The Guardian Wednesday May 25, 2022
The Kharkiv School of Photography, which evolved from the late 1960s to 2010s in the industrial and educational centre in eastern Ukraine, has been notable for a sensitivity towards experimenting with the photographic image and for work reflecting on the social and political reality of the Soviet and post-Soviet eras, notes The Guardian. Heavily bombed by the Russian army, several photographers of the group still remain in Kharkiv, as others managed to escape leaving their archives behind. An operation to preserve these documents is ongoing. Read the full Story >>
AnOther Wednesday May 25, 2022
"If you could go somewhere, you probably wouldn’t choose to come here,” says Wisconsin-born and Wisconsin-based photographer Erinn Springer. For many coastal residents, the American midwest is a fly-over zone. But, notes AnOther, Springer would like to change the perception of the heartland. Since returning to her home two years ago in Menomonie, Wisconsin, after eight years of living in New York, the self-taught Springer has trained her focus on the people and places that have shaped her. Read the full Story >>
DP Review Wednesday May 25, 2022
Last year, Google announced Real Tone for Pixel, a color science technology that helps the cameras inside the Pixel 6 capture more accurate images of subjects, no matter their skin tone. Now, Google is furthering its goal of inclusion via a partnership with Harvard professor and sociologist Dr. Ellis Monk, whose helped design a new skin tone scale meant to be more inclusive of the spectrum of skin tones seen in the real world. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Wednesday May 25, 2022
We recently spotlighted a study from photo platforms Zenfolio and Format suggesting that the photography industry is emerging from "the fog of covid" as many aspects of society and business return to
normal. Another study, this one from the photography nonprofit Catchlight and the Knight Foundation, which provides grants to journalists, indicates that in the wake of the pandemic many
photographers are still struggling. … Read the full Story >>
