WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY, the groundbreaking exhibition of war photos currently on view at the Annenberg Space for Photography, tells the history of military conflict through the lenses of dozens of photographers. It's an important exhibit, one that's sure to alter the consciousness of anyone who visits. In this video, we meet with co-curators Anne Wilkes-Tucker and Will Michels, as well as with a few of......read more
For three years, Richard Mosse has captured hypercolor images of eastern Congo for his series Infra, shot on a now extinct 16mm infrared film designed originally for military reconnaissance. Now he has a video installation to add to the project. The Enclave had the Venice Biennale abuzz when it debuted at the Irish Pavilion in May. In this short documentary produced by Frieze, Mosse......read more
Here's a fantastic bit of personal work from San Francisco photographer Simon Christen. For two years, each morning when the weather looked promising, Christen would get up at 5AM and drive to the Marin Headlands, where he would hike the ridges to capture time-lapse footage of fog and mist rolling over the Bay Area. The result is Adrift, a gorgeous filmic tribute to an amazing natural phenomenon.......read more
Data visualization artist Aaron Koblin teamed with director Ben Tricklebank to produce a piece for Doug Aitken's Station to Station public art project, currently traveling across the country by train. “Doug reached out to me a while back and said, ‘I’m working on this train-based art extravaganza, what could you do in that context?’” Koblin told Wired.......read more
Here's an interesting experimental video from London-based filmmaker and motion artist Theo Tagholm (aka Mustardcuffins). Using found, mostly aerial archival footage, Tagholm transformed individual frames so that it looks like still photographs slide across the scenes. The effect is simultaneously charming and perception-altering. "Hiding in plain sight, the photograph skims across the skin of......read more
After "Floating City" by Craig Shimala, we are seeing more and more videos that combine time-lapse photography with a mirrored effect to create urban kaleidoscopes. The latest focuses on one of the world's great cities. "Barcelona Kaleidolapse" was pieced together by the team at MyLapse, who portray their Catalan hometown in a mesmerizing new light. For those of you that have been lucky......read more
Helio Collective has teamed with iconic camera brand Leica to create Let Us Roam, a short film series exploring the lives of photographers, artists, filmmakers and musicians inside the skateboarding community. The series kicks off with a profile of San Jose, California native Ray Barbee, the never-not-smiling skate legend who has also made a name for himself in photography and music.......read more
Let Us Roam, the web series profiling the creative sides of people in the skateboarding community, continues with a short film on Finnish legend Arto Saari: Arto Saari is a professional skateboarder born in Seinajoki, Finland. He's been one of the most celebrated skateboarders of our time, while starring in several skate films and elevating the standard in the industry. In the last three......read more
This video will take your breath away, and it lets you in on what it takes to get some of these photographs you see in magazines like National Geographic and others. It ain't all fun and games. Photographer Coery Richards landed his self-portrait, taken after he realized he wasn't dead, on the cover of said magazine. Blue Chalk worked with National Geographic Creative......read more
Photographer and time-lapse specialist Chris Pritchard shows stunning overhead glimpses of Los Angeles in his new short, "Above LA." Pritchard trekked up to some the highest points of the city to document his personal "love letter to Los Angeles." The clip was shot in 5K+ then downscaled for playback in 4K. Says Pritchard: This piece was produced off and on over the course of two......read more