Great Reads in Photography: January 3, 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!
Teens ‘Turning Their Backs on Digital’ and Flocking to Polaroid, says Impossible Project CEO
The Impossible Project CEO Creed O’Hanlon dropped quite the statement and statistic in an article on the resurgence of Polaroids by The Guardian.
"Teens," O'Hanlon said, "[are] turning their backs on digital for something more tangible." A fact he says is backed up by explosive growth in their sales to the 18-25 year old demographic.
Major UK Newspaper Called Out for Using a Stock Photo to Illustrate a Story on Poverty
Photojournalistic ethics are serious business. While there are many styles of photography where heavy post-production is not just acceptable, but commonplace, the world of news demands accuracy and truth, and it is accuracy and truth that some are claiming were given a backseat to shock and sensationalism when The Daily Mirror decided to use a stock photograph to illustrate a front page story.
Classic Album Covers Overlaid Onto Their Current-Day Environment in Street View
The Guardian has put together an insightful collection of images created by overlaying album covers from times past onto current-day Google Street View locations of the places those album cover photographs were taken.
Guardian Writer Says Newspaper Photogs are Like 19th Century Weavers, Redundant
Yesterday we featured a far too common headline that went something like "*insert newspaper here* fires all photographers." This time, it was an entire chain of local UK papers, and like the Chicago Sun Times before it, the chain is planning to replace these pros with freelancers, submitted photos and reporters with smartphones.
These kinds of headlines and stories make us sad, because we believe that the newspapers are making a grave mistake in undervaluing photography and the professionals who call it their vocation, but one Guardian writer has caused an uproar by holding to the exact opposite opinion.
Photographer Challenges Social Norms by Touching Strangers in New York City
NYC-based photographer Joy Mckinney has spent most of her life conforming to the norms she believed to be "socially correct." Her latest series, The Guardian, is about breaking through those norms and her own socially guarded personality in order to interact with strangers on the streets of New York in a real and meaningful way.
Photogs Chime in on Snapping Photos of Tragedy When They Could Have Helped
The Guardian featured a gripping article yesterday that asked photographers to look back at some of their most powerful photos, and how they could have helped instead of standing by and taking pictures. On the one hand we've all felt that surge of indignation as we wonder "why didn't they help!?" On the other, only a photographer that has been there could understand what it's like to be under that kind of pressure:
Photographers Tell the Stories Behind Their Worst Shots
The Guardian published an article yesterday that features a number of prominent photographers …
The Impermanence of Digital Photographs
It seems like everyone has access to some kind of camera these days, but will the digital images captured …
War Photographers Share about Shots that Almost Got Them Killed
The Guardian compiled a powerful collection of vignettes by war photographers recounting times …
A Look at Photographic Darkrooms Before They Become History
Update on 12/18/21: This video has been removed by its creator but it can still be …
Guardian iPad App Provides Pro Tips
British newspaper The Guardian has teamed up with Canon on a new app …