Just saw that it was 5 years ago today that Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino died. 😢

There's now a short film called "Remembering Sudan" available to stream and 100% of the ticket sales go to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. #Wildlife #Rhino #Conservation #Endangered #AmiVitale #StopPoaching https://vitalimpacts.org/pages/remembering-sudan

Photo Series Documents Unique Baby Elephant Orphanage in Africa

#culture #spotlight #amivitale #animals #elephants #environmental #environmentalimpact #kenya #natgeo #nationalgeographic #wildlife #wildlifephotographer

100 World-Famous Photographers Team Up To Protect the Environment

A group of the world's most renowned photographers, as well as conservationists like Jane Goodall, have partnered to support conservationist efforts through the sale of photo prints, with the goal of linking conservation with the impact of photography.

One hundred of some of the world's finest and well-known photographers and conservation heroes like Jane Goodall have come together to rally around the cause of saving the environment. Using their art, they are raising funds to support grassroots conservation organizations, focused through Vital Impacts. The initiative will support Big Life Foundation, Jane Goodall Institute's Roots and Shoots program, Great Plains Conservation's Project Ranger, and SeaLegacy.

Vital Impacts is a women-led, non-profit created by award-winning National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale and Eileen Mignoni. Vitale tells PetaPixel that they have gathered some of the biggest names in photography and conservation and have asked these artists to put their work up for sale, with 60% of the net profits going toward grassroots conservation campaigns.

"Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, has contributed never before seen, signed prints, including a self-portrait, as well as two other images showing the remarkable lives of chimpanzees that she has been working to protect for over 60 years," Vitale says. "Our other contributors are drawn from the covers of National Geographic and the world's most prestigious fine-art galleries."

Paul Nicklen, James Balog, Cristina Mittermeier, Nick Brandt, Chris Burkard, Jimmy Chin, Tamara Dean, David Doubilet, Beverly Joubert, Keith Ladzinski, Jim Naughten, Maggie Steber, Joel Sartore, Tim Flach, Carolyn Guzy, Matthieu Paley, Xavi Bou, Beth Moon, Ami Vitale, Stephen Wilkes and Reuben Wu are just a few of the photographers who are among the hundred taking part in the fundraising efforts.

Self Portrait | Jane Goodall Field of Infinity | Reuben Wu Mundari Tribesmen | Allan Gichigi Mother's Love | Shawn Heinrichs

"This is a moment to reimagine our relationship with nature and to each other. We all need to do all we can to care for the plants and critters that inhabit the earth," Vitale says. "Each photo has a powerful story and illustrates how small and deeply interconnected our world is. When we see ourselves as part of the landscape and part of nature, then saving nature is really about saving ourselves.

"Our fate is linked to the fate of animals. We need these sentient beings as much as they need us. Without rhinos and elephants and other wildlife, we suffer more than the loss of ecosystem health. We suffer a loss of imagination, a loss of wonder, a loss of beautiful possibilities. What happens next is in all of our hands. Nature is resilient if we give it a chance and make it a priority. All of us have the ability to ignite action to help shape the world we want to live in. Get involved. There is a role for each and every one of us. The Messenger matters as much as the message. It’s important that more of us become that messenger."

Kamara and Kilifi | Ami Vitale Icy Flight | Paul Nicklen Harriet and People in Fog | Nick Brandt Flying Japanese Macaque | Jasper Doest Anna's Hummingbird Drinking Nectar | Anand Varma

The current print sale runs until December 31, 2021 and the website offers both open and limited editions which are available in a variety of sizes. The prints range in prices from as little as $275 for open edition prints to as much as $30,000 for limited editions.

_Image credits: All photos individually credited and provided courtesy of Vital Impacts. _

#news #spotlight #amivitale #conservation #environmentalism #printsale #vitalimpacts

Great Reads in Photography: April 11, 2021

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy!

I Called Off My Wedding. The Internet Will Never Forget – Wired

In 2019, Lauren made a painful decision. But to the algorithms that drive Facebook, Pinterest, and a million other apps, she is forever getting married.

VOGUE Cover Features Annie Leibovitz Photo of Amanda Gorman – VOGUE

Amanda Gorman on the cover of Vogue. © Annie Leibovitz, photo courtesy Vogue

The 23-year-old Amanda Gorman, the nation's first-ever youth poet laureate, read a poem during President Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20.

