Photography

February 17, 2017

Winners of the International Photographer of the Year Awards Demonstrate Photography’s Versatility

Danish photographer Jens Juul has taken home the top prize of the 2016 International Photographer of the Year (IPOTY) Awards. Selected from 3,870 entries, Juul won the competition with his black and white series Six Degrees of Copenhagen. The wide range of categories and subcategories for professional and amateur photographers shows the breadth and depth of the photography community. Familiar names like Mattia Passarini and Chris Forsyth are just some of the winners of the 2016 competition.

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February 4, 2017

Interview: Photographer Poetically Captures What It’s Like Living with Depression

Swedish photographer Gabriel Isak turned a bleak period of his life into a compelling series of images called The Blue Journey. Stemming from a bout with depression, Gabriel uses minimalist themes and dark symbolism in this series to document the internal and external world we live in. Inspiration for the images arose from his observations of negative emotions and isolation.

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February 1, 2017

Portraits of Girls at Age 15 and 20 Reveal How Much They Change in Just 5 Years

Tel Aviv-based photographer Neta Dror photographed six Israeli girls as adolescents and young women for her latest creative photo project titled At 15 and 20. First shooting portraits in 2011, and then following up years later in 2016, the images show how each woman has matured. Comparative portraiture isn't something new, but Dror's take on then and now photography is enhanced by her ability to get inside her subject.

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