I Just Take Pictures: Helmut Newton
He has been labeled the “King of Kink” by the media, called the Antichrist by groups of radical feminists and straddled the line between art and pornography (to be fair, he did make a porn film, but in...
View ArticleJust Below The Surface: Neil Craver
I am loving the series of haunting underwater images from North Carolina based photographer, Neil Craver. I happened on them a few days ago and can’t get them out of my head. What’s more, I can’t...
View ArticleBodyscapes: Allan Teger
During his years as a social psychologist, Allan Teger became fascinated with multiple realities, the idea that there can be planes of existence that are both equally valid, even though each one is...
View ArticleBeyond The Obvious: Edward Weston
“I see no reason for recording the obvious.” – Edward Weston Most photographers are lucky to create one iconic image in their careers. Edward Weston made dozens and also helped to define a new genre of...
View ArticleTheatre Of The Intimate: Marc Lagrange
About a week or so ago, my friend Patrick Shipstad sent me a link to Belgian photographer, Marc Lagrange. I didn’t have the chance to look at it for a couple days, but when I did, I was absolutely...
View ArticleNothing Left To Us But The Body: Ruben Brulat
One of the things I love about doing On Taking Pictures, and frankly something that has completely surprised me, is the fantastic dialog we have built with our listeners; we regularly receive lengthy...
View ArticleA Book Of Contrasts: Bill Brandt
“It is part of the photographer’s job to see more intensely than most people do. He must have and keep in him something of the receptiveness of the child who looks at the world for the first time or of...
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