
Spectacle and Distance – Review of “In the Limelight: The Visual Ecstasy of NYC Nightlife in the 90s”
It seemed good at the time. In the 1990s, New York City nightclubs defined energy, culture remade by boundary-exploding innovation.

“Kids at Duboce Park” by Laurel Thornton
San Francisco is a legendary photographers’ dream of a city. When I first moved there years ago, I went to

FRAMES Podcast with Laura Roumanos & Jasmin Chang from Photoville
On today’s episode of the FRAMES Photography Podcast W. Scott Olsen is talking to Laura Roumanos and Jasmin Chang from

LOOK CLOSER: For the Love of Saul Leiter, by Rob Wilson
In the UK from the 90s to the mid-2000s, there was a somewhat lowbrow ‘talent’ show called Stars in Their

Yes – Review of “Henri Cartier-Bresson: Photographer”
I know what’s going to happen. This book is going to sit on your coffee table. There will be a moment

“Morning Prayers, 2020” by Rivki Locker
As Orthodox Jews, we pray three times daily. My husband’s custom is to pray in the synagogue for all three

FRAMES Podcast with Rino Rossi
On today’s episode of the FRAMES Photography Podcast W. Scott Olsen is talking to Rino Rossi. Real-time translation from Italian

“Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Clown” by Steven Borack
I was on assignment for a local newspaper, doing a picture story on the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus

“Former Pentecostal Church, Klump Ave, North Hollywood” by Douglas Hill
As a photographer I spend a good deal of my time prowling my environment in the hopes of being surprised.

FRAMES Podcast with Adger Cowans
On today’s episode of the FRAMES Photography Podcast W. Scott Olsen is talking to Adger Cowans. You can listen to

The Moment Before Everything – Review of “In Search of Elsewhere” by Steve McCurry
There is a moment I love. Imagine a dance teacher counting five, six, seven, eight. Just before the next one, the

“Untitled” by Stephanie Duprie Routh
In December last year, I had the good fortune of traveling to Mexico for a photography workshop. The workshop was

“Untitled” by Adrian Hill
I began taking photographs over forty years ago. From the very beginning I was enthralled and captivated by the photographic

FRAMES Podcast with Austin Granger
On today’s episode of the FRAMES Photography Podcast W. Scott Olsen is talking to Austin Granger. You can listen to

LOOK CLOSER: Ragnar Axelsson and the Human Face of Climate Change
Rob Wilson examines the work of Ragnar Axelsson, the Icelandic photographer who documents the Arctic’s threatened cultures. I still remember