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Sam Kaplan’s Mesmerizing Patterns
It’s a frosty winter day, but New York City–based lensman Sam Kaplan has no trouble keeping warm. His days are...
Tod Seelie’s Bright Nights
If there is a photographer out there that thoroughly embodies modern-day New York City’s DIY ethos more than Tod Seelie,...
The Art of the Splash
Somewhere between a slick special-effects lab and Willy Wonka’s rec room lies Peter Schafrick’s photo studio. “Just recently a client...
A Peek at PhotoEspaña 2013: Nudity, Politics & Death (among other things)
With its theme of “Body: Eros and Politics,” PHotoEspaña 2013 sets out to raise plenty of eyebrows, depicting far more...
Some Great Work in This Year’s PDN 30
PDN’s annual list of 30 prominent young working pros was released today, and it’s always a good roundup of people...
2012: The Images Of The Year
We asked some of the keenest observers of photography to share the most important images they’d seen in the past...
Behind the Notes: Valerio Loi’s Vials of Emotion
Name: Valerio Loi Description of image: **Small vials labeled with emotions (“hope,” “joy” etc) shot in a studio. **Notes: 46,055...
The Unlikely Shanghai Portrait Studio of Sam Sanzetti
The story is a familiar one: a young, Jewish, Eastern European man immigrates to a new country, works hard, and...
Master Manipulators: Frieke Janssens
Every photo you have ever seen was altered after the shutter clicked. Although photographers who strive for meticulous realism in...
Howard Schatz: With Child
Howard Schatz began his professional life as a medical doctor. His stint as an intern on an obstetrics ward intimately...