Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2022 i Lens Magazine

“There’s a contemplative or meditative quality to photography which I find to be a sort of peaceful state. I love being able to travel the world, experience different cultures and landscapes.”- Steve McCurry For more than thirty years, Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography, with international awards, scores of magazine and book covers, over twenty published books, and many exhibitions worldwide. We are absolutely delighted to feature an exclusive interview with one of the most influential photographers of our generation and to put on the spotlight his must-see exhibition 'Steve McCurry: Its Own Place and Feeling' exhibited at the Etherton Gallery until April 2, 2022! Magnum photographer Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for many years.…

Thomas Dellert, also known as 'Thomas Dellacroix' and 'Tommy Dollar', a given name by the American Pop artist Andy Warhol in New York in 1980, when Thomas did some hand-printed silkscreens for Warhol. Thomas (born on July 12, 1953) is a Swedish multimedia artist, photographer, painter, actor, singer, songwriter, poet, filmmaker, director, fashion designer, theatre set designer, and interior decorator. “The American Neon Night' project expresses the true colors of New York and Miami, which I have been in love with since my first visit to New York in 1968. I have returned TO NYC many times until I finally decided to live there. My years in Manhattan are some of the best in my life. I was especially fascinated by what is called "Americana. "Typical American places like Diners…

“My quest as a landscape and nature photographer is to showcase wild, beautiful & unique natural locations and use my creative vision to capture those landscapes in high-quality images that inspire awe in the viewer, respect for the natural world, and ultimately a greater appreciation of wilderness and wilderness preservation.”- Joseph Rossbach My love of photography started 30 years ago. I was a junior in High School, and I needed art credits, but I couldn't draw or paint to save my life, so I enrolled in Photography 101: Black & White Film and The Darkroom. I thought this would be an easy way to earn my credits, but little did I know that I would fall in love with photography, and it would turn into a lifelong journey. Through the…

As the proverb goes: when life gives you lemons, make a lemonade. That is precisely what I show in the photographic essay “A gambiologia da sevirologia” (The art and science of making do): how the population from the outskirts developed strategies to survive and adapt to the adversities in a setting of deprivation. A quick fix for us – and I include myself, as I was born in a favela, Monte Azul, which was never synonymous with doing things poorly. Quite the opposite: it is doing what you can to adapt and reach a goal. Overcoming the barriers imposed by the absence of public power has given the impoverished populace the capacity to make do with what they have at hand, or at their feet, to achieve better structural conditions,…

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The saying goes, "You can't be everywhere at the same time." But for sixteen days, those covering the Winter Olympics camera-in-hand try to be. This means surviving on instant noodles and sleep deprivation. I'm with a team of photographers here in Beijing from the international photo agency Zuma Press to document the Games. We discuss over late-night cocktails in our home away from home, the beautiful Crowne Plaza Sun Palace in the heart of Beijing, or via WhatsApp, who’s going to cover what the next day. While the athletes are vying for the gold medal, we are going for the photographers' version of the grand prize – the coveted covers and double-page spreads of magazines and newspapers around the globe. Photographing the Winter Games means not only trying to freeze…

I am an emergency services photographer working to document full-time and volunteer emergency responders in action, during training, and behind-the-scenes. I respond to emergency calls or attend training events at their departments or throughout the state to get these images. I accomplish the behind-the-scenes work by spending a day or more with an individual or a department. I photograph the daily events, training, and calls and then document the visit and interviews as part of my Portrait of a Responder project. My gear varies based on my shooting situation. For example, I have a 17mm or 17-85mm lens camera when shooting inside a vehicle. I will use a tight strap to help steady the shoot and keep gear out of the way. When shooting a fire scene or training event,…

The roots for this series began a few years ago by experimenting with a new technique involving motion. In this series, the subjects are the denizens of a Shinto shrine pond. There was nothing spectacular about the environment — the kaleidoscope of fall foliage had disappeared, and the greys and browns of winter were creeping in. Then I began watching the koi fish, observing their movements interactions, not only among themselves but also with me. At that moment, I thought of the Impressionists and wondered if I could make images of these koi as if they were being painted and not photographed. I started thinking of my camera as a painter’s brush moving over the canvas, sometimes making broad strokes of light, other times dashes of color, using different shutter…

In Yellowstone, the mythical wonders surrounding you are unlike anything else. Established in 1872 and located primarily in Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park was America’s first national park. To this day, Yellowstone remains one of the country’s most popular national parks with millions of annual visitors. Yellowstone spans almost 3,500 miles and extends into parts of Montana and Idaho, making it one of the largest national parks in the US. March 1st will mark Yellowstone’s 150th anniversary as a National Park. It remains one of the country’s most popular national parks with millions of annual visitors. Yellowstone spans almost 3,500 miles and extends into parts of Montana and Idaho, making it one of the largest national parks in the US. Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a dormant volcano and…

THE WEDGE At the south end of the peninsula, a wave located in Newport Beach, CA, is one of Southern California’s most sought-after waves. The physics behind this wave creates a monster peak combined with an incoming wave mutating with a wave that has already passed and bounced off the jetty alongside. This wave breaks dangerously close to shore and in very shallow water because of how steep the beach is and, in turn, becomes very powerful and potentially deadly for the average beachgoer. Not to mention the strength of the rip currents created by these waves can make it very difficult for inexperienced swimmers. While The Wedge holds such a fearsome reputation, that only created more of an obsession for Jason to photograph it. "I've definitely had my scars…

Still life photography is a very distinct genre of photography. It is a unique field in which the photographer is totally responsible for all technical and creative aspects of the photograph. The choice of subject, lighting, background, color palette, composition, and location all fall under the complete control of the photographer, who can skillfully breathe life into their inanimate subjects. It also provides ample room for experimentation, as the photographer has plenty of time to set up his photo. In order to be successful at still life photography, one needs to find ways to make their photos visually attractive. Thus still life is an excellent style of photography for learning and mastering new skills; It is all about converting lifeless everyday objects to visually pleasing and meaningful photographs, and there…

The Chawmos, a 14-day Winter Solstice Festival, is the most important event in the year of the Kalashi, an animist minority in northern Pakistan. The Festival is a portrait in contrasts: solemn ritual and joyous dancing, gender segregation and public flirtation, togetherness, and isolation. Purity and purification are the big themes of this festival. The Kalash are a group of about 4,000 people, the country’s smallest minority group, who live in the mountains of the Hindu Kush, where they practice an ancient polytheistic faith. Their religion is often compared to an ancient form of Hinduism, but the origins of the Kalash are a mystery. Their faith incorporates animistic traditions of worshiping nature and a pantheon of gods, whose members, in some instances, bear resemblances to the Vedic gods of ancient…