Documentary Photography
Haunting winter photos of Earth’s coldest city by Amos Chapple
A lot of people in the Northern Hemisphere are complaining about the weather. However, there are some folks who live in worse conditions without nagging. Photographer Amos Chapple invites us to meet the people living in the coldest inhabited area on Earth, which includes the village of Oymyakon and the city of Yakutsk, both located in Russia.
Iran’s cultural diversity documented by Hossein Fatemi
Iran is not all about oppressed women, war, and nuclear weapons. There is a huge cultural diversity in the Middle Eastern country and photographer Hossein Fatemi has set on a quest to document it. People drinking, singing, partying, playing, and having fun in general are not something out of the ordinary, as seen in these great photos.
Haunting “Notes for an Epilogue” photos documenting Romania’s changes
After overthrowing its communist dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania has suffered a series of changes that have deeply affected the traditional villages. Photographer Tamas Dezso is documenting these changes using a series of haunting photos, referred to as “Notes for an Epilogue”, also revealing a number of decaying places.
Diego Arroyo’s amazing portrait photos of Ethiopian tribesmen
Capturing the emotions of Ethiopian tribesmen has been a pleasure for photographer Diego Arroyo. The artist has traveled to Ethiopia to document the lives of the Omu Valley folks and he has captured some stunning portraits of them. The photos do a find job at capturing the people’s expressions and are worth a closer look.
Jimmy Nelson documents secluded tribes “Before They Pass Away”
There are multiple civilizations which are unknown to most people. This does not mean they do not exist. However, with the fast development of urbanism, these secluded tribes may be gone and their traditions lost forever. Photographer Jimmy Nelson is aiming to document the tribes and the indigenous people “Before They Pass Away”.
Across the Ravaged Land of petrified animals with Nick Brandt
One of the scariest places on Earth is Lake Natron. The salty waters of this lake kills a lot of animals, which are not decomposing over time, instead they are turned into stone. Photographer Nick Brandt has been there and captured a lot of images of the spooky birds and even creating the “Across the Ravaged Land” book in the process.
NYC Grid project consists of then-and-now New York City photos
Anybody can explore New York City and plenty of other locations with the help of Google Street View. However, you cannot use that if you want to see how the Big Apple used to look like a century ago. Photographer Paul Sahner thought of that so he created a project comparing then-and-now New York City photos.
“Marginal Trades” project documents endangered jobs in India
People living in India are well-aware of the country’s caste system which has been going on for centuries. As the world is moving forward, a lot of people living in swamps, earning very little money in the process, will have to change their professions. These dying jobs are documented by Supranav Dash in the “Marginal Trades” project.
World War I photos taken from a German officer’s point of view
Dean Putney, a developer based in San Francisco, has discovered an impressive collection of never-before-seen World War I photos. The shots belong to his great grandfather, who has fought in the war. Walter Koessler was an officer in the German army and he managed to rack up about 1,000 photos during WWI.
Detroit Urbex project shows how much a great city has fallen
Detroit has become the largest city in the United States to file for bankruptcy. In order to show how much this mighty city has fallen in so few years, the Detroit Urbex project has been created. It has been developed by an anonymous author, but it has managed to raise the awareness regarding the city’s financial troubles.
Michele Palazzi wins Environmental Photographer of the Year 2013
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has officially announced that Michele Palazzi is the winner of the Environmental Photographer of the Year 2013 title. Palazzi won the prestigious award thanks to a touching photo of a young boy and his sister playing during a sandstorm in the Gobi desert.
Topsy-Turvy camera obscura now open in the New York City park
People who want to find out the history of photography can do so by going to the Madison Square Park in New York City. Here, two artists have designed a huge camera obscura, one of the earliest moving image technologies, which allows visitors so see the surrounding areas in real-time using light coming through a hole in the structure.
Color photos of the 1900s Paris taken using autochrome technique
Autochrome was invented in 1903 by the Lumière brothers. It is the first photography technique that allowed people to take color images. There is a huge collection of amazing images taken in Paris in the early days of the 1900s, including a portrait of the inventors and a shot of the Notre Dame cathedral.
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