Gorman has now appeared in two different looks for alternate covers of Vogue for its May issue.

The first poet ever on the cover of @VogueMagazine. I am eternally grateful & do not expect to be the last—for what is poetry, if not beauty? – Amanda Gorman on Instagram

**Karl Lagerfeld's Photographic Legacy is Moving to the Blockchain. What Does That Mean? – **VOGUE BUSINESS

Christopher William Adach from Mexico, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Karl Lagerfeld was a highly rated photographer who shot ad campaigns for Chanel in Paris. He was also the creative director of Chanel for 36 years and Fendi for 54 years.

Eric Pfrunder, Chanel's former artistic director for fashion who lived with Lagerfeld for 36 years, has inherited his photographic legacy after Lagerfeld's death in 2019. He has decided to register the 120,000-plus catalog of images on the Lukso blockchain, which is building a network for fashion and lifestyle.

I'm not a blockchain expert, but I learn about it every day. There's a big opportunity in this field, especially now that the COVID-19 pandemic has digitized people's lifestyles and is forcing us to enter into a new mindset. The blockchain is opening up so many different avenues, from authenticating this collection to virtualization and more. -- Eric Pfrunder, Chanel's former artistic director for fashion, tells VOGUE.

New York Times Wins 11 Awards From White House News Photographers Association – New York Times

Political Photograph of the Year - A streak of lightning passes as President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md. following a campaign rally in Londonderry, NH, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. ( Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times)

The White House News Photographers Association was formed 100 years ago on June 13, 1921 when President Warren G. Harding was in the Oval Office. Up on Capitol Hill, the two things then barred from the U.S. Capitol were dogs and photographers.

The New York Times won 11 awards from the White House News Photographers Association's annual Eyes of History contest, which honors excellence in visual journalism. Mills won 10 of them.

**Still Photographer of the Year - **President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Fl., Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. ( Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Doug Mills won both top prizes (see photos above) awarded by the competition. He was named Still Photographer of the Year, and his photo of Donald Trump exiting Air Force One as a streak of lightning appears in the sky won Political Photo of the Year.

"Washington is loaded with talented photographers, and I've been working here for more than 35 years and never won both of these coveted Awards in the same year," Doug Mills tells PetaPixel. "To say the least, I'm thrilled!"

Mills' advice to budding photographers:

Still photographers have one of the most exciting and challenging careers in Journalism. I encourage anyone who has the talent and the work ethic to get into the business. Like any career, you get out of it what you put into it. College students should try and get as many internships as they can… they are loaded with new experiences each and every day. If it's something you really want to do, DON'T GIVE UP… keep pushing yourself.

Note: We'd love to hear your photographic comments below—good, bad, or ugly-but no politics, please.

Underexposed: Women Photographers at the High Museum of Art – Juxtapoz

Lola Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1903-1993), Frida looking into mirror, 1944, gelatin silver print, 8 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, 2012.278. Purchase with funds from Margaretta J. Taylor, © Lola Alvarez Bravo/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

This spring, the High Museum of Art will present "Underexposed: Women Photographers from the Collection" (April 17-Aug. 1), an exhibition featuring more than 100 photographs from the Museum's collection, including many that have never before been exhibited.

The exhibition opens with a selection of works by artists who transformed the practice of photography from the 1920s through the 1950s. Coinciding with the global rise of the feminist ideal of the "New Woman" in the late 1900s, practitioners including Ilse Bing, Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, and Imogen Cunningham emerged as savvy leaders in the fields of documentary, fashion, and fine art photography.

Ilse Bing (American, born Germany, 1899-1998), Self-Portrait in Mirrors, Paris, 1931, printed ca. 1941, gelatin silver print, 1987.14. High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Purchase with funds from Georgia-Pacific Corporation. Xaviera Simmons (American, born 1974), 10A Untitled from the Utah series, 2010, dye coupler print, 30 x 40 inches, 2010.21. Purchase with David C. Driskell African American Art Acquisition Fund. © Xaviera Simmons

Works made in the 1970s and 1980s by artists including Barbara Kasten, Olivia Parker, and Sheila Pinkel join pieces by contemporary makers, such as Meghann Riepenhoff and Elizabeth Turk, who continue to expand the language of photography.

