LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Leica Gallery LA announces the opening reception of “Yul Brynner’s Photography: An Extraordinary Vision,” an exhibition showcasing the photographic work of the iconic actor, Yul Brynner. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 8, from 6-8 PM, followed by a meet and greet with Victoria Brynner on Sunday, July 9, from 1-3 PM. The exhibition will run until July 31.

Brynner, best known for his acclaimed performances in The King and I, The Ten Commandments, and The Magnificent Seven, was also a passionate photographer who had a remarkable ability to capture the essence of mid-century Hollywood. This showcase will present 25 images from Brynner’s unique photographic collection. Additionally, a selection of Brynner’s Leica MP cameras will be on display, one of which will be auctioned at the upcoming Leitz Photographica Auction in November.

Brynner’s photography reveals his extraordinary vision. Influenced by legendary photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and André Kertész, Brynner used Leica cameras to capture moments that collectively narrate the story of old Hollywood. Traveling from western Europe to southern California, Brynner’s work provides an insider’s look into his personal experiences with friends, who also happened to be the stars of his generation, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Ingrid Bergman, and Sofia Loren.

The essence of Brynner’s work lies in his empathetic intelligence that enabled him to beautifully render both the intimate and artistic aspects of his subjects. This exhibition seeks to commemorate Brynner’s talent and contribution to the field of photography.

In conjunction with the exhibition, a series of limited-edition prints of some of his most important images will be made available.

The exhibition opens July 8 and runs through July 31. Admission is free via Eventbrite. The Leitz Photographica Auction will be held November 24 & 25 in Vienna, Austria.

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At a time when photography was going gonzo – when people were hunting out action, shooting from the hip – Evelyn Hofer turned the other way. The German-American photographer had a quieter, more formal, composed approach. 

She took her large format camera and her long exposures onto the streets of Paris, London and New York. There are cheeky scamps in 1960s Battersea, an aloof waiter at The Garrick, warehousemen and lorry drivers, Barcelona street sellers and kids playing in a Parisian square. Her sitters look right out at you, concentrated, placid, intense. She didn’t sneak secret photos like so many ethically dubious photographers who came after her, she collaborated with the people she found interesting, worked with them to create intimate visual dialogs.

They’re lovely, neat, thoughtful images for the most part. But it’s when the humans are absent, or at least faceless, that her work feels the most special. Her cityscapes and interiors are so perfectly composed, so dramatic, so quietly grand. They’re like a long, slow single chord, a huge sweeping sound, a deep intake of breath. Trinity College’s library sucks you into its vanishing perspective, a street in New York is immense and empty, Park Avenue is stark and striated, motorways are shockingly twisted. You can see in these vast landscapes and tiny interiors the birth of modern giants like Thomas Struth and Andreas Gursky, it’s all the vast drama of the constructed world. 

This is slow, considered and careful photography that can be small and intimate or big and overwhelming, but always tenderly human.

Israeli photographer Or Adar has won Photographer of the Year in the international Drone Photo Awards competition for his aerial image called Must Resist, capturing thousands of anti-judicial coup protesters on the streets of Tel Aviv.

The Drone Awards is an international aerial photography and video competition held annually with the express aim of showcasing photographic work that is separate to traditional photography.

To win the title, Adar’s image received the highest score from a panel of judges, amongst entries to nine different categories. Adar’s photograph, along with the category winners, will be exhibited in Siena, Italy throughout November.

The photograph captures just one of 24 weeks of protests against the Israeli government’s plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system, that proposes to transfer greater power to the government and away from the Supreme Court in both legislative decisions and judicial appointments.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been gathering in the streets each week on Saturday under banners that call for the protection of democracy in a desperate attempt to stop the proposed overhaul. The public power of the protests put a halt to the legislative efforts earlier this year, though recent moves suggest the coalition intends to unilaterally implement the changes.

