Michael Williamson – PhotoWings Interview
This interview was conducted by PhotoWings in partnership with The Eddie Adams Workshop. Michael Williamson was born in Washington, but grew up in a series of foster homes and orphanages in more than 15 states.It was an experience he says that has led to his interest in documenting the plight of the homeless for the past 18 years. He and a collaborator, writer Dale Maharidge, have produced three books.The...
Outreach Spotlight: Blue Earth Alliance – Collaborations for Cause
Founded in 1996 by Natalie Fobes, Phil Borges and Malcolm Edwards, Blue Earth Alliance offers resources and support for photographers to fulfill projects that positively impact the world. Organized by Blue Earth Alliance, the Collaborations for Cause Conference provides an open environment in order to build strong, lasting bridges among creative multimedia...
Sarah Blesener – PhotoWings Interview
Multi-award winning photographer Sarah Blesener tells us the story behind her project, Toy Soldiers, which deals with concepts of “patriotism” and “nationalism” in Russia and United States via military training camps for youth. She goes through the process of developing, researching, and documenting the year long endeavor. She recently was awarded the prestigious CatchLight...
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...
Clay Bolt & The Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee
At WiLDSPEAK 2016, a conference created by the International League of Conservation Photographers, PhotoWings sat down with award-winning photographer Clay Bolt to discuss his fight to protect the rusty-patched bumble bee as a federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act. Clay shares with us how he became involved in this issue and the ways he used the power of visual storytelling to...
Sara Terry – The Aftermath Project
At the 2016 Collaborations for Cause Conference, award-winning photojournalist Sara Terry offered the history behind her foundation The Aftermath Project, an educational nonprofit she started to support photojournalism documenting post-conflict stories. In this video, Terry takes us through the formative experiences she had as a photojournalist that lead to the evolution of this important organization,...
Outreach Spotlight: Global Nomads
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Announcing the 2016 Flash Grant Winners
Congratulations to this year’s PhotoWings Flash Grant winners! We thank all those who submitted entries for this year’s grant; it was difficult to make a decision. The selection committee felt privileged to read everyone’s stories and proposals, and are heartened to see the creative and thoughtful ways that photography is being utilized across disciplines, culture and generations to further deep thinking...
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National Portrait Gallery’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize innovates again by opening up the world-famous competition - with a £15,000 prize - to digital entries, as previous winners discuss how their careers took off despite the award’s ongoing controversial reputation.
“The camera was, for me, more an expression of my desire for adventures,” she says. “It was not a photographer who made me want to become a photographer.” #CriticalThinking #SelfDiscovery #Storytelling
Audrey Tautou’s Very Private Self-Portraiture
nytimes.com
Over the last 15 years, the actress has built up a practice as a photographer. Her work goes on view for the first time in France next month.
"It takes a very sensitive artist to tell so many stories in just one photo, to draw out subjects so naturally. That comes from Star's own unique combination of strength and openness. It's as if each portrait looks back, the subject radiating power and vulnerability, somehow telling the story of their lives." #CriticalThinking #VisualLiteracy #Storytelling #Empathy #Archive #History #Legacy
This Boyle Heights Photographer Documents Her Community In Intimate Portraits
laist.com
Star Montana's work is currently on view at Beta Main in downtown Los Angeles.
"The World in Faces, Siberia is a continuation of photographer Alexander Khimushin's mission to document remote cultures around the world." #Inspiration
Photographer Spends 6 Months Traveling Alone to Photograph Siberia's Indigenous People
mymodernmet.com
Alexander Khimunshin continues his portrait project 'The World in Faces' by spending 6 months photographing indigenous people in Siberia.