Sandy Skoglund (American, born 1946), Gathering Paradise, 1991, dye coupler print, 47 x 60. inches, 1991.270. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Henderson, III.

Works by Diane Arbus, Nan Goldin, Susan Meiselas, Anne Noggle, and Clarissa Sligh reveal different ways women have looked at and photographed other women. Sheila Pree Bright, Sandy Skoglund, and Susan Worsham show images that deconstruct ideas around domesticity and feminine ideals.

The exhibition closes with a selection of portraits and self-portraits by Judy Dater, Zaneli Muholi, Cindy Sherman, Mickalene Thomas, and Carrie Mae Weems, among others, that explore the intersections of photography, representation and identity.

Gannett Newspapers Selling Photos Online of Children They Photograph. Parents Don 't like It – New Jersey GLOBE

As newspapers look for alternative revenue sources to supplement an ailing business model, some parents are pushing back on a decision by Gannett to monetize their journalists' work by selling photographs on their websites, including those of children.

Learn How the Affordable Kodak Brownie Camera Made Photography Accessible – My Modern Met

A young girl photographing her doll with a folding Brownie camera, perhaps the No. 2 Autographic Brownie, which was first released in 1915. Used 120 film with an original price of $10. Photo by H.T. Mitchell, May 24, 1917, Library of Congress.

Modern photography was born in 1838 when Louis Daguerre captured an overhead view of a Paris street showing one man having his boots polished in an exposure that lasted several minutes. Photography needed large, heavy cameras and technical expertise all the way to the turn of the 20th century.

All that changed in 1900 when George Eastman released the first Kodak Brownie Camera. It was simple to operate, used roll film, and cost just $1. Over 150,000 Brownie cameras were shipped in the first year of production.

Quiz: The first Kodak Brownie camera was introduced in Feb 1900. Over the years, Kodak made over 100 different models, with the last one using 110 film. In which year was it made?

Answer: 1986.

How to Join or Start a Camera Club in 2021 - ShotKit

Photo by Sterling Lanier

Being part of a photography club can be a great way to learn and develop as a photographer and build friendships with like-minded people.

Here are some things to consider before joining:

1.) Competitive or non-competitive?

2.) Do you want to learn from established photographers?

3.) Can you attend as a non-member before signing up?

Check out 10 more things to consider before joining at the link above.

8 Common Ethical Mistakes in Wildlife Photography (And How to Fix Them) – Feature Shoot

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Mistake #1: Wildlife baiting

Mistake #2: Ill-considered use of flash

Mistake #3: Geo-tagging everything

Check out the other 5 Mistakes and full details at the link above.

Demand for Funeral Photography and Videography Booms in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic – News Corp Australia

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The pandemic forced people to become creative when it came to funerals, but one unusual service to capture moments could be here to stay.

In Spirit – Lens Culture

A Poor Facsimile © Alison Luntz

It was April 2020, and photographer Alison Luntz was not happy with the COVID lockdown.

"I have a large print of a landscape photo I shot in Scotland in 2018 hanging across from my bed, and it occurred to me to shoot a portrait in front of it and try to match the lighting to make it look like I was there," Alison Lunz tells PetaPixel. "I had nothing but time and thought this would be an interesting challenge and a bit of a visual joke to play on my Instagram followers.

"I posted the cropped-in version first, showing just me in the Scottish Highlands, and then the wide shot of my bedroom, which showed how mundane my surroundings really were. At the time, I had no long-term plans for this project, but after I'd completed it, I began to think of other scenarios I wanted to show and all the different ways this format could be used to express the feelings of isolation and longing."

I shot this photo on the fence in Peru in the summer of 2019. © Alison Luntz

Luntz sorted through her archives and selected photos that made her feel the most - the ones that evoked memories most vividly. Sometimes it was the people or places depicted that she missed, but just as often, it was something less tangible, a feeling of being in that moment that she wanted to recapture.

"I think photographs always have this power, to mentally transport us, so this project was an attempt to take it a step further," explains the photographer who studied theater directing in college.

To make these images work technically, she needed the largest prints possible. She also needed prints that could be destroyed without too much regret -- the one in the bathtub and on the fence outside didn't survive the shoot.

