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Recent assignment for the Financial Times

Aug 14, 2019 337

How to spend summer in the city FT correspondents in the northern hemisphere on the pleasures and secrets of an urban August

Recent assignments for NYT and Washington Post

Aug 14, 2019 369

I got a rare chance to photograph actress Fan Bingbing, who disappeared for four months last year in a tax scandal: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/world/asia/fan-bingbing-comeback-scandal.html The Forbidden City has opened 50% to the public in the past few years. I spent a day in the former royal compound to illustrate this story:..

On NPR: Wushu Coaches Help Chinese Students Master Literacy And 'Become A Better Person'

Aug 13, 2019 228

During my time at NPR, I spent two months photographing one couple's dedication to Wushu education in the U.S. as a way to connect with my roots. Thanks Coach Christophher Pei and Coach Zhang for their generous support. Wushu Coaches Help Chinese Students Master Literacy And 'Become A Better Person' Photographer Shuran Huang..

Exhibition: 'Esencia' in CAPITIS Studios in Berlin

Jul 22, 2019 617

Events News Spotlight

Exhibition: June, 06 – August, 10, 2019 Cañibano´s black and white images don’t show us stereotypical Cuba with colorful house facades and American oldtimers. Since his work is closely connected to his home in Cuba, he owns a special perspective and that allows him to portray the land and its people very profoundly and..

On tour with Shakespearean actors, for the New York Times

Jun 30, 2019 1033

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3 Days in a Van With a Shakespeare Troupe: Daggers and Dunkinâ Donuts What was it like being a traveling player in Elizabethan times? Touring the northeast for months, the intrepid young actors from Shakespeare & Company find out.

Savoring Long Sunday Nights With Music and Meals

José A. Alvarado Jr.

Jun 30, 2019 620

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the charming neighborhood of Jackson Heights, Queens along with the beautiful establishments and communities for The New York Times! In print and online!!

Assignment for The Washington Post

Charlotte Schmitz

Jun 30, 2019 684

A difficult but important read by Souad Mekhennet and Greg Miller, with photos by me and a very thoughtful photo editing by Chloe Coleman and Olivier Laurent.

Interview in DOFoto magazine

Aug 13, 2019 660

I just cannot stand when people are discriminated - interview with Hanna Jarzabek by Matúš Zajac Hanna Jarzabek is very talented and perceptive author who mainly deals with communities outside of the majority.

»La Puente« got selected for the First FotoEvidence W-Award

Charlotte Schmitz

Jun 30, 2019 1377

Very happy to announce that my work »La Puente« got selected as the winner of the first FotoEvidence W-Award and I am very much looking forward presenting you the book later this year together with FotoEvidence. We will keep you updated! Please read the interview here: http://fotoevidence.com/interviews/detail/63 ..

North American photographer Donna Ferrato receives the PhotoEspaña 2019 BARTOLOMÉ ROS prize

Jun 11, 2019 1130

Events News Spotlight

Donna Ferrato receives the PHotoESPAÑA award for excellence. This recognition is for her documentary photography and her struggle and commitment to denouncing violence against women, a scourge she has been documenting since the 1960s. Ferrato's work is exhibited within the program of PHotoESPAÑA 2019 with images from her..

Essay & Interview | Spotlight with Joan Liftin, photographer and photo editor

The Visura Media Blog

Jun 12, 2019 1900

Books News Spotlight v_features

Editor's Note: Visura "Spotlight Series" presents interviews with visual storytellers, photo editors, curators, writers, publishers, and other Visura members. Contributing writer Clary Estes sat down with photographer and photo book editor Joan Liftin to talk about her journey, vision, and work. Joan Liftin has..

Puerto Rican photographer Gabriella Báez joins the Visura Mentorship Program in New York

The Visura Media Blog

Jun 8, 2019 2065

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Visura is delighted to welcome 21-year-old photographer Gabriella Báez to the invite-only Visura Mentorship Program in New York, where she will work directly with Visura founder Adriana Teresa Letorney. During the mentorship, Gabriella will receive advice and support on how to effectively further her skills, work, online presence,..

Photoville LA Features Joseph Rodríguez and his work from 1992-2017 on EAST SIDE STORIES

Joseph Rodriguez

Apr 3, 2019 1050

1992-2017—East Side Stories East Side Stories puts a human face to gang members in Los Angeles while in their homes and with their families.

on NYT: Finding Fraternity and Politics in Algerian Soccer

Jun 6, 2019 228

Photographs by Fethi Sahraoui Text by Sara Aridi Arms raised high. Crowds united in song. Riot police armed with batons. These images could have been taken at political rallies or protests. But they weren’t. They were from soccer matches in northwestern Algeria. The sport is so popular in the North African nation and the..

Featured on the Washington Post

Michael Bonfigli

Mar 27, 2019 1220

So grateful to have some of my recent most personal work published in the Washington Post Sunday Magazine. Big thanks to Dudley Brooks you’re an outstanding photo editor and your steady support and belief in personal projects like mine are so greatly appreciated. Thank you, Whitney Joiner, for your creativity, insight, and patience putting..

on NYTimes Lens Blog: Tintype Portraits of Old-Time Musicians from Appalachia

Mar 27, 2019 630

Delighted to share my personal work featured on today's New York Times Lens. The article was written by James Estrin, Tintype Portraits of Old-Time Musicians from Appalachia Traveling around Appalachia in her mobile dark room, Lisa Elmaleh chronicles the people preserving an unglamorous American tradition.

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