"I want a portrait to engage me, I want to feel a physical response to the image, to want to know more. I want honesty and rawness and something to be revealed about the person, some clues that you can build upon to piece together who they are." #CriticalThinking #VisualLiteracy #Storytelling
Behind the scenes of an award-winning portrait.
bjp-online.com
"As a photographer, you are basically only able to create an image of how you see someone rather than maybe what is really there," says Jenny Lewis, whose portraiture has been published in two books, and whose work was selected for the inaugural Portrait of Britain show
Recent and Upcoming
PhotoWings Partner Events:
National Portrait Gallery’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize innovates again by opening up the world-famous competition - with a £15,000 prize - to digital entries, as previous winners discuss how their careers took off despite the award’s ongoing controversial reputation.
“The camera was, for me, more an expression of my desire for adventures,” she says. “It was not a photographer who made me want to become a photographer.” #CriticalThinking #SelfDiscovery #Storytelling
Audrey Tautou’s Very Private Self-Portraiture
nytimes.com
Over the last 15 years, the actress has built up a practice as a photographer. Her work goes on view for the first time in France next month.
"It takes a very sensitive artist to tell so many stories in just one photo, to draw out subjects so naturally. That comes from Star's own unique combination of strength and openness. It's as if each portrait looks back, the subject radiating power and vulnerability, somehow telling the story of their lives." #CriticalThinking #VisualLiteracy #Storytelling #Empathy #Archive #History #Legacy
This Boyle Heights Photographer Documents Her Community In Intimate Portraits
laist.com
Star Montana's work is currently on view at Beta Main in downtown Los Angeles.
"The World in Faces, Siberia is a continuation of photographer Alexander Khimushin's mission to document remote cultures around the world." #Inspiration
Photographer Spends 6 Months Traveling Alone to Photograph Siberia's Indigenous People
mymodernmet.com
Alexander Khimunshin continues his portrait project 'The World in Faces' by spending 6 months photographing indigenous people in Siberia.
"I want a portrait to engage me, I want to feel a physical response to the image, to want to know more. I want honesty and rawness and something to be revealed about the person, some clues that you can build upon to piece together who they are." #CriticalThinking #VisualLiteracy #Storytelling
Behind the scenes of an award-winning portrait.
bjp-online.com
"As a photographer, you are basically only able to create an image of how you see someone rather than maybe what is really there," says Jenny Lewis, whose portraiture has been published in two books, and whose work was selected for the inaugural Portrait of Britain show
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National Portrait Gallery’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize innovates again by opening up the world-famous competition - with a £15,000 prize - to digital entries, as previous winners discuss how their careers took off despite the award’s ongoing controversial reputation.
“The camera was, for me, more an expression of my desire for adventures,” she says. “It was not a photographer who made me want to become a photographer.” #CriticalThinking #SelfDiscovery #Storytelling
Audrey Tautou’s Very Private Self-Portraiture
nytimes.com
Over the last 15 years, the actress has built up a practice as a photographer. Her work goes on view for the first time in France next month.
"It takes a very sensitive artist to tell so many stories in just one photo, to draw out subjects so naturally. That comes from Star's own unique combination of strength and openness. It's as if each portrait looks back, the subject radiating power and vulnerability, somehow telling the story of their lives." #CriticalThinking #VisualLiteracy #Storytelling #Empathy #Archive #History #Legacy
This Boyle Heights Photographer Documents Her Community In Intimate Portraits
laist.com
Star Montana's work is currently on view at Beta Main in downtown Los Angeles.
"The World in Faces, Siberia is a continuation of photographer Alexander Khimushin's mission to document remote cultures around the world." #Inspiration
Photographer Spends 6 Months Traveling Alone to Photograph Siberia's Indigenous People
mymodernmet.com
Alexander Khimunshin continues his portrait project 'The World in Faces' by spending 6 months photographing indigenous people in Siberia.
"I want a portrait to engage me, I want to feel a physical response to the image, to want to know more. I want honesty and rawness and something to be revealed about the person, some clues that you can build upon to piece together who they are." #CriticalThinking #VisualLiteracy #Storytelling
Behind the scenes of an award-winning portrait.
bjp-online.com
"As a photographer, you are basically only able to create an image of how you see someone rather than maybe what is really there," says Jenny Lewis, whose portraiture has been published in two books, and whose work was selected for the inaugural Portrait of Britain show