February is Black History Month, so we’ve taken the opportunity to profile some of our favorite Black photographers on Instagram. The artists featured below are masters of their trade. Their Instagram profiles are filled with visually striking imagery, from...
Nothing makes you reassess how you spend your free time quite like chatting with fashion photographer Dani Diamond.
Diamond is primarily known for his perfectly-lit portraits and high-end boutique fashion photography. But, between his packed shooting schedule and raising two...
Platon won't adjust the F stop because he doesn’t want to miss that look in your eye. “Before I shoot, I’m not thinking how to get a good picture,” he says. “I’m thinking what can I learn from this...
In Manhattan, in a little gallery in SOHO, is a small piece of Southern swamp. The hardwood floors of the gallery creak under your feet like an old house. The walls are an unassuming slate grey and are lined...
Jason Lau works at 190th street. Well, not at exactly, but throughout Spanish Harlem. “When I’m walking , I think ‘oh my god – that’s a good shot! I need to come back.’” The mailman turned amateur photographer turned...
Happy National Proposal Day! To celebrate this romantic holiday, I spoke with Ash Fox—New York City’s master of proposal photography. Ash has captured (and created) over 1,500 dreamy proposals for everyone from the nervous bachelor next door to NFL...
It's interesting. Those moments when we get to stop and analyze the history of an integral part of life can be magical. Though fleeting, it is also grounding. Uniquely rooting us in just how quickly we've advanced. How steadily,...
As part of our Over Coffee series, we met with Meir Pliskin at the Brooklyn Artisan Bakehouse to discuss Orthodox Jewish wedding photography, building communities, and the instinct to capture.
“At the top of the list, before even having the best...
Happy Women’s History Month, everyone! We’re using this auspicious occasion as an excuse to talk about some of the most inspirational women in photography.
Spoiler alert: it’s an exceptionally talented and fascinating group of people.
We could have happily continued...
We met with Mariana Quevedo at Sumner Cafe in Bed-Stuy to discuss building a portfolio, vulnerability in fashion photography, and saying goodbye to business school.
Mariana Quevedo dropped out of business school at the Ohio University during her first week. “They...
