“Their life can be destroyed every week for sure but they stay here because the earth is geared for their culture and this is simply they home,” says Philippe Echaroux about the people he photographed near the Bromo volcano. “I don’t go there to try to gain their trust, I am just a human going to meet other human and together we will create maybe Art, or just share point of view and experiences. I see this in a simple and deeply human way and it always worked.” This method is far unlike what so many other documentary photographers do.
The old school film-look, softness, halation, and all! It’s right here! This month, the Phoblographer is giving away a beautiful 7Artisans 50mm f1.1 lens in Leica M-mount to one lucky subscriber. It’s overall in pretty great condition and brings with it the patina and aging that makes its beauty shine through. Now, we’re giving it …
Fact: Photography is in danger. It’s in danger of being replaced by AI because so many people do not understand how it is an art. More people use photography as something to simply capture — instead of to create. As it is, photography has struggled to be recognized as a fine art in the same way that paintings, sculpture, and more have been. And a major part of this is due to people creating for algorithms instead of creating images for themselves with artistic expression. This is something that every photographer or anyone interested in photography should teach to their children. And we’re going to look at five photographers who do this.
“…not all brands are open to creative ideas, many want to realize their specific idea,” says photographer Maria Raymers to the Phoblographer in an interview — also expressing that she’s really interested in the brands that give her creative freedom. “…the resulting works turn out to be much more interesting than if we simply implemented their certain idea.” Maria’s photography has a special thing about it that embodies magic and an ethereal look simultaneously. And none of this would’ve happened without her grandfather.
When most photographers say that they find inspiration in everything, I typically want to roll my eyes. But when Suzanne Saroff tells us that it’s all part of her intuition and emotions, we naturally want her to elaborate more. “My brain is constantly making connections to things and thinking about ways to explore the feeling through my lens,” she tells the Phoblographer. “I could be inspired walking past a restaurant and glancing at a couple in the window tangled up together while they drink wine. Or even the weird, unpleasant little things like opening up the fridge and the lettuce is a few days too old sitting in its sludge.” Sometimes, it’s even things like a twig snapping, flowers in the park, memories, and dreams.
Photographers, it’s true. The bigger the sensor is, the better the image quality and the better the light is rendered. Let’s be very honest here: Fujifilm’s best image quality comes from the Fujifilm GFX lineup. That goes for their lenses, their cameras, their sensors, etc. Medium format’s major different isn’t necessarily in how the aperture …
If you shoot photos and videos, this one is hard to beat due to the image stabilization alone! One of the cool things about the LUMIX S5IIX is the stealthy blacked out logo that doesn’t bring attention to itself. I’ve always wanted to get the look of film but digitally and with full-frame cameras. Thankfully, …
A 50mm f1.1 lens is so perfect for portrait photography. This month, the Phoblographer is giving away a beautiful 7Artisans 50mm f1.1 lens in Leica M-mount to one lucky subscriber. It’s overall in pretty great condition and brings with it the patina and aging that makes its beauty shine through. Now, we’re giving it away …
It’s no secret that we’ve seen camera gear sell for a lot of extra cash on the second-hand market. Unlike digital cameras, which will age almost as fast as bananas, lenses have a chance of sticking around. In fact, the Leica 35mm f1.4 Steel Rim is proof of that concept. Copies of this lens, sometimes called the King of the Bokeh, go for nearly $40,000 on eBay — and Leica is releasing a limited edition of 200 new copies of the lens for only $10,000. Pretty much anything Leica makes is a testament to that fact with the only other brands able to hold their own value being Hasselblad, Nikon, or Canon.
“Asking for a portrait is ultimately the excuse you have to strike up a conversation with a total stranger, hear their story, let them impart their wisdom,” says photographer Mert Berdilek to the Phoblographer in an interview discussing his very human process. “But, it requires courage that you develop through every successful portrait, little by little it becomes easier. I’ve always been an introverted person, always finding it challenging to strike up conversations with strangers or feel comfortable with people I don’t know.” Mert has used it to gauge his personal growth as a photographer and to get rid of some of life’s craziness.