Peter Levitan
Exposed: Aline Smithson, the Ambidextrous Photographer
When I first discovered the rather active analog photographer, journalist, and educator Aline Smithson, I felt that I have been standing in place with one hand tied behind my back. I spend my photographer energy thinking about the project that's directly in front of me. One project at a time.
Allen Murabayashi
How Photographer Drew Gurian Photographed Yo-Yo Ma for Masterclass
New York City-based portrait photographer Drew Gurian followed a textbook path to learning the ropes. While in college, he interned for Joe McNally and Danny Clinch – two photographers known in part for their incredible photos of creatives like dancers, musicians, and the like. After college, Drew spent five years traversing the globe as McNally's first assistant before peeling off to carve his own path.
Exposed: Yunghi Kim on the Power of Women Photojournalists
It is difficult to quickly sum up the ongoing career of photojournalist Yunghi Kim. Yunghi simply has too much personal energy, global photojournalism chops, and a record of giving back to the photographic community. In particular, Yunghi is known for her support of women photojournalists.
Exposed: Photographer John Tully and Thoughts of Bruce Springsteen
It is rare to have a photographer conjure up the memory of a particular song. However, I immediately thought of Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town when I saw New Hampshire photojournalist John Tully's recent work.
How Blaine Harrington Makes a Full-Time Living as a Travel Photographer
Blaine Harrington began his career in photography in the 1970s after a brief stint racing motocross. His connections to the racing world led to assignments covering races around the country and in Europe – piquing his curiosity about travel.
Exposed: An Interview with Superstar Wedding Photographer John Dolan
I am fascinated by the art of wedding photography and have seen it morph from very formal and super staged -- as in very often: "OK, grandma stand over there" -- to having a photographer take a more casual or natural approach. John Dolan's style approaches wedding photography from the perspective of an involved documentarian interested in the emotional experience.
Petrina Hicks: Australia's Beguiling, Even Mysterious, Photographer
The large-scale, hyperreal photographs of Australia's Petrina Hicks are formal, super professional, sightly odd, and beguiling. Even bewitching in the most positive sense.
Anna Mazurek on Making it as a Travel Photographer and Digital Nomad
Anna Mazurek has achieved a true photographer dream life. She is an editorial and commercial travel photographer, is paid to roam the world, and photographs for famous publications.
Photographer Allison Stewart Explores the Construction of American Identity
I was blown away when I first saw Allison Stewart's series, Bug Out Bag: The Commodification of American Fear. The work zeroed in on the mindset, ubiquitous paranoia, or to borrow from Hunter S, Thompson, our collective "fear and loathing" of America today. Her photographs of 'preppers' and how they plan for the worst just seem so America 2021.
Caitlyn Edwards
Reflections on a City in Constant Motion from a Rare Lifelong New Yorker
Sometimes I think New York is a city with a perpetual identity crisis. You can visit or live here for days, months, or even years, and it will never be exactly as you left the next time you return.
Jaron Schneider
'Humans of New York' Photographer Took His Project Global
A decade ago, Brandon Stanton took his first few photos and listened to the first few stories that would eventually become the Humans of New York viral sensation. Following that success, Stanton decided to see if that idea could travel.
Phil Mistry
Photographing VP Joe Biden in His 'Battle for the Soul of America'
With the 2020 election looming large on the horizon, former Vice President Joe Biden's official White House photographer David Lienemann is stepping forward to show Americans the real "regular Joe," as he fondly calls the VP.
An Interview with Photographer Conor McDonnell, A Nikon Ambassador at 26
Conor McDonnell is a UK-based photographer who became a Nikon ambassador earlier this month at the age of 26. In 2014, at the age of 22, McDonnell was asked to photograph the wedding of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, and one of his photos from the wedding shattered Instagram's then-record for most likes. We spoke to McDonnell to learn more about his life and career journey.
An Interview with Celebrity Portrait Photographer Michael Schwartz
Michael Schwartz is a New York-based photographer who shoots fashion, advertising, and celebrity portraiture. He has shot top celebrities for some of the largest brands and publications in the world.
Will Nicholls
An Interview with Renowned Celebrity Photographer Douglas Kirkland
Photographer Jared Polin recently sat down with famous celebrity photographer Douglas Kirkland and his wife, Françoise, and recorded this 36-minute interview. It's a peek inside the mind, life, and career of a legend.
An Interview with Photographer Richard McLaren
What do President Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Tina Turner, Halle Berry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Pierce Brosnan, Jon Bon Jovi, Marc Anthony, Mariah Carey, Eva Mendes, Orlando Bloom, Patrick Swayze and Heath Ledger have in common? The magical lens of Richard McLaren has captured them all. And this is only a small sampling of famous people who McLaren has photographed in his four decades in the industry.
Jayphen Simpson
Catching Up With Quintin Lake on His 10,000km Walk Around the UK Coast
We first spoke with Quintin Lake back in 2015, when he had completed just 4% (361km) of his journey around the perimeter of Britain. He's now covered 39% (3,928km), and we caught up with him to see how he's been getting on.
Interviews with Photographers Annie Leibovitz and Richard Avedon in 1999
Buried in the depths of the Internet, these two interviews from 1999 with some very famous names in photography might just give you the inspiration you need for your next shoot.
An Interview with Photographer Joe McNally
Joe McNally is a photographer and a storyteller. The word photography comes from Greek and means to write with light. That, in a nutshell, is what McNally does: he a writes with light, whether it be daylight or Speedlight. And for a student who started out as a writing major and ended up being a photographer, that is just the perfect result.
How Photographer Bill Frakes Used 41 DSLRs to Shoot the Kentucky Derby
Native Nebraskan Bill Frakes has had a long career in which he has photographed in 138 countries and all US states. He has captured everything from Pulitzer Prize-winning images of Hurricane Andrew for the Miami Herald, where he was a staffer, to commercial work for Apple, Nike, Coca-Cola, Mars and Reebok.
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