Holland-based photographer Anjès Gesink work as a volunteer at a Rotterdam bird shelter (Vogelklas Karel Schot). Birds of all kinds of species end up here because of there debilitated condition, because they have flown into buildings or, for example, because they have become entangled in fishing lines. Much avian suffering...
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PhotoBiography: Jimmy Nelson
Jimmy Nelson (Sevenoaks, Kent, 1967) started working as a photographer in 1987. Having spent 10 years at a Jesuit boarding school in the North of England, he set off on his own to traverse the length of Tibet on foot. The journey lasted a year and upon his return his...
The Best Photos from 2015 Fine Art Photography Awards
Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA) announced winners of their annual photography competition. Ukrainian photographer Maxim Dondyuk has been announced as the overall winner of Professional category with the title: Professional Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2015 and $3000 prize money. His winning series called ‘Culture of the confrontation’ documents...
Exhibition: Jules Decrauzat – A Pioneer of Photo-reportage
A great find: almost 1,250 glass negatives dating from between 1910 and 1925 that had defied the ravages of time in the archive of the Swiss picture agency Keystone. While the quality of those photographs was well known, the circumstances under which they were taken were largely obscure. Now, thanks...
George Steinmetz: Panama Canal
To accommodate larger vessels and increased maritime traffic, Panama has been building a new pair of locks on both sides of the canal. The $5.25 billion expansion project will double the canal’s capacity and open in early 2016. While the gates are all in place on the Caribbean side, there...
Interview with Advertising photographer Malou Reedorf
Malou Reedorf (25) is a young photographer originally from Denmark that is now living part time in Italy, and despite of her young age she has won numerous titles and awards (see below). Her studios, based in Italy close to the fashion capitol Milan and right in the center of...
PhotoBiography: Carl De Keyzer
Carl De Keyzer (born 1958) started his career as a freelance photo-grapher in 1982, while supporting himself as a photography instructor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. At the same time, his interest in the work of other photographers led him to co-found and co-direct the XYZ-Photography...
Simon Roberts: National Property
Flowers Gallery is pleased to present a new series of photographs by Simon Roberts. Building on his previous major bodies of work: We English (2009); The Election Project (2010); and Pierdom (2013); Roberts has turned his attention to heritage sites across England, exploring themes of identity, memory and nationhood through...
Everyday life in Mexico City in the 1950s
In the 20th century, the city began to grow upwards as well as outwards. The column with the Angel of Independence was erected, the ironwork Legislative Palace, Palacio de Bellas Artes and a building called La Nacional. The first skyscraper, 40-story Torre Latinoamericana was built in the 1950s. The construction...
Fabrice Fouillet: World’s Tallest Statues
The photographer Fabrice Fouillet was looking to produce work about symbolism and the cult of personality, but couldn’t find the right angle – until he came across a photo of Sendai Daikannon, one of the world’s tallest statues, standing at 328 ft. (100 meters). Fouillet located dozens across the world,...