On Tuesday, the world awoke to the photographs of Sue Ogrocki. Based in Oklahoma City as a staff photographer for the Associated Press, Ogrocki’s images of rescue workers carrying injured children from the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School appeared on the cover of many of the world’s leading newspapers, including The New York Times, Wa [...]
Moments of Hope in Oklahoma: One Phot...
On Tuesday, the world awoke to the photographs of Sue Ogrocki. Based in Oklahoma City as a staff photographer for the Associated Press, Ogrocki’s images of rescue workers carrying injured children from the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School appeared on the cover of many of the world’s leading newspapers, including The New York Times, Wa [...]
Ponte City: An Apartheid-Era High Ris...
It is the ultimate in chic and sophistication. Join us on a guided tour of a building that brings Utopia to life and proves that South Africa has caught up with the world’s urban centers. Yes, indeed, all of a sudden there is excitement in the air! You get carried away by the exhilarating feeling of immensity. Because the dimensions are huge [...]
PJL: May 2013 (Part 2)
Features and Essays
Amy Toensing for The National Geographic
Amy Toensing: First Australians (National Geographic) Aboriginals had the continent to themselves for 50,000 years. Today they make up less than 3 percent of the population, and their traditional lifestyle is disappearing. Almost. In the homelands the ancient ways live on. | From [...]
Stillness and Light: Chris Levine Cap...
Many artists perceive power in movement. Photographer and visual artist Chris Levine seeks to illuminate the power inherent in stillness.
His larger-than-life subjects — which include Queen Elizabeth II and singer Grace Jones — might be among the most photographed people in the world, but Levine has a knack for capturing them at rest, as if i [...]
VICE Loves Magnum: Peter van Agtmael ...
USA. South Carolina. 2011. "Wounded" soldiers are treated during a combat lifesaving course that attempts to train soldiers to treat common wounds during simulated combat.
Magnum is probably the most famous photo agency in the world. Even if you haven't heard of it, chances are you're familiar with its images, be they& [...]
Tomás Munita: 2013 Recipient of the C...
Shared human experience.
That was the driving force behind photojournalist Chris Hondros’ work. Moments of humanity, brought into the light and into the consciousness of the greater public. His images — whether made within the baked-clay walls of a compound in Basra, the mold-blanketed alleys of post-Katrina New Orleans or the quiet glades o [...]
You Have One More Day to Show Berlin ...
The nice folks at the Berlin Fotofest, the ones who are running an exciting contest to find the best cell phone photographers in the world, just told us that they have extended their deadline by one more day. That means you have until the end of tomorrow to submit your work. The competition is at a fever pitch. The top three entries, chosen b [...]
Syria’s Refugees Are Wedged Bet...
I first met war photographer Giles Duley a month ago, to talk about his work both before and after he became a triple amputee in Afghanistan. Giles’s most recent trip since we spoke was to Jordan, where he documented the arrival of Syrian refugees after a long journey across the border. Here’s his account of new arrivals to the Za [...]













