By
David Schonauer Friday November 10, 2023
Helen Marcus, whose black-and-white portraits of literary figures and film and television personalities appeared on book jackets and magazine covers for decades, died on Oct. 1 at her home in
Manhattan at age 97. Beyond her own work, Marcus was a champion of other professional photographers. She founded the New York chapter of the American Society of Magazine Photographers (later the
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TIME Thursday November 9, 2023
People younger than 18 have been barred from visiting this year's World Press Photo exhibition in Budapest, after Hungary's right-wing populist government determined that some of its photos violate a contentious law restricting LGBTQ+ content. The photographs, which document a community of elderly LGBTQ+ people in the Philippines who have shared a home for decades and cared for each other as they age, depict some community members dressed in drag and wearing make up, notes Time.
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Dog Photographer of the Year Thursday November 9, 2023
Are there ever enough pictures of dogs? The answer is a resounding no—just ask any dog owner with a smartphone photo roll. To see how the very best dog photographers do it, look at the winners of the 2023 Dog Photographer of the Year Awards. Among this year’s winners is Swedish photographer Sanna Sander, whose photo of an elegant pooch posed serenely against a wood pile won the Portrait and Landscape category. As we noted in Oct., Sander was also the top prize winner of this year’s Pet Photography Awards.
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Vogue Thursday November 9, 2023
Shooting a wedding is an art that takes plenty of skill, stamina, creativity, and experience, notes Vogue, which has advice for brides about modern photography styles. “The role of the photographer—whether more photojournalistic or more fine art—is to go into a wedding with a sensibility and vision, but being open to the wonderfully unexpected moments,” explains wedding photographer Corbin Gurkin. “Find a photographer whose work you feel so deeply connected to that you cannot imagine any other person interpreting your day.”
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