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An upcoming TV documentary will look at inventor Edwin Land who is most famous for creating instant photography and founding the Polaroid Corporation. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A Palestinian photojournalist whose work is at the heart of an upcoming Cannes documentary has been killed in an Israeli airstrike. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A new documentary uses the 35mm film footage that two army photographers captured of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Premiering April 21, the new Netflix documentary Pangolin: Kulu's Journey shares the heartwarming story of wildlife photographer Gareth Thomas and his rehabbing an endangered pangolin, Kulu. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Fact: Instagram isn't photography. Nor is TikTok. The work that you're often seeing do well on Instagram is only really doing well there. Those photographers probably aren't getting paid to do actual documentary photography with publications. thephoblographer.com »
It's easy to get caught up in the gear side of things with photography, but at its core, regardless of equipment, the medium can be a powerful tool for finding healing, hope and joy. Emmy-nominated filmmaker and photojournalist Ilie Mitaru explores this theme in his recent documentary, First Frames. dpreview.com »
A recent documentary about AI-generated pornography may have broken the law when it featured deepfaked footage of actress Scarlett Johansson in lingerie. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Photographer Nick Ut is reportedly planning to file a defamation lawsuit against the filmmakers of The Stringer -- a movie which casts aspersions on his authorship of the Napalm Girl photograph. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A revolutionary new documentary The Perfect Neighbor relies almost entirely on police body camera footage and dashcam video to tell the story of a 2023 murder. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Documentary photographers have always been at the forefront of highlighting challenging issues in our society. From the living conditions in certain parts of the world to the challenges faced in conserving our environment, documentary photography continues to showcase the human condition in its myriad hues and shades. thephoblographer.com »
The controversy surrounding the iconic "Napalm Girl" photograph continues to evolve. A documentary titled "The Stringer" has been in production for the past two years, premiered on January 25 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. thephoblographer.com »
A documentary that asserts Nick Ut did not take The Terror of War, better known as Napalm Girl, aired last night and named Vietnamese stringer, Thanh Nghe, as the photographer instead. [Read More] petapixel.com »
One of the most famous anti-war photographs of all time has been Nick Ut's Napalm Girl, originally known as The Terror of War, captured on June 8, 1972, during the Vietnam War. Anyone with even the slightest interest in the medium has seen the image at least once in their lives. thephoblographer.com »
In a pre-emptive strike against an upcoming documentary that casts aspersions on Nick Ut's credit on the famous Napalm Girl photograph taken during the Vietnam War, the Associated Press has released a lengthy report re-asserting that Ut was indeed the photographer. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Earlier this year, students enrolled The University of Texas at Austin's School of Journalism and Media (in the Moody College of Communication) were encouraged to apply for a six-month mentorship with a Canon Explorer of Light. petapixel.com »
A documentary about a pioneering cameraman who jumps from planes so he can film cars falling from the sky is set to be released. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The trailer for I am Martin Parr has been released giving fans a first look at the documentary about the celebrated photographer. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The History Channel has released an absorbing video about the life and career of photographer Lee Miller that is narrated by Kate Winslet. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A volunteer group of more than 300 producers and researchers have published a set of guidelines for the use of generative AI in documentaries. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A new documentary explores the life and career of photographer Corky Lee who turned his lens to the Asian Americans who are so often left out of history. [Read More] petapixel.com »
An upcoming documentary will celebrate American Horror Story actress Jessica Lange's decades-long passion for photography.
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A new documentary, that is executive-produced by Wes Anderson, explores the life and work of American photographer James Hamilton. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Netflix has been accused of using AI-manipulated images in a new true crime documentary What Jennifer Did.
