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12 magazines and blogs that every photographer should check out
In the world of photography, you never stop learning, so staying inspired and informed is crucial. Whether you’re a budding amateur or an experienced professional, there are always new techniques to learn, new equipment to try, new perspectives to consider, and industry news to keep on top of.
Thankfully, there are a number of high-quality photography magazines and blogs that can help you do so.
To help you find the best resources, we’ve curated a list of the best photography publications available today. Both online and in print, these titles will provide a wealth of insights, tutorials, reviews and breathtaking imagery to ignite your passion.
1. Magazines to devour
Aperture: From its base in New York, Aperture is a nonprofit publisher that leads conversations around photography worldwide through an acclaimed quarterly magazine, books, exhibitions, digital platforms, public programs, limited-edition prints, and awards. Established in 1952 to advance “creative thinking, significantly expressed in words and photographs,” Aperture champions photography’s vital role in nurturing curiosity and encouraging a more just, tolerant society. Packed with interviews, features and incredible work, its magazine is a must-read for serious photographers everywhere.
British Journal of Photography: Operating since 1854, this is one of the world’s oldest photography magazines and has still very much got it. New issues come every two months and typically combine profiles of rising photographic artists with detailed analyses of historical figures. BJP, as it’s commonly known, is also home to some of the photography industry’s most prestigious awards, and its in-house agency connects the best photographic talent with major international brands.
Digital Camera: If you’re a beginner or keen amateur photographer, Digital Camera features tips, tutorials and hands-on projects to help you improve your technique. It also features reviews of the latest equipment, interviews with famous photographers, and masterclasses on different photographic topics written by leading experts. Every four weeks, there’s a new issue, adding up to 13 editions a year.
Black & White: Black & White is a specialist resource for connoisseurs and collectors of black and white fine-art photography. While black-and-white photography is often thought of as a medium of the past, recent years have drawn more enthusiasts into its community, with many participants using digital-format cameras to create black-and-white images. B&W believe that its title has been a factor in the accelerated growth of this medium and aims to continue to be so. There’s a new issue every calendar month.
2. Blogs that inspire
DPReview: If gear reviews are what you’re after, DPReview is a must-visit. They offer in-depth camera reviews and comparisons, keeping you updated with the latest photographic technology. Founded in 1998, their mission is to provide the most authoritative coverage of digital photography gear in the world, including news, articles and expert reviews. They have probably the most comprehensive database of consumer digital cameras on the web and provide an open, active forum and useful tools for their community.
Fstoppers: Fstoppers was founded in 2010 by Patrick Hall and Lee Morris as a web community for photographers, videographers and other creative professionals. It’s since become one of the top online resources for photography lighting, gear reviews, business tips, behind-the-scenes and industry news.
Petapixel: Established in 2009, PetaPixel is an online publication that aims to inform, educate and inspire in all things photography-related. With a fantastic mix of news and current events in the photography world, along with reviews and op-eds, it’s a great place to find the pulse of the industry’s latest developments.
3. Niche blogs for specialised interests
DIY Photography: For the tinkerers out there, this blog focuses on DIY photography and video projects and hacks, helping you get more creative with your gear. Its website offers a wide range of content for enthusiasts and professionals, from featuring talented artists to providing in-depth gear reviews. You’ll also find tutorials, tips and tricks of the trade, and news of industry trends here.
Shotkit: Ever wondered what gear your favourite photographers use? Shotkit offers a sneak peek into the camera bags of famous names worldwide. Founded by Mark Condon, a half-English, half-Japanese photographer living in Australia, this distinctive blog also features gear reviews, photography tutorials, software reviews, business advice and more.
4. Platforms that promote emerging talent
Feature Shoot: Emphasising photography as an art form, Feature Shoot showcases work from up-and-coming photographers from around the globe. Started in 2008 by Alison Zavos, it’s since amassed an archive of over 4,000 photographer profiles. With contributing writers from all over the world and a wide range of interests, you’ll find contemporary work here in all genres of photography, including fine art, documentary, portrait, still life and landscape.
500px ISO: The blog of the photo-sharing platform 500px, ISO provides inspiring stories, photo tutorials, and photo stories from the community. Head here to meet inspirational photographers and discover how they capture their best images.
LensCulture: A platform dedicated to discovering and promoting the best of global photography, LensCulture conducts contests, offers reviews and publishes stories to push the boundaries of the medium. Their mission is simple: to discover the best contemporary work and share it with the largest audience possible.
