2How to Get Out of a Rut with Street Photography and Continue Growing
There is a mental process that goes into making photographs of everyday people in the street. Confidence is a huge driving force in getting strong, compelling visual content. When confidence is high, so is your creative flair. However, there will be times when you’re not your best self, and a high level of creative productivity is not always sustainable. Almost unknowingly you fall deep into a rut and your photography suffers. You can all of sudden feel stuck, and find that you are asking yourself, “how do I get out of this?”
3The 10 Best Art Documentaries to Watch on Netflix Right Now
Netflix has become the go-to-source for all things entertainment related — regardless if you’re a viewer who prefers Michael Bay-style spectacles — or more low-key affairs which explore the human condition. If you happen to fall into the latter category, the art documentaries on Netflix are an excellent escape. Not only do they tune out the events of the work day, but they can also aid in one’s own attempt to get in touch with their creativity.
Like art itself, the art documentaries on Netflix are quite diverse; ranging from stories about decades of commitment to discipline without any success, recognition only after death, and the inevitable infiltration of forgery into a lucrative marketplace.
4Shahidul Alam: A Singular Voice in Photography for Dignity and Human Rights
Over three decades, the photographer has covered major events, natural disasters and the struggle against governmental abuses. Now he is in jail in Bangladesh.
Shahidul Alam grimaced as he staggered on his way into a Dhaka courthouse on Aug. 6. Handcuffed and surrounded by the police, he loudly proclaimed he had been tortured after more than 30 plainclothes officers snatched him from his home the night before.
Mr. Alam, an internationally known photographer, educator and human rights advocate, was detained shortly after giving an interview to Al Jazeera and posting a series of live videos on Facebook that criticized the government’s violent response to two weeks of student-led protests that began over road safety. Many photojournalists covering the protests, including Mr. Alam, have been attacked by the police and armed gangs linked to the ruling Awami League party.
He has now been charged under Section 57 of Bangladesh’s Information Communications Technology Act, which lets the authorities arrest people who criticize the government online. He remains in jail at least until Sept. 11, when he will have a hearing on a bail request that was filed this week.
5Documentary photography stars in the Distinctly show
Gathering work by 12 documentary photographers shot over the last six decades, the exhibition at Pingyao International Photography Festival takes a cool look at life in Britain – and it’s coming to Liverpool’s LOOK festival next year
Founded in 1997 the Pingyao International Photography Festival is China’s most prestigious photo festival, featuring images from more than 50 countries each year in indoor and outdoor venues across the UNESCO-listed ancient city. This year it includes a huge exhibition called Distinctly, which is curated by Open Eye Gallery’s Tracy Marshall and which will travel to Merseyside in 2019 as one of the main exhibitions of LOOK International Photo Biennial.
Featuring work by 12 documentary photographers – Martin Parr, Chris Killip, Daniel Meadows, John Myers, Markéta Luskačová, Tish Murtha, Ken Grant, Paul Seawright, Niall McDiarmid, Robert Darch, Elaine Constantine, and Kirsty MacKay – the exhibition “takes a unique approach to the depiction of Britain and its distinct landscapes, industries, social and economic changes, cultural traditions, traits and events” over the last six decades says Marshall. “The exhibition looks at the gentle, the humorous, the starkness, the beauty, and the realities experienced and captured by the photographers around their lives living and working in Britain,” she adds.
6Earth From Above: Stunning Drone Photography By Demas Rusli
Outstanding aerial photos by Demas Rusli, a full-time architectural designer, hobbyist photographer, and digital artist from Jakarta, Indonesia who currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia.
