An Interview with Joel Meyerowitz

So i'm really excited about this week's post. I just found an article that is an interview recently done with Joel Meyerowitz. Joel Meyerowitz is my favorite photographer, so you could imagine my excitement when something new surfaces. Meyerowitz is an award winning street photographer who has been making photographs for 50 years. He had a major influence in changing the attitude about color photography, however regardless of that, reading this interview with him is totally worth it.

Half A Century Of Making Photographs: A Conversation With Joel Meyerowitz

Stripped Down Portraits Expose The Problem With Stereotyping Masculinity As Violent

This article is out-dated, but it's a good thing to see. So very often, people pair the terms masculine and violent together, creating a stereotype against men. However, there are men that exist that are not violent; men that are role models to other people.
The goal of photographer, Jodi Bieber, was to breakdown the connection between masculine and aggressive. She spends one to three hours with each subject in order for him to strip down his "invisible armor". For more information on this project, click the link below.

Stripped Down Portraits Expose The Problem With Stereotyping Masculinity As Violent

Drones Are Photography Game Changers.

Hey all, it's been too long. I've been going through a lot but I found this video about how drones are becoming game changers in the photography business. Take a look at the link below for more details:

How Drones are Changing the Landscape of Film, Photography, and Graffiti

There's This Thing Called Geometry and It's Beautiful

Happy Wednesday!

So I came across this article that is nothing but photographs of geometrical shapes and patterns found all around us. The shapes and bright colors are eye-catching, along with the repetition of shapes in some of the photographs. Many of them are composed in a slightly abstract manner.

Repetition is one of those things that they teach you about in the basic photography classes, and they claim it is one of the elements that make a good photograph. They teach you all of these "rules" and then tell you that it is okay to break them if they don't help your photograph.

Photography is very, very subjective.

Dizzying Photos Reveal The Everyday Geometry Hiding In Plain Sight

Disclaimer: They are not dizzying.

#FollowMeTo Couple Gets Married

Photographer, Murad Osmann, famous for the #FollowMeTo series, just got married to his girlfriend. For those of you who have never seen this project, here is a link to Osmann's Instagram (Murad Osmann's Instagram) and to see how he incoorporated this project into his wedding, here is a link to the HuffPost article.
#FollowMeTo Couple Gets Married

I honestly think this is one of the most fun long term projects a person could do.

The Fine Line Between Legal & Illegal

Hey everyone! So this has been in the news a lot lately, artist, Richard Prince sold strangers' Instagram photos for $90,000. This has caused an uproar and a huge debate on whether or not what he did was legal. It's true that when you post something to social media whether it be Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, nothing is safe. Everyone can see it. But does that give them permission to take them and claim them as their own? What do you guys think? Here's a link to the article:

Richard Prince Sold Strangers' Instagram Photos for $90K and It's Probably Legal

Have a safe holiday weekend everyone!

Photo Series Captures Struggle With Insomnia

Photographer, Jenna Martin, struggles with insomnia and has created a series of surreal photographs to depict her struggles.I tend to really enjoy surreal photography if it is done well. Jenna Martin's photography is absolutely gorgeous and very neatly done. Click the link below to see her series, "To Dream a Dream."

Artist's Surreal Photo Series Captures Her Struggle With Insomnia