"Our ancestors are not meant to languish in perpetuity in an archive," notes professor and critic Henry Louis Gates Jr. in an introduction to the new book "Black Chronicles: Photography, Race and Difference in Victorian Britain." Many years in the making, the book is the culmination of work by Renee Mussai that began when she was curator at the London-based arts charity Autograph. It … Read the full Story >>
As we noted recently, Sebastião Salgado died on May 23, after more than 50 years of committed documentary work. The British Journal of Photography now looks back at its many interviews with Salgado. “What I most want my pictures to do is to lead to reflection and then action. The revolution only comes through evolution,” he once noted, Meanwhile, The New York Timesl ooks back at his work. “This is the world Mr. Salgado left us: beautiful, fragile, sacred,” noted the newspaper. Read the full Story >>
As a photographer, Nadia Lee Cohen has collaborated with some the biggest stars in the world, from Beyoncé to Kim Kardashian. She’s also shape-shifted herself as a model, à la Cindy Sherman. Cohen’s latest project sees her stepping in front of the lens in a collaboration with a star of a different sort: legendary photographer Martin Parr. Together, notes W magazine, they made the book Julie Bullard, in which Cohen transforms into Julie, a character inspired by her real-life childhood babysitter. The British Journal of Photography has more. Read the full Story >>
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in favor of a Christian wedding photographer temporarily blocking New York State from enforcing anti-discrimination laws that she argues violate her First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci found that photographer Emilee Carpenter’s work constitutes “expressive activity protected by the First Amendment.” Carpenter, represented by the conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), filed suit against the state’s public accommodation laws, which prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, notes PetaPixel. Read the full Story >>
