
FRAMES Digital Companion – September-October 2023
We have just released the newest edition of FRAMES Digital Companion, and those who subscribe to FRAMES Magazine can now

“Estefania #148” by Gary Lott
Beyond just a business or a simple creative outlet, I want to connect with photography as an art form. I

Evidence – Review of “Ukraine: A War Crime”
I wish I didn’t want to tell you about this book. But I do. I wish I didn’t want to

“Nigella Damascena on White” by John Stephen
During the Summer of 2023 I decided that for my 60th Birthday I would attend some 1 to 1 workshops

FRAMES Photography Podcast with Roberto Bartolini
On today’s episode of the FRAMES Photography Podcast, W. Scott Olsen is talking to Roberto Bartolini, Italian street photographer and

THE ANALOG REVOLUTION: “Photographic Artisanship”, by Stephen Smith
As I have explained here in an earlier column, I almost became a photographer in the late 1970s before spending

Wonderful and Necessary – Review of “Store Front NYC: Photographs of City’s Independent Shops, Past and Present” by James T. and Karla L. Murray
There are as many reasons to love a book as there are books and people who hold them. We can

“Stripes” by Jürgen Reichel
The photograph shows a detail of the Weinschirn, a well-known wine restaurant located in the center of Frankfurt’s Römer. The

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: “See what’s there. Feel what isn’t”, by Lynn Smith
I’ll start with the bad news. But please bear with me… it does get better. In 1897 Mark Twain the

FRAMES Photography Podcast with Daylin Paul
On today’s episode of the FRAMES Photography Podcast, W. Scott Olsen is talking to Daylin Paul, an independent photographer, writer,

“Carnival Lily” by Francis A Willey
I believe that everyone should have the right to express personal identity. I touch upon gender roles, a persona of

A Tremendous Hope – Review of “A Chance of Love” by Mel McVeigh
At first, I had no idea what I was looking at. Numbers. Thumbnails. Bits of disconnected text. When I had

THE FEMALE GAZE: “Lou Peralta: Conjuring Photographic Alchemy”, by Diana Nicholette Jeon
Lou Peralta is a visual artist and photographer based in Mexico City. After graduating in graphic design at the Universidad

FRAMES Photography Podcast with Barbara Proud
On today’s episode of the FRAMES Photography Podcast, W. Scott Olsen is talking to Barbara Proud, an award-winning photographer who

“A Blue Bicycle” by Tinglan Li
In the summer, Yining, a city located on the northwest border of China’s Xinjiang, is bathed in sunshine and emits