“A photographer is not a hero. He has no great desire to be there at the end of the world to document the most important, the most interesting and the hardest things. A photographer is not a hero.” Boris Mikhailov
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The photographers and picture editor behind National Geographic’s August cover story share their approach to reimagining one of the world’s most-photographed structure
Larry Towell knew little about the Mennonite people when he arrived in the fields of south-west Ontario in the early 90s. Slowly, he befriended the community, and documented their lives for almost a decade
The Montreal-based photographer returned to Tunisia after a decade away: “I took a picture of two olive trees that were intertwined and I find it reminds me of my relationship to my country”
“I’m interested in photographing what the world looks like when we can’t agree on what’s real,” he says
Liz Johnson Artur, Sheba Chhachhi, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Sabelo Mlangeni have all released titles, which each include a conversation between the photographer and a Tate curator
Australia’s largest photography festival returns to Melbourne’s streets and galleries in April, with 90 exhibitions by 123 international artists including Cindy Sherman, Helmut Newton, Gillian Wearing, Mohamed Bourouissa, Poulomi Basu, Luo Yang, and more
Consumerism and imperialism have long been explored and visualised in photography. Indeed, images themselves are a commodity that perpetuate the cycle. But with the dawn of the internet and new technologies, the heightened awareness of the climate crisis, intersectional thought and need for decolonisation, photography’s relationship to capitalism is being reexamined.
From Petra Collins’ enchanting collaboration with Alexa Demie to Dayanita Singh’s latest release, we round up the recently-released publications not to miss
Far removed from the patriotic flag-waving that lays claim to the country, rene matić’s love letter to their Black, Brown and queer community offers an alternative vision of britishness. defiant and sincere, its very existence makes it an incidental voice of protest