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19 Oct 2026

The Photo Essay Was Not the Magazine

When I started taking photography seriously, I was taking single photos. At most, I’d go back to the same place over and…

16 Oct 2026

We’ve all been beginners one day. And we’ve all been criticised for creating cliché photographs. The implication is that clichés shows a…

12 Oct 2026

My quest through deadpan photography and New Topographics has led me to discovering a photographer that kind of lives at the intersection:…

9 Oct 2026

Last week I said I hate the word work and then proceeded to use it and explain it with a private definition:…

5 Oct 2026

I complained a while back that I needed a project but I couldn’t find a good theme. A project gives direction and meaning to…

5 Oct 2026

The more I look into little unknown women photographers that have risked or lost their lives to show what was happening in…

28 Sep 2026

Christine Spengler’s first camera wasn’t hers. It was her brother Éric’s. A Nikon with a 28mm wide-angle, the kit of a fashion…

25 Sep 2026

I’ve been taking photos of benches for years. Sometimes on purpose because I find them intriguing and I have an thing for…

21 Sep 2026

I’ve spent a lot of words arguing that the ordinary is enough. To me, documenting your own life is the most interesting…

18 Sep 2026

Before you push the shutter button, before even you leave the house, everything has been decided. You might not have a list…