"Like many successful people, Gage Thompson didn’t wait for work to come to him—he sought it out." Perhaps this is why PDN Magazine recently named Gage an "All-Star Assistant." Gage was recognized not only for his array of photography skills, but also his unwavering work ethic and great sense of humor. Gage has worked with many notable photographers, including widely...
When Pictureline ran a photo contest every week of the summer in 2012, an interesting question came up when the winner of the PORTRAITS contest was announced. A follower on Facebook mentioned, "Does every winner of a portrait photography contest have to have a beard?" Having photographed many people around the world, I realized that I, too, was probably more inclined...
Photographer Matthew Kuhns (www.matthewkuhnsphotography.com) is a California-based landscape photographer, with images published in Popular Photo and PDN. There is a reason why I'm connected to Matt's image highlighted here today, and that is because I met Matthew several minutes after he took this shot in Yosemite. I had been foolishingly loitering farther up in the Yosemite Valley and had taken...
Photography competitions are a fun way to see what others think of your work and usually give you a shot at winning something, if not a little exposure. The downside to some of these competitions is that they cost money. The fees usually go towards the judges of the competitions, but if you do the math, some of the larger...
With the advent of digital imaging--both in capturing and distributing--came the inevitable change in how people consume the events of the world. The days are dwindling in which the printed newspaper and magazine were the only ways to discover the happenings of society. The major shift in image distribution has left the world of photojournalism in a strange place. With...
Trevor Clark was recently highlighted in Photo District News (PDN) for his use of off-camera lighting in his adventure and outdoor photography. Trevor seems to be the quintessential on-the-road and shooting-all-the-time kind of photographer. With each interview in this Pictureline series of "Focus on Photographers," you can start to see how differently people see the world in what they want...
