Finnkare Posted January 20, 2009 Share #1 Posted January 20, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's easy to find collections of old, good pictures. But how to keep up with contemporary stuff? Can you recommend a good quality magazine which appreciates nice pictures? Text can be completely secondary. I love good articles too, but they're much easier to find than proper photos. I had photojournalism first in mind, but I like all kinds of photography. My favorite photographers include Sally Mann, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jeanloup Sieff, Mario Testino, Pentti Sammallahti, Philippe Halsman, Elliot Erwitt and Helmut Newton among others. It would be a plus if I could also order it home to Finland, maybe also cost considered... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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E.M Posted January 20, 2009 Share #2 Posted January 20, 2009 Hello Finnkare, there is one magazine that I bought in Luxembourg last summer that I really liked a lot. I bought n° 2 of " polka magazine ". It is mostly about photos, lots of photos in it. In the n° 2 ( juin/august) edition there were articles and photos of Eric Valli, James Nachtwey, David Alan Harvey, Vanessa Winship, Willy Rizzo, Don McCullin, Gilles Caron. The text is in French. You can contact them at Polka Magazine, 27 rue Jasmin, 75016 Paris. Polka Galerie contact@polkaimage.com good luck, Etienne. Etienne Michiels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotteci Posted January 21, 2009 Share #3 Posted January 21, 2009 Pick up an edition of Wallpaper, they have some really great photography on architecture, travel, food, just about everything. They also sell some of their best photos at this site: Wallpaper* Selects: I am wowed at the visuals in each edition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnastovall Posted January 21, 2009 Share #4 Posted January 21, 2009 Lenswork is the gold stand for a magazine with good pictures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted January 21, 2009 Share #5 Posted January 21, 2009 Without hesitation, Arizona Highways. Superb landscape photography -- and some people and travel photography. Large format and digital. Ansel Adams used to contribute! Interesting stories, too. And commentary on photography. Arizona Highways Magazine - Scenic Arizona Photography, Arizona Maps, Arizona Souvenirs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted January 21, 2009 Share #6 Posted January 21, 2009 BJP (the British Journal of Photography) is worth a look. It's a weekly with a mix of news, reviews and photographs (2 or 3 featured photographers each week, including commercial, PJ and art), not too expensive and (IMHO) not too far up itself. There's a subscription-only website British Journal of Photography – professional photography news, camera reviews, images, exhibits, photos with a free trial. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnkare Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted January 21, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you very much for your recommendations! Some very brief very personal opinions based on the website: Polka: amazing, almost just the kind of stuff I was looking for. I really regret knowing only very little French. I think I'm gonna order it (if possible) and save the numbers for later reading when I have learned enough French. I don't consider learning languages as "trouble" anyway. Until that I can bother my wife who knows French . Wallpaper: some nice works, but maybe too commercial. Lenswork: very nice, but quite old-fashioned, maybe too concentrated on tight portraits, landscapes and abstractions. Duotone