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Couples at square dance © Russell Lee

Save the last dance

May 07, 2013  by Bareman, Karin

Karin Bareman elaborates on how dancing has been captured in photography and film.

Ariella Azoulay’s appropriated photograph of the Palestinian town of Kufr Bir’im, loaned to her by second generation refugeee Nahida Zahra

Watching over Palestine

February 18, 2013  by Clarke, Chris

Chris Clarke uses Ariella Azoulay to explain how aerial photography in the Middle East distances combatants from the effects of military action.

Woman with Pearls, 1967 © Vivian Maier

The City As Playground

January 21, 2013  by Bareman, Karin

Karin Bareman shares her thoughts on the works of photographer Vivian Maier and artist Ai Weiwei who both portrayed urban America.

Untitled © Joan Colom

From The Archive - El Raval

December 14, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Barcelona fans around the world have been enjoying the fact that they own the world's greatest footballer, Lionel Messi.

Art Photo Studio: closed due to retirement, Toronto, Ontario 2005

The Disappearance of Darkness

December 04, 2012  by Bohr, Marco

Marco Bohr looks at the work of Canadian photographer Robert Burley as he charts the decline of the analogue medium.

MGM recording Leo the Lion (whose real name was Jackie) roaring for its official movie title logo which was first used for MGM's first talking picture 'White Shadows in the South Seas' in 1928. Jackie was used as the MGM logo for all of their films from 1928 to 1956 and was the first lion to appear in a Technicolor film in 1932 (courtesy The John Kobal Foundation)

Jackie The Lion

November 14, 2012  by Best, Suky

Suky Best looks at MGM's use of the big cat in their company's logo and title sequence.

iPad photographers © Karin Bareman

The Rise of iPad Photography

August 27, 2012  by Bareman, Karin

Karin Bareman looks at how the latest developments in tablet technology might fit into the history of photography.

Chris Engman

Future Events

June 18, 2012  by Engman, Chris

Chris Engman paints a picture of Galveston, Texas, with its unusual architecture and history of natural disasters.

Exhibition layout, Album Beauty by Erik Kessels © Foam

Album Beauty

June 04, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Erik Kessels is busy preparing for his show, Album Beauty, opening at Foam on 29 June.

A mine detection team in Kabul with the German police officer who is training them, 2010 © Simon Norfolk

Simon Norfolk on John Burke

May 23, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

In this extract from his talk at Foam yesterday, Simon Norfolk introduces us to nineteenth century photographer of Afghanistan, John Burke.

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Collecting Photography

February 21, 2012  by Bareman, Karin

Any photography collection is in and of itself a strange beast. Collecting photos is a tantalising enterprise, a hopeless endeavour.

Chelsea Intro, 1984 © Tom Wood

Classic Shot- Tom Wood

February 13, 2012  by Crawford, Jonathan

Seeing as it's Valentine's Day tomorrow, our classic shot selection this week is from the acclaimed Irish photographer Tom Wood.

Karin Bareman

Photography in Iceland

November 21, 2011  by Bareman, Karin

Grim. Desolate. Imposing. Brisk. The landscape in Iceland is reminding me both of the Moors in the north of England as well as the Scottish Highlands.

Silent Storm, from the series Waves from the Web, 2009 © Anne de Vries

The Medium Formerly Known as Photography

January 21, 2011  by Ptak, Laurel

In the early 1990s, pop star Prince decided to abandon his name as an inventive form of protest...

Alt Wien 1908, © Gert Jan Kocken

Mental Images

January 10, 2011  by Kocken, Gert Jan

During the past several decades, contemporary artists have asked critical questions about the way in which history is constructed through images...

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