That Sunny Day. The background photo was taken at Coney Island in 2015 using a disposable waterproof camera. The self-portrait was in my bathtub during April 2020. © Alison Luntz

"So, I opted for blueprint and engineering prints in 36×48″," explains Luntz. "For some images, I would print on multiple sheets and tile them together. Now I'm looking into wheat paste printing options for future shots.

"The largest shot was made from nine 3-foot by 4-foot images tiled together - that one takes up almost the entire wall and is still up behind my bed. There's also one behind my couch, and of course, the original Scottish landscape shot still hangs across from my bed. In most cases, I liked to leave them up for a while after the shoot."

Luntz is a full-time freelance photographer in NYC and has been fortunate to have been able to focus only on photo work since 2014. She does a wide variety of work with events, portraiture, weddings, and studio shoots all around the city, in addition to personal projects like this.

Best Photography Graduate Schools – U.S. News & World Report

1.) Yale University

2.) University of California -Los Angeles

3.) Rhode Island School of Design

Check out the other 7 that made the Top 10 for 2020 by the U.S News & World Report

Westcott Makes Jimmy Fallon Look Good on Zoom – Forbes

When Jimmy Fallon relocated his Tonight Show set from 30 Rock to the Hamptons to continue filming amid Covid-19 restrictions, his team phoned an Ohio-based photographic lighting company, Westcott. They wanted to order portable, studio-quality lights (Ice Lights) to give his home studio a more professional look.

As everybody started using Zoom, Westcott's ring lights helped to improve screen appearance.

According to President Brandon Heiss, before the pandemic, ring lights and green screens made up 1.3% and 2.5% of Westcott sales.

"From the start of the pandemic to December 2020, ring light and green screen sales increased by 400% and 600%," Heiss tells Forbes. "It was quite the change for a company that got its start selling fashion umbrellas in 1899."

How to Hide Photos on your Android Phone or Tablet _ - Digital Trends_

Photo by Plann

When you hand your phone to your co-worker to show him what your cute cat can do, he may not stop there. You definitely don't want that person to keep on swiping and check your other photos.

Because the temptation may be overwhelming, you can hide photos on your Android device — either in the device settings or using a third-party app. Here's how you do it.

Why I Like This Photo –Ami Vitale

Northern Kenya, 2019. (Photo by Ami Vitale)

I like this photo as it illustrates our fragile and complex relationship with the natural world. It represents the heartbreaking reality of a mass extinction we are all facing. This is Zacharia Mutai, the head keeper of the last two northern white rhinos left on the planet, touching the horn of Najin, the oldest of the two rhinos at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya. Zacharia has a profound understanding of just how precious these last northern white rhinos are, and he spends his life caring for and protecting them 24-hours per day, seven days a week. He and the other men devoted to caring for them spend more time with these rhinos than they do with their own families. The bonds are deep, and they have become the northern white rhinos' closest friends and greatest advocates.

I have spent the last eleven years getting to know the rhinos and the keepers, which allowed me to get close and have their trust. I like the layering of this image. There is something symbolic about the way Zacharia is touching Najin's horn in the foreground. It represents the relationship and trust he has with this rhino, and at the same time, there is something mysterious and ominous, knowing that it's her horn that has led these creatures to the brink of extinction. I like the rhino in the background, blissfully browsing, but there is a sadness to the whole image. We know under normal circumstances, no human being should be touching a rhino. If things were okay, they would truly be wild.

Losing a keystone species has a huge effect on the ecosystem and can throw a society's existence out of balance. These giants are nature's greatest engineers. They are part of a complex world created over millions of years, and their survival and history are intertwined with our own.

This is part of an ongoing story I've been working on and what began as documenting extinction has a beautiful twist. Today, an international consortium of scientists and conservationists from Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Avantea, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya Wildlife Service, and Safari Park Dvur Kralove have been harvesting immature egg cells from the two females. They artificially inseminate them using frozen sperm from deceased males to create viable northern white rhino embryos. In the near future, the embryos will be transferred into southern white rhino surrogate mothers to create northern white rhino offspring.

We must see ourselves as part of the landscape. Our fate is linked to the fate of animals. Without rhinos and elephants, and other wildlife, we suffer more than the loss of ecosystem health. We suffer a loss of imagination, a loss of wonder, a loss of beautiful possibilities. Saving nature is really about saving ourselves.

