Interview: Yoav Friedländer - “A Form of View”
Yoav Friedländer’s "A Form of View" series offers a unique look at the intersection of American and Israeli cultures. Born in Israel but heavily influenced by American media, Friedländer uses photography to create simulated realities, exploring how the medium influences our understanding of the world and blurs the line between reality and fiction.
Interview: Andy Mattern - “Ghost”
Discover the intriguing journey of Andy Mattern as he uncovers a unique phenomenon in vintage platinum prints. In this captivating interview, Mattern reveals how images transferred onto neighboring prints over decades, creating faint yet fascinating ghost images. Learn about his meticulous process of reviving these images and transforming them into new platinum prints. This discussion, spanning over a year, delves deep into the art and science behind Mattern's extraordinary project.
Interview: Lynne Breitfeller’s “After the Fire”
After a studio fire, Lynne Breitfeller transforms water-damaged negatives into the groundbreaking "After the Fire" series, redefining her artistry and challenging photography norms. Explore her journey and creative rebirth in an exclusive interview.
Interview: Gary Ho of MINT Camera - The Rollei 35 AF Story
In an exclusive and inaugural discussion with Gary Ho of Mint Camera, we uncover the passion and ingenuity fueling their latest creation, the Rollei 35AF.
Interview: Renee Paiement – “Days of Heaven”
Minneapolis-based photographer Renee Paiement captures light dancing across an image, as if it were a character in the frame in her project, “Days of Heaven,” an homage to the Terrence Malick film of the same name.
Featured Photographer: Laetitia Heisler – “Forest is a Temple”
Using instant-film double exposures, Germany-based photographer Laetitia Heisler takes viewers on a healing journey through the woods, camera in tow, sharing how she sees life as “a continuous transformation” in her series, Forest is a Temple. “Everyone and everything are intertwined.”
Interview: Marcus DeSieno - “Geography of Disappearance”
Spend time with the photographs and words from this interview with photographic artist Marcus DeSieno. His ongoing project, "Geography of Disappearance," is a brutally honest examination of the crisis at the US/Mexico border from the perspective of landscape photography.
Interview: Joseph R. Webb - “Greater Philadelphia”
Joseph R. Webb's series "Greater Philadelphia" shows a multifaceted portrait of Philadelphia's neighborhoods, skillfully presenting a juxtaposition of the grim realities of poverty and the undeniable spirit of community. His photographs resonate with the essence of North Philadelphia, not shying away from the unsettling scenes of hardship and decay but also celebrating the vibrancy of community togetherness. This delicate balance highlights the coexistence of extreme wealth and poverty, thereby challenging our perceptions and stereotypes about these neighborhoods.
Interview: Michelle Rogers Pritzl - “Not Waving But Drowning”
Michelle Rogers Pritzl’s work explores the tension between past and present in our psychological lives, as well as the photographic medium itself, often working in a digital/analogue hybrid and using historic alternative processes. We shine a light on her recent collection of work, “Not Waving But Drowning” in our exclusive interview.
Interview: Gerry Yuam - “Families of the Dump”
Photographer Gerry Yaum investigates the Mae Sot Thailand garbage dumps where more than 50 Mon and Karen refugee and immigrant families live. Displaced by poverty, war, and political instability of Burma (Myanmar), Yaum doesn’t just tell their story but has become a part of it.
NSFW | Interview: Nika De Carlo - “See You in Heaven”
Nika De Carlo dives deep into the emotional trenches of her and her partner’s war on addiction, recovery, trauma, and healing. Her intimate and brutally honest documentary project and visual diary is entitled “See You In Heaven.”
Interview: Fred Lyon - 75 Years of Photography
Fred Lyon has been firmly anchored behind a camera. From the streets of his native San Francisco to the offices of Life and Vogue, Fred takes us on a nostalgic tour of old San Francisco and the world from the 1940s and 1950s as we examine his 75+ year career as a professional photographer and photojournalist.
Interview: Matthew O'Brien - No Dar Papaya: Fotografías de Colombia
Matthew O'Brien's series No Dar Papaya will change your perception of Columbia from a country often portrayed as violent and lawless to a fascinating, beautiful country, with cultural diversity.
Interview: Maurizio Galimberti - Celebrity Instant Film Collages
Maurizio Galimberti is known internationally as an instant film artist and is renowned for his instant film collage portraits of celebrities. Each portrait is created by using up to 150 instant film photos!
Interview: Pete Falkous of Static Age Zines
Pete Falkous is punk rock. Real punk rock. So punk rock that he doesn’t care if you even read this article, because he will keep making zines regardless. That is the world of his zine distro: Static Age!
Interview: Graeme Webb's Photobook "Last Vestiges - The Exhumed Project"
Graeme Webb's zine, Last Vestiges - The Exhumed Project show his Polaroid manipulation techniques that create fantastical new worlds of crumpled silk, Turneresque skies, and metallic landscapes.
Interview: Photoworks SF - Analog Photography in the Digital Age
Originally founded by three partners as a one-hour photo lab business in 1987, PhotoWorks SF is now one of the West Coast's premier film processing and printing labs. Read our interview with them now!
Interview: Marco Spaggiari's Moment of Knowability
Marco Spaggiari’s "Moment of Knowability" highlights the ambiguity of the world by capturing dark and disorienting scenes. His instant film collages captivate viewers by triggering a search for answers.
Interview: 2019 Film Photo Award with Eliot Dudik and Aline Smithson
The Film Photo Award is a brand new semi-annual award program offering three distinct grants of Kodak Professional Film to film photographers who demonstrate a serious commitment to our beloved medium.
Interview: Susan Burnstine - Lyrical Worlds
Susan Burnstine is an internationally exhibited and published fine art photographer based in Los Angeles. She has had 25+ solo exhibits and writes a monthly column in Black and White Photography Magazine.