Archive for the ‘Photographers’ Category

Martin Parr: an Photographer Concerning On Life

I always pay much more attention on what subjects the photographer devotes himself to, rather than honors he/she has got, despite they represent the achievement of their work. Martin Parr, born in Epsom, Surrey, aimed to mirror the lifestyle of ordinary British people, reflecting the social decline and distress of the working class during the era of Margret Thatcher.

Marcus Bleasdale: Great Documentary Photographer

Marcus Bleasdale, born in the UK to an Irish family in 1968, is a documentary photographer and “great” is added by myself for all the documentary photographers because of their work full of social responsibility and their wills to meet tough truth. Of course, there is no doubt Marcus Bleasdale has done a good job.

Biography of Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry, recognized universally as one of todays finest image-makes, has won many of photographys top awards. Best known for his evocative color photography, McCurry, in the finest documentary tradition, captures the essence of human struggle and joy. Member of Magnum Photos since 1986, McCurry has searched and found the unforgettable

The Interview with Mike Yamashita for Basho’s Trail

Mike Yamashita followed the footsteps of the Japanese poet Basho who is well known by Japanese people as the Shakespeare of Japan. From the interview by Glynnis McPhee below, we can get how he got this assignment and what he did in Basho’s trail, as well as his photography inspiration from various prospects.

A Dream to Record Wanderings with a Camera

I have a dream that one day I can travel the country with a camera to record my wanderings while constantly learning history so that I can go further into the local culture. However it is only a dream that I don’t know if can come true. So I quite admire those who realize their dreams, especially Mike Yamashita who I have the same dream as.

Patrick Zachmann: a Social Documentary Photographer

Patrick Zachmann, born in 1955, French, has been a freelance photographer since 1976 and member of Magnum Photos since 1990. I’d rather perceive him as “Social Documentary Photographer” for what he did that is all related to social life, containing cultural identity, memory and immigration of different communities.

Cristina Garcia Rodero: In Search of Particular Traditons

I tried to photograph the mysterious, true and magical soul of popular Spain in all its passion, love, humor, tenderness, rage, pain, in all its truth; and the fullest and most intense moments in the lives of these characters as simple as they are irresistible, with all their inner strength, as a personal challenge that gave me strength and understanding and in which I invested all my heart

Chloe Dewe Mathews: a Freelance Photographer Engaging with the World

Chloe Dewe Mathews is a freelance photographer based in London. After graduating in Fine Art at the Ruskin in Oxford, she worked in the commercial film industry for three years. Both inspired and frustrated she turned to photography, as a more immediate and intimate creative process.

Observing Beluga Whales At Short Range Under Three Feet Of Ice

Arctic diver and photographer Franco Banfi have taken a group of shots that show the life of beluga whales under three feet of ice in the freezing waters of northern Russia’s White Sea.