Ami Vitale is a Nikon Ambassador and National Geographic Magazine photographer, writer, and filmmaker who has photographed in more than 100 countries. Instyle Magazine named Ami one of 50 Badass Women, a series celebrating women who show up, speak up and get things done. She is a five-time recipient of World Press Photos, including 1st Prize for her 2018 National Geographic magazine story about a community in Kenya protecting elephants. Panda Love on the secret lives of pandas is her best-selling book that has recently been published.

Quote of the Week (or a previous week):

Embed from Getty ImagesPhoto by Steve Parsons, Canon EOS-1D X, 16-35mm f/4L.

­­­ Just take the f***ing picture 1 -- Prince Philip , husband to Queen Elizabeth II for over 70 years who sadly passed away two days ago aged 99.

1 12 seconds into the video above, Prince Philip was heard swearing to the royal photographer Steve Parsons during a photoshoot at the RAF Club to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain on July 10, 2015, in London, England.

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About the author : Phil Mistry is a photographer and teacher based in Atlanta, GA. He started one of the first digital camera classes in New York City at The International Center of Photography in the 90s. He was the director and teacher for Sony/Popular Photography magazine’s Digital Days Workshops. You can reach him via email here.

Image credits: All photographs as credited and used with permission from the photographers or agencies.

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Great Reads in Photography: April 4, 2021

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy!

**Last March, a Photographer Chartered a Helicopter and Captured an Invisible Crisis **– Los Angeles Magazine

Helicopter flight Friday, April 24th, 2020 over Disneyland, Downtown Los Angeles, and San Pedro during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park were shut down on March 14, 2020. As of Friday evening, over 50,000 Americans had died in the pandemic and there were approximately 40,000 cases in California. © Stuart Palley Dozens of school buses in a parking lot southeast of downtown Los Angeles grounded after the COVID pandemic slammed into the Southland. This image, taken at sunset in early April 2020, was at the height of lockdown. © Stuart Palley

2-minute Sunday interview:

Phil Mistry: How did you move from Fire Photography to do these empty street shots?

Stuart Palley: Wildfire photography and documenting climate crisis issues is my primary focus, but I’m also interested in how humankind alters the landscape and our impact on it. In the Los Angeles area, our freeways, parking lots, and public spaces were all nearly deserted during the March 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. This provided an opportunity to look at the infrastructure devoid of its usual traffic, vehicles, and pedestrians. Turning my lens onto an unfolding pandemic felt like a way to turn anxiety into some semblance of documenting history.

PM: Did you actually charter a helicopter? What does that cost?

Stuart Palley: It was a combination of chartering a helicopter and using a licensed drone where airspace restrictions were allowed. The Los Angeles basin has some of the densest and complex airspace in the world, so I used the drone when I was able to obtain automated FAA clearance and the helicopter when I needed live ATC tower clearance. Business was slow, and the helicopter company was offering a special one-off rate for about $650/hour, which seemed like a lot (it is). However, for the speed and range of the Robinson R66 helicopter, it was a unique value that allowed me to rack up a couple of different flights.

Further, due to commercial air traffic dropping by over 75%, we could obtain tower clearance for flight plans that are usually somewhat difficult to get. It was one of those things where I felt the images would end up paying for themselves (they did).

PM: Which bodies and lenses did you use for this aerial photography?

SP: I used two Nikon D850 with grips, and AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR, and a NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED AF-S VR with a Nikon AF-S TELECONVERTER TC-14E III or an AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 G ED VR. That gave me a huge zoom range to work with, and I used the active image stabilization and high shutter speeds to help counter the helicopter's vibration.

PM: Was this your first time doing aerial photography?

SP: No. I have done enough to know the basics. When every minute costs on a charter, you learn best practices and efficiency fast. You also have to be careful not to let cameras fly off in the wind slipstream.

Check out Stuart Palley's
Long-Exposure Photos of California Wildfires at Night

**These are the Pioneering Women of Photojournalism **­– CNN World

Photojournalism has traditionally been a male-dominated field. But throughout history, women have made their mark on the industry.

Yunghi Kim is one of them, and she wants to make sure her peers get the recognition they deserve. She took it upon herself to start a website, Trailblazers of Light, to honor these photojournalism pioneers. More than 500 photojournalists are listed on the site, going back to the late 19th century.

