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Photographer Steve Fiehl documents New York City shelter life

By Amanda Arnold
September 2019 issue News

We see homeless people on the street but rarely do we learn their particular stories. Steve Fiehl’s personal project “Resilient Souls” gave him the opportunity to hear and share stories of these individuals via portraits and documentary photographs he made at New York City’s The Bowery Mission. The images, with quotes from the portrait subjects, were exhibited at the International Center of Photography in June.The Bowery Mission often turns away photographers who ask to make images of... Continue Reading >

Nathalie Daoust defies constraint in North Korea

By Amanda Arnold
September 2019 issue News

While working on a photo documentary about North Korean women living in hiding in China, Nathalie Daoust decided to visit North Korea to better understand the story.She was permitted to visit but was allowed to take photographs only at designated tourist spots. She defied the restriction by connecting a cable release to the camera hanging from her neck and threading the release wire through her jacket and down to her hand. “This allowed me to click a photo whenever I wanted without touching... Continue Reading >

International Photography Hall of Fame names 2019 inductees

By Amanda Arnold
July 2019 issue News

National Geographic assignment photographer and marine biologist Paul Nicklen captured this image of a grizzly bear surfacing  from salmon fishing in the Fishing Branch River in Yukon, Canada. He is one of eight photographers to be inducted into the class of 2019 Photography Hall of Fame by the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum. The other honorees include Bruce Davidson (social/civil rights photographer), Elliott Erwitt (advertising/documentary photographer), Ralph Gibson (art... Continue Reading >

Unscripted wedding moments by Two Mann Studios

By Robert Kiener
June 2019 issue Profiles

How’s this for honesty from award winning wedding photographer Erika Mann: “I find weddings boring.”Really? “I know that sounds a little crazy, given our business, but what I mean to say is that most weddings are scripted, pageantry-like events that follow a set pattern or timeline: the first kiss, the cake cut, and on and on. B-O-R-I-N-G!”She pauses for a moment, takes a breath, and continues: “However, what I do not find boring are the people, the personalities, the... Continue Reading >

Humanitarian photographer Lisa Kristine documents the world

By Deblina Chakraborty
May 2019 issue Profiles

The Shaur warrior led the way. Lisa Kristine had been living among the warrior’s community in 2017, documenting their lives in the Amazon region of Ecuador. When it came time to take his photo, she followed him to a place he said was sacred to him: a clearing where waterfalls cascaded against a backdrop of lush, green vegetation. He said, “Every plant, every waterfall, is like a child to me.” And Kristine knew she had her shot.Lisa Kristine © Lisa KristineThat experience and the... Continue Reading >

Dream job: Kelly Fitzsimmons tackles political photography

By Amanda Arnold
May 2019 issue News

Kelly Fitzsimmons was photographing a friend’s book launch when mutual friend Meredith DeWitt approached her about a gig. “She says, ‘I’ve been watching you and I like the way you move around the crowd,’” Fitzsimmons explains. “‘You’re so stealth and unobtrusive.’” She asked Fitzsimmons if she’d like to photograph a small event. She’d follow up with details, she said.Location: Mandarin Oriental Hotel. People in attendance: 50. Photo needs: candids. What she didn’t... Continue Reading >

Photo gallery: Series chronicles father’s cancer treatment

Images by Tawny Chatmon
April 2019 issue Galleries

When Tawny Chatmon's father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he and her mom moved in with Chatmon and her family while he was being treated. During that time, Chatmon decided to chronicle her dad's treatment via a series of photographs. "All of us felt certain that I'd be recording his victory over cancer," she says. "But that's not the way it turned out."RELATED: Learn more about Tawny Chatmon's journey to photographic art.  Continue Reading >

Photographer Andy Sweet’s South Beach of the late 1970s

By Joan Sherwood
3.21.2019 News

Shtetl in the SunIf not for a family discovery of boxes of 8x8-inch work prints, photographer Andy Sweet’s body of work might have been lost forever. The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU has opened the first solo exhibit of Sweet’s photography, “Shtetl in the Sun: Andy Sweet’s South Beach 1977-1980,” which runs through June 23.© Andy Sweet Andy Sweet (center) was an affable and fun-loving young photographer, having just entered his artistic journey and becoming well known for... Continue Reading >

Veteran photographer Joel Meyerowitz continues to evolve

By Robert Kiener
March 2019 issue Profiles

If you want to find out what world-famous photographer Joel Meyerowitz has been up to for the past 50-some years you could start with the 352-page retrospective of his life’s work, “Where I Find Myself,” which was published last year on his 80th birthday.Right off the bat, in the first chapter, he drops hints. He writes, “How did I get here? Living on a farm in Tuscany. Nearly 80 years old, and once again the force of photography provokes me to think about something I’ve never... Continue Reading >

Joel Meyerowitz: ground zero historian

By Robert Kiener
2.25.2019 News

Longtime New York City resident and acclaimed chronicler of its vibrant street life Joel Meyerowitz was out of town when the Twin Towers were attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. Five days later, he rushed to the site but discovered it had been cordoned off. All he could see from four blocks away was smoke rising in the distance. Nevertheless, he raised his Leica to take a photo and was immediately slapped on the back by a policewoman who shouted, “No photographs, buddy, this is a crime... Continue Reading >
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