Articles by Phil Mistry at PetaPixel https://petapixel.com/author/philmistry/ Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration Mon, 22 May 2023 14:17:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 191656271 Albert Watson: Legendary Photographer of Fashion and Celebrity https://petapixel.com/albert-watson-interview/ Sun, 21 May 2023 13:44:11 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=683593

Albert Watson is a fashion, celebrity, and art photographer with over 100 Vogue covers and iconic images of celebrities and champions of business captured for over five decades. His subjects have included Mick Jagger, Steve Jobs, Jack Nicholson, Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, David Bowie, Tupac Shakur, and Andy Warhol.

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Roger Deakins: Legendary Cinematographer with a Photographer’s Eye https://petapixel.com/roger-deakins-photography-interview/ Sun, 07 May 2023 14:43:18 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=680983

Sir Roger A. Deakins is widely considered to be one of the greatest cinematographers of all time. He has won two Academy Awards and sixteen nominations for his cinematography of over 70 feature films.

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Walter Iooss: Framing the Sports Photo https://petapixel.com/2023/04/16/walter-iooss-framing-the-sports-photo/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:01:23 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=676805

Walter Iooss Jr.'s photos have graced 300 Sports Illustrated covers in a career spanning six decades. He has captured iconic images of every athlete, including Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Pele, Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Serena Williams, and Kobe Bryant.

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Eric Wolfinger: The Delicious Art of Food Photography https://petapixel.com/2023/03/26/eric-wolfinger-the-delicious-art-of-food-photography/ Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:41:53 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=672976

Eric Wolfinger wanted to be a chef but became a self-trained food photographer. In the last 15 years, he has captured food for 25 cookbooks, editorial and commercial clients, and traveled the world doing food photography.

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Photographer Gets Life Advice From 1,000 Strangers in 48 States https://petapixel.com/2023/03/12/photographer-gets-life-advice-from-1000-strangers-in-48-states/ Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:14:57 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=670015

Photographer Imran Nuri has driven 15,298 miles in 12 weeks to speak to 1,019 strangers and seek life advice in the lower 48 United States.

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Andrew Bernstein: The Photographer Behind Iconic NBA Photos https://petapixel.com/2023/03/05/andrew-bernstein-the-photographer-behind-iconic-nba-photos/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 16:01:34 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=668588

Andrew Bernstein is the NBA's (National Basketball Association) chief photographer and has worked with them for the last 42 years. He has captured iconic moments with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and many more legends.

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Anne Geddes: The Queen of Baby Photography https://petapixel.com/anne-geddes/ Sun, 19 Feb 2023 16:47:11 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=664433

Mention baby photography anywhere in the world, and Anne Geddes' name is likely to surface. The Australian native who lives in New York City has created countless cute and elaborately staged photos of newborns and small children that have appeared worldwide in calendars, greeting cards, and books for over three decades.

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Spencer Tunick: Photographer of Mass Nude Photos https://petapixel.com/spencer-tunick/ Sun, 15 Jan 2023 15:38:49 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=658216

Photographer Spencer Tunick has captured groups of nudes in close to 100 public spaces all over the world. His largest masterpiece was a group of 18,000 people who took off their clothes in Mexico City’s Zocalo Square, the heart of the ancient Aztec empire.

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Paul Nicklen: Using Photography for Conservation https://petapixel.com/2023/01/08/paul-nicklen-using-photography-for-conservation/ Sun, 08 Jan 2023 16:19:29 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=655249

Paul Nicklen is a photographer who uses his imagery to connect global audiences to the beauty and fragility of our ecosystems and the animals that depend on them.

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Photo Ark: A Photographer’s Mission to Capture 20,000 Animal Species https://petapixel.com/2022/12/27/photo-ark-a-photographers-mission-to-capture-20000-animal-species/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:00:52 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=653215

Joel Sartore has been photographing the National Geographic Photo Ark since 2006. He has traveled to zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries on every continent except Antarctica to encourage action through education, save wildlife by promoting conservation, and create a photo archive of global animal diversity.

