photography history
CategoryGlobal Launch of Historypin, Powered by Google
July 11th marked the global launch of Historypin, a site where you can compare your own and others’ photos of the present and the past – a..
My Wishlist of Photography Books
This July 4th weekend I scored a gently used copy of Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency for $12.95 at a bookstore in Saugherties..
Photographer Interview: Marcia Michael
A few months ago I came across UK photographer Marcia Michael‘s series of black and white portraits titled “Study of Kin” on FotoVisura. I..
Photographer Ernest Withers FBI Informant During Civil Rights Era
This story caught my eye last week. What better profession than a photographer to be enlisted as a spy for the FBI?
After a 2-year investig..
South African Photographers In Honor of FIFA World Cup 2010
Surely the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be one of the most photographed events this y..
The Black Photographer’s Annual, volume 2
While browsing the photography section of the New York Public Library, I came upon volume 2 of the Black Photographer’s Annual published i..
Cesar E. Chavez Day
The legacy of Cesar E. Chavez is told in pictures.
Before I even knew the accomplishments of this labor worker turned civil rights leader, ..
Roy DeCarava Quotes from 1996 Charlie Rose Interview
If you are a regular reader of this blog then you already know I love doing photographer interviews. When I interview a photographer, I’..
Photographer Interview: Rushay Booysen
Rushay’s has gotta be one of the coolest dudes I’ve never met. He’s a South African who tweets in Spanglish, calls himself a “freemason of..
Black Rosie the Riveter
We’ve all seen Norman Rockwell’s iconic Rosie the Riveter image used as propaganda for several causes from recruiting women to work in sup..