed on a simple white or gray background, Penn was also a meticulous and brilliant darkroom technician. thephoblographer.com »
2017-01-30 11:05
Photographer Irving Penn is getting his first retrospective of his photographs in 20 years. In a new exhibit called Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty, the photographer's fashion, portrait, and still life images that appeared in Vogue magazine will be on display alongside 100 previously unseen works donated by theIrving Penn Foundation. thephoblographer.com »
2017-01-21 20:30
At some point in their career, an artist will be approached by a gallery or will approach galleries looking for representation or to have an exhibition. You’ve had some success at local art shows and fairs and have made some inroads selling your photography online, but now you want to get your work out there and start looking for galleries to show your work or represent you. [Read More]
Fujifilm will host what it describes as a free and "interactive festival" for anyone interested in photography this September in New York. Called Fujifina, the event is making a location shift from its traditional home in Tokyo, Japan. [Read More]
It's a new year! And we're super excited to return with the latest episode of Pro Camera Reviews. Gear Editor Brett Day has recovered from COVID-19, and we're stoked to interact with you. Sunday's episode will be about the near future, We're focusing on what camera manufacturers should deliver and ways that you can be inspired. More details are below!
Editor in Chief Chris Gampat will lead a discussion about shooting without image stabilization. He was taught to shoot at 1/13th with a Leica rangefinder and he’s still incredibly steady even without stabilization.
Jonathan Higbee was our latest guest on Inside the Photographer's Mind, and he was able to keep a full audience of folks enthralled with his words and experiences on what it's like to be a modern street photographer.