Documentary Photography
Capturing the Inferno: How LA Photographers are responding to tragedy
Jan 21, 2025
Alex Baker
The LA wildfires that erupted just last week have left an indelible scar on the region. Entire neighbourhoods have been reduced to ash, families have…
Documentary wedding photography 101 – A guide for photographers
Apr 27, 2024
Simon Dewey
Hello – I’m Simon, a documentary wedding photographer who’s been covering weddings since 2012, which makes me sort of qualified to write a bit about it. I…
Outrage ensues as a photo of a woman killed by Hamas wins a photo contest
Apr 4, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
A controversial photo of Shani Louk, a German-Israeli victim of the 7/10 massacre, won a photo competition at the Missouri School of Journalism [this is…
Photographer Helga Paris, Who Captured Life in East Berlin, Dies at 85
Feb 15, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Helga Paris’s work is from a different era. She photographed East Berlin after WWII when German papers preferred to show photos of a happier reality…
New Nat Geo Docuseries follows seven iconic photographers
Feb 9, 2024
John Aldred
National Geographic has announced its new series is coming to Disney+ and Hulu on March 19th. It’s called Photographer, and the six one-hour episodes document…
GCHQ releases unseen images of WW2 code-breaking computer
Feb 7, 2024
John Aldred
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in the UK has released previously unseen photographs of Colossus. The images are being released to celebrate the 80th birthday…
These powerful photos sparked a Cold War propaganda conflict
Nov 6, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
In the last few years, people have started using AI images for propaganda, fake news, and for creating misleading information. However, using visual content for…
Photographer travels across the US to take intimate photos of people and their bedrooms [mildly NSFW]
Dec 20, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
I can hardly imagine a place more versatile than my bedroom. It’s a place of rest, sleep, mental recharge; a place for reading, writing, lazy…
Living in Long Shadows shows a unique insight into the life of a permanently on-the-road adventure travel photographer
Oct 6, 2021
John Aldred
For many photographers, hitting the road and just spending all your time shooting photos is just living the dream. For photographers like Andy Best, it’s…
How to make a Netflix style doc about anything – no matter how surreal
Aug 25, 2021
John Aldred
Even if you’re not a Netflix user, you’ve seen this style of documentary. It’s pretty common these days outside of Netflix, too and often used…