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PhotoShelter

Photography has evolved into something more than an aggregation of pixels. Photographer/Photo Editor Sarah Jacobs and PhotoShelter co-founder Allen Murabayashi discuss photography and its in...

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It's a Wrap! The Final Vision Slightly Blurred Episode

After 139 episodes over 3 years, we're wrapping up PhotoShelter's Vision Slightly Blurred podcast. It has been a joy to talk about...

24:48Feb 1, 2022

Joe McNally Recounts the Freelance Life in "The Real Deal"

During COVID with little work to be had, Joe McNally hunkered down to write a book that's part memoir, part business instruction, and p...

24:18Jan 26, 2022

"The 30" 2022 Edition Highlights New + Emerging Photos to Watch

Although PDN magazine folded in early 2020, its parent company, Emerald, rechristened the list of up-and-coming photographers as "The 30." T...

23:22Jan 19, 2022

The Associated Press Wants To Sell You An NFT

Still think NFTs are some fringe idea? Yesterday the Associated Press announced that it will start selling NFTs of some of its iconic images...

19:51Jan 11, 2022

It's The Year In Review in Photos (without photos!)

The end of the year means photo compilations, and Sarah and Allen go through some of their favorites from the Los Angeles Times and the New...

35:30Dec 21, 2021

A Japanese Billionaire Takes iPhone Photos from Space

If given the chance to go to space, most photographers would probably gear up. But Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa visited the Internati...

28:05Dec 14, 2021

Vision Slightly Blurred Live! With National Geographic Photographer Jim Richardson

Our first ever live taping of Vision Slightly Blurred features one of our favorite photographers. Longtime National Geographic photographer...

58:27Dec 7, 2021

HBO's New Gordon Parks Documentary Will Get You Inspired

HBO's "A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks" shares its name with Parks' 1996 autobiography, and although much of the mov...

33:49Nov 30, 2021

Former President Donald Trump is Publishing a Photo Book

While most ex-Presidents opt for lengthy memoirs, Donald Trump decided on a photo book as the first post-White House tome. A new publishing...

23:24Nov 23, 2021

Dina Litovsky on the "Sticky Issue of Consent" in Street Photography

Dina Litovsky built a career on observing candid moments of various subcultures – with some of her best work taken candidly on the streets o...

30:03Nov 16, 2021

Jocelyn Lee's Compelling Nudes of Older Women

In her book "Sovereign," photographer Jocelyn Lee captures the female nude. But instead of the platonic ideal typically captured in the genr...

23:21Nov 9, 2021

Lori Grinker's Rare Photos (and Forthcoming Book) of a Young Mike Tyson

In 1981, Parsons Institute of Design student Lori Grinker set out to document a small slice of boxing history unfolding at legendary trainer...

19:16Nov 2, 2021

Photographing Directly to 20x24 Photo Paper is Magical Wizardry!

Ethan Moses – purveyor of 3D printed cameras at Cameradactyl – spent the last few weeks in NYC teaching a color reversal printing process us...

21:49Oct 19, 2021

Did an Italian Student Plagiarize an Ethiopian Artist at the Milano Photo Festival?

The 2021 Milan Photo Festival catalog includes a group exhibition by students at the Istituto Italiano Fotografia on the topic of Dante&apos...

19:13Oct 12, 2021

Street Photography's Snakes on a Train?

An image of a young mother in a short dress on a New York City subway raised ethical questions and the ire of some commentators on Twitter....

29:14Oct 5, 2021

How Magnum Photos' Jonas Bendiksen Nearly Fooled the Entire Industry

Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen was troubled by potential for photographers to fabricate a story and photos from scratch using technolog...

26:14Sep 28, 2021

Christo's Arc de Triomphe: What Role Does Photography Play in Ephemeral Art?

60 years in the making, Christo's Wrapped Arc de Triomphe opened over the weekend – thrilling Parisians with the artist's first po...

25:44Sep 20, 2021

The Photos of 9/11 – Twenty Years Later

With the benefit of two decades of hindsight, Sarah and Allen re-examine the "iconic" photos from September 11 and talk about the need for p...

36:25Sep 14, 2021

Simu Liu – the Star of Marvel's Shang-Chi – Was a Stock Photo Model

Simu Liu, the Chinese-Canadian actor who stars in Marvel's latest blockbuster, revealed that he was once paid $100 to be a stock photo...

27:29Sep 7, 2021

Should Photographers Abandon Instagram Now That It's Not a "Photo App"?

In late June 2021, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri declared that the service was no longer a photo sharing app, and that the team was focused on...

24:27Sep 1, 2021