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Rosalie Favell: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera – e-flux Education
When Rosalie Favell, a photo-based Métis artist from Canada, picked up her camera to document fellow Indigenous artists at a residency in 2008, she did not expect to begin a major international project. But by 2018, her “Facing the Camera” series had grown to include more than 500 portraits of Indigenous artists and arts professionals taken across Canada, the United States and Australia.
The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University will present the largest and most comprehensive showing of the series in the US from September 20 to December 3.
Rosalie Favell: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera will include over 100 photos from the series, as well as a suite of new portraits of Chicago-area artists and arts professionals taken during Favell’s Block Museum residency during the spring of 2023.
“Favell’s work is a living visual history and a critical intervention in expanding the visibility of contemporary Indigenous artists and arts professionals,” said exhibition curator Corinne Granof. “These portraits speak loudly of the broad diversity of Indigenous people engaged in the arts and cultural community.”
Motivated by an attempt to give her community as much representation as possible, as well as an understanding of Indigenous peoples’ complicated relationship with photography, Favell views each “Facing the Camera” portrait as a collaborative project co-created with the sitter.
“Just one at a time, I just kept taking pictures, I wanted to meet artists, and have that record for posterity,” Favell said. “I use the portrait to acknowledge the agency of the individual in bringing together their own cultural and personal sense of self.”
Expanded series: Chicago portraits
Recognizing that Chicago is home to one of the largest urban Indigenous populations in the US, the artist was inspired to add artists of the region to her project. Favell and The Block worked with partners from Center for Native Futures, the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative, and the Center for Native and Indigenous Research at Northwestern to invite 20 new sitters to expand the series.
During her residency at The Block, Favell met with local artists, had conversations with Northwestern students, and concluded the week with a portrait session at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, in Evanston, Illinois.
Her new portraits, shown for the first time within the exhibition, will include the arts professionals: Annabelle Broeffle, Audra Simpson, Cherish Parrish, Chris Pappan, Courtney Biggs, Debra Yepa-Pappan, Ji Hae Yepa-Pappan, June Carpenter, Kelly Church, Kim Vigue, Le’Ana Asher, Lois Taylor Biggs, Lydia Cheshewalla, Mark M. Jourdan, Michaela Marchi, Monica Rickert-Bolter, Nora Moore Lloyd, Ryan Rice, Sharon Hoogstraten and Vincent Romero.
An opening celebration and conversation with the artist will take place on September 27. Admission to The Block Museum is always free and open to all. Watch: Rosalie Favell at The Block.
About Rosalie Favell
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Favell draws inspiration from her family history and Métis (Cree/English) heritage, she uses a variety of sources, from family albums to popular culture, to present a complex self-portrait of her experiences as a contemporary aboriginal woman. Favell’s art often explores the relation of photography to issues of identity. Over the course of her career, her work has appeared in exhibitions in Canada; the US; Edinburgh, Scotland; Paris; Taipei, Taiwan; and Melbourne, Australia. Numerous institutions have acquired her artwork including the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian and Global Affairs Canada.
Exhibition credits
“Rosalie Favell: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera” is curated by Corinne Granof, academic curator at The Block, and Felipe Gutiérrez, Block Museum 2022–23 interdisciplinary graduate fellow. Major support for the exhibition is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg Arts Foundation, the Alumnae of Northwestern University and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Events
The opening conversation on September 27 will feature Rosalie Favell in conversation with Janet Dees and Ryan Rice. The gallery talk on September 30 will be offered by “Facing the Camera” portrait subject June Carpenter. The open house celebration on October 21 will include open galleries, food, music, storytelling and tours with portrait sitters Mark M. Jourdan, and Kim Vigue.
*Images above: (top row) James Luna, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2011, Marie Watt, New York, 2010, Shan Goshorn, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2012, Alex Janvier, Banff, Alberta, 2008. (bottom row) Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2012, Chris Pappan, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2012, Me, Rosalie Favell, Melbourne, Australia, 2016, Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie with Amari, Ottawa, Ontario, 2008.
‘Elevated Apparel’ founder pursues art through fashion, photography
When an artist’s mind and boredom meet, it can spark a fashion brand. That was the case for junior immersive media design and information science major Nnenna Elekalachi.
Elekalachi birthed her streetwear brand, Elevated Apparel, in late 2020. She was inspired to pursue the idea after witnessing the success of other small clothing businesses on social media. These businesses often paid people to create their designs, she said, but Elekalachi believed she had an edge over any competitors: she could draw.
