I still remember one of the first great lessons I received from a photographer. It was so great, in fact, that it etched itself in my mind and became a kind of mantra for me (even though I didn’t completely understand it). It’s no secret that I live in a fairly turbulent country, thanks to […]
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.
Within Philosophy, aesthetics is that branch responsible for studying the essence and perception of beauty. Yes, beauty can be objective; therefore, we can also say that beauty isn’t necessarily as subjective as it’s made out to be in modern culture. When talking about photographic aesthetics, we can take certain parameters from the plastic arts to […]
Readers who are familiar with the subjects I usually write about may have noticed that I hardly ever talk about photographic gear. I rarely speak about specific equipment, about series or specs. The reason why is not that I underestimate gear; I just don’t feel comfortable talking about gear I know little about. Doing the […]
Street photography has become extremely popular, and this is good because it pushes us to create more meaningful work. But this is a difficult genre to work in (in terms of control and direction), and so you’ll likely find yourself grappling with some tricky challenges and struggles if you’re starting on this journey. I hope […]
The documentary photography genre requires a set of skills and resources that goes way beyond simply aiming a camera, composing and exposing correctly, pressing the shutter button, and publishing the resulting work after it has been transformed via a specific workflow to suit personal or editorial needs. Let’s start by defining what documentary photography is. […]
In Latin American culture, the first days of November are when people pay tribute to the memory of loved ones who have passed away. It seems appropriate for me to tell you a bit about deceased loved ones and photography. I’m talking about post-mortem photography – also known as memento mori – a Victorian photographic […]