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Tucked away in the artists’ enclave of Denton, Texas, Thin Line Fest is an artistic adventure filled with communal celebration and discovery. What started as a documentary film festival in 2007 is now a lively mosaic of artistic expression with seven music stages and multiple photography galleries. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Standing on top of the desolate mountain, 4000 meters (13,000 feet) up on the Tibetan Plateau, our bodies were freezing and our batteries were dying but we needed to get the final shot for the documentary. petapixel.com »
The trailer for a documentary about the photographer Roman Vishinac -- who is best known for documenting Jewish life in Eastern Europe in the years prior to World War II -- has been released. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Social documentary photographer Tish Murtha may not have garnered much acclaim for her photographic work while alive, but it is, nevertheless, powerful in what it portrays and remains relevant to this day. petapixel.com »
Photographers tend to take two different sides on AI imagery. Some say that it's not photography. Others embrace it and try to learn the technology to add to their skill sets. In our interviews on this website, we've discussed lots of different opinions that photographers have on AI. thephoblographer.com »
Following the success of the "Ultimate Space Telescope" documentary, PBS's science series NOVA has released a second film titled "New Eye on the Universe" that aims to provide a better understanding of how James Webb is deepening the understanding of the universe. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A new documentary explores the life and works of Ernest Withers, an iconic civil rights photographer who was revealed to be an FBI informant after he died. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Fujifilm GFX 50R is on sale right now for an insanely great price. Actually, it’s now at its lowest price point! Some of us only need a 50MP medium format camera body and don’t care for AI scene detection. thephoblographer.com »
When I work on a blueprint for a potential documentary project most of my attention goes to unpacking whatever it was that drew my initial interest – usually a collection of themes, locations, and characters that I will visit in order to discover what direction the story will end up going in. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Greenhouse gasses and a warming atmosphere may be invisible, but the consequences of climate change sit clearly in sight. In a State of Change, a social documentary featuring wildlife photographer Donal Boyd, seeks to illustrate the climate crisis while confronting the challenge of pulling off such a monumental visual task. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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] petapixel.com »
No Ordinary Life is a film that explores the work of women photojournalists who put themselves in perilous situations to document conflict. [Read More] petapixel.com »
NOVA, a PBS award-winning science series, has premiered a new special that chronicles the James Webb Space Telescope's journey into space through the capture of its first incredible photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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 »
YouTube channel DW Documentary has published a 25-minute program detailing the 175 year history of Zeiss, a name now synonymous with photography despite its origin story beginning well before cameras would become commonplace. dpreview.com »
If the intention behind a photograph is to produce something photographic, weighted by aesthetic merit, or artistic expression, then it is your observation via the camera that you are most likely going to share in that image. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Acclaimed Magnum photographer and judge on VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards 2021, Martin Parr has shared his thoughts on how modern smartphone technology has shaped the documentary genre and opened up new opportunities for photographers of all levels of experience. petapixel.com »
Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg has been creating timelapses of different fungi over the course of the last 15 years as part of his film Fantastic Fungi. In a video with Wired, he explains how he creates these epic sequences. petapixel.com »
Documentary photography is often a polarizing genre. Not only because of the topics. But also because of who photographs, and more so, where they photograph. Western photographers often lust after impactful stories happening in nations less fortunate than theirs. thephoblographer.com »
It's time to travel again! Parts of the world are opening back up, and folks are eager to explore again. Bringing along the right camera can sometimes be a confusing task. Luckily, we've done a whole lot of traveling over the years. thephoblographer.com »
A brief 11-minute cinematic documentary titled “The Light Within a Hundred Square Feet” tells the story of Oson Chin — the last film printer left in Chicago — and his legacy of enthusiasm and knowledge of analog photography. petapixel.com »
Minimalism can be such an effective and beautiful way to present information, especially in photographs where there needs to be only one subject or central point of clarity. However, while many seem to subscribe to the “less is more” sensibility of minimalism, which can mean chiseling away at anything non-essential, I don’t find this a […] petapixel.com »
A simple local documentary project can help you return back to enjoying your personal photography, even after a long break. There are plenty of photographers who haven’t picked up their cameras for months due to the unforeseen long-term break imposed by COVID-19 restrictions and the impact this global pandemic has had on people’s mental health, […] petapixel.com »
A photography documentary is a great way to consume the art form you love. From the educational to the eye-opening, there’s a photography documentary for all your wants and needs. Popular streaming site, Netflix has hours of awesome content for the photography fan. thephoblographer.com »
The Olympic games are the peak of international sports photography and the images photographers can capture there are timeless and iconic, long outliving the photographer and the subject. This 30-minute documentary explores the role photographers have in capturing that history. petapixel.com »
Earlier this year, we carefully observed the kits used by award-winning press photographers. What we learned is that there really, truly is no such thing as a bad camera anymore. They're all good. thephoblographer.com »
The first trailer for the forthcoming Pete Souza documentary, The Way I See It, has been released, providing a glimpse into what we can expect from the feature-length documentary. Pete Souza has served as Chief Official White House Photographer under two presidents, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. dpreview.com »
