Germany Officially Recognizes Film Photography as a Cultural Heritage

The German Photo Council has successfully campaigned to have analog considered to be part of UNESCO's cultural heritage program. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-4-1 23:09

CPW Vision Award Winners Highlight Racial, Cultural, and Women’s Issues

The Center for Photography at Woodstock in Kingston, NY, announced its four eye-opening 2025 Vision Awards winners.

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2025-3-20 00:15

UNESCO Says ‘Selfie-Tourism’ is Destroying Historical and Cultural Landmarks

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says that historical landmarks are at risk of being destroyed as a result of "selfie-tourism." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-5 15:12

Capturing cultural celebrations in commercial photography

While we’ve made some strides in recent years, advertisers still need to do more to consistently create content that resonates with their customers. The post Capturing cultural celebrations in commercial photography appeared first on 500px. iso.500px.com »

2021-10-26 14:30

Shady William Is on a Quest to Capture Egypt’s Cultural Magic

"I am usually attracted to subjects who have incredible stories but their voices are hard to hear," says photographer Shady William, "a man travelling hundreds of miles just to touch a shrine for a quest precious to his heart, or a farmer who is also a great horse rider. thephoblographer.com »

2021-5-29 13:00

Photographers Are to Blame: A Case of Native Cultural Appropriation

Appropriating Indigenous cultures has been going on for a very long time. Anytime something appropriating Indigenous cultures or racist comes up, it doesn’t matter what Natives might say in protest — most often the person doing the wrong thing claims it’s to “honor” us. petapixel.com »

2019-6-26 22:18

Someone Accused Photographer Of Cultural Appropriation, Probably Wishes They Hadn’t

When a girl hired photographer Carlynne Welch to shoot her in a forest, the artist didn't imagine the images would produce such an uproar on the internet. "I'd love to hear how this isn't cultural appropriation," one commenter said. boredpanda.com »

2018-4-25 13:02

The Time I Visited One Of The Last Cultural Havens Of Freethinkers In Europe, And Their Struggle To Save Their Unique Culture

Photojournalist Sharon Avraham documented the story of ADM community, one of the largest and oldest thriving cultural havens in Europe, known worldwide for its 20 years of activities embodying social and cultural renewal and hospitality. boredpanda.com »

2017-12-12 11:19