‘Pics or it didn’t happen’ is no longer a reliable test for what’s real.
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Opie has redefined portraiture by bringing overlooked communities into sharp focus.
Armed with rolls of film, some young people are opting out of their algorithmic feeds in favor of experiencing life in ways that feel more deliberate, personal and tangible.
Writing prompts to generate images combines two literary tasks at once: the realist description of concrete things and the modernist evocation of atmosphere.
There was a time when you could be fired from your job for being gay. It took LGBTQ employees at companies like Kodak to challenge workplace discrimination and transform corporate culture.
With spectacle, personality clashes and corruption increasingly defining American politics, it was only a matter of time before TMZ would set its sights on the Beltway.
A photographer describes how your phone camera flattens and dulls the colors in photos – and how to regain an appreciation for the wide spectrum of colors.
For more than 60 years, India’s foremost photographer created a continuous visual record of the nation after independence.
This touring exhibition offers an alternative perspective to the idea that the UK is a nation divided.
A photography expert explains how a photographer makes artistic decisions that an AI algorithm or robot can’t replicate.
A space historian explains how the Artemis II crew reimagined some Apollo-era photos and found spectacular new angles.
The Hasselblad is the world’s largest award for photography. It cements Muholi’s global influence.
The award-winning Towell has worked in conflict zones including Nicaragua, Afghanistan, Palestine, Guatemala and Ukraine. His work humanizes complex social and political issues.
In Opie’s photographs, the constraints and limitations of the portrait are part of its potential.
Several artists have turned in‑game photography into a serious artistic practice, with radically different approaches.
Jeanne Duval fascinates many feminist and postcolonial scholars, partly because of how little is known about her.
London’s fog literally fogged photographs with the yellowish hue of the capital’s notorious ‘pea-soupers’.
Critics of environmental protection laws may have forgotten how much progress has been made.
This much-loved photographer was a keen observer of the human condition.
A trove of century-old belongings − from farm tools to pillowcases − tells the story of Filipinos who migrated to California to build a new life, a journey now honored in a Smithsonian exhibition.
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Associate Professor Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, UNSW Art & Design, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, Visual Communication, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer of Art History, Griffith University
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Photographer and creative director
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Lecturer in Design and Media Arts, University of California, Los Angeles; California Institute of the Arts
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Chief Curator, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
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Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History, The University of Western Australia
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Honorary Associate Professor, School of Art and Design, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Joanna Mendelssohn is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Macquarie University
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Oak Foundation Lecturer in History of Dress and Textiles, Courtauld Institute of Art
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University