A portrait of Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler is among the portraits on auction. Neil Zlozower Julien’s Auctions has announced an online auction of 45 photos—and accompanying NFTs—shot by Neil Zlozower, aka Zloz, photographer to the rock stars. The whole situation is a little peculiar but looks like it might be more successful than the Associated Press’s… Continue reading 45 portraits of iconic rockstars ‘flipping the bird’ now up for auction
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The ‘Art of Illusion,’ Michael Kenna’s lost & found landscapes, and four other photo shows worth viewing right now
“I Control the Sun #18, 2016,” by Lilly McElroy. Inkjet print. 17 1/16 x 17 1/16 inches. From the show, “Art of Illusion: Photography and Perceptual Play”. © Lilly McElroy Humans have created artistic renderings of their natural surroundings for thousands of years. And as a photographic genre, “the landscape” goes back to the earliest… Continue reading The ‘Art of Illusion,’ Michael Kenna’s lost & found landscapes, and four other photo shows worth viewing right now
Photojournalist David Butow on documenting the intersection of culture & politics
Candidate Donald Trump obscured by a teleprompter, Ohio, early November 2016. © David Butow/BRINK/Redux For more than three decades, California-based photojournalist David Butow has covered global conflict zones from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, from Burma to Iraq. In 2016, he sensed that the biggest hotspot in the world was in his own nation: He relocated to… Continue reading Photojournalist David Butow on documenting the intersection of culture & politics
A Portrait of Harlem, Eggleston’s B&W work, and four other photo exhibits worth seeing right now
Martin Luther King JR. Day, outside the Lorraine Hotel – Memphis TN 2017. From “Outside the Lorraine,” by David Katzenstein. © David Katzenstein When studying a great photograph, I tend to forget most were captured only in a fraction of a second. I was reminded of this after reading the introduction to “Tete a Tete,”… Continue reading A Portrait of Harlem, Eggleston’s B&W work, and four other photo exhibits worth seeing right now
Thinking of entering that photo contest? Read this first
Dan Bracaglia Here at PopPhoto we love a good photo contest and feature them on the site most weeks. However, these contests don’t always have photographers’ best interests at heart. We’ve had to come to terms with this, even as we cover them. Let me explain. Photo contests aren’t altruistic Very few photo contests are… Continue reading Thinking of entering that photo contest? Read this first
Cameras should offer built-in theft protections—sign this petition if you agree
Gear theft is a photographer’s worst nightmare. And once your gear is taken, there’s little way to protect it from use or track it down. Getty San Francisco-based photographer Louis Chan was robbed at gunpoint late last month after being followed home from a shoot at the Golden Gate Bridge. He told his full story… Continue reading Cameras should offer built-in theft protections—sign this petition if you agree
Cindy Sherman’s self-portraits and 5 other photo exhibits worth seeing right now
“Untitled #87,” by Cindy Sherman (American, born 1954), 1981, chromogenic print. Image: 59.2 x 122.5cm (23 5/16 x 48 1/4in.); Frame: 78.7 x 139.7 cm (31 x 55 in.). This photograph is part of the “Alter Egos | Projected Selves” group show currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. ©… Continue reading Cindy Sherman’s self-portraits and 5 other photo exhibits worth seeing right now
Why Real Photographers NEED To Keep Buying New Gear
I can’t think of any other profession outside of photography where the pros obsess about their tools quite as much as we do. I’ll pause for a moment so you can write your own joke. There is no logical reason to replace a perfectly good lens with another version of the same when the previous… Continue reading Why Real Photographers NEED To Keep Buying New Gear
This 717-Gigapixel Photo is the Highest-Res Ever Captured of Artwork
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has released an interactive photo of The Night Watch painting by Rembrandt in a staggering resolution of 717-gigapixels. The museum claims it is the highest resolution photo of artwork ever captured. The photo was taken as part of Operation Night Watch, the largest and most comprehensive investigation into Rembrandt’s masterpiece ever… Continue reading This 717-Gigapixel Photo is the Highest-Res Ever Captured of Artwork