Ami Vitale © Robin Cox

Ami Vitale, a photographer for National Geographic magazine, wears a panda costume while documenting Chinese facilities dedicated to saving the species. It's what the workers do there as well because they don't want the bears to get too familiar with humans. Vitale has traveled to more than 100 countries during her career, bearing witness to not only violence and conflict but also surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit. In recent years, she has shifted her focus to stories about wildlife and the environment.

"Storytelling and photography have the unique ability to transcend all languages and help us understand each other," she tells CNN. "They remind us of our deep connection to all of life that we share this planet with."

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Library of Congress

Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864 – 1952) is surrounded by children looking at her camera. Johnston was one of the first-ever female photojournalists, working for the Bain News Service founded in New York City in 1898. Her career spanned 60 years and included working in the White House for several administrations. She is also known for her photos of architecture, including historic buildings in the South.

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Homai Vyarawalla (1913 – 2012), was India's first woman photojournalist. She began work in the late 1930s and retired in the early 1970s.

At the onset of World War II, she started working on assignments for Mumbai-based The Illustrated Weekly of India magazine which published many of her most admired black-and-white images. In the early years of her career, since Vyarawalla was unknown and a woman, her photographs were published under her husband 's name. Vyarawalla stated that because women were not taken seriously as journalists, she was able to take high-quality, revealing photographs of her subjects without interference.

The Hidden Fingerprint Inside Your Photos ­ – BBC

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Actually, there's a great deal more hidden inside the modern digital image.

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**Charlie Phillips: Why Did it Take so Long for One of Britain's Greatest Photographers to Get his Due? **– _The Guardian

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Charlie Phillips' photographs of Muhammad Ali and Jimi Hendrix sold around the world. Cartier-Bresson was a fan, while Fellini liked him so much, he put him in a film. Yet, in the UK, Phillip’s work was ignored for decades.

Phillips had immigrated to London from Jamaica when he was 12 years old. He came to acquire a Kodak Retinette camera that became Phillip’s passport to a career that took him across Europe as well as photographing London’s African-Caribbean community.

Showing his photographs [around 1974], to editors and galleries in London, “people would say: ‘Did you really take this?’ Nobody believed I took them. I used to get fobbed off all the time. I couldn’t get any assignments.” One gallery even had a photograph of Muhammad Ali, taken by Phillips, on the wall (taken in Zurich in 1971, during Ali’s bout with German champion Jürgen Blin; Phillips went on to meet Ali on numerous occasions) yet refused to believe Phillips was the photographer. “This is how absurd it was.” Did the fact that Phillips was Black have a bearing on his treatment? “I can’t comment on that,” he says. “I think that’s a question you should ask the institutions.” – The Guardian

Stunning Photos Show A Man In COVID-19 Isolation— 1 Minute at a Time _- _HuffPost

My only two rules were that I had to set alarms for random minutes of each day, and I had to photograph the exact task I was doing when they went off. – Justin J. Wee, Photographer, community chef to HuffPost

Guide to Conceptual Photography - ShotKit

Photo by Rakicevic Nenad

Conceptual photography is one of the more difficult genres to define because it can encompass such a wide range of subjects and styles.

The fact that conceptual photography is so creatively expansive and varied is also what makes it such a rewarding genre to get into.

Check the link above for 37 more tips and details.

Photographer Wanders NYC Streets to Reveal Neo-Noir Stories Hiding in Plain Sight – My Modern Met

Photographer Nicolas Miller’s neo-noir images capture everyday life's cinematic nature among the overpasses, high-rises, and neon signs. Miller's pursuit of imperfect light and lonely urban corners produces images that invoke film-noir magic in the modern age.

© Nicolas Miller

A favorite theme of mine is scale. I love capturing isolated subjects walking in the big city. They showcase the small size of man versus gigantic human constructions. They also express the loneliness that many people feel despite living in big cities among millions of others. – Nicolas Miller to My Modern Met

© Nicolas Miller

**Shisei Kuwabara: Minamata Disease, and the Poisoning of a Town - **Blind

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For sixty years, Japanese photographer Shisei Kuwabara has been documenting the city of Minamata and those who suffer from the disease that bears its name.

