• CUBA 25 YEARS AGO

    Twenty five years ago, Eduardo Cerda Sanchez boarded a plane to Cuba. He was not going as a photographer with a project. He was going as a student, with a camera, three months, and no agenda. Cuba, it turns out, does not need a photographer with a project. It just needs one willing to show up.

    Photographs by Eduardo Cerda Sanchez

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  • Ten Days Ten Shadows

    Ten days. Ten images. One singular pursuit of light. This series explores the quiet drama of Mexico’s streets and the power of finding the "main character" within the shadows.

    Photographs by Darren Pellegrino

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  • INTO THE COLD

    For over a century, Milwaukeeans have started their new year the hard way. André Saint Louis has spent the last four years documenting the chaos, the cold, and the characters who keep coming back.

    Photographs by André Saint Louis

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Kodak drops six new films, Martin Parr's first posthumous show opens in Paris, and Panasonic and Viltrox both have announcements worth paying attention to this week.

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The Idolatry of Sharpness
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The Idolatry of Sharpness

Someone used the phrase idolatry of sharpness recently and it stopped me in my tracks. Because it is exactly right. We have turned sharpness into a false god and photography is worse for it.

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A Photo Story: Built on Ashes
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A Photo Story: Built on Ashes

Oxford, Mississippi is a town in the middle of remaking itself. Dason Pettit has spent years watching it happen, and somewhere along the way realized the project was also about him.

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Does your camera know how to laugh?
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Does your camera know how to laugh?

Street photography takes itself very seriously. Too seriously. Here is how to find the funny, why it matters, and why the best comic photographs are made by people who are paying very close attention.

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A Photo Story: Cuba 25 Years Ago
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A Photo Story: Cuba 25 Years Ago

Twenty five years ago, Eduardo Cerda Sanchez boarded a plane to Cuba. He was not going as a photographer with a project. He was going as a student, with a camera, three months, and no agenda. Cuba, it turns out, does not need a photographer with a project. It just needs one willing to show up.

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Fujifilm announces the Instax Mini 13, Sony takes its authenticity solution to video, and there is new gear and exhibition news worth knowing about this week.

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