Duane Michals on Bringing Music into Photography

DISCOVERY

Duane Michals on Bringing Music into Photography

Over the past year, Michals has engaged in an archival excavation, pulling images (some seen, some unseen) and creating digital booklets that he sends out weekly. In 

Cocoon

, Michals weaves together 1980s Polaroids and sheets of music. 

By Christina Cacouris

EXHIBITION

Rediscovering Historic Photos of the Black Panther Party in 1960s Oakland

Jeffrey Henson Scales unearths never-before-seen photographs of the Black Power Movement.

By Miss Rosen

LAB

Mari Katayama: Self-Portraits in Sculpture

In partnership with Masters.of.Photography,

Blind

offers you free photography classes with great photographers. In the following video, join the accomplished portraitist Albert Watson in his studio and learn how to interact with a model on a photoshoot, understand the geography of a face, and make improvements to your images.

By Masters.of.Photography

EXHIBITION

Six Pictures: Gordon Parks’ Cinematic Style

A new exhibition looks at how the legendary photographer used a filmmaker’s eye to make memorable documentary images.

By Bill Shapiro

STILL AVAILABLE IN OUR LAB SECTION

MASTERCLASS

A History of Portrait Photography

"In photography, portraiture is a constantly evolving genre. Writing a history of the photographic portrait amounts to writing a history of photography itself. By Guillaume Blanc

LIBRARY

Book Advice: Fine Art Portraits

In this selection, you will find the most important photo books of photo portrait history. These include the works from the greatest photographers that have highly influenced the art form.By Blind Magazine

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Nan Goldin on Forging Memories Through Photography

On the occasion of her latest exhibition at Marian Goodman last June, the legendary artist talked about turning photographs into films, and how she keeps the past alive through her portraits.

By Christina Cacouris

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