February 11 - February 18, 2022
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Great Photography Stories
John Biever is the only photographer who has shot all 55 Super Bowls.
Thanks to his dad Vernon, John Biever got to photograph the first Super Bowl in 1967 when he was only 15 - this Sunday, John will photograph his 56th championship event. The San Diego Union-Tribune tells John’s story.
“This Sunday, John, now 70 and a San Diego resident for the past decade, will be in a familiar spot. He will be photographing the Cincinnati Bengals playing the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl at Sofi Stadium.”
The New Yorker looks at Alec Soths New Book.
Are you tempted to get Alec Soth’s big new photobook, A Pound of Pictures? This feature in The New Yorker is a nice preview of what you can expect if you mash that buy button.
“Photography doesn’t just force me to leave the house, it forces me to leave my head (briefly)”
AnOther Magazine Reviews The New Show at ICP
AnOther Magazine meets with curator David Campany to explore one of the big new exhibits that just opened at the ICP, A Trillion Sunsets: A Century of Image Overload:
“Is the number of images going to disturb civil society? Can our psychology take it? Is ‘truth’ being lost?”
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Pier 24 Photography has a Vimeo playlist of photographer features, lectures, and photobook flip-throughs from many notable names in the photo world such as Zoe Strauss, Jason Fulford, Charlotte Cotton, and more. Check out the full playlist here.
EQUITY AND ETHICS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
The Power of the Collective
One of the positive developments in building a more diverse photography community is the number of new collectives that are emerging all around the world to bring new voices and perspectives to photography. This week the Guardian features a selection of images from Blak Lens, a group of Aboriginal photographers that just launched this week.
“Formed by Michal Jalaru Torres, Blak Lens aims to provide support for talented photographers across Australia, building a professional and cultural network to amplify each other’s work and to change perceptions.”
OPPORTUNITIES / CALLS FOR ENTRY
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