SPOTLIGHTCoal: Fragments of Energy and LifeCoal is a complex substance—but at its core, it is a product of the natural world. This series of microcosmic abstractions pays homage to its remarkable composition.Learn more
SPOTLIGHT
Coal: Fragments of Energy and LifeCoal is a complex substance—but at its core, it is a product of the natural world. This series of microcosmic abstractions pays homage to its remarkable composition.
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Gentlemen’s Club
The first prize series winner of our 2017 Portrait Awards focuses on the oft-overlooked other half of the prostitution business—the clients themselves.
Deconstructing the Self in America’s Southwest
A photographer entering mid-life and leaving behind a career as a psychotherapist produces two series that visually express a desire to find something more meaningful in her experience of the world.
Life and Labor in Nigeria
In Nigeria, to work hard is essential to life itself. But for all the pride given to labor, it is also dangerous, sometimes deadly—an intimate look at the individuals caught up in this dynamic.
Beyond the Wall
Rather than focusing solely on punishment, a prison in Malawi allows its inmates to provide for themselves and their community—by producing corn, soybeans and other crops that are then sent to feed children at nearby schools.
Daniela, Portrait of My Mother
The camera can serve as a means of connection, a bridge, an excuse to spend time with someone—in this case, a photographer with his own mother.
The Drowned
On the border of Europe lies a mass grave: the Mediterranean. This series presents objects found on the bodies of drowned refugees in an effort to humanize the numbing statistics.
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Wear Good Shoes: Inspiring Advice from Magnum Photographers
Download this free 60-page PDF from Magnum Photos—filled with excellent tips, advice and words of wisdom from the photographers at Magnum, as well as many of their iconic images. A great resource for anyone who wants to make better pictures.
Announcing the Winners & Finalists—LensCulture Portrait Awards 2017!
Portraits are unique in their power to captivate our gaze and show us something new and unexpected about each other and the world we live in—discover the 44 international photographers who were selected for this year’s award, an inspiring showcase...
The Original New Yorkers
New York has long been a city of immigrants, of new beginnings, of constant change—but the present pace at which long-time residents are being forced out is alarming. This series gives voice to native New Yorkers who have been particularly...
Daniela, Portrait of My Mother
The camera can serve as a means of connection, a bridge, an excuse to spend time with someone—in this case, a photographer with his own mother.
Days of Night/Nights of Day
Daily life, work and play, in the northernmost city in the world, Norilsk, Russia (also the 7th most polluted city in the world) — a fascinating, detailed photo report with 45 exquisite images.
Jeweled
A Dutch photographer celebrates the rare beauty of Albinos in this series of stunning portraits.