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  1. Photo Critique #228

    Photo Critique #228

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    Friday Photo Critique is our weekly community project, where we publish a photograph submitted by one of our wonderful readers, then ask you all to offer...

  2. National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore: Raising Awareness

    National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore: Raising Awareness

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    National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore sat down with me recently to talk about the Photo Ark, a project on endangered species that he has focused on...

  3. Christian Reifenrath: Painter and Photographer

    Christian Reifenrath: Painter and Photographer

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    The name KrisnKiraly Studios, associated with fashion photography, is the dream come true of a photographer and his wife, Anna Ignatova. Discover, in this...

  4. How FSA Photography Changed the World

    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...

  5. Using Instagram in the Professional World

    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...

  6. Carlo Cruz: Photographing for Red Bull

    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...

  7. Niall Benvie: I Hate Working by Myself

    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,...

  8. Piet Van den Eynde: Using Flash With Too Much Sun

    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...

  9. Ibarionex Perello: The Candid Frame Creator

    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...

  10. David duChemin: Vision is Better

    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...

  11. Richard Bernabe: My Best Work is Done when I Am Alone

    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...

  12. Christopher O'Donnell: By Chance, Not by Choice

    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...