Adrienne Aurichio on Bill Eppridge & The Beatles
Photography editor and archivist Adrienne Aurichio, wife of legendary Life Magazine photojournalist Bill Eppridge, sat down with us at the Eddie Adams Workshop to discuss the work of her late husband and managing his archive. In this video, Adrienne tells the story of Bill creating some of the first photos of the Beatles in the U.S., losing and finding the original negatives, and how those photos took on...
Outreach Spotlight:
Photoville NYC
For its seventh edition, Photoville will present work by more than 600 artists in 90 photography exhibitions & outdoor installations, providing an accessible venue for the public to experience both challenging and entertaining visual stories from a diverse group of artists, curators and organizations. In addition to exhibitions in and around the freight containers, Photoville offers panel...
Maggie Steber:
Lessons in the Field
Award-winning photographer and editor Maggie Steber is well-known for her passion for teaching, and so we were thrilled when she welcomed us into her classroom at the 2018 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Kolkata, India. Maggie provides insight into her style of teaching, the ways we can learn to find our own visual voice, and tips for editing and storytelling. “I really like to create an...
Adriana Zehbrauskas: Lessons in the Field
We had the privilege of joining veteran photojournalist Adriana Zehbrauskas on a day trip through the streets of Mexico City, her longtime adopted home. Adriana took us with her on assignment to document baptismal ceremonies at the Basilica de Guadalupe, where we learned about the ways she creates a connection and builds trust with the people she photographs. Adriana makes a point to send pictures to...
Outreach Spotlight:
Eddie Adams Workshop
The Eddie Adams Workshop is an intense four-day gathering of the top photography professionals, along with 100 carefully selected students. The photography workshop is tuition-free, and the students are chosen based on the merit of their portfolios. PhotoWings is a proud supporter of Eddie Adams Workshop, and has created a series of twenty reflective interviews with the renowned faculty and...
PhotoWings Flash Grants
Applications extended to May 1st, 2019! We’re thrilled to announce our latest grant opportunity, a series of PhotoWings Flash Grants. Propose a photography-based project for an opportunity to receive a grant from PhotoWings. Flash Grants will be in two funding streams with more than one award in each category possible depending on the quality/quantity of submissions.
Victor Blue: Pictures and Words
Photojournalist Victor J Blue loves to read. “I find it sustains me,” he says of the narrative nonfiction published by magazines like The New Yorker and Harper’s, “I think I probably went to them initially for the photography, and then stayed for the writing. I still read them every week, because the narrative nonfiction writers that are producing work for those magazines are such a strong influence on my...
Visual Storytelling – Foundry Photojournalism Workshop
At the 2015 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, eight renowned instructors spoke with PhotoWings about the art and importance of visual storytelling. With a wealth of experience between them, these eight photographers discussed what it means to them, how they do it, and what they are able to accomplish with it. As we feature a small sliver of this work throughout the video, we encourage you to explore the...
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"In 2012, Patti Smith travelled to Mexico City to speak and perform at La Casa Azul, the former home of the artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. While visiting the property, which now serves as a museum, Smith took several black-and-white Polaroid photographs of objects she encountered: a pair of crutches that belonged to Kahlo; her worn corset; a white coverlet with crocheted trim, dangling from a wooden bed frame." #Archive #History #Photography #CriticalThinking #VisualLiteracy #Storytelling
Patti Smith’s Talismanic Photos from Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Home and Beyond
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Smith’s photographic work reflects her deep reverence for ordinary objects and the poetry they contain."There is something disorienting about Adriana Zehbrauskas’ photo essay about retired sex workers in Mexico. Zehbrauskas, who wrote the essay and took the photographs for the New York Times, takes us inside Casa Xochiquetzal, a house in downtown Mexico City that has become a retirement home for prostitutes who no longer make their living on the streets." #CriticalThinking #VisualLiteracy #Photography #Photojournalism #Storytelling
Portraits of Retired Sex Workers: The Gaze Turned the Other Way
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Adriana Zehbrauskas’ photos from Casa Xochiquetzal, Mexico City"Playing with light and " shadow, José Sarmento Matos captures barbecues and commuters in ways that echo Caravaggio’s oil paintings." #VisualLiteracy #CriticalThinking #Photography #Storytelling
Street Photography That Elevates Scenes of Everyday Life in East London
nytimes.com
Playing with light and shadow, José Sarmento Matos captures barbecues and commuters in ways that echo Caravaggio’s oil paintings."On Wednesday, Ms. Lanier’s mother, Tamara, 54, filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts saying that she is a direct descendant of Renty and Delia, and that the valuable photographs are rightfully hers. The case renews focus on the role that the country’s oldest universities played in slavery, and comes amid a growing debate over whether the descendants of enslaved people are entitled to reparations — and what those reparations might look like." #Archive #History #Legacy #Photography #CriticalThinking
Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says
nytimes.com
A woman is suing the university for photographs taken 169 years ago of slaves she says are her ancestors. The images were taken as part of a racist study."After his father’s death, the photographer Mohamed Altoum went on a journey to understand what it means to be Nubian." #History #Legacy #Photography #Photojournalism #Storytelling
A Photographer’s Quest to Discover His Nubian Ancestry
nytimes.com
After his father’s death, the photographer Mohamed Altoum went on a journey to understand what it means to be Nubian.