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Gustavo Lacerda is an incredible Brazilian photographer. His latest project "Albinos" is at Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago, Illinois until January 4, 2014. A monograph on Albinos should be ready soon  and we can't wait to see it! All about photo asked him a few questions: AAP: Where did you study photography? I did not study photography in a formal way, at an art college. While in college I studied humanities and philosophy, studing journalism I attended several courses of photography and fine arts from the fine arts department of my university (UFMG) and I also did some workshops with great artists like Luis Gonzales Palma and Joachim Schmidt for example. But my true learning at the beginning was when I worked with a teacher's aide in the fine arts department. At this time I had free access to all photographic collection of the college. I remember that I spent my afternoons seeing all slide collection... Robert Frank, Atget, Dorothea La...

PhotoNOLA is pleased to present a two-day workshop with Sally Gall, Artistic Development Workshop with Sally Gall: Professional Practice & Planning for Fine-Art Photographers. Gall will explore formal and technical issues, editing, career opportunities, exhibition venues, commercial applications, and other topics geared towards the work of each participant. Limited to twelve students , the intimate workshop will provide a rich opportunity for each student to refine and solidify their photographic goals, in terms of both personal expression and career concerns. The class is open to anyone past the beginning stages of photography.  The workshop will take place at the International House Hotel Friday, December 13 and Saturday, December 14, 2013 Workshop fee: $250  More information and registration: Here

PhotoNOLA is pleased to present a two-day workshop d esigned for photographers wishing to hone their portrait making skills . The Richard Renaldi Workshop: Strangers in New Orleans offers an intimate opportunity to study with a contemporary master. Through a combination of slide presentations, portfolio sharing, location shooting and discussion, participants will explore technical and conceptual aspects of street portraiture. Renaldi will lead an afternoon shoot on the streets of New Orleans, teaching students to become more comfortable with approaching and photographing strangers . The class is limited to ten participants.  The workshop will take place at 1128 St. Roch Avenue (formerly Homespace Gallery) Friday, December 13 and Saturday, December 14, 2013 Workshop fee: $395.    More information and registration: Here

Eugenio Recuendo is a famous Spanish fashion photographer who has a special connection with the town of Paris in France where he had his first solo exhibition and many of his work done. All about photo asked him a few questions: AAP: Do you have favorite pictures or series? I’ve hated all of them at one point or another for not being loyal to what I expected them to be like; and all of them are favorites because there is something from me in all. AAP: What kind of gear do you use? Camera, lens, digital, film? It depends on each cases. Now more digital, Canon and with Hasselblad; always old ones and which treat the image with honesty. That is why I like old ones, ones that have a less forced definition. AAP: Do you spend a lot of time editing your images? For what purpose? It depends. It's all in the take. After that it's all a question of taking out defects and over all working on the texture and what it looks like in the end. AAP: Favorite(s) phot...

December 9 - December 13, 2013 Don't miss the opportunity to follow a workshop with Magnum photographers Chien-Chi Chang, David Alan Harvey, and Constantine Manos. More information: Magnum Photo Event

The IMPOSSIBLE project organizes every month an Instant Camera Photo Walk. You just need to bring your favorite Polaroid camera and walking shoes and join them. No Polaroid cameras in your closet? Free loaner cameras are available (along with plenty of advice). No reservations necessary. More information Next dates: - San Francisco Sun, October 27 th 2013

We feature the work of extremely talented emerging photographers. Emerging? Well not so much because you have probably already heard of them but they are still in the emerging category because they are not quite as fanous as the photographers you see in the National Museums around the globe. Read the full article:  HERE

To commemorate the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy—and the resiliency of New York City’s arts community, which was hit especially hard by the storm—the Dedalus Foundation, the Brooklyn Rail, and the Jamestown Charitable Foundation join with Industry City Associates to present a nearly 100,000 square foot exhibition entitled Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Year 1. The exhibition will take place at Industry City, a hub of creative manufacturing and innovation in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Centered on the work of artists directly affected by Sandy, the exhibition will also feature work inspired by and referring to the storm, along with work by artists who were invited to participate in the spirit of solidarity. In addition, the two-month exhibition will include musical performances, poetry readings, film screenings, and other cultural events. Industry City has been involved with Hurricane Sandy relief since Sandy hit. At the time of the storm, Industry City Associat...

