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Weekly picks from our Lab section

Discover high-end documentaries on successful photographers, tutorial videos in partnership with the NOOR Foundation, masterclasses with legends, history of photography, podcasts, and more. Inspire yourself with a first content curation on portraiture and documentary photography!

MASTERCLASS

Masterclass with NOOR Photographers

In the following masterclass, several NOOR photographers, including Andrea Bruce, Nina Berman, Kadir von Lohuizen, Tanya Habjouqa, Jon Lowenstein and Sanne de Wilde will give you their advice on creativity, the art of sequencing and toning, and will explain you how to create a sustainable business model as a photographer.

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PODCAST

Sarah Blesener on Documentary Photography

In the following podcast, photographer Sarah Blesener discusses her most recent project, the essential role of ethics behind her work, being a woman in the photo industry and she gives advice to emerging documentary photographers.

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MOVIES

Joakim Eskildsen, Nothing Special

Joakim Eskildsen is a Danish documentary photographer praised for his work on the Roma people and poverty in the United States. After traveling the world to document the stories and the lives of others, Joakim is now telling his own story and that of the people around him in this 38-minutes film.

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MASTERCLASS

Masterclass with Duane Michals

The poetic work of American artist Duane Michals is punctuated by portraits. Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, writer Stephen King, the father of dadaism Marcel Duchamp, painter René Magritte. He tells here in video his approach to the genre.

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TUTORIAL

Using Natural Light for Portraits, by Olga Kravets

Olga Kravets is a journalist by education and she started to take photographs as an alternative means of expression in Russia, where press freedom continues to be a struggle. In this 4-chapter course, she will take you with her to the city of Saint-Denis, near Paris, and give you advice about portraiture in raw conditions.

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ADVICE

Calendar of Grants and Prizes for Portrait

Grants and photography competitions are often a way to develop one's artistic practice, to get one's work out, to lead a long-term project. Here you will find a list of all important prizes and awards dedicated to portrait photography with a calendar of submissions, grant amounts and useful information. Submit your work.

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Blind financially supports the production of visual stories and invites all photographers to submit their portfolios.

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