The First Photograph We Still Have
The image the world calls the first photograph is nearly invisible, undecipherable. Looking at it, most people can’t see anything clearly identifiable.…
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History
Photographer Focus #7: Robert Capa’s D-Day Landing
Capa was on Omaha Beach under fire on the morning of D-Day, the 6th June 1944, putting himself in danger to make…
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Photographer Focus #6: Gerda Taro
I first came across Gerda Taro’s work years ago as I was investigating claims that Capa didn’t actually land on Omaha Beach…
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Photographer Focus #5: Catherine Leroy
As I was writing this series that is unintentionally turning into a “women photographing war” series, I’ve been thinking about Catherine Leroy.…
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Photographer Focus #4: Anja Niedringhaus
The number of women war photographers is incredible. I wasn’t expecting to fins so many. I’m only going to cover some of…
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Photography Newsletters on Substack
I’ve seen a number of people creating curated lists of Substack photography newsletters lately. Some are just blunt lists that are hard…
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Photographer Focus #3: Lynsey Addario
I hadn’t planned to make a series on women war photographers. When I started looking into Lee Miller, I found references to…
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Photographer Focus #2: Jackie Spinner
She opens her TEDx talk talking about a blue vest. It’s a flak jacket. Twelve pounds of Kevlar, in the specific shade…
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Photographer Focus #1: Dickey Chapelle
I’m into deep dives at the moment and I think I’ll make this a regular feature. I first came across Dickey Chapelle…
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Deadpan Photography: Enjoying the Pretence
Juliette wrote last week about Deadpan photography. I was intrigued because it’s a term I had seen start appearing all over the…
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