Nicolas Dhervillers is a French photographer who is inspired by painting, theater and cinema and it shows in his work! All about photo asked him a few questions: How long have you been a photographer? 10 years, but not a Photographer, maybe an artist is more correct, in a way.   What or who inspires you? History of art in general How could you describe your style? It is a mix between the painting spirit (about the white page), the cinematographic light and the pose of theater. What are your projects? Retrospective exhibition in Netherlands. If you want to discover Nicolas Dhervillers's full portfolio: Click here And if you are in Paris France don't miss his solo show "Hommages" at School Gallery 81 rue du Temple 75003 Paris which starts today! More info

WHO: Anyone in the continental United States  who is 18 years or older can submit a video, up to 2 minutes long, stating how this retreat would help you personally and in your art. WHEN: January 3-5 (travel dates Jan 2-5) WHERE: Los Angeles, CA WHAT: Capture Inspiration Photo Retreat: 2 1/2 days of learning practical tools to find inspiration, gaining new perspectives on your own photography, learning image compositing, editing, and shooting, along with the ins and outs of storytelling. We will take risks, support each other, and be present in the moment to enjoy our time together. HOW: If you are chosen, your airfare, travel to and from the retreat, workshop attendance fee, and meals during the workshop will be covered. You will be traveling January 2, 2014 to Los Angeles International Airport and leaving from the same airport on January 5, 2014. Please EMAIL a LINK to your video (you can upload it anywhere [youtube, vimeo, instagram, etc]) to contes...

The Photo Walk will begin in Times Square and end around the Chrysler Building with stops along the way at Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick's Cathedral and other beautiful and iconic NYC locations!  Participants will have a chance to win a Fuji XE1 with 18-55mm lens, a G-technology G-DOCK ev and everyone will receive a Special Surprise Giveaway just for attending.  The winners will be announced live during the Photo Walk. More info and registration: NYC Photowalk

On Saturday, November 9 at 7 PM, The Photo Review will hold its 2013 Benefit Auction at the university of the Arts, Hamilton Hall, Broad and Pine Streets in Philadelphia. The event will feature an international slate of photographers as well as a host of Philadelphia artists. Beginning and experienced collectors alike will have the opportunity to bid on work by such historic masters as Berenice Abbott, Albert Arthur Allen, Eugène Atget, J. P. Ball, Édouard Boubat, Brassaï, Bruce of LA, Edward S. Curtis, Frantisek Drtikol, Frank Eugene, Heinrich Kühn, Janine Niépce, Marc Riboud, Aaron Siskind, W. Eugene Smith, and Paul Strand. Among the contemporary photo stars whose work will go on the block are Mario Algaze, Renate Aller, David Armstrong, Abe Aronow, Andrew Borowiec, Bill Burke, John Paul Caponigro, Carl Chiarenza, Mark Cohen, Frank Hallam Day, Chris Earnshaw, Brian English, Larry Fink, Steve Fitch, Fran Forman, Phyllis Galembo, Lois Greenfield, Henry Horenstein,...

If you are in Paris don't miss the exhibition "After the darkness: Klavdij Sluban, a retrospective (1992-2012)" October 12, 2013 - January 12, 2014 at the Musée Nicéphore Niépce Musée Nicéphore Niépce 28 quai des messageries 71100 Chalon sur Saône Can't go? Check out his work: All about Klavdij Sluban

Don't miss the symposium "What is an archive?" Organized by ICP, What Is an Archive? will examine what expectations scholars, curators, and online visitors bring to physical versus online archives and how their use differs. Where?: Kimmel Center for University Life New York University 60 Washington Square South Room 914 It is free but reservations are recommended:  Tickets online

If you want to have a chance to win £2,000 hurry the deadline is October 15. Want to participate? Check out all the details: LICC

Tim Franco is French-Polish photographer who lives and works in Shanghai since 2005. His projects Vertical Communism, Spaces and Billion show the mutation of Chinese cities and the consequences of massive constructions. All about photo asked him a few questions: When did you realize you wanted to be a photographer? There is not a precise moment. When I was young, I loved writing stories, then my passion became music. I always wanted to share my ideas and vision of things through some mediums at the end it became photography. How could you describe your style? Photographers tend to be classified, put into boxes, commercial photographer, photojournalists, artists etc…. I never really know how to classify my work. What I love is telling stories, document facts with an artistic esthetic to it. I also enjoy working on creative commercial assignments. I always try to stay simple in the esthetic and subtle about the story. An idea, a sentence, a project you would like t...

