Books
The Ingenuity and Flair of Chinatown Seniors
We started Chinatown Pretty out of admiration for this overlooked community, for both their fashion blog–worthy outfits and their active and independent lifestyles.
Photography
News
Virtual Auction Will Benefit the Bronx Documentary Center and Bronx Photographers
The BDC’s 6th annual photo auction benefit, open through October 22, features a diverse set of images that engage with issues of social justice and themes of social change.
News
In Striking Photos, Black Mothers Contemplate the Reality Facing Their Sons
In Stranger Fruit, artist Jon Henry asks Black mothers to pose with their sons in a manner that evokes the Madonna and child.
News
See the World From Above in Award-winning Drone Photographs
From images of cities emptied by the COVID-19 pandemic to massive schools of salmon, see the prize-winning photographs from the 2020 Drone Photo Awards.
Film
What Does Obama and Reagan’s Official Photographer Think About Trump?
In The Way I See It, former White House photographer Pete Souza recalls his time following two different presidents.
Art
The Cheekiest Animal Photos From the 2020 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
The annual contest, founded by photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, celebrates wildlife with lighthearted images that capture animals in hilarious poses.
Art
A Photographer’s Quiet Reflections on Climate Change
Floodzone, an ongoing series by Anastasia Samoylova, stirringly acknowledges that the climate crisis is already upon us, however earnestly we might resist this fact.
In Brief
Google Updates Its Photo Search Engine to Make Photo Licensing Easier
The "Licensable" badge will now appear on images in Google searches, potentially helping photographers, publishers, and artists make money.
Art
How Photographers Have Captured War and Unrest in Lebanon
Lebanon Then and Now at the Middle East Institute creates a dialogue between two generations of Lebanese photographers.
Books
Can We Unlearn Imperialism? Ariella Azoulay Offers Methods and Lessons
In Potential History, the violence of photography saturates the very idea of European “progress,” resonating from Palestine to the Congo to Black America.
Art
“Emotion and Light Put Together”: An LA Photographer Captures Protests and Peace
“I needed to see Black people just being gentle and loving each other in front of me. Instead of another video of somebody being murdered,” says Alexis Hunley.
Art
Award-winning iPhone Photos From Around the World
Standout images from this year’s IPPAWARDS offer us a view of a colorful planet that continues to surprise and inspire.