From a breathtaking Icelandic waterfall to a neighbourhood in Dubai where all the houses look IDENTICAL: The spectacular winners of the 2023 Drone Photo Awards revealed

By Ailbhe Macmahon For Mailonline

Updated: 09:59 EDT, 22 June 2023

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ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) – Empowering women through photography: welcome to a Hello shoot with Photographer Holly Nylund.

“Picture yourself being photographed as the cover story of a magazine and this is the photo shoot that goes along with that story,” says Nylund.

TV6′s Tia Trudgeon got in front of the lens to experience a Hello shoot for herself.

Nylund tells Trudgeon that photography can be a great tool to help women see the best in themselves.

The photoshoot included a hair and makeup appointment with Mckenna Pepin at Salon West.

Trudgeon was photographed in five outfits, in five different scenes at Nylund’s Studio Space in Downtown Escanaba.

The shoot wrapped up at Blackrocks in Marquette.

“So we’re gonna show all the sides of you. We’re gonna wear something extravagant, something out there and wild, but we’re also gonna show that stripped-down natural beauty,” Nylund tells Trudgeon. “We’re gonna show your soft side, your strong side, your fun side. However you dream of being photographed, I wanna make it happen so that you can see yourself the way other people see you.”

Nylund is currently booking photo shoots into the fall. Her Studio Space is available for other photographers to rent.

You can check out her other offerings and book her services at hollynylund.com.

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Gagosian Gallery is doubling down on photography, anointing a dedicated director—who comes with serious institutional credit—to a newly created role at the helm of that department.

Joshua Chuang, who will officially join the gallery this month, previously held curatorial and leadership positions at the New York Public Library, the Center for Creative Photography, and Yale University Art Gallery. In his new role, Chuang will oversee a global strategy for engaging with and exhibiting artists working with the photographic medium.

“With recent and upcoming presentations of the work of Richard Avedon, Roe Etheridge, Andreas Gursky, Sally Mann, Taryn Simon, and Jeff Wall, alongside the addition to our roster of artists including Nan Goldin, Deana Lawson, and the estate of Francesca Woodman, Josh’s appointment comes at a particularly dynamic time for the gallery,” said Kara Vander Weg, the gallery’s senior director. “We are thrilled to welcome him.” 

In a phone interview with Artnet News, Chuang said he has been in discussions with the gallery for the past several months. “The gallery has represented some iconic photographers. I think it hasn’t, however, thought of the medium of photography as a program within its larger exhibition program, and when I began talking to them it seemed very clear to me that they wanted to change that.”

Goldin, one of the world’s most famous photographers, joined the gallery in late March, leaving her longtime representation at Marian Goodman Gallery.

What piqued Chuang’s interest “was also this larger conversation about what the gallery, with its platform, could do with the medium of photography at this present moment in time,” he said.

A number of artists in the existing gallery roster employ photography, Chuang noted. “Not only Taryn Simon, Roe Etheridge, and Sally Mann, but Michael Heizer made photographs. Ed Ruscha was a photographer,” he said.

Most recently, Chuang was the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach associate director for art, prints, and photographs, as well as the Robert B. Menschel senior curator of photography at the New York Public Library. His six years at the NYPL followed two years as the chief curator at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Ariz., and nine years at Yale University Art Gallery in various curatorial positions. He has also produced photo books, and has worked with Steidl, Yale University Press, MACK, and Aperture to realize more than two dozen monographs.

While Chuang said his passion for highlighting the medium and its stars won’t change when he makes the leap from a curatorial and institutional context to a commercial gallery, but “obviously the resources” are more robust. “This machine is much more agile. It can respond more quickly to things going on in the world.”

Chuang will likely work out of Gagosian’s Madison Avenue branch but will also float as needed to oversee various shows. A major show of work by Richard Avedon continues through July 7 at the gallery’s 21^st Street location in Chelsea.

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An influencer has criticized photographers for not taking her picture on the red carpet because they didn’t think she was “hot enough.”

