Photojournalism

February 15, 2018

Incredible Nominees of the 2018 World Press Photo Contest

Since 1955, World Press Photo has celebrated the best of international photojournalism with its annual photography contest. Always gripping, sometimes heartwarming, and often difficult to see, the images of these top photojournalists tell the story of our collective history with unflinching realism. Last year's World Press Photo of the Year was a heart-wrenching image taken during the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey.

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November 15, 2017

Photographers Take Intimate Portraits of Strangers Who Responded to a Craigslist Ad

In August 2017, Los Angeles-based photography duo KremerJohnson (Neil Kremer and Cory Johnson) decided to publish a “Portrait Subjects Wanted” advertisement on Craigslist in search of “interesting people to photograph… all shapes, races, genders and sizes are welcome.” Offering $20 per hour to anyone that applied, the project—entitled Craigslist Encounters—initially attracted around 100 responses. The ad is now running for it’s third time, and so far, 30 people have been photographed.

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September 23, 2017

Photographer Gives Intimate Look Inside Bedrooms Across America

After enjoying a successful commercial photography career and raising a family, photographer Barbara Peacock is embarking on an incredible journey into the bedrooms of average Americans. With American Bedroom, she is taking an intimate—and anthropological—look at the most personal of spaces, asking friends, family, and strangers to open themselves up to her candid photographs.

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August 21, 2017

Majestic Whale Sharks Seen as Good Luck Charms by Indonesian Fishermen

Photographer Pete Oxford recently traveled to the southeast corner of the Coral Triangle, home to more than 75% of the world's coral species, off the coast of West Papua to experience the unique bond between local fisherman and whale sharks. Known as lucky charms for the Indonesian fisherman who fish these waters, the area is a hotspot for young male whale sharks, a notoriously elusive species.

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