I’m about to make a very bold statement based purely on my experience derived from both looking at various photographs and hanging out with fellow photographers; An experience-grounded well-educated guess I can assure you. Across every photographer’s path, there’s a high chance that monochrome might become a tempting decision to make. There is something poetic […]
Author: Federico Alegria
Federico has a decade of experience in documentary photography, and is a University Professor in photography and research methodology. He's a scientist studying the social uses of photography in contemporary culture who writes about photography and develops documentary projects. Other activities Federico is involved in photography are curation, critique, education, mentoring, outreach and reviews. Get to know him better here.
Forgive the lack of enthusiasm you’ll probably encounter in my words this week. On Wednesday, we the staff behind this meaningful community around photography, received a sorrowful announcement. Our friend and avid community member, David Chesterfield became closer to the light he was deeply passionate about. Rob gave us the news and we just couldn’t […]
When it comes to human practice and action, everything becomes subjective and even unique. Therefore, it is hard to conceptualise our behaviour by following the logic of laws. Yet, we find it exciting and fun to pose universal rules about our species. Now, you might be wondering why I’m starting this digest with such reflection. […]
Of all things that are certain about the holiday season, the most right and true is that diets stop existing at all. For the last run of the year, Tersha adequately thought of preparing a marvellous feast of side-lighting techniques with food as the main course! This type of lighting technique is perfect if you […]
It’s that time of the year 🎶🎄 The holiday season is for most people a bittersweet time-frame in which memories meet our current social circles. Usually, this means family and friends, a perfect subject for turning our cameras to those close by. Which happens to be one of the biggest ironies several photographers encounter. You […]
During my photographic career, I’ve met several pauses regarding my visual production. It makes me feel quite guilty sometimes, and the best way I’ve found to overcome this kind of creative block is the following. One should start looking closer. Beyond the literal act of getting closer to everything via a macro approach, I also […]