Documentary Photography
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 –…
Netflix’s “Abstract: The Art of Design” is now available for free on YouTube
Jun 3, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In 2017, Netflix launched Abstract: The Art of Design, an inspiring documentary TV series. It features different kinds of creatives (including photographers), showing us how…
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…
Are street and documentary photography art?
Dec 27, 2019
Simon King
I think the question of whether something is or is not art is a bit disingenuous, and can be used more as a tool for…
Documentary photography legend Robert Frank dies at 94
Sep 11, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Robert Frank, documentary photographer best known for his 1958 book The Americans, has passed away on Monday, 9 September at his home in Nova Scotia,…
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…