In a nutshell, what does the work of a photojournalist or documentary photographer entail? Canadian photographer Donald Weber summed it up nicely in his opening statement for a VICE Picture Perfect episode on photographing the Fukushima disaster. “I love photography, but I’m not really interested in a picture. There’s a difference between pictures of something, and pictures about something. And I wanted to make pictures about something.” Among his biggest bodies of work that best drive this point across draw the parallels between the nuclear disasters of Chernobyl and Fukushima.
We all know that photojournalists put themselves into some serious dangers just to open our eyes to the most pressing issues happening across the globe. But some go even beyond to show exactly how life-threatening their assignments can get. In a 2016 video feature by AJ+, freelance photojournalist Ahmed Deeb lets viewers tag along as he perilously documents the conflicts in Gaza and Syria.
The goal of every photographer, regardless of their chosen genre, is to let viewers see the world through their perspective at a given place and point in time. However, what goes on in the making of each photo and what makes a certain shot more powerful than the others aren’t always easy to see for viewers. In a VICE Picture Perfect episode, Magnum photographer Christopher Anderson shares some compelling and inspiring details about his career — his photography journey, the projects closest to his heart, and why it’s important to him to make sure his work is filled with emotional truths.
Compact, simple to use, and unexpectedly trendy, disposable cameras could just be the tool you need to get yourself out of a creative slump. It can be liberating and refreshing to leave all the technicalities behind and do a personal project with something as simple and basic as this tool. To help inspire you and give you an idea about what you can do with a disposable camera, here are a bunch of projects that we suggest you check out.
Last time we followed Munich-based aerial photographer Tom Hegen around his Arctic adventures, we saw him capture icebergs like surreal floating castles, and remind us of what we stand to lose to climate change. In his latest work, he turns to the power of the abstract once more to show us around the frigid region’s unique landscapes. If you’re fascinated with all things Arctic or simply enjoy abstract approaches to landscape photography, this series will surely inspire you.
We hope that you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day. And for those of you interested in still snagging some gear on sale, we’ve gone through our Reviews Index and selected a few items at varying price points for the photographer/mom in your life. Best of all–everything we’ve found is being offered at fantastic prices right now.
Being a photographer isn’t cheap, and it just seems like the latest and greatest DSLRs and Mirrorless cameras keep on getting more and more expensive, but what if we told you that you can get quality, feature packed cameras for under $1,000? It’s true, there are affordable cameras out there on the market today that can do amazing things, and you won’t have sell the house to buy one. Here we will take a look at eight DSLR and Mirrorless cameras that are under $1,000.
With the Phoblographer turning 10 years old in a few months, I’ve had a change of heart about comments and trolls. For those of you who have been with us for this 10 year ride and 1/3rd of my life, I want to genuinely thank you for coming along. It means a lot to me, …
“The camera is just a tool.” Is there any more evidence of this than the images being created with iPhones? A tiny camera that fits in your pocket, yet photographers are making professional quality images with it. From war photography, portrait, landscape and street, it seems no genre is left untouched when it comes to iPhone photography. To celebrate how things have evolved in the photographic industry, we’ve picked out 9 photographers that are making the most of this advance in smartphone technology.
I am Jan Enkelmann, a London-based documentary photographer dividing my time between commercial work and personal projects. With my personal work, I often photograph people in public spaces, but struggle with the street photographer label in the classic sense. My street work is usually conceptual and my projects are often long-term.