The subjects of photographer David Magnusson’s series are participants in Purity Balls, an American phenomenon in which girls promise to remain virgins until marriage and their fathers pledge to help them do so.
What is a photograph? What does it mean to make one without a camera? Alexander M. Harrington’s latest project explores the appearance of surface, shadow and depth.
Photographer Ilona Szwarc’s camera has brought her closer to her mother-in-law than she could ever imagine. LightBox presents Szwarc’s on-going project in honor of Mother’s Day.
Alpine landscapes can be some of the most pristine and majestic vistas in the world. Photographer Walter Niedermayr’s images of the world’s most beautiful slopes are featured in The Aspen Series, a new book by Hatje Cantz.
In 1955, photographer Marc Riboud set out in an old Jeep to see the world. 58 years later, a show of his work at the Peter Fetterman Gallery demonstrates just how the traveler’s eye remains as vibrant as ever.
When Maggie Steber realized her mother would never get better, she began taking photographs. Her film ‘Rite of Passage,’ about the end of her mother’s life, premieres June 11.
The guest curators for this year’s LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph—beginning June 7 in Charlottesville, Va.—spoke to LightBox about how the festival came together.
On Tuesday evening, Christie’s held its first-ever auction of contemporary photojournalism prints. The event, which was hosted by Christiane Amanpour, was to benefit the family of the late Anton Hammerl.
Nuru Project helps photojournalists make a difference in the world—but it also re-introduces the frequently discussed matter of whether the journalist’s job is to make that difference or to record things as they are.
Interest in Instagram has had a positive effect in a surprising place: at analog-only photography company Lomography.
