I ran into Teddy today outside of the LaSalle Street Station. Teddy said his broken foot was still a hindrance and keeping him from “operating at full speed.” What happened to his foot? Well, according to Teddy, he was shark fishing…
Documenting the Human Experience
Norman Parkinson named them “The Black Trinity.” Brian Duffy, together with David Bailey and Terence Donovan, is recognized as one of the innovators of “documentary” fashion photography, a style which revolutionized fashion imagery during the 1960s. Together they dominated the…
Chicago: Graystones, Gray Skies, and A Whole Lot of Jazz!
Here’s a short profile of the great pioneering street photographer, Rebecca Lepkoff. Starting in the 1940s, she photographed street scenes on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Also, available now in a paperback edition, Life on the Lower East Side,…
I had to pinch myself… While images created with any digital device including smartphones are welcome, the Nikon 2014-2015 photo contest “will not be accepting any entries taken on film.” Yes, that’s right folks, according to the submission guidelines, film…
Today’s featured photographer is one of my personal photographic heroes, James Nachtwey: “For me, the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity. If war is an attempt to negate humanity, then photography can be perceived as the…
Need a little Sunday photographic inspiration? I enjoyed this presentation by National Geographic photographer, Sam Abell. Sam speaks often of framing the photo and then waiting for the subject. In my Chicago street photography workshops I teach a similar approach…