Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women everywhere. So, we’d like to pay tribute to the women behind the lens—and also the women whose stories they tell.
14-year-old budding photographer Erin wants to pursue a career in photography and filmmaking, so she asked the always inspirational Ted Forbes to share the most important lesson he's learned as a photographer. This brilliant video is his response.
Audrey Hepburn, Charlie Chaplin, Elvis Presley, Whitney Houston, and other of America's most famous historical icons are back, thanks to French photographer Etienne Clotis and his team. For his ongoing series ICONIC, Clotis transforms models into these famous personages for one epic portrait.
One of my goals as a photographer is to always improve. Regardless of how well others may think my work is I am always trying to learn and grow as a creative.
I had a few hours to kill before work one morning, so I decided to head down to a public garden a few miles from my house and take some pictures.
In something of a followup to his explosive video "Nobody Cares About Your Photography," the always inspirational Ted Forbes is tackling a question that we've all probably asked: What is "work that matters" and how do you make sure your photography measures up?
My mom's death came unexpectedly. I didn't think she was going to die. She had been admitted and discharged from the hospital the summer before without incident. She was 67.
Naomi and Elia Locardi live many a photographer's dream. They are location independent (read: voluntarily homeless). In other words, they travel full-time, leading photo tours and workshops around the globe and living in "the world" instead of any particular city or even country.
The incredibly talented Felix Hernandez is at it again, creating tiny scenes and then photographing them to look larger than life. This time, the toy photography master uses model cars and dust to shoot some scenes straight out of the old TV show The Dukes of Hazzard.
Photographer Benjamin Von Wong gave this inspiring 20-minute talk at the e.g. conference this year about his personal journey from being a mining engineer, to a well-known photographer behind several viral hits, to a "wannabe environmentalist."
I think you can look around at a lot of the content based around photography on the Internet and extract a theme: people want to be better photographers.
Photographer couple Benjamin Lowy and Marvi Lacar created this inspiring short film with Sony about how Lowy's vision of the world as a conflict photographer changed after he entered the world of fatherhood.
For many of us, photography is just a hobby; for 22-year-old James, it's an escape from the constant pain his terminal illness keeps him in day-in and day-out. When his illness threatened to take even this away from him, one of the UK's top engineers stepped in and created a DIY rig that lets James keep shooting.
It’s like I hit a wall. Not hit, actually... fell through. And everything on the other side was magic. This past year has been the most creatively transformative year I’ve had since I first picked up a camera.
South African photographer Ursula Tocik started her career shooting weddings. In October 2012, Tocik's life and career took an unexpected turn when she suffered two massive strokes that paralyzed the left side of her body.
"More Than An Image" is a new series of 3 short films about 3 photographers. Produced by Wex Photographic in the UK, the videos discuss the power of photography and what it means to each of the photographers.
Great light is what creates great images.
What makes a photograph is not the camera sensor, or the autofocus system, or the depth of field. Photographs are made with light.
There comes a point where the living for the weekend becomes such an obsession that it’s time to build a life around the driving passion. Life isn’t supposed to be lived in two day chunks followed by 5 days of monotony and anticipation. It’s supposed to be chased, squeezed, challenged and loved, every single day.
Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt is one of the most iconic shooters still alive today, and he's got a few profound phrases about the art of photography for you in the debut episode of TIME's web series "First Take."
The prospect of leaving behind the "safe route" to pursue a career in photography is daunting at the best of times, but it's that much more difficult when friends and family don't support your decision. Here's a short video that might help you cope if you're dealing with disapproval or lack of support.
Erik Johansson creates some of the most stunning surreal images in the world, and Volvo recently decided to follow him around and document his process as he shot his latest personal project. The final video is equal parts inspirational and just plain beautifully shot.
João Maia is one of the many photographers covering the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. There's something that sets him apart from most of the others, though: he lost his sight over a decade ago.
Adventure photographer Cory Richards has travelled to all 7 continents, watched the sunrise from atop the world's tallest mountains, and survived an avalanche. If this short video about his life and career doesn't inspire you, not much will.
Capturing the Northern Lights in real time only recently became doable, with beautiful videos like this one popping up to show the potential of cameras that can handle high-ISO with low noise. But the folks at OZZO Photography took this idea to new heights... literally. They strapped a Sony a7S II to a drone and shot the northern lights from the air.
A compilation of 3 years of "awkward" GoPro clips with narration. That's all this video is, but it somehow still strikes a chord. It's a tribute to all of those candid moments between shots, the time spent setting up gear, getting ready, feeling inadequate or silly or determined... recorded.
The hardest part of a 365 project is the first week. Actually, maybe it’s the first two-three weeks. It’s the period between introducing something new into your life and then making that thing a habit.
There is no shortage of technical photographic advice out there on the Internet—buy this camera, read this book, and memorize these rules of composition and you'll be great! But the process of becoming a great photographer is more subtle than that.
Humans, by nature, avoid risk, stress, and anything else that sounds uncomfortable. But world-class adventure photographer Corey Rich would encourage you to stop. In this presentation, he explains embracing discomfort has brought him his greatest rewards in life.
Photographing a meteor shower is more like photographing a time-lapse than traditional still photos. You can never anticipate where or when a meteor is going to streak across the sky.
Photographer Jimmy Nelson has spent over 3 decades traveling around the world and taking photos of people and places. He's best known for his portraits of the disappearing tribes of the world. In the 6.5-minute video above (note: there's a bit of nudity), Nelson shares 7 lessons he has learned from his years of photography.