Magnum photographer Alec Soth and Brad Zellar have spent the last last 3 years documenting the backroads of rural America while posing as reporters for a fictitious newspaper. Their latest trip took them through Georgia and the work is now available as The LBM Dispatch #7. Hit the jump for more info.
It’s been a busy week over at Magnum Photos with the announcement of the next Square Print Sale and now the launch of their online book store. They’ve got an amazing selection of signed photo books and limited editions so be sure to check it out if you’re looking to add to your own library. Hit the jump for more info.
Looking at photo books is one the best investments any photographer can make to improve their own work so when Michael Ernest Sweet posted a list of 10 free street photography eBooks on The Huffington Post I was eager to check them out. Are these free titles worth your time even if they’re free? Hit the jump to find out!
Mangnum photographer Martin Parr is internationally recognized as a brilliant satirist of contemporary life and his work often rides the line between objectivity and voyeurism. The social classes of England are front and center in his work so the opportunity to photograph the annual Voewood Festival was a perfect match. Hit the jump for more.
Photo © Alec Soth
Magnum photographer Alec Soth and Brad Zellar have spent the last 3 years documenting the backroads of rural America while posing as reporters for a fictitious newspaper. The project eventually evolved into an actual publication called the LBM Dispatch and the latest edition focusses on Georgia. Hit the jump for more details on this ambitious project.
Larry Clark’s lurid portraits of teenage sex, violence and drug taking hang at major museums around the world and his latest book, Forgotten Photographs, sold out in a few hours. But through the magic of the internet you can enjoy all the images from Forgotten Photographs as a gorilla turns the pages. Some of the images are NSFW so hit the jump only if you dare!
Photo © Gail Albert Halaban
Photographer Gail Albert Halaban creates sprawling urban landscapes that include the private lives of strangers captured through their windows. Is she just another peeping tom pushing the boundaries between privacy and art, or does she have a more noble purpose? Hit the jump to hear it in her own words.
Tractor Boys by Martin Bogren is a beautiful little book that documents a group of teenage boys in Sweden who spend their spare time racing old cars that have been converted for use on farms. The grainy black and white photos have a soft, almost dream-like focus that makes the book more about a time, a place or a particular mood than it does about a specific set of actions. Hit the jump for the full review.
Photo © Henri Cartier Bresson / Magnum Photos
Magnum Contact Sheets is one of the best books any street photographer can own and it’s been re-released as a more affordable compact edition. The new version is physically smaller but has a few extra pages as some sections had to be redesigned to account for the smaller page size. Hit the jump for more info.
Photo © Jesse Marlow
Street photography is on the rise and the elusive artform is being practiced in all corners of the globe. The World Atlas Of Street Photography is a new publication featuring a wide array of street photographers with different styles that may challenge your ideas about the medium. Hit the jump for more info.