An artist since pre-kindergarten, Elekalachi made her first sale after customers made orders from the art they saw in her sketchbook.
The fashion brand also spreads an important message, Elekalachi added.
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“Elevated is supposed to stand for positivity and uplifting,” she said. “I’m also a Christian, so I wanted to show that and put a little bit of me and my religion and my ideology on life into clothing.”
One of Elevated Apparel’s T-shirts includes a graphic of a halo and wings, with the numbers 4:13 pasted on the front and the phrase “I am elevated through Christ who strengthens me” on the back of the shirt, alluding to Phillippians 4:13 in the Bible.
Elevated Apparel has also received support from the University of Maryland community. Both administrators and the wider student population have supported Elekalachi at campus pop-ups. She is especially thankful for Black community members on this university’s campus because they often relate to her pieces most.
The creative’s fashion business also brought about another talent she never knew she had: photography. After a failed experience with the professional photographer she had booked for her apparel launch in 2020, she got a camera for herself.
The photo shoot was successful, so much so that she began pursuing photography by taking pictures of students on this university’s campus. Elekalachi would post on her Instagram story and ask if any students were interested in modeling and do free shoots for them. The shoots also served as a portfolio for the start of her photography business called “Elevated FX.”
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Jayden Gyamfi, a sophomore operations management and business analytics major, modeled for Elekalichi’s shoot, No Man’s Land, which was inspired by Brent Faiyaz’s Wasteland album cover. Gyamfi was on board with the project immediately because of his enjoyment of Faiyaz’s music.
“What’s unique about Nnenna’s photography businesses is her ability to bring ideas into fruition,” Gyamfi said. “The results of the photo shoot really made my jaw drop.”
Learning photography wasn’t difficult for Elekalachi because of her history in art, where she learned about composition and color theory, she said.
Her recent photography work, Flower girls, stemmed from one of her drawings, which she felt would be a good concept to replicate live. She collaborated with her friend, Ikechukwu Ihejirika, who is a junior communications major at Towson University.
Ihejirika describes collaborations and creative sessions with Elekalachi as a push and pull, where they constantly bounce off of each other’s creativity and end with “magic.”
“Nnenna sort of has a tunnel vision, so she sees what she wants to create in her mind, and she finds a way to make it happen,” Iherjirika said.
American Indian Heritage Days is underway at the University of Montana
MISSOULA — A special week is underway at the University of Montana.
American Indian Heritage Days started Monday and runs through Friday, September 22nd, 2023.
It’s a celebration of Indigenous culture on campus that includes everything from supporting your favorite Native artist to hiking to the M in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
Inside the Payne Family Native American Center at the University of Montana is the office of American Indian Student Services (AISS). It’s a place where community thrives which is why they’re putting on Heritage Days.
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Tiara Walks, a student who is Crow, told MTN, “I probably come over every day to the office and it just feels nice to be like around other Natives.” O’Shay Birdinground is also Crow and spends a lot of time with other Indigenous students at AISS. He shared, “There’s been a couple of students who have just come in to learn about their culture that they’ve been separated from.”
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Heritage Days is a week long celebration of Indigenous culture on campus that includes everything from supporting your favorite Native artist to hiking to the M in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Aurora Liberty-Dupuis is Bitterroot Salish and grew up on the Flathead Reservation. She enjoys seeing all the unique Indigenous-made pieces people have been wearing. “People wear their stuff to classes and we have events out on the oval and where other people can see it, then people can recognize it’s honoring who we are,” said Liberty-Dupuis.
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Since Montana is a primarily white state, it is very important to the Indigenous students and staff that their culture is visible. Birdinground explained, “We make up 7.1 percent of the overall population here at the University of Montana. We do our best to showcase who we are as a people and demonstrate the different tribal affiliations and the uniqueness to our culture.”
Director of American Indian Student Services Michelle Guzman calls this week a recognition of Indigenous people in their place. She detailed, “Especially at the university level we get a lot of students who are from out of state. Especially students from back east, they don’t even know Native Americans still exist today. So ,they always think of us in a historical context.”
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Zachariah Rides At The Door, who is Blackfeet as well as Aztec, highlighted that Indigenous people and communities are alive and well. “We are a people with a past not a people lost in the past,” he stated.
The week of events boosts the visibility of Native people on campus. Liberty Dupuis shared, “It feels really good to me that we actually get to be seen.”
The students find it important to themselves to share their languages, stories, clothing, songs, and dances. “It’s healing for me.”
Rides At The Door and Birdinground will get to raise flags and sing on Friday morning as part of the Kyiyo Singers.
