The Visual Identity of Bamboo Scaffolding
Growing up in Hong Kong, bamboo scaffolding is everywhere. You could walk two streets in any direction and find a building wrapped in those warm, honey-coloured lattices. The scaffolding, paired…
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Are magazines in again?
Are magazines in again? And how are your favorite artists using them to re-describe themselves?
The Royal family: The evolution of portraiture from dynasty to domesticity
Following the recent photo-editing incident from the Prince and Princess of Wales, this article looks at how the domestication of the Royal family through portraits and photography has contributed to…
Resolution in the face of desolation: photographing U2’s ‘The Joshua Tree’
Catchik Paul Jordan looks at the understated photographic story behind the gatefold cover to U2's 'The Joshua Tree' and how it may have embedded itself within the purpose of the…
The art of making: the Apollo camera
As a sequel to 'The art of making: Kodak and the Lunar Orbiter Program', Catchik Paul Jordan traces the fascinating story of Hasselblad and NASA's collaboration during the 1960s, which…
Film’s not dead: the return of the Leica M6
Catchik Jordan discusses the release of the Leica M6 2022 edition - what it is, and why it was made.
Introducing JR: the “French Banksy”
In this article, Gabriella Cohen reviews and analyses the exhibition titled JR: Chronicles
The do’s and don’ts of graduation photography
Your handy guide to getting the best snaps on graduation day!
Capturing the horror of war
This article takes a look at war photography over the years and how it has helped us empathise with the suffering of others. But now, with social media, could photography…