200 - Emma Hardy
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by Emma Hardy, Ben Smith
1w ago
Based in London, Emma Hardy is well practiced in capturing the nuances of everyday life. Her images reflect an often unnoticed drama behind the scenes. Coming from a theatrical background and having worked as an actress herself before focusing on photography, Emma cites her fascination with people’s behaviour, the tensions, interactions and quirky humour, as a driving energy in her work. Mainly self-taught, Emma photographs on film, simply, with natural or available light, stating “I try not to impose much technique or too much of myself on my subjects.” As such, there’s a hallmark honesty to ..read more
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199 - Nick Brandt
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by Nick Brandt, Ben Smith
3w ago
Nick Brandt’s photographic series always relate to the devastating impact that humankind is having on both the rapidly disappearing natural world and now on itself, as a result of environmental destruction, climate change and human actions. In the East African trilogy, On This Earth, A Shadow Falls Across The Ravaged Land(2001-2012), Nick established a style of portrait photography of animals in the wild similar to that of humans in a studio setting, shooting on medium format film, and attempting to portray animals as sentient creatures not so different from us. In Inherit the Dust(2016), Ni ..read more
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198 - Gregory Crewdson
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by Ben Smith
1M ago
Gregory Crewdson’s photographs have entered the American visual lexicon, taking their place alongside the paintings of Edward Hopper and the films of Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch as indelible evocations of a silent psychological interzone between the everyday and the uncanny. Often working with a large team, Crewdson typically plans each image with meticulous attention to detail, orchestrating light, color, and production design to conjure dreamlike scenes infused with mystery and suspense. While the small-town settings of many of Crewdson’s images are broadly familiar, he is careful to av ..read more
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197 - Martin Parr (#2)
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by Ben Smith, Martin Parr
1M ago
Martin Parr (born 23 May 1952), the man who the Daily Telegraph declared to be, “arguably Britain’s greatest living photographer” is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes of England, and more broadly the wealth of the Western world. His major projects have been rural communities (1975–1982), The Last Resort (1983–1985), The Cost of Living (1987–1989), Small World (1987–1994) and Common Sense (1995–1999). Since 1994, Martin has been a member of Magnum Photos, where he ..read more
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196 - Eugene Richards
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by Eugene Richards, Ben Smith
2M ago
Photographer, writer, and filmmaker, Eugene Richards, was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1944. After graduating from Northeastern University with a degree in English, he studied photography with Minor White. In 1968, he joined VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America, a government program established as an arm of the so-called” War on Poverty.”  Following a year and a half in eastern Arkansas, Eugene helped found a social service organization and a community newspaper, Many Voices, which reported on black political action as well as the Ku Klux Klan.  Photographs he made du ..read more
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195 - Aaron Schuman
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by Aaron Schuman, Ben Smith
2M ago
Aaron Schuman is an American photographer, writer, curator and educator based in the UK. He received a BFA in Photography and History of Art from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1999, and an MA in Humanities and Cultural Studies from the University of London: London Consortium at Birkbeck College in 2003. Aaron is the author of several critically-acclaimed monographs: Sonata, published by Mack in the summer of 2022; Slant, published by Mack, which was cited as one of 2019's "Best Photobooks" by numerous photographers, critics and publications, and Folk, published by NB Books ..read more
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194 - The Year In Review 2022
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by Ben Smith
3M ago
Featuring: Alison McCauley Robert Gumpert Mimi Plumb Peter Fraser Eva Voutsaki Jem Southam Patrick Brown Alba Zari Pradip Malde Lewis Bush Greg Williams Joanne Coates Rich Joseph-Facun Sam Jones Bryan Schutmaat Kavi Pujara Ben Brody Anastasia Samoylova Stephen Shore Paddy Summerfield ..read more
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193 - Paddy Summerfield
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by Paddy Summerfield, Ben Smith
3M ago
Paddy Summerfield (born 1947) is a British fine art photographer who has lived and worked in Oxford in the UK all his life. Paddy is known for his evocative series’ of black and white images, shot on 35mm film, which co-opt the traditional genre of documentary photography to realise a more personal and inward looking vision. He has said his photographs are exclusively about abandonment and loss. After taking an Art Foundation course at the Oxford Polytechnic, Summerfield attended Guildford School of Art, studying firstly in the Photography Department, then joining the Film department the follo ..read more
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191 - Anastasia Samoylova
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by Anastasia Samoylova, Ben Smith
4M ago
Anastasia Samoylova (b. 1984, USSR) is an American artist who moves between observational photography and studio practice. Her work explores notions of environmentalism, consumerism and the picturesque. Recent exhibitions include Eastman Museum; Chrysler Museum of Art; The Photographer's Gallery; Kunst Haus Wien; HistoryMiami Museum; and Museum of Fine Arts, Le Locle. In 2022 Anastasia was shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize. Her work is in the collections at the Perez Art Museum Miami and Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago, among others. Published monograph ..read more
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190 - BoP Bristol 2022 Special
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by Martin Parr, Roger Deakins, Ben Smith
5M ago
Featuring: Tom Booth Woodger Craig Easton Aaron Schumann Roger Deakins Keith Cullen from Setanta Books Martin Amis from photobookstore.co.uk and Photo Editions Tom Broadbent from The Photobook Club Collective Andi Galdi Vinko Martin Parr Matthew Killip Chilli Power Sam Binymin Alys Tomlinson Matt Martin from Photobook Cafe Instagram ..read more
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