Storytelling is so powerful! So how we go beyond the buzzwordness of storytelling and actually tell great stories through our photos? Here are our tips and thoughts…

Looking through the long arc of time it’s easy to see the big moments, the major wins and losses, but it’s the small stories and characters who slip through the cracks of the history books that are the most interesting. Theirs are the stories that feel the most human, and provide context for grand historical moments that feel more like stories in a book than something that actually happened.These photos tell the history of people who rose to the occasion to make a change for the better, and who stood up for themselves when faced with impending doom.

It’s truly such an honor to be the chosen travel photographer for this adventure session and share a sliver of this couple’s story through their photos!

An exhibit in Boston featuring female photographers from the Middle East sheds light on a photographer culture that's had little stateside exposure until now

The world abounds with captivating stories. And with a camera, you can capture and frame them from your point of view. Here are 20 tips to guide you.

Nikk Martin’s photographs are hard to encapsulate: suspended in enigmatic narratives, his immaculate compositions are a nuanced interpretation of fashion, documentary, and landscape photography—one that...

In the studio with the Dominican-born, New York-based artist Firelei Báez as she prepares for a flurry of upcoming fall shows.

Ten days ago, the class of nine had just settled into seats when our teacher Jay described the theme of the three-day photography workshop*. Most students were like me, with thousands of photos on…

Hauts-de-Seine, Parc de Sceaux, France, 1987. Czeslaw Milosz on Josef Koudelka's "Exiles" While writing this essay I had before my eyes Josef Koudelka's photographs. Let my words serve as a tribute to his art of telling stories without words. Rhythm is at the core of human life. It is, first of

Learn how to create visual food stories that evoke emotions, capture moments in time and transport the audience into that moment.

Over the past four years, Guneriussen has transitioned from using obsolete products to creating all of his sculptures from reclaimed wood.

In an era when foreign images of Africa made it the object of global pity, the Malian photographer Malick Sidibé helped his countrymen tell a different story, says Mark Hudson

Photography can convey powerful emotions through simple imagery, especially when the photographer is telling a story or trying to exorcise some of their personal demons through the lens.Sometimes these emotionally charged images can come off a bit hoaky, other times they’re just too darn depressing to look at for long, but the photographic works of Ilya Kisaradov, aka DeviantARTist ezorenier, are just the right mix of dark and downright interesting.Ilya's pics definitely have a story to tell, wheth...

These 2 pictures explain how Trump got elected and how he'll govern... Here's how Trump got elected... (Photo Twitter) And... here's what Trump will mean

Ukrainian photographer Oleg Oprisco blurs the lines between imagination and reality. In Selvedge issue 70, he sat down with us to talk craft, inspiration, and the art of story-telling… You use film cameras which is quite rare nowadays. What stops you from using digital?Hard to tell in a few words. Firstly, the differen

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This is a collection of truly powerful real life photos, which each tell their own unique story. I love looking at photographs and trying to put together the back story behind that photo what the person was thinking when the photo was taken? What where their emotions?. A great collection of powerful photos, for which

The Congo Basin sits in the very heart of Africa, spanning six nations and extending over 500 million acres. Labeled as the “world’s second lung”...

Tribute to her Mother, photographer Kirsty Mitchell created a storybook project with short film and photography of different colorful goddess from wonderland. You can read how she processed and behind the scene.

Reuben Nutt is a talented 18-year-old self-taught photographer and cinematographer based in Brisbane, Australia. “I focus on lifestyle and landscape photography and telling visual stories,” he says…

Italian store Tod's launches its 'Icons by an Icon' exhibition, photographed by Magnum's Elliott Erwitt

Description Rockwell was a masterful storyteller who could distill a narrative into a single frame. His pictures tell stories about the adventure of growing up, of individuals rising up to face personal challenges, the glamour of Hollywood and the importance of tolerance in American life. He created his pictures with strategies similar to those used by filmmakers. The exhibition is based on new research into Rockwell, his work and the relationships between the artist and the movies. It showcases fifty-seven major Rockwell paintings and drawings from these private collections. Telling Stories is organized by Virginia M. Mecklenburg, senior curator. Visiting Information Smithsonian American Art Museum July 1, 2010 – January 2, 2011 Open Daily, 11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m Free Admission

Join Aperture and WeTransfer for the opening reception of Refocus, an exhibition highlighting the work of under-recognized photographers. On view at Aperture Gallery from September 10—26, 2018, see more details about the exhibition here. Refocus, an exhibition at Aperture Foundation spotlighting three midcareer photographers who were provided grants by WeTransfer, which will be on…

Our post for International Women’s Day resonated with many of our readers, who asked about sharing their own images of powerful women. In response, the Your Shot community launched the hashtag challenge #portraitsofstrength. While my initial blog post focused on women photographing women, our hashtag challenge was open to photographers of any gender sharing images […]

The Grammy's were last night! Hopefully you stopped pirating music off of LimeWire long enough to tune in. Some of the performances were worth mentioning. I thought Cold Play did a great job with J. Hova and there's something about those Jonas Brothers...