Lenspost field notes
Interviews, working notes, and clear guidance for photographers entering competitions—and the people who run them.
FRAME 001Black and white photography has a way of slowing down the world. Without color to distract, the viewer falls straight into the emotional core of an image the tension, the fragility, the humanity. Throughout the past century, countless photographers have embraced this stripped-down visual language, but a handful have shaped it so deeply that their […]
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FRAME 002In the contemporary world of portrait photography, few figures divide audiences as sharply as Bruce Gilden. His images do not merely suggest they confront. Gilden’s signature close-up style mercilessly reveals every scar, tremor, and pore, compelling viewers to confront the raw, uncomfortable edge of human existence. However, his latest ambitious body of work, “Only […]
FRAME 003Street photography is a genre that captures the essence of everyday life, often in urban settings, revealing the beauty, humor, and sometimes the harsh realities of the human condition. In England, street photography has a rich history, with photographers documenting the changing social landscape from the post-war era to the present day. This article explores […]
FRAME 004In a world that often celebrates the loud and the obvious, Saul Leiter found beauty in whispers — in reflections on rainy windows, in soft shadows, in the in-between. Born in Pittsburgh in 1923, Leiter moved to New York with the dream of becoming a painter. But the city, in all its layered chaos and […]
FRAME 005Garry Winogrand is one of my favorite street photographers that I have gained much photographic insight and wisdom from. He was in-arguably one of the most prolific street photographers of his time (he shot over 5 million photographs in his career) and one of the most passionate. However, he hated the term “street photographer” and […]
FRAME 006Eric Kim, a renowned street photographer and educator, has extensively studied and shared the lessons from masters of street photography, including Garry Winogrand. Winogrand, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, was known for his portrayal of U.S. life and its social issues, particularly in […]
FRAME 007A rarely seen body of Winogrand’s work is more inviting than his black-and-white pictures, but no less layered or sly. The MOMA show “New Documents,” put together by the photography curator John Szarkowski, in 1967, marked a breakout moment for three photographers who went on to dominate the field: Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander, and Garry Winogrand. Of the […]
FRAME 008MERYL MEISLER: STUDIO 54 & MORE Polka Galerie March 21 – May 17, 2025 12, rue Saint-Gilles, 75003 Paris, France Curator: Adélie de Ipanema, Director For more information contact Anaïs Raffin Vernissage Thursday, March 20, 18h – 08h30. Meryl will be present. Echoing the exhibition “Disco, I’m coming out” at the Philharmonie de Paris, Polka invites you to rediscover […]
FRAME 009The street and the camera were destined to collide. In retrospect, it seems obvious that the first photographs that managed to freeze objects in motion would be taken on the bustling streets of newly industrialized nineteenth-century cities. That era belonged to the crowd, and to the savvy navigators of the endlessly renewable theater of sidewalks […]
FRAME 010There are very few books written on the history of street photography. However, the best book that I know: “Bystander: A History of Photography” is superb. The book was co-authored by photography curator and historian Colin Westerbeck and the legendary street photographer Joel Meyerowitz. The two collaborated for many years on the book, […]
FRAME 011Street photography, as an artistic genre, has been around for over a century, evolving with changes in technology, art, and culture. At its core, street photography captures candid moments of everyday life in public spaces, and it has become a vital part of visual storytelling and documentary photography. Street photography can be a valuable tool […]
FRAME 012The Best Women Street Photographers of All Time Street Photography is one of the most challenging and exciting genres of photography. Sometimes when we see a photo, it gets into our mind and remains eternal for life. This could be moments of sorrow and pain, a disaster happening in the […]
FRAME 013William Klein (1926 – 2022) One of photography’s greatest names, Klein passed away two years ago, leaving behind an amazing body of work, from which I already showed you a number of selections. We mostly know him of his bw work, but today, I brought some of his lesser-known color images. William Klein was […]
FRAME 014ImageNation Paris From 10 to 12 November 2023, ImageNation will be back in Paris, the city that saw the birth of photography almost two centuries ago. Thanks to the many festivals and fairs, the French capital is, more than ever, the crossroads of the new […]
FRAME 015Harry Gruyaert: La part des choses From June 15 to September 24, LE BAL presents the works of Belgian photographer Harry Gruyaert, featuring a vast selection of vintage Cibachrome prints. This exhibition traces an unprecedented journey through the works of an iconic figure in contemporary photography […]
FRAME 016Vivian Maier’s color photos have been the subject of Howard Greenberg Gallery exhibition in 2018. Many of the photos were displayed for the first time, presenting her perception from the world the way she grasped. “The Color Work captures the street life of Chicago and New York, and includes a number of her enigmatic self-portraits.” […]
FRAME 017Kubrick spent five years as a photographer for Look magazine before he became a director. He joined the magazine at the age of 17. Later, his exhibition was held in the Museum of the City of New York; ‘Through a Different Lens: Stanley Kubrick Photographs’, explored Kubrick’s which accompanied by a book of the same name. “Because of […]
FRAME 018Legendary image-maker Joel Meyerowitz shares his advice for aspiring photographers, as his new book How I Make Photographs is published When Joel Meyerowitz met Robert Frank on the set of a photo shoot one day in 1962, he had an epiphany that changed his life forever. Meyerowitz, then 24 and working as art director at a […]
FRAME 019In his long career, Elliott Erwitt almost always carried two cameras, one with black and white film and one with color. As a press release for his first comprehensive U.S. show of color work notes, Erwitt “comes from an era when few photographers worked in color,” but he used both, sometimes shooting similar scenes with […]
FRAME 020The Best Street Photographers of All Time Street Photography is one of the most challenging and exciting genres of photography. Sometimes when we see a photo, it gets into our mind and remains eternal for life. This could be moments of sorrow and pain, a disaster happening in the world, […]
FRAME 021We are honored to announce the new partnership with Venice Photo Lab. One of their main objectives is to present photographic art to the public for free: a way to encourage young people to dream, to see new horizons through photography, which stimulates travel, knowledge, culture and socializing. They decided to exhibit in Venice […]
FRAME 022We are honored to announce the new partnership with Treviso Photographic Festival. The festivals goal is to bring art free of charge to the center of the squares, a moment to reflect, focus on an image, get excited, look up and look at the buildings as if they were an open-air museum, with no […]