If you raised your hand and said “yes” to the question above, you’re in for a treat! As a film photographer, I still find those heartwarming Kodak Christmas ads fascinating. For one, we don’t see camera companies make these types of ads that way anymore. Whether it’s for the better
I explored Hog Farm, an abandoned hippie commune located on top of a mountain, at night. This is the long, strange trip along the way. The Hog Farm The Hog Farm is likely the longest running hippie commune in the United States. Activist Hugh Romney, more famously known as Wavy
Dachau was the model for all of the concentration camps used by Hitler’s Nazis to murder more than 6 million Jews and others from 1933 to 1945. My uncle, Joe Guthmann, was a Nazi war crimes trial prosecutor in Nuremberg after World War II. The United States Army Counter Intelligence
As a woman, I naturally celebrate a little when I look back in the history of photography and see other women who have made significant contributions to my craft. In a field that perceptually (even to this day) seems to be dominated by males, it’s nice to remember that women
What did we find to photograph at night in Kansas? It turns out quite a lot. Abandoned airplanes, historic limestone schoolhouses, strange and ancient geologic formations, and more. We explored the Sunflower State to find fascinating subjects. Is Kansas as flat as a pancake? When you tell people you are
Dec. 7, 2023 marks the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese aerial assault on Pearl Harbor. Why visit Pearl Harbor? Pearl Harbor is an active military base. It’s also home to two memorials that mark the beginning of America’s fighting World War II and the place of Japan’s unconditional surrender 1,336
Who is the female night photographer who also happened to be the first published woman photojournalist in the United States? Let’s find out more about this fearless, intrepid force of nature. Jessie Tarbox Beals The early 1900s were a time in which most women’s roles were confined to the home.
And by “us,” we mean everyone Photofocus touches. You, our readers, are the reason we are still here and vibrant. Happy Photofocus birthday to you and to the writers, the editors, the sponsors, manufacturers and software engineers — everyone who loves photography, learning about it, and getting better pictures because
Today we take a moment to remember all who have died to defend democracy in America. This tribute focuses on the photographers who risked and often lost their lives to bring all of us the stories of our heroes in the military. To learn more, click on each photographers’ name.
Night photographer Mike Cooper has just released his second book, “Abandoned Texas: Under a Lone Star Moon.” Driving many miles, Mike has explored every nook and cranny of this immense state, illuminating mysterious, forgotten locations with often colorful lighting, creating the image in-camera. Mike has covered broad expanses of the
Night photography explorations bring about fantastic experiences and adventures. Certainly when exploring abandoned planes, trains and automobiles. Over the years, I had amassed quite a few stories. I would tell these to friends. Occasionally I would post about them. I had to abbreviate these stories quite often, creating more questions
I have been driving around for about an hour. Finally, I stop my vehicle, pick up the camera on the seat next to me, and get out. No need to pull to the side of the road. The streets of New Orleans are empty, and the gutter is full of
