Documentary Photography
Photographer travels across the US to take intimate photos of people and their bedrooms [mildly NSFW]
Dec 20, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
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…
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…
Focal length feud: 28mm vs 35mm for telling a story
Feb 22, 2021
David Babaian and Simon King
From April to August 2020, our small co-operative of photographers decided to apply our documentary photography skills to tell a story about what seemed to…
BBC Cameraman head-butted in the nuts by an angry sheep
Nov 18, 2020
John Aldred
They say to never work with animals or children and while I agree with the children part of that, I’ve always been quite partial to…
Canon’s ISO4,500,000 camera was used to shoot this documentary in the Amazon
Oct 26, 2020
John Aldred
When a company like Canon, or, well, any company, really, produces a camera that claims to shoot as high as ISO 4,500,000, such as the…
These stunning wedding photos show that even the pandemic can’t stop the love
Oct 9, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
2020 has definitely been the most unusual year we’ve lived in. The coronavirus pandemic has changed everything, from daily chores to big life events –…
Lessons I’ve learned after 250 assignments in documentary photography
May 26, 2020
Arik Shraga
Recently I hit a milestone in my photographer’s career: I’ve accomplished 250 paid assignments. It took me ten years and half a million frames to…
Three reasons why you should use only one lens in documentary photography
Sep 2, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
We have discussed several times why shooting only with one lens can be a good call. And no matter the genre you shoot, you can…
How Peter Jackson colorized WWI footage for his documentary
Dec 4, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I’s end, a documentary titled They Shall Not Grow Old has been released. Directed and produced by…
BBC wildlife documentary crew intervene to save penguins’ lives
Nov 21, 2018
John Aldred
It’s one of those things that nature photographers and filmmakers struggle with. When to intervene in the natural course of events. Typically, most don’t intervene,…