The Kyiyo Singers is a recently resurrected Indigenous song and dance group at the University of Montana. Rides At The Door explained that an old drum was found which then ignited the desire for students to bring the Singers back.
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“It’s healing for me,” shared Rides At The Door, who has been singing since second grade. He continued, “It grounds me… my mentality is a key part of that, to be in a good heart and good space. What I’ve been told growing up, what I give to it is what is being brought out to everyone else.”
For Dillon Pretty On Top, who is Salish and Crow, dancing and singing is “an honor.” He’s taking what he’s learned growing up around his uncle’s drum group and using that to fuel his performances with Kyiyo.
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Michael King III, who is Nakota and Northern Cheyanne, is the President of Kyiyo. He grew up singing and dancing. Getting to singing again is filling in a missing piece in King III’s cultural life.
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Other Friday activities include craft vendors, a proclamation, ethnobotany tours, planetarium shows, and a round dance.
American Indian Student Services/Michelle Guzman
Powerful images of ‘reluctant heroes’ help veterans reclaim trauma
In a powder-blue safari suit, rainbow bow tie and bushy handlebar moustache, Lyndsay Marriner does not fit the mould of an archetypal veteran.
“My last day in the Australian Army was May 4, 2022. On May the fourth, the force was with me, and on May the fifth, it wasn’t,” he laughs.
After four decades of service in the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Mr Marriner suffered a breakdown and was discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder.
“I was mentally beaten down quite a bit. I couldn’t shake it off in the end,” he says.
The Townsville veteran is now “rebuilding” and has vowed to live his life out of the shadows.
“Since I had my breakdown, I’m so much more open with my life … and being open about it has helped me immensely,” he says.
It led him to sit for his portrait as part of the Reluctant Heroes project.
Empathising with subjects
South-east Queensland photographer Mick Jones has photographed more than 50 ex-service personnel from all walks of life in the past three years.
As a veteran himself, he knows getting in front of the camera “can be a bit intimidating”.
He gets to know his subjects over a cup of tea, a biscuit, or even a beer before picking up his camera.
“Sometimes we sit there for 20 minutes and they’re comfortable to just start the process, or in some cases, we’ve been there for an hour and a half,” Mr Jones said.
“Sometimes it becomes almost like, I won’t say a counselling session, but a bit of an opportunity to talk about some experiences. I don’t promote that, I just sit there and listen.
“I’ve had some messages and conversations with family saying, Dad, or my husband or whatever, has never spoken to people about that sort of stuff.”
The photos are striking, and Mr Jones said showing the veterans the final image was “the best part”.
“Veterans, we all go through different phases of mental health issues, and I think … if you get a really strong, confident portrait of someone and put it in their house, it does help,” he said.
Capturing character with a lens
Jan Scott said she burst into tears when she received a photograph of her husband Rob.
“If we ever have a fire, and God forbid we never do, that would be one of the things I would grab besides the dog,” she said.
As a Vietnam veteran, Mr Scott faced backlash in the aftermath of the war, and later grappled with post-traumatic stress disorder and health problems.
She said Mr Jones had managed to beautifully capture the humanity of her “very, very quiet” husband.
“That’s the Rob we see — a lot of people don’t see that — and Mick just seems to have that knack of catching the essence of that person,” she said.
“He was a man thrown into unfortunate circumstances, and he survived.
“He’s just an ordinary man that perhaps did extraordinary things in an extraordinary time.
“He doesn’t see himself as a hero.”
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Photo Gallery: COD’s Annual Easterseals Photography Exhibition
Tommy and his family look at his portrait taken by Mary Paulius.
College of Dupage hosted the 24th annual Easterseals Photography Exhibition on Saturday, Sept. 16 in the Student Services Center atrium. The exhibition was a collaboration between Easterseals Dupage & Fox Valley, a local nonprofit that helps support disabled children and their families, and the College of Dupage’s photography students and alumni.
The photographs showcase children who receive services at Easterseals Dupage & Fox Valley. The photographers involved in the exhibition were Oleksandra Solonenko, Chris Howes, Missy Gallagher, Rebecca Morrison, Thomas Haslett, Ricardo Gallegos, Kristan Wozniak, Marita Blanken, Molly Gardner, Rich Howe, Karlynn Rich, Adriana Carbonara, Juan Rhodes, Barbara Overland, Devon’s Barnes, Jason Coury, Mary Paulius and Jack Kreger.
For more information about Easterseal, check out their website.
