American documentary photographer Eugene Richards on why he self-publishes, the 'obsessive experience' of revisiting his contact sheets, being out of touch with what journalism is, tips on getting to know the subjects of a story, and why he left Magnum.

196 - Eugene Richards

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A special report from the 2024 Fotografia Europea festival in Reggio Emillia, Italy.

231 - Fotografia Europea 2024 Special

Ukraininan photojournalist and recent World Press Photo winnerJulia Kochetova on not being a war photographer, why it’s about the pictures she hasn’t taken, consent, ethics, her film ‘See You Later’ and how war has erased her capacity for joy.

230 - Julia Kochetova

Michael Ackerman on family history, photographing animals, and ‘life’, mood, longing, the impossible to-do list and transcending the facts while keeping a strong hold on a deeper truth.

229 - Michael Ackerman

French photographic artist Valerie Belin on on the dual influence of American minimal art and Italian baroque art, presence and absence, the theme of beauty, how women are ‘attacked’ by stereotypes, comic books and the importance of Photoshop to her practice.

228 - Valerie Belin

American photogrpaher Linda Troeller on modelling for Ansel Adams, a lifetime of self-portraiture, nudity, prudishness, women’s lib, the erotic life of women, living in the Chelsea Hotel for 20 years and how Alexander MacQueen influenced her visual palette.

196 - Eugene Richards

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