Beginning November 10th, 2018 a special exhibit will be on display at the Laurence Miller Gallery. The exhibit will feature vintage prints taken by Helen Levitt, American street photographer who was a contemporary of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Walker Evans. Levitt's images pay tribute to a different time in her hometown of Brooklyn, though that's not the only place she did street photography. It will also show how street photography can be both art and the preservation of history. Here are
Call for Entries: Sony World Photographer Awards
Looking for a competition to enter? This one might just be the ticket. Now through the early days of January, 2019, the Sony World Photographer Awards is accepting submissions for a global competition with some excellent jurors and prizes. Here are some details straight from the event organizers: "The Sony World Photography Awards is one of the most celebrated and diverse photography competitions in the world. Now in its 12th year, our goal is to showcase the best contemporary photography
The Human Element: An Exhibit
What makes a street photo or portrait have a real impact on its viewers? In many cases, it's the human element. Now through December 2, 2018 an exhibit at the Weston Gallery in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California is focusing on just that, the human element. September 15 – December 2, 2018 "Since photography’s inception in the early 19th century, photographers have been studying the human portrait, form and human condition using their chosen medium. We explore the human element in our latest
A Ringside View by Larry Fink
From now until January 1, 2019, a special exhibit called "Larry Fink: The Boxing Photographs" will be displayed at the Philidelphia Museum of Art. Here's a word from the curators: "Larry Fink’s powerful, unsentimental photographs reveal the heart of close-knit communities. Here, he takes us inside what he calls “the deep fraternity” of the boxing gym, its intimacy and its grit, captured in more than seventy-five luminous gelatin-silver prints. Featured in the series are Philadelphia’s own Blue
The Konica and the Ghost Cat
House of Fleas It was only March and Florida was already starting to turn up the heat and humidity. It was 10:30 in the morning and I was starting to sweat as we moseyed around the dirty flea market. This is one of my husband’s favorite places to hunt for treasure. Sometimes I could get into it too, you know, feel the thrill of the hunt, but today I wasn't feeling it. It was too hot...and smelly. Today no matter where I looked, I couldn't see any potential, only trash. My thoughts wandered to
Places We Find: An Exhibit
An upcoming exhibit in Photoworks at Glen Echo Park in Maryland looks to be quite promising if you are in the area. It is called "Places We Find" and it will feature the work of Sandy Sugawara and Catiana Garcia Kilroy. The exhibit open on September 28 and run through November 4, 2018. A reception/gallery talk will be held Saturday, September 29, 4:00-6:00 pm as well. What's so special about it? There aren't many photos to preview, except the one above, so it's hard to say just what kind of
The MSPF 2018 Workshops Are Here
The Miami Street Photography Festival has just announced their workshop lineup for 2018 and it looks pretty great to us! Here's a quick overview. Click on each subheading to get all the details and register. Workshop #1 Constantine Manos Constantine Manos has been a Magnum photographer since 1963. I mean really, need I say more? No, but I will. A quick look at his portfolio and you'll see we are talking about a man who has been beautifully documenting life for more than five decades. You can
MSPF Call for Entries 2018!
The 2018 Miami Street Photography Festival is practically around the corner. Ok, it's not until December - but we all know four months goes by in a flash. Fortunately, you still have time to submit images for the festival's three contests. Yes, you read that right, for the first time ever, MSPF is having three contests. They go as follows: Singles Competition This contest is for single images and is judged by a qualified jury panel in a two tier system. First, all submissions are judged in
Exhibition: New York Street Photography 2018 at Soho Photo
You probably remember the NYC Street Photography Collective (NYC-SPC) from our interview with Jorge Garcia and Mathew Wasik. Or you may have checked out one of their stand-out projects (you might recall their Halloween project or the solar eclipse project we featured here on the blog.) If not, this is a collective you need to get acquainted with - and this week you have the perfect chance. The collective explains: "The NYC Street Photography Collective (NYC-SPC) is hosting its second
Bystander: A Street Photography Exhibit in San Francisco
The Gallery at Leica Store San Francisco is excited to announce its upcoming exhibition, Bystander, which opens June 4th to coincide with Streetfoto Festival 2018. The exhibition, inspired by the landmark street photography book, Bystander: A History of Street Photography by curator Colin Westerbeck and photographer Joel Meyerowitz, examines the genre of street photography through the eyes of nearly fifty photographers. The exhibition will comprise early iconic prints alongside recent work by
Model, Arbus and Solomon in “We Are the Subject”
Many times, street photography is an act of self-discovery and self-expression. Often, the most powerful street photos are those that resonate deeply with the photographer himself, those in which the subject captured represents something within the photographer. Now, an exhibit at the Bruce Silverstein Gallery in New York is exploring this concept through the photographic works of three extremely talented women: Diane Arbus, Rosalind Fox Solomon and Lisette Model. Here's a little about the