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How Nick Brandt Shot ‘The Day May Break – Chapter Two’ https://petapixel.com/2022/12/18/how-nick-brandt-shot-the-day-may-break-chapter-two/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 16:29:31 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=652249

Nick Brandt is a conservation photographer whose themes highlight humankind's destructive impact on animals and the natural world. The Day May Break – Chapter Two was shot in Bolivia, a country in western-central South America, over six weeks in February-March 2022.

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Photographer Exposes Animal Abuse and Suffering Worldwide https://petapixel.com/2022/12/11/photographer-shines-a-light-on-animal-mistreatment-worldwide/ Sun, 11 Dec 2022 16:38:39 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=649409

Photographer Jo-Anne McArthur has spent the last two decades photographing animals enduring pain while being used for food, entertainment, fashion, experimentation, work, or religious ceremonies. She has made it her life’s work to provide a voice and visuals that will show the suffering animals are put to, with the hope of reducing it, if not ending it altogether.

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How a Photographer with No Social Media Became a Canon Ambassador https://petapixel.com/2022/11/13/how-a-photographer-with-no-social-media-became-a-canon-ambassador/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 16:19:50 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=642471

Jerome Gence is a Paris-based photographer who has been published in National Geographic, Le Monde, and other magazines. He is also a Canon Ambassador but, surprisingly, does not have an Instagram or Facebook page because he dislikes (no pun intended) all social media.

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The Personal Photo Curator: A New Profession is Born https://petapixel.com/2022/11/06/the-personal-photo-curator-a-new-profession-is-born/ Sun, 06 Nov 2022 15:45:02 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=640852

The average family may shoot four thousand photos in a year. If you have been taking pictures since the iPhone 3G came out in 2008, it means that now, after 14 years of a trigger-happy existence, you are inundated with over 50,000 photos. And you probably cannot find a perfect shot from a vacation you took just three years ago.

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Martin Parr: Photographer of Leisure Pursuits of the Wealthy Classes https://petapixel.com/martin-parr/ Sun, 30 Oct 2022 15:33:09 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=637931

For five decades, British documentary photographer Martin Parr has shown us the world from his unique perspective but saturated with color and contrast. Most of his subjects are at leisure – relaxing, eating, or having a good time.

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An Interview with Magnum Photos President Cristina de Middel https://petapixel.com/2022/10/18/an-interview-with-magnum-photos-president-cristina-de-middel/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:00:16 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=636400

Magnum Photos photographers have borne witness to important events of the last 75 years since the first photographic cooperative was founded in 1947 in Paris by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, and David “Chim” Seymour.

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Ami Vitale: From Photographer to Conservationist https://petapixel.com/ami-vitale-photographer-biography/ Sun, 16 Oct 2022 15:09:21 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=636016

Ami Vitale started as a photo editor for the Associated Press in 1993. She then quit her job to be a photographer/foreign correspondent in the Czech Republic in 1997. Today, she is a well-known conservationist championing the cause of endangered wildlife and the environment with her own photography and that of others.

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Unseen Photos of Edinburgh Hidden in Shoeboxes Since the 1960s https://petapixel.com/2022/10/09/unseen-photos-of-edinburgh-hidden-in-shoeboxes-since-the-1960s/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 15:23:35 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=634435

Robert Blomfield, a British physician and street photographer who passed away in December 2020, left behind a legacy of numerous shoeboxes filled with outstanding photographic prints of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

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Photographer Finds Ultra Rare Stieglitz Prints Hiding at Estate Sale https://petapixel.com/2022/10/02/photographer-finds-ultra-rare-stieglitz-prints-hiding-at-estate-sale/ Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:44:20 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=633203

In December 2021, photographer Jeff Sedlik bid on an old, faded, framed print at an estate sale in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Upon receiving it, he immediately opened the frame to examine the photo. To his amazement and delight, two identical prints were inside, and both turned out to be extremely rare classic platinum prints by Alfred Stieglitz.

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Nick Wosika: A Look at the Work of a Top Sports Card Photographer https://petapixel.com/2022/09/25/nick-wosika-a-look-at-the-work-of-a-top-sports-card-photographer/ Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:24:18 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=631716

Nick Wosika, a self-described photo addict with a sports problem, is living his dream life: shooting hockey and baseball sports cards and collecting them too.

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