Redheads are back, in more than one way. The color seems to be trending--a slew of influencers have recently been seen with bottled-dyed copper tints, while Vogue claims that red hair is "having a moment," noted AnOther recently. Meanwhile, photographer Joel Meyerowitz's seminal 1990 book "Redheads" is being reissued by Damiani. "I had begun making portraits with the intention of photographing ordinary people," he … Read the full Story >>
If you live anywhere near a city, photographing the night sky is a challenge because of light pollution. In a new tutorial from B&H Photo Video, astrophotographer Jess Santos offers suggestion on how to beat back this pernicious image spoiler. You'll learn how to understand the Bortle Scale, how to find locations, what filters to use and more. Read the full Story >>
In the 1970s, photographer George Butler and journalist Charles Gaines began hanging around with bodybuilders. At the time, the sport was considered an unsavory activity for homosexuals and freaks. Gaines and Butler, who died in October, 2021, saw something else—an under-appreciated sport and art that took its most magnificent form in the body of a young Austrian competitor named Arnold Schwarzenegger. He became the breakout star of Butler’s 1974 book Pumping Iron and followup film. The New Yorker looks back in awe. Read the full Story >>
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art recently announced that it has appointed five new members to its board of trustees, including Carrie Mae Weems, the contemporary artist who excavates family history through photography, video and other media. Weems has been involved with the museum for two decades, notes Art News. In March, SFMOMA announced a landmark bequest of nearly 350 artworks from the estate of late collectors Norah and Norman Stone, including an image from Weems’ landmark “Kitchen Table” series. Read the full Story >>
