In this week’s edition of The Sunday Shutter, we highlight a new book featuring photographs of late musician Prince, as well as look at endangered species in a video from CBS Sunday Morning. Then, we showcase work from photographers Pieter Hugo as well as Brad Fleet, who captured a disturbing
Category: Travel Photograph: Amaurie Ramirez “Piramide de Kukulcán – Chichén Itzá” I was drawn to Amaurie’s photograph of the El Castillo in Mexico because of one initial reason — the foreground elements. The plants really give a depth to the pyramid in the background, and help to give it some
(Editor’s note: Soon to be Photofocus author, Steve Inglima presents a post on his experiences photographing the solar eclipse of 1991.) Back in the days when I was the technical manager for GMI Photographic, which marketed among other things Bronica Medium Format and Sea & Sea Underwater cameras, on my
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is traditionally a Mexican holiday to remember and honor the dead. I traveled to San Miguel de Allende to join in the celebrations and to work on my street photography skills. San Miguel de Allende is considered by some to be one of
Nestled in the highlands of central Mexico and steeped in history, San Miguel de Allende is a charming city to visit and to photograph at any time. During the Day of the Dead celebration, beginning the end of October, it is transformed from charming to effervescent. My holiday memories in the
Tina Modotti was an Italian photographer who emigrated to the United States in 1913 at the age of 16. She was drawn to the performing arts at first and experimented with acting. She appeared in plays, operas, and silent films throughout the 1910s and 1920s. As she worked and built
