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  Balancing color contrast and harmony in your photos

  500px.com - 500px Blog

  Color contrast and harmony are essential elements in creating visually engaging photos. Properly balancing these elements can make your images more …

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  National Portrait Gallery London Announces Shortlist For Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024

  Forbes - Joanne Shurvell

  Four photographers have been shortlisted from 55 for the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024, the prestigious annual photography award organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London. The works by the shortlisted artists were chosen from 4,847 submissions entered by 1713 photographers from …

• I asked and #substack answered.
  
  Which are your favorite #photography #newsletters?
  

  

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  Some Favorite Photography Substacks

  

  Curated byMia Quagliarello

  In honor of World Photography Day (Aug. 19), I wanted to see and celebrate independent writers covering photography. I asked the Substack community which newsletters I should check out, got boosted by someone with a big following, and — boom — a bounty! (Extra special thanks to Seth Werkheiser for his picks.) I didn't get through even half of the suggestions before realizing I had a worthy collection to share. I hope you enjoy these bright voices and their discerning eyes.

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  Anyone Can Take Interesting Abstract Photos on Their Smartphone: Here's How

  makeuseof.com - Dave Parrack

  Smartphone cameras are capable of shooting across all photographic genres these days, and that includes abstract photography. Once you grasp what …

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  Striking Animal Portraits Capture "Humanlike" Poses Full of Personality

  My Modern Met - Jessica Stewart

  Photographer Vincent Lagrange doesn't take your standard animal portrait. His remarkable images don't just capture the details of each animal's anatomy, but also strike much deeper into their unique characters. His new book, Between Us: Animal Portraits, hones in on the connection between himself …

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  The 25 Photos That Defined the Modern Age

  The New York Times - M.H. Miller

  This story contains graphic images of violence and death. Let’s get this out of the way first: Of the dozens of photographers not represented here that a reasonable person might expect to have been included, the most conspicuous absentees include Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Robert Adams, Richard …