Art
The Social Consciousness of Sid Grossman, a Photographer of the People
Sid Grossman met his subjects where they were, documenting them reverentially and purposefully.
Photography
Art
Photography in Search of the Real
Real Worlds invites viewers to consider photography not just as documentation of myriad moments but as a means to more deeply understand lives and interpersonal relationships in Western cities.
Books
A Photographer Follows the Urban Migration of China's Rural Trees
In Forest, photographer Yan Wang Preston documents the big business of relocating mature rural trees to the new urban centers of China.
Interview
Reanimating Women from Found Photographs
From images of funerals to portraits of women who underwent forced sterilization, Daisy Patton's works allow "the person to come back from death for a moment."
Art
Yale Photography MFAs Smash the Thin Border Between Fiction and Reality
While shows like this one make the Yale-to-Chelsea pipeline seem all the more real, these artists have some serious skills.
Art
Some of the World’s Most Striking iPhone Images
Photographers across 18 categories submitted their best iPhone photos.
Art
Photo Exhibit Adds to the Dialogue on Slavery and American Universities
A photography exhibition on James Collins Johnson is part of a greater initiative at Princeton to investigate and give visibility to the university's ties to slavery.
Film
Stanley Kubrick’s Lesser-Known Beginnings as a Photographer
An exhibit highlights the published and unpublished photos Kubrick snapped between 1945 and 1960, before he became the renowned filmmaker.
Art
The Polychromatic Postcolonial Churches of Southern India Shine
The churches of South India are unlike others around the world for their colorful graphic designs.
Books
Gripping Nocturnal Views of Detroit Devoid of Life
Dave Jordano's new book collects more than 100 of his startling, brilliant nighttime photographs of his hometown.
Art
Photographers Connect Africa’s Diaspora Back to the Continent
A group of contemporary artists re-imagine the African Diaspora through references to the landscape, masks, clothes, and adornments.
Art
Against Consuming Images of the Brutalized, Dead, and Dying
Reproducing and repurposing brutal visuals carries the risk of desensitizing, and further reinforcing the terrorizing normalization of what shouldn’t be mundane.