A Photo Story: The First City in the Americas
Adam Arenas went to Santo Domingo without a camera, came back with a Ricoh and a reason to return. His account of the Zona Colonial, in
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A Photo Story: The First City in the Americas
Adam Arenas went to Santo Domingo without a camera, came back with a Ricoh and a reason to return. His account of
A Photo Story: Nobody Is Looking at the View
Flavia Silva walked the port district of Rio de Janeiro on a gray July Wednesday and came home with twelve pictures in
A Photo Story: Seventy Voices, Twenty Six Recorded
Bojan Fürst set out to profile seventy Newfoundlanders and Labradorians for the seventieth anniversary of the province joining Canada. He finished twenty
A Photo Story: The Masks That Scared Him as a Boy
Ajay Lalu stopped at the Kaapse Klopse on his way home from a photo walk. Three years later, after earning his way
A Photo Story: What Thirty Eight Years as a Rabbi Taught Him to Notice
A retired rabbi turned street photographer stumbled onto a Brooklyn Chabad camp trip on a ferry to Governors Island. What he found
A Photo Story: One Camera One Lens One Family Holiday
Rob Sutherland is a commercial and landscape photographer who has shot a photo a day for sixteen years. On a family trip
Behind The Shot
Behind The Shot With David Mullin
David Mullin photographed the empty tables at his family favorite restaurant on a Leica M6, and the picture became his test of
Behind The Shot With Neil McShane
Neil McShane made this photograph from a bench in his front garden in 2022, while recovering from sepsis with a Fuji X-T20
Behind The Shot With Jasper Bancroft
A figure appears in the mist at the Osaka Expo, caught on a Leica M3 loaded with Ilford Delta 3200. Jasper Bancroft
Behind The Shot With Mark Archibald
Mark Archibald had long kept a quarter mile gravel road in mind as a good sunset vantage point over an Amish farm
Behind The Shot With Michael Houghton
Michael Houghton and his wife fell in love with the Isle of Harris on their first visit in 2015 and have returned
Behind The Shot With Flora van Wageningen
Flora van Wageningen took a solo weekend to the mountains during a genuinely low point in her life, expecting nothing more than
Photographer Spotlight
Photographer Spotlight: Dani Rüede
Dani Rüede bought his first serious camera to photograph his watch collection. A Ricoh GR III turned him into a street photographer,
Photographer Spotlight: Danny Wong
Danny Wong grew up understanding his family through photo albums. Now he carries one camera and one lens, photographs mood rather than
Photographer Spotlight: Kayleigh Morin
Kayleigh Morin started as an artist frustrated that drawing could not capture light the way she wanted. Self portraits led to photographing
Photographer Spotlight: Leighton Phillips
Leighton Phillips describes his work as Urban Still Life, drawn to the mundane, the ignored, and the visually familiar rather than anything
Photographer Spotlight: Flora van Wageningen
Flora van Wageningen picked up a camera in her late thirties, restless and bored with the city she had settled in, and
Photographer Spotlight: Damian Ward
Damian Ward is drawn to woodland and solitary trees, especially in winter when the branches are bare, in a landscape he describes
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Color is Noise, Monochrome is Silence
We live in a world screaming in high definition color. Every screen is a cacophony of hues fighting for your attention. But what happens when you silence that volume?
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Stuck on the Creative Hamster Wheel? How to Break the Cycle
Are you stuck in a creative rut with your black and white photography? Discover how the “hamster wheel” metaphor perfectly describes creative stagnation, and learn practical strategies to build forward momentum into your monochrome work.
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She Stood in the Shadow of a Giant… and Bloomed
Imagine being a photographer and your husband is Henri Cartier Bresson. Most of us would probably put the camera down and walk away. Martine Franck didn’t. In today’s Monochrome Minute, we look at how she carved out her own legendary status in the shadow of a giant, and what her “friendly gaze” can teach us…
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Don’t Just Take a Photo: Direct a still Movie
A photograph is a film in a single frame. Every great composition balances two fundamental elements: the grand setting and the narrative subject. This post will show you how to stop capturing empty scenes and start directing cinematic, story driven photographs simply by shifting your mindset, not staging a shot.
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Do You Consume More Than You Create?
We live in a world built for consumption. Tutorials, reviews, reels, and endless inspiration are always one swipe away. But if you want to grow as a photographer, consuming more than you create becomes a trap. Real progress happens when you put the camera in your hands, not when you watch someone else use theirs.
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Technology is Advancing, Why Aren’t My Photos?
Camera technology keeps getting better, yet many photographers still struggle to improve their images. The truth is simple: gear can only amplify your vision, not replace it. In this post, we explore why your photos may not be evolving with your equipment and how focusing on intention, light, and deliberate practice can finally move your…
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The Power of Underexposure in Monochrome Photography
Underexposure isn’t a mistake in monochrome photography. It’s a creative choice that adds depth, mood, and intention to your images. By pulling the exposure down, you let shadows shape the story, protect your highlights, and create photographs that feel more atmospheric and visually striking. Sometimes shooting darker gives your work exactly the edge it’s been…
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The Unexpected Magic of Reprocessing Old Photos
Reprocessing older photos isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about discovering the creative potential you missed the first time around. As your eye evolves, so does your ability to shape tone, light, and emotion. Revisiting your archives can reveal images that suddenly feel stronger, more intentional, and more aligned with your current vision especially in monochrome, where…
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Still Life Is the Secret Training Ground for Better Monochrome Photography
Still life photography might look simple on the surface, but it’s actually one of the most effective ways to sharpen your eye for monochrome. By removing the chaos of the real world, still life forces you to slow down, study light, and pay attention to the shapes and tones that truly matter in black and…
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Is Monochrome Photography Better Than Therapy?
Monochrome photography has a way of settling the mind that feels almost therapeutic. When you slow down long enough to notice light shape and shadow the noise in your head begins to fade.