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Fashion Week Seattle, Washington

Arts Beauty Documentary Editorial Fashion Photography Photojournalism Spotlight

As the tech industry has changed Seattle, Washington, businesses are booming. This wave of socioeconomic prosperity has given local designers an encouraging fashion market. Diverse fashion houses are popping up and new design talent from across the globe is finding a home in Seattle, Washington.

Exited to be included among such talented women + non-binary photographers!

Gabriella N. Baez

News Spotlight

Women Photograph: 2019 Year in Pictures — Women Photograph 2019 WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH YEAR IN PICTURES Curated by Preston Gannaway

Social Media: How does the Visura Platform use Instagram?

Adriana Teresa Letorney

Spotlight

The Visura platform uses its Instagram as a marketing tool only to share & repost News by members of the Visura network. We also use the marketing platform to share with our followers' news about our organization, including news about events and opportunities. Tag #visuramedia to share with us your features, events, and opportunities!..

Photojournalism in mourning

Adriana Teresa Letorney

News Spotlight

Today the photojournalism industry mourns the loss of trust. The reputation and belief in both leading organizations and individual professionals in this industry are at stake. Time Magazine featured an interview of Souvid Datta —accussed and now responsible for plagiarizing and altering images— written by Olivier Laurent ...

TIP: For better or for others—Putting myself out there

Adriana Teresa Letorney

Helpful Hints Journals News Spotlight

Let me tell you about my experience with awards and recognitions. For everyone who gets frustrated about not receiving an award or grant or recognition, let me tell you about my experience with awards and recognitions. My name is Adriana Teresa Letorney. I am a Puerto Rican woman, mostly known for being the founder of Visura.co. Most recently, I..

Illegal Gold Mining & Reforestation

Jason Houston

News Spotlight

In the aftermath of Peru's historic and unprecedented militarized crackdown on illegal alluvial gold mining in La Pampa, iLCP Senior Fellow Jason Houston examines what can and needs to be done for biodiversity conservation and climate crisis mitigation. Illegal, unofficial, and unregulated alluvial gold mining has dramatically devastated over..

Nobody Has to Know

EZE MARIAGORETTI CHINENYE

Abstract Conceptual Documentary Fine Art Mixed Medium Photography Spotlight

TITLE: NOBODY HAS TO KNOW YEAR: 2018 MEDIUM: PHOTOGRAPHY (Exploration of Moringa seeds on photographic print) This work is a visual representation of the increasing number of children sexual assault in our society. This series ‘ Nobody has to know’..

Best Email Tools for Photographers in 2020

Megan Breukelman

News Spotlight

Best Email Tools for Photographers in 2020 — Megan Breukelman | Photographer, Blogger, Editor The best email marketing tools for photographers. Find the email tools for photographers you've been looking for to build your email list and grow your business.

Imagined Views

Tahir Ün

Film Fine Art Landscape Photography Spotlight

“Imagined Views” was realized between 1986-1988 years with analogue photo technique completely.

The Pact of Silence

Alba Diaz

Abandonment Abuse Action Activism Architecture Arrests and Prosecutions Arts Belief Civil Rights Civil Wars Combat Community Conceptual Confrontation Conservation Crime Dictatorship Discrimination Documentary Dying/Death Education Essays Fear Film Fine Art Freedom Genocide Historical Human Rights Incarceration Landscape Loss Military Mixed Medium Oppression Parenting & Family Photography Photojournalism Politics Prison Protests Reporting Soldiers Spotlight Still life Violence War Weapons

During the Spanish Civil War (1936—1939) and Franco’s dictatorship, thousands of people were executed and buried in unmarked ditches around Spain. My great-grandfather Jose Montes de Oca was among those never found. ‘The Pact of Silence’ focuses on the way in which political amnesia and repression evolved..

Thawra - Lebanese revolution entering 8th week amid failing state economy

David Sladek

Activism Black and White Civil Rights Documentary Editorial Emotion Environment Freedom Hope Love Photography Photojournalism Protests Revolution Spotlight Street

Thousands of Lebanese of all generations have been taking to the streets for over 7 weeks to protest against government corruption, sectarian divisions and economic mismanagement of country's finances leading to spiraling debt and huge gaps between the super rich few and majority of poor people. Protests, rightly called the Revolution -..

Deforestation. Amazon featured on ZEIT

Marcio Pimenta

News Spotlight

My last work about deforestation in Amazon rainforest was featured on ZEIT. Marcio Pimenta | Photographer, Tear Sheets Editorial work by photographer Marcio Pimenta

Forbes 30 Under 30

Acacia Johnson

News Spotlight

I'm delighted and surprised to be listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Art & Style category! It's a tremendous honor to be featured among so many other incredibly talented and diverse young people. Thanks to everyone who has supported me. 30 Under 30 2020: Art & Style Creating and designing the future of fashion and..

My Photo Editor Mind - Best Editing Advice

Mary Vignoles

News Spotlight

After I have completed a rather large edit for a project or story or even a website, there is one thing I always do – go through all the outtakes. Seriously, all of them. I recently edited a project and had decided on my final selection. The sequence was right, the flow of images was right, each photo building on each other, telling the..

Facing Up: Acid Attacks in Colombia

Betty Laura Zapata

Abuse Documentary Domestic Violence Fear Human Rights Latin America Photography Photojournalism Portraiture Spotlight Violence Womens Rights

Acid Attacks In Colombia amplifies the voice of women surviving from acid attacks and it aims to gain public and political attention needed to affect changes in the law and societal attitudes towards this crime against women. This project offers an intimate view into the complexity of the life-changing and detrimental consequences of acid attacks..

Story about food delivery in China on Washington Post A1

Yan Cong

Media News Spotlight

Read the interactive feature with video from Beimeng Fu, Megumi Li, text from Gerry Shih, here: For China’s delivery drivers, it's big risks and bigger pressures to keep the nation fed It’s the gig economy set to the tempo of an unforgiving algorithm — with crashes, sprains and even death on the road.