SPOTLIGHTA Photography of GesturesA new book shows Shirley Baker’s documentary work from a different perspective, shedding light on her playful and tender street photography.Read More
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A Photography of Gestures
A new book shows Shirley Baker’s documentary work from a different perspective, shedding light on her playful and tender street photography.
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Call for Entries! LensCulture Critics’ Choice 2020
Our new award aims to give more photographers more opportunities to be recognized than ever before! Awards include exhibition in Paris alongside Paris Photo 2020, cash prizes for the top five photographers, global media coverage, and more.
Afuera: Rooftops and Balconies in Times of Isolation
Lovely short video — Bathed in the brilliant warm Spanish sun, the residents of Barcelona are limited to rooftops and balconies for solitary exercise and fresh air during the covid-19 lockdown.
Greenfield. The Archive
A mysterious flea market discovery leads artist Pablo Lerma down the archival rabbit hole. With the help of 19 writers, he resurfaced with a beautiful book project that blurs the lines of fact and fiction.
Adapting to Covid-19 in London’s Supermarkets
A London-based street photographer gives us an intimate look inside UK supermarkets during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Afuera: Rooftops and Balconies in Times of Isolation
Lovely short video — Bathed in the brilliant warm Spanish sun, the residents of Barcelona are limited to rooftops and balconies for solitary exercise and fresh air during the covid-19 lockdown.
Announcing the 2020 LensCulture Portrait Award Winners!
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COVID-19 Resources for Photographers
We’ve compiled a big list of resources available to the global photography community as we navigate uncertain times: Find financial support, enroll in an online course, discover some new inspiration, or join a virtual community. Updated weekly.
Recognition Patterns
How does technology ‘see’ us? Inviting us to peek through the vision of a computer, these altered archival pictures make visible the visual language of recognition algorithms.
The Americans
This is the photo book that redefined what a photo book could be — personal, poetic, real. First published in 1959, Robert Frank’s masterpiece still holds up — the selection of photos, and their sequence and pacing is fresh, rich, generous, and...
Cry Sadness into the Coming Rain
After four decades of living abroad, Margaret Courtney-Clarke returned home to Namibia, prompting a sprawling photographic investigation into a radically altered landscape and the lives of those occupying it.