Norma Jeane Mortenson, as indicated on her birth certificate but baptized as Norma Jean Baker was known as Marilyn Monroe. She was born on June 1st 1926 in Los Angeles. When Norma Jean was working in the factory of her first husband James « Jim » Dougherty, she was noticed by military photographers. It is David Conover who took her first shot for a military advertisement campaign. Her carrier was launched...   Marilyn Monroe in the 50's Between 1944 and 1962 (the year of her death) she worked with many photographers who captured her incredible sex appeal but also her fragility. Some of these images are iconic, others less known to the general public. Check out in this video the work of masters of photography who worked with her on our YouTube Channel

Cally Whitham is a photographer from New Zealand. She discovered photography at a very young age following her father in the countryside. He sketched nature for his paintings while she took photographs. The influence of painting  is still very strong in her approach to photography. When we asked her if she spent a lot of time editing her images, she replied: " Yes I do. The initial photo is just a part of the process in creating an image. Post production is the place where the image and the vision I had come together. I don't photograph reality but rather create a potential or ideal reality and that potential is added in post production." Want to read more? Check out the full interview and portfolio: All about Cally Whitham

Lee Jeffries is an English photographer who takes incredible black and white portraits of homeless people. His understanding of depth and light equals the emotion we feel looking at these faces marked by the passage of time and sufferings. All about photo asked him a few questions: How long have you been a photographer? About 5 years now. Do you remember your first shot? What was it? My first street photograph was a young girl homeless girl in London. The story is all around the net now. My first real photograph was the woman praying in Rome. That's where the artistry began. What or who inspires you? Emotion. People. Empathy for the suffering of others. How could you describe your style? My own. If it looks good to me then I'm more than happy. Much more than that though...i have to feel an image. I throw it out if I dont. What kind of gear do you use? Camera, lens, digital, film? Digital. Old beat up Canon 5d mark 1   Do you spend a lot of time editin...

The results are finally here! Check out the list of the winners. INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR   cash prize sponsored by ATEDGE Advertising Category:  Fabrizio Cestari Architecture Category:  Frank Meyl Book Category:  Mark Edward Harris Editorial Category:  Brooks Kraft Fine Art Category:  Yixiu Guo Nature Category: N alda People Category: Joel Redman   Special Category: M ichael Hitoshi   DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR Advertising Category:  Koji Tajima, Japan Architecture Category:  Akira TAKAUE, Japan Book Category:  Patricia Dinu, Italy Editorial Category: M assimo Barberio, Italy Fine Art Category:  Arman Zhenikeyev, Kazakhstan Nature Category:  Patricia Dinu, Italy People Category:  Carlotta Cardana, United Kingdom Special Category:  Yun Chen , China   DEEPER PERSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR cash prize sponsored by American Society of Media P...

There are so many photo contests and portfolio reviews that it is really difficult for a photographer to find the competition that is right for him/her. We have created a listing of contests (but only the interesting ones!) on our website All about photo . If you are a professional or an amateur it is really easy to find the contests that are right for you. Furthmore, we have decided to launch a Facebook page called  Photo Contests so that you can receive the latest information on your wall. We hope it helps!

The official date for the birth of photography is considered to be 1839 when the invention of Daguerre and Niepce was presented to the French Academy of Science. But when was taken the first nude photography? Nothing is certain because most of the plates that were found are anonymous but Mr Lerebours, a French optician claims to have taken the first artistic nude  in 1841. What we know for sure is that it worked really well. Painters used them instead of live models for their paintings while moralists criticized their existence. But it is not until Steichen and Stieglitz that nude photography became works of art in their own right. Artistic nudes became more and more experimental in the open light. Brassaï, Rudomine and Krull used the body as the main subject for their complex images. It took time but nude photography was no longer taboo.  Nudes from Man Ray, Kertesz, Weston, Bellmer and many others, are now considered masterpieces. Here are a few:   The Prayer 193...

The principles of visual art are the rules, tools and guidelines that artists often use to organize the elements of art in their work. Of course, not everyone follows these rules but most of them does because it is more pleasing for the human eye. Let's take a look at some of these principles and a few other tips to take better shots. - The Golden Ratio and the Rule of third    In mathematics and the arts two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to their maximum. Many artists have proportioned their works to approximate the golden ratio—especially in the form of the golden rectangle in which the ratio of the longer side to the shorter is the golden ratio—believing this proportion to be aesthetically pleasing. We use this ratio to draw imaginary lines on a rectangle image. The lines cut the image in 3 vertical and 3 horizontal identical parts. (red lines on the image) If the subject is in the middle of th...

Clay Lipsky is a fine art photographer who lives in Los Angeles and also works with Aline Smithson as an Art Director for LENSCRATCH. All about photo asked him a few questions:   How long have you been a photographer? From a very young age I have enjoyed taking photos, but I never pursued it seriously. Within the last five years I have rediscovered the medium and enjoying exploring its many paths while also making up for lost time. What or who inspires you? I can find inspiration anywhere. Living in Los Angeles provides endless opportunities for creative exploration, from the city to the desert and along the coast. How could you describe your style? My career as an art director/designer heavily influences my photography. Much like in graphic design, I enjoy exploring different looks. Overall color and composition are very important to me and will vary greatly depending on what best suits the concept and subject matter. In general I like to find ways to tel...