Pictorialism – When Photographers Set Out to Prove That Photography Could Be Art
When photography began its triumphal advance in the nineteenth century, many people regarded it primarily as one thing: a technical […]
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Free hands – and what you can do with
There are themes one encounters and thinks: interesting. There are others that make one pause briefly, jot down a note,
Why Red, All of a Sudden?
On Leonardo, red chalk, handwriting and the beginning of Studia Rubra Dear reader, anyone familiar with my photographic work will
What Photographers Can Learn from the Pre-Raphaelites
Or: Why a handful of young English artists began searching for the roots of art nearly 180 years ago. When
Why I’ll Be Bothering You with Long-Dead Painters More Often
A small warning before we begin. Over the coming months, the Cogitationes will occasionally introduce names you might not expect
The One Photograph
How many photographs do you have of your mother? Of your father? Of your children? Probably hundreds, perhaps even thousands.
Smartphone or Professional Camera? Why This Debate Misses the Point
The following scene is not fictional. It happened exactly as I am about to describe it. It was a Sunday
The Image Made of Silver
What a gelatin silver print is, and why its appearance still lives on in digital photography In texts about classic
The Image Between the Dots
On Pointillism and Divisionism, photographic grain, and a reality that only comes into being in the eye When we approach
Photoshop, retouching, and the Illusion of the “real” image
There is a statement I hear time and again, usually from people who encounter photography primarily as viewers rather than