PARALYMPIC WOMEN & THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE By Mark Edward Harris/Zuma Press Israel’s Sheina Vaspi on the slopes for the Women’s Giant Slalom Standing Para Alpine Skiing competition, Beijing 2022 Olympics. Mark Edward Harris/Zuma Press © All rights reserved. The word “power” can be used figurately or literally when applied to people. In the case of Paralympians, both are appropriate. In Beijing and Tokyo, I documented athletes from around the globe coming together to participate in the greatest of athletic competitions. Their backgrounds are as diverse as the countries and cultures they ..read more

BEE TROFORT-WILSON | “Success doesn’t come from your comfort zone” Bee Trofort-Wilson © All rights reserved. “Ready to return to the ring!” I had a great time photographing professional boxer DeMichael Harris aka Trigga Man. For these images, I used a Profoto (D2 + D1) 3-4 light set up. For the key light, I used the OCF Beauty Dish camera right of the subject. For the rim lights, I used grids and colored gels aimed at each side of the subject. For the below image, I added a gelled fill light in front of the subject.” Bee Trofort-Wilson © All rights reserved. Bee Trofort-Wilson © All rights r ..read more

An Exclusive Interview With TIM TADDER BY CATALIN CROITORU PROJECT: THE ASTRONAUTS From the moment I opened the PDF containing the brief from Marcelo, at Jane & Jay for the launch of Astronauts Company, I was all in. The creative was a perfect fit for the type of projects where my creative collaborating thrives. In one word, brilliant, the over-arching concept of the smoke inside the suit aligning with the traditional practice of stoners “hot boxing”, was hysterical and visual as hell. Tim Tadder © All rights reserved. “Quite frankly, it wasn’t my goal to be the best advertising photograph ..read more

SAYED HABIB BIDEL Buzkashi | Afghanistan’s traditional sport Sayed Habib Bidel © All rights reserved. “Interestingly, this whole set was taken with the Sigma 85mm f.14 Art lens, and I had set the camera settings completely to manual mode. I did not even put the camera in a continuous shot mode; I always try not to limit myself with the limited possibilities I have; maybe I wanted to shoot with a strong sports lens, but I had a portrait lens with a Canon 80D camera, So I wanted to use my own techniques. I usually use ISO to soften the light if the sun is high; because the start of the Buzkashi ..read more

MARK EDWARD HARRIS | THE MIRACLE GAMES Fireworks light up the sky above Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium at the opening ceremonies after the Parade of Nations on July 23, 2021. I used a Nikon Z7II with a Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 with a 2 second exposure at f/11, 200 ISO. Mark Edward Harris © All rights reserved. The Games of the XXXII Olympiad were historic even before tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the flame in the cauldron with her relay torch to commence them. The concept of bringing athletes from every corner of the earth together for competing in the middle of a global pandemic seemed absurd. Yet they ..read more

PARALYMPIC WOMEN & THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE By Mark Edward Harris/Zuma Press Israel’s Sheina Vaspi on the slopes for the Women’s Giant Slalom Standing Para Alpine Skiing competition, Beijing 2022 Olympics. Mark Edward Harris/Zuma Press © All rights reserved. The word “power” can be used figurately or literally when applied to people. In the case of Paralympians, both are appropriate. In Beijing and Tokyo, I documented athletes from around the globe coming together to participate in the greatest of athletic competitions. Their backgrounds are as diverse as the countries and cultures they ..read more

SAYED HABIB BIDEL Buzkashi | Afghanistan’s traditional sport Sayed Habib Bidel © All rights reserved. “Interestingly, this whole set was taken with the Sigma 85mm f.14 Art lens, and I had set the camera settings completely to manual mode. I did not even put the camera in a continuous shot mode; I always try not to limit myself with the limited possibilities I have; maybe I wanted to shoot with a strong sports lens, but I had a portrait lens with a Canon 80D camera, So I wanted to use my own techniques. I usually use ISO to soften the light if the sun is high; because the start of the Buzkashi ..read more

MARK EDWARD HARRIS | THE MIRACLE GAMES Fireworks light up the sky above Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium at the opening ceremonies after the Parade of Nations on July 23, 2021. I used a Nikon Z7II with a Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 with a 2 second exposure at f/11, 200 ISO. Mark Edward Harris © All rights reserved. The Games of the XXXII Olympiad were historic even before tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the flame in the cauldron with her relay torch to commence them. The concept of bringing athletes from every corner of the earth together for competing in the middle of a global pandemic seemed absurd. Yet they ..read more

BEE TROFORT-WILSON | “Success doesn’t come from your comfort zone” Bee Trofort-Wilson © All rights reserved. “Ready to return to the ring!” I had a great time photographing professional boxer DeMichael Harris aka Trigga Man. For these images, I used a Profoto (D2 + D1) 3-4 light set up. For the key light, I used the OCF Beauty Dish camera right of the subject. For the rim lights, I used grids and colored gels aimed at each side of the subject. For the below image, I added a gelled fill light in front of the subject.” Bee Trofort-Wilson © All rights reserved. Bee Trofort-Wilson © All rights r ..read more

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN RIVOLI Kevin Rivoli, The Citizen © All Rights Reserved. Kevin Rivoli is a photojournalist whose work is published daily in newspapers and magazines across the country. In 1987 Rivoli decided to pursue photojournalism. He taught himself how to shoot and landed his first full-time job at The Citizen in Auburn, New York, in 1988. In 1989 he was selected to attend the prestigious Eddie Adams II Workshop. That same year he was also was named National Press Photographers Association’s Region 2 Photographer of the Year. Since then, Rivoli has won numerous state a ..read more