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How FSA Photography Changed the World

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In the middle of President Roosevelt's "New Deal," a group was assembled to fight the effects of poverty among rural areas of the United States during the...

Ronny Salerno • 24 Dec 2013
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Using Instagram in the Professional World

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Is Instagram destroying the value of the photography industry? This free little app has some photographers convinced it is, while others believe its enabling...

Zach Sutton • 20 Nov 2013
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Carlo Cruz: Photographing for Red Bull

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Carlo Cruz is a photographer with an incredible talent for shooting urban subjects. His portfolio includes photographs of homeless individuals and the...

Tara Hornor • 12 Nov 2013
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Niall Benvie: I Hate Working by Myself

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The Scottish photographer Niall Benvie has worked as a photographer and writer for 20 years. He has a special interest in the nature/culture dynamic,...

Jose Antunes • 5 Nov 2013
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Piet Van den Eynde: Using Flash With Too Much Sun

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Piet Van den Eynde is a Belgian freelance photographer, author, Lightroom specialist, and black and white lover. I caught with him for an interview about his...

Jose Antunes • 4 Sep 2013
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Ibarionex Perello: The Candid Frame Creator

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I first read Ibarionex Perello's articles in Outdoor Photographer Magazine. Then I found The Candid Frame podcasts. Now I have had the chance to interview...

Jose Antunes • 10 Jul 2013
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David duChemin: Vision is Better

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David duChemin is, in his own words a nomad, a world and humanitarian photographer, the accidental founder of Craft & Vision, and let me add, the author...

Jose Antunes • 24 Jun 2013
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Richard Bernabe: My Best Work is Done when I Am Alone

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Richard Bernabe is not just a widely published photographer and writer from South Carolina, USA, he also leads photography tours and workshop throughout the...

Jose Antunes • 10 Jun 2013
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Christopher O'Donnell: By Chance, Not by Choice

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The golden hours of the day are the playground for Christopher O'Donnell. I could say pictures with rich colours and slim depth-of-field are a trade mark of...

Jose Antunes • 4 Mar 2013
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Peter and David Turnley on 60 Minutes

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Just because you didn’t get to go to that awesome photography conference doesn’t mean that you can’t learn something from the pros! Occasionally, we’ll be...

Cameron Knight • 10 Feb 2013
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Ian Plant: From Lawyer to "Starving" Artist

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Ian Plant left a career as a lawyer to follow the light and build Dreamscapes. And he never looked back. A believer in the "if you can see it, you can do it"...

Jose Antunes • 5 Feb 2013
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10 Things I Wish I Knew When Starting Photography

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When you're first starting out with photography, growth seems to happen in leaps and bounds. You'll measure your growth by the changes that you see in your...

Andrew Childress • 30 Jan 2013