As mentioned in last Friday’s post, I’m busy creating a handful of new videos for coming weeks so this is a rare Monday without a new prophotolife vid. But Monday deserves a video so here’s a good one from one of the masters: well known annual report photographer David Tejada. I really like his use of a strobe shooting through …

This past weekend I became reacquainted with the work of a favorite photographer: David Plowden. Searching for inspiration at the main library branch in downtown Cincinnati, I found myself in the oversized book section, looking at (imagine this) the photo books. The book “David Plowden: Vanishing Point: Fifty Years of Photography” was on the shelves. It was just what I’d …

If you live in the United States you are partial owner to some of the most important photographs in U.S. history. The Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information (FSA-OWI) funded a national documentary photo project during the Great Depression years (1935 – 1945). Now-legendary photographers like Walker Evans, Ben Shahn, Jack Delano, Dorothea Lange, Carl Mydans, Gordon Parks, …

This guest post is written by Andrew Gibson, still in the early stages of his career, yet an accomplished photographer and writer and the author of the Magical Places Fine Art Online Photography Magazine. A number of prophotolife readers have requested more information about photographers’ career paths, and Andrew discusses his pursuits and career with us here, from his first …

Though we may be at different points along the journey, photographers do share a common path. The magic of photography has hooked us all. This is the third and final installment of a look at three different photographers, all at very different points along their personal journey. The first in our series was Colin Summers, UK Photojournalist. Entirely self-funded for …

Though we may be at different points along the journey, photographers do share a common path. The magic of photography has hooked us all. Over a three week period we will meet three photographers, all at very different points along their personal journey. The first in our series was Colin Summers, UK Photojournalist. This week, the second installment, is Fine …

Though we may be at different points along the journey, photographers do share a common path. The magic of photography has hooked us all. Over the next few weeks I’d like to introduce you to three photographers, all at very different points along their personal journey.

Colin Summers, photojournalist
As photographers we all speak about having passion for our work. Nowhere …