A PHOTO STORY: WHILE I'M WORKING

Every working photographer has a hard drive full of images that did not fit the brief. Ben Lumley decided to do something about it. Photos While I'm Working is the series he built from a decade of moments nobody commissioned and nobody asked for. It might be his most honest work.
Photographs by Ben Lumley
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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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THE ISLAND THAT TAUGHT ME TO SEE PEOPLE

David Clark retired three years ago and bought his first serious camera. Since then he has been making up for lost time. A week in Havana on a portrait workshop led by legendary photographer Peter Turnley changed how he thinks about photographing people.
Photographs by David Clark
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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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Photographer Spotlight: Stephen Uhraney

Stephen Uhraney has been photographing real life for over 40 years and he still does not feel like it is work. The Toronto based documentary and street photographer shoots film and digital side by side, embeds with firefighters and police marine units, and carries a Rolleiflex alongside his digital gear. We asked him about the box camera his grandfather brought from the old country, why black and white lets the truth breathe, and what he would tell his younger self.

Photographer Spotlight: Bettina Kardell

Bettina Kardel came to photography during the pandemic and found her way to street photography almost immediately. Her work is minimalist, graphic, and built around the geometry of urban spaces. She shoots with prime lenses and a Leica Q3 Monochrom and is currently working on her first photo book. We asked her about all of it.

Photographer Spotlight: Matt Hodson

Matt Hodson calls his style post-street. Not the decisive moment but the moment after. Not the person but the space they left behind. It sounds like a stylistic choice. It is also a philosophy that grew directly out of grief. Here is the photographer behind it.

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Converting a color photograph to black and white is more than a simple desaturation it’s about shaping tone, texture, and mood. In this post, we explore five powerful methods for editing your monochrome images in Lightroom and Capture One, from quick adjustments to film-inspired transformations, giving you full creative control over your black-and-white photography.

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Cropping is one of the most powerful tools in monochrome photography. Learn how to choose the perfect aspect ratio from 1:1 squares to 4:5 verticals to enhance contrast, texture, and composition in every black-and-white image.