Josef Koudelka Could Locate Beauty Anywhere

Koudelka’s personal uniform featured sturdy workman’s shoes. “I wake up,” Koudelka said, at Pace. “I walk all day. Every year a new pair of shoes.” He was a lithe, muscular man who could cook and wash his clothes anywhere, mend any hole or tear, and remain agile with multiple cameras dangling from his neck. He … Read more

What’s wrong with this picture? Plenty, say experts

What was intended as a simple family photo has become a royal headache for Princess Catherine and her family, after social media users and photo experts pointed out numerous inconsistencies that suggest the photo was heavily manipulated. A disappearing sleeve, a misaligned zipper and green summertime leaves are just a few details that have raised questions … Read more

A Begrudgingly Affectionate Portrait of the American Mall

As a young photographer in the early eighties, DiRado established an approach that he would return to again and again. For months, or years, he’d immerse himself in a place that drew regulars into loose circles of camaraderie. His first major project documented the summer of 1983 at Bell Pond in Worcester, Massachusetts, an abandoned … Read more

Cindy Sherman’s Grotesque Digital Creations

This kind of heavy digital intervention is a first for Sherman in a gallery context, but for years she has maintained what amounts to a digital sketchbook on her Instagram account, where, to some four hundred thousand followers, she shares pictures of her face that have been mangled and distorted with various filters and A.I. … Read more