In a TikTok video, with over 8.5 million views, content creator Tiff Baira started a social media debate about photographers after she shared footage of her posing on the red carpet.

@tiffbaira WILL NEVER LET A MAN OR A CAMERA MAN STEEL MY CONFIDENCE BUT THIS WAS HUMBLING 😂! #fyp #redcarpet #nyc #embarassing #newyork #dating ♬ Oh No – Kreepa

In the video, Baira from New York City lingers on the red carpet, eagerly waiting for a photographer to take her picture.

The influencer, who has over 224,000 followers on TikTok, remains in front of the cameras in anticipation that her photograph will be taken.

However, when she eventually realizes that the photographers are not going to take her picture, Baira awkwardly laughs and starts to make her exit from the red carpet.

In the caption for the clip, Baira suggested that she was snubbed by photographers because she was not deemed attractive enough by the paparazzi.

“When you’re on a red carpet and nobody took a photo because I guess they didn’t think I was hot enough,” the influencer writes.

In a further comment accompanying her video, Baira recalled her embarrassment at not being photographed saying that she will never let a “cameraman steal my confidence” again.

‘You Deserve to Be Photographed’

The viral video fuelled a debate on social media about the role of photographers. Several TikTok users expressed their sympathy for Baira and called the photographers “mean” for not taking her picture on the red carpet.

Another viewer felt sorry for the “embarrassment” paparazzi caused Baira and declared that “she deserved to be photographed.”

Meanwhile, other influencers shared their similar negative experiences with photographers at events.

“Sadly this has happened to many of us. So disappointing,” a model comments.

Another influencer writes: “This happened to me at Beautycon six years ago. I almost died. I promise it gets better.”

Photographers Have a Job to Do

However, other viewers said that Baira’s suggestion that she was unfairly overlooked by photographers on the red carpet for not being “hot enough” was completely unfounded.

A viewer responded that Baira looked “fantastic” but photographers “can’t waste film by taking pictures of everyone.”

Other social media users said that event photographers had a job to do on the red carpet and they simply did not know who Baira is.

“It has nothing to do with your looks, they obviously just don’t know you are,” a viewer comments. “With only 224,000 followers, that’s honestly not a lot.”

Another social media user similarly writes: “It’s not because you’re not hot enough, it’s because you’re not well known.”

Other TikTok users attempted to advise Baira for future red carpet appearances. They suggested that she be accompanied by a publicist or assistant with a name card so that photographers knew to take her picture.

PetaPixel previously reported on a model who sparked a furious debate on social media regarding photoshoots in public spaces after she became enraged with people getting in the way of her shot in a busy train station.

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London-based photographer Josiah Moktar brings a gentle energy to everything they capture with their lens. “I don’t see style as separate from content but as a way to manipulate or arouse feelings in the viewer,” Josiah tells us. That isn’t to say Josiah’s work is not beautifully stylish (it is), but there is something emotionally stirring in each photo that prioritises its subject over strict adherence to form or composition. “Research and interview techniques are at the heart of my process,” Josiah adds. “I try to understand the history of the person I’m making a portrait of, or the history and context of the ideas or emotions I’m trying to communicate.”

As such, a lot of Josiah’s work feels documentarian, like a visual diary of sorts. Some photos of theirs may be cleverly staged or shot-listed, yet it never differs from that personal and somewhat candid style we so love about Josiah’s eye. Subjects covered by Josiah often include the dialogue, history and solidarity between LGBTQIA+ communities. “I‘m starting to see a lot of my work as more generally about feelings of belonging and displacement,” Josiah adds. They’re all, in one way or another, “playful and elegiac” photos. “Lived experience is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot, and I’m just trying to make sense of my life.”

Most excitingly, we can expect to see Josiah’s work in Oestrogeneration‘s first print issue out on the 2 June and in the Camp Trans group show and fundraiser from the 17 to 18 of June at Ugly Duck in London.