A retired rabbi turned street photographer stumbled onto a Brooklyn Chabad camp trip on a ferry to Governors Island. What he found
Rob Sutherland is a commercial and landscape photographer who has shot a photo a day for sixteen years. On a family trip
Ty Nelson picked up a camera because he loved wrestling, and started shooting the action the way most beginners do. What he
Kenneth Nelson had one goal on June 26, 2004. Document the Mermaid Parade. Then the music found him first, and it never
Andre Vallgren spent a day photographing a Swedish luthier who has built guitars for Keith Richards and Ryan Adams. What he found
Andrés Gonzalez started asking questions about Portugal's wildfires in 2023 and has not stopped since. He rides hundreds of kilometers on a
Neil McShane made this photograph from a bench in his front garden in 2022, while recovering from sepsis with a Fuji X-T20
A figure appears in the mist at the Osaka Expo, caught on a Leica M3 loaded with Ilford Delta 3200. Jasper Bancroft
Mark Archibald had long kept a quarter mile gravel road in mind as a good sunset vantage point over an Amish farm
Michael Houghton and his wife fell in love with the Isle of Harris on their first visit in 2015 and have returned
Flora van Wageningen took a solo weekend to the mountains during a genuinely low point in her life, expecting nothing more than
Mark Archibald bought six acres of fallow farmland twenty five years ago and spent decades planting trees, scattering acorns on walks, and
Kayleigh Morin started as an artist frustrated that drawing could not capture light the way she wanted. Self portraits led to photographing
Leighton Phillips describes his work as Urban Still Life, drawn to the mundane, the ignored, and the visually familiar rather than anything
Flora van Wageningen picked up a camera in her late thirties, restless and bored with the city she had settled in, and
Damian Ward is drawn to woodland and solitary trees, especially in winter when the branches are bare, in a landscape he describes
Edward Boches was pulled into photography by John Filo's 1970 image of a woman kneeling over Jeffrey Miller at Kent State, the
Andrew Griffiths has been photographing since he was four or five years old, carrying a bakelite Brownie camera through the Pennine hills
From Canon’s record breaking wide angle glass to Fujifilm’s historic financial surge, the first week of February has been a whirlwind of gear and growth. This week’s roundup covers the technical specs of the new RF 14mm f/1.4L VCM, the refinement of Clever Supply’s latest sling, and a boutique recreation of legendary cinema optics from…
Great photography isn’t just about what you include it’s about what you leave out. We explore the Japanese concept of Ma and how embracing the “space between” can give your monochrome images room to breathe and a deeper sense of purpose.
Canon has just unveiled its fastest ultra-wide lens ever, the RF 14mm f/1.4L VCM. This new prime promises an expansive perspective with an incredibly bright aperture, opening up new creative avenues for us as monochrome artists.
The most powerful tool in your kit isn’t your lens, it’s the word “Why.” We explore how asking one simple question before you shoot can instantly simplify your technical choices and give your monochrome images a clear, intentional voice.
The most important tool for a street photographer isn’t a Leica or a Ricoh, it’s the ability to ask a stranger’s name. We explore why the secret to powerful street portraiture lies in establishing a human relationship before the camera even leaves your side.
In his latest video, Simon Burn explores why black and white photography is the ultimate “digital rebellion” for 2026. From the “human” imperfection of film to the way monochrome strips away “social media fluff” to reveal the emotional truth, we look at why the absence of color is more alive than ever.
Instagram’s Adam Mosseri says “professional” photography is now a signal for AI fakes, urging us to embrace a “raw, imperfect” aesthetic. Using the analogy of the Map Reader vs. the GPS Driver, we explain why sabotaging your craft isn’t the same thing as being authentic
Focus is photography’s way of saying, “Look here.” Learn to guide attention and convey meaning through sharpness, blur, and depth of field.
A new autofocus technology is making its way to third-party lenses, promising greater precision and speed. This could mean exciting new tools for our monochrome vision.
A massive week for the monochrome community: Leica breaks 60 years of tradition with the Noctilux-M 35mm f/1.2, while Ricoh officially enters the “dedicated monochrome” sensor game with the pocketable GR IV Monochrome. Plus, new data reveals a staggering 89% surge in black and white film sales, and Apple takes a shot at Adobe with…
