FilterPhoto 2020

2020 Filter Photo FestivalSeptember 9th – 13th Filter Photo is pleased to announce the 12th Annual Filter Photo Festival, a multi-day celebration of photography. Due to COVID-19, this year’s Festival will take place primarily online – with a robust line-up of virtual programming, alongside hybrid physical and online exhibitions. Photography curators, collectors, and critics from across the country will conduct nearly 250 virtual portfolio reviews … Continue reading FilterPhoto 2020

Directly from Nature — Fine Art Botanicals by Diane Kaye

          Diane Kaye’s website, http://www.fineartbotanicals.net/, features only camera-less work. Each photograph is a contact print. A light or moving light beam is directed on the object, which is then recorded on black & white photo paper, or to a digital file via a scan head.   “These subjects, most of them from my garden, are so complete in themselves that the … Continue reading Directly from Nature — Fine Art Botanicals by Diane Kaye

The Perils of “Creative Documentary Photography” by Allen Murabayashi

The World Press Photo recently announced the creation of a new contest whereby the documentary photos in it would not be limited by their manner of creation. Murabayashi raises an important question about what criteria documentary photographers should be obligated to when telling a story through photography.  Here is the link to his post, decide for yourself: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2016/10/the-perils-of-creative-documentary-photography/ Allen Murabayashi is the Chairman and co-founder … Continue reading The Perils of “Creative Documentary Photography” by Allen Murabayashi

Workshopx – Documentary Photography Workshop

This September, on the majestic south-eastern edge of Europe, the workshopx editors will team-up with award winning photographer Justyna Mielnikiewicz for an intensive, in-depth documentary photography workshop.  This workshop is designed for photographers who would like to deepen their understanding of the documentary photography process. During the five-day course participants will be covering a local subject assigned by Justyna, revealing it from an insider’s perspective. … Continue reading Workshopx – Documentary Photography Workshop

STEFAN PETRANEK: THE STATES PROJECT: INDIANA | Lenscratch

©Stefan Petranek, Self Portrait Today’s featured photographer from the States series in Lenscratch.com is Stefan Petranek. He is an associate professor of Photography and Intermedia at Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis.  http://lenscratch.com/2016/06/stefan-petranek-the-states-project-indiana-6/ Continue reading STEFAN PETRANEK: THE STATES PROJECT: INDIANA | Lenscratch