Minamata disease is a neurological condition that results from severe mercury poisoning. It was caused by the release of industrial wastewater from a chemical factory in Minamata, Japan

Notable: _W. Eugene Smith’s name is the first that comes up when Minamata mercury poising is mentioned. However, Smith first learned of Minamata poising when he was shown Kuwabara’s book _Minamata Disease in New York by Japanese photographer Kazuhiko Motomura . He began photographing eleven years before Smith came to the city and has continued since.

**The Most Amazing and Unusual Trees in the World in Pictures **– Condé Nast Traveler

Whether fairytale-like dragons on an island in the Arabian Sea, butterfly-covered trunks in Mexico’s cloud forests, or skeletal branches pushing their way out of the ground in Namibia’s salt flats, trees are one of the most breathtaking natural wonders in our world. Here is a roundup of the most beautiful, found in all corners of the globe.

Joshua trees in the desert, Depositphotos. Morondava, Madagascar, Aug 01, 2015. Evening at Baobab avenue. The Avenue of the Baobabs is a prominent group of baobab trees lining the dirt road between Morondava and Belo - Tsiribihina. Depositphotos Thick Strangler tree roots grow over Ta Prohm temple ruins (built in 1186 AD) at Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Depositphotos Argan tree with goats, Depositphotos

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Landscape Photography Tips: How to Best Capture Trees and Forests

How one Photographer Shapes the Way the World Sees Joe Biden ­ - CNN

Biden family dog Major sees a tennis ball next to President Joe Biden on the Resolute Desk Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) Sony a9 II, Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM, f/1.6, 1/500, 800 ISO

Photographer Shows how Mosul, Iraq is Returning to Normal After a War with ISIS – Daily Mail

Dutch photographer Thijs Broekkamp takes a day trip to Mosul, northern Iraq - and returns with an astonishing set of images that show how everyday life is slowly returning to a city pulverized by war with ISIS.

Broekkamp’s images show that while the war shattered Mosul and left its buildings scarred and ruined, its resilient people are breathing life back into the streets.

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The keeper (above) of the Al-Saffar Mosque rests on a street corner.

Frank Relle on His Work, Photography Methods and his ‘Happy Place’

There's something truly magical about the images of award-winning photographer Frank Relle, who was born and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Through his lens, trees, houses, and other familiar objects are transformed. His work can be found in private collections and prestigious museums. Relle speaks to CBS News about his journey, photography, and his "happy place."

Lemeire © Frank Relle Behind the Cypress © Frank Relle

I hunt for images that evoke the sublime entanglement of the human and the natural. – Frank Relle

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' They're Taking the Spotlight:' Human-trafficking Survivors Pose for Portraits – The Columbus Dispatch

A portrait project by photographer Nick Fancher involving five human-trafficking survivors aims to change how victims of this ugly trade are perceived.

“In 2017, I began a photo series exploring trauma,” Fancher tells PetaPixel. “As a survivor myself, it was healing for me to connect with others who were on a similar journey.

“Leading up to a shoot, I’d have subjects send me several photos or a video that represented the period of trauma in their lives. When they arrived, we’d sit down and chat about their story for a while. Once they were ready, I’d load up their images into a slideshow, project the images onto them, and take their portrait.”

Mandie Matthews, a survivor of human trafficking, poses for a portrait. An image of a brick apartment complex where she experienced abuse is projected onto her face. © Nick Fancher

Each portrait by Fancher attempts to embody these women’s past, present, and future, with images from different points in their lives projected onto them as he clicks pictures in his studio.

Christina Johnson, a survivor of human trafficking. © Nick Fancher

Fancher shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and a Canon 85mm f/1.2L and used an Epson Powerlite 2250l projector. His lighting was a Godox AD200 strobe with a round head attachment.

The pieces are part of Fancher’s ongoing series that explores trauma and how to avoid being defined by it.

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Photo of the Week: Goats and Homework

10-year-old Fiammetta attends her online lessons surrounded by her family's herd of goats while schools are closed in Caldes, northern Italy. More photos from the month of March: https://t.co/wzvHHGldY0 📷 Martina Valentini pic.twitter.com/5WSFxqqAJ0

-- Reuters Pictures (@reuterspictures) April 1, 2021

Why I Like This Photo –Rick Friedman

© Rick Friedman, photo courtesy Newsweek

The Reagan Newsweek cover hangs over my desk along with some of my over 75 magazine and book covers. I think that image was chosen as the cover, was because it was just the right moment shot from the right place. Reagan has his thumb up and that big smile that says, “I won!” and Mrs. Reagan leaning against the future president with a big smile.

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As Biden heads into his 100th day in office this month, I was thinking back on the presidential campaigns I have covered. I started covering presidential politics when Jimmy Carter was running, and I have covered every campaign from Carter to Biden. Over the years, presidential campaign coverage has changed, even at the early pre-primary events. Campaign events are much more tightly controlled and staged. Pre-approved credentials for the media are required for most events.

When I covered Carter, I was just starting as a freelancer working for United Press International. The concept that I was assigned to photograph someone who might become U.S. President was amazing to me.

By the time Ronald Reagan was running against George H.W. Bush for the Republican nomination, I was working with the great photo agency, Black Star, and was shooting assignments for Newsweek.

On New Hampshire primary night, February 26, 1980, I was assigned by Newsweek to cover the George H.W. Bush campaign. I photographed the presidential contender in his hotel room and addressing supporters in Manchester, NH after which it was announced that Ronald Reagan had won the New Hampshire primary. The candidate I was covering had come in second.

I had finished my assignment in Manchester, NH, and Reagan would address supporters in Concord, NH, about 18 miles north. I thought if I drove fast enough and didn’t slide off the slippery roads, I might make it in time to photograph Ronald Reagan giving his victory speech. I arrived at the hotel, dumped my car in a snowbank, grabbed my cameras, and ran into the hotel ballroom.

There was no security at the door, and you did not need a press credential to get in. This would not happen today. Covering a primary election night today, you would have to apply for credentials several days in advance, arrive hours before the event and clear security. -- Rick Friedman

I worked my way through the crowd heading for the front of the room. Saying “excuse me” to a lot of people as I moved past them. I made it to the center of the third row. There were two rows of photographers in front of me. I asked the photographers in front of me, friends of mine, to please lean a bit left or a bit right, and maybe I could get a lens down the middle. Governor Reagan with his wife Nancy Reagan came out a few minutes later to give his speech. I knew I had a photograph. I also knew Newsweek had another photographer assigned to cover Reagan.

That was late on a Tuesday night. I went back to the hotel and called the courier service to send someone to pick up my film of both Bush & Reagan. The magazine needed the photographs on Wednesday, and the film had to be developed.

There was a saying in the magazine photography business, “no news, is good news.” They only called when you messed up or had a cover. No news Wednesday and most of Thursday. Thursday afternoon, about 5 PM, I’m in my studio in Boston, and I get a phone call from Howard Chapnick, the owner of Black Star and the person who taught me how to be a magazine photojournalist. I owe so much of my career to his guidance.

I answer the phone, and Howard says, “So how does it feel to have your first Newsweek cover?” To which I replied, how would I know? I think it took him about 20 minutes to convince me my photograph would be the next cover of Newsweek.

Back when I started at UPI, I was taught, the most important thing in a story is to be there and in the right spot. I shot the photo with a Canon AE-1 on Kodak Ektachrome, ISO 160 tungsten slide film as a horizontal frame. Newsweek cropped the photograph to make it fit the cover. That was the first of many magazine covers.

_Rick Friedman has been a photojournalist for over four decades. Friedman has photographed every U.S. presidential candidate from President Jimmy Carter to Joe Biden. Friedman’s published work has appeared in Time, National Geographic, Newsweek, The New York Times, Nature, USA Today, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Stern, Discover, and many other publications. Rick has been teaching his Location Lighting Workshops™ for the past 16 years across the US, UK, Canada, and the UAE. _

Quote of the Week (or a previous week): Eric Kim

Boy, Miyagi, Japan, 1973. © Daido Moriyama

Daido Moriyama's photo is courtesy of Phaidon Press from the book Daido Moriyama (page 73).

"The biggest innovation of photographers such as William Klein and Daido Moriyama was rejecting this notion that photos had to be sharp and in focus." -- Eric Kim

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About the author : Phil Mistry is a photographer and teacher based in Atlanta, GA. He started one of the first digital camera classes in New York City at The International Center of Photography in the 90s. He was the director and teacher for Sony/Popular Photography magazine’s Digital Days Workshops. You can reach him via email here.

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