NEW YORK — Emerald Expositions announced that as of today, Photo District News (PDN) will no longer publish content. PHOTOPLUS will still be produced this fall at the Javits Center. “The photography industry has undergone significant changes since PDN was first published in 1980, and the needs of professional photographers have changed along with it. By adjusting our offerings, we... The post Photo District News (<i>PDN</i>) to Be Retired, <i>Rangefinder</i> Shifts to All-Digital Format appeared first on PDN Online ..read more

Documentary photographer Alice Proujansky shows the realities of childbirth, and how effective women’s healthcare can make all the difference. When photographer Alice Proujansky’s parents gave her a point-and-shoot camera at seven years old, she used it for the first time to take photos at her sister’s birth. Decades later, she is still documenting childbirth and motherhood. Since 2006, Proujansky has... The post Labor, Love, and the Power of Choice appeared first on PDN Online ..read more

The new $1,099 Hasselblad XCD 4/45P lens for their medium-format mirrorless family of X System cameras and XCD lenses joins a family of eight other primes and a promised zoom. The post The Hasselblad XCD 4/45P Lens Expands the X System to 10 Lenses appeared first on PDN Online ..read more

The California Sunday Magazine photography director Jacqueline Bates and Aperture associate publisher Amelia Lang recently recorded a conversation about building their careers, starting with the financial pressures and entry-level jobs that eventually led them to opportunities they never anticipated. The following is an excerpt of their full conversation, which was originally published by Rocket Science Magazine. Amelia Lang: [W]hat has... The post Jacqueline Bates & Amelia Lang on Student Loans, Part-Time Jobs, and Starting Careers in the Photo Industry appeared first on PDN Online ..read more

At $140, a GP-VPT2BT Shooting Grip with Wireless Remote Commander adds one-handed video and photography controls to several new Sony Alpha cameras. The post The Sony GP-VPT2BT Shooting Grip appeared first on PDN Online ..read more

The new version of the Capture One image-editing software adds updates and new features. The biggest gain is in speed and efficiency. The post Capture One Pro 20 Software: Hands-On Review appeared first on PDN Online ..read more

Our weekly roundup of the important photography and filmmaking gear news, reviews, tips and buyer's guides from around the web. The post This Week in Photography & Filmmaking Gear appeared first on PDN Online ..read more

The International Center of Photography (ICP) will reopen on January 25 in its new 40,000 square foot space at Essex Crossing, a residential, retail and office complex on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The move allows ICP to consolidate its museum space and photography school for the first time since 2016, when the museum moved to temporary space on the Bowery and the school remained in Midtown. According to real estate news and property records, ICP paid $29 million for its space at Essex Crossing, located at 79 Essex Street. Property records also show Essex Crossing’s developers bought ICP’s o ..read more

Journalists have sent a formal protest to U.S. Senate leaders over proposed security restrictions that the journalists say will hinder their ability to cover the impeachment trial of President Trump, according to reports in Roll Call and The Washington Post. “Capitol Hill is one of the most accessible places in Washington, but the proposed restrictions exceed those put in place during the State of the Union, Inauguration Day or even during the Clinton impeachment trial 20 years ago,” LA Times reporter Sarah D. Wire wrote in a letter to Senate leaders Mitch McConnell and Charles Schumer. Wir ..read more

Fine-art photographers say most of the opportunities that helped their careers came through relationships they formed with mentors, gallery directors, curators and collectors. In “Fine-Art Photographers’ Promotional Strategies for Reaching Curators and Collectors,” several photographers offer advice for building those relationships. Photographer Zora J Murff advises his students, “Always have a well-designed leave-behind” to offer after a meeting or portfolio review. “Ask first before you give it to them, because they have people giving them things all day,” he notes. He follows up with a t ..read more