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This new Diane Arbus photo exhibition makes me wonder: what does it means to truly look at someone?

Right now, Berlin’s Gropius Bau is hosting the largest Diane Arbus exhibition ever held. Titled Diane Arbus: Konstellationen, it features 454 prints, many of them never displayed before, in a show that asks us to confront what it really means to look… and be looked at. From children and circus performers to suburban families and drag queens, Arbus’s portraits don’t just capture a…
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I'm not a landscape photographer, but I tried using my phone for landscape photography – and I’m impressed!

I’m not a landscape photographer. I’ve taken photographs of landscapes for assignments when they fit a story, but a traditional landscape photographer I am not. I’ve recently come to realize that I don’t have the patience for what most people consider ‘landscape photography’; tripods, filters and waiting for the perfect light. I shoot landscapes much like street photography…
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What is pinhole photography? Here's how to shoot without a lens!

Lenses – they’re the heart of every photographer’s toolkit, right? But what if you stripped them away completely? The art of capturing images without a lens has been enchanting photographers for centuries and is known as pinhole photography. In our era of hyper-advanced cameras chasing technical perfection, flawless and razor-sharp images flood our feeds. But sometimes, perfection…
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When a family member offered to lend me his stunning collection of Omega watches for a photoshoot I jumped at the chance

Watch video: Watch this space! I find watches to be an absolute marvel of human engineering, and while I could stare at the inner workings of a watch all day, I’d be lying if I said I had a clue how they work. I think that’s why they’ve become so sought-after over the years, and while digital and smart watches are now available, there’s something special about more manual, analogue time…
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