Beyond the Canvas
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“My work comes out of my life. The people I photograph are not freaks or curiosities to me. I like people who dare.” - Peter Hujar...

Catching up on the news from my 2nd hometown of London, I feel compelled to go off on a rant. It appears that the people threatening the...

"I do see myself as a chronicler. My pictures try to encapsulate our time." - Andreas Gursky Whatever he sees himself as, Andreas Gursky...

"I hope to stay unemployed as a war photographer till the end of my life." - Robert Capa (1913-1954) Alas, Capa's hopes were destined to...

You know when you're having a conversation with a friend and the following day you read something that exactly echoes your thoughts...

"During the quarantine period, I began to create staged self-portraits at home. In the photo, which was the beginning of the series, I...

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be...

"If I have to change my lifestyle, I don't want to live." - Robert Mapplethorpe In this powerful self-portrait Robert Mapplethorpe looks...

Like many, I have been following the recent events unfolding in Afghanistan. I have mostly been feeling sad and powerless while thinking...

'Beauty is the main line to make people feel something.' - Richard Mosse It's easy to be fooled by the alluring colours of the striking...

“My photography has always provided me with an opportunity to open myself up and see the world around me. And most of all, photography...

"I think that most work that’s made by black artists is considered to be about blackness. [Laughs.] Unlike work that’s made by white...

‘The series was created from a personal need for spiritual grounding after experiencing trauma. The search for what gives meaning to our...

"I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had...

Luxembourg-born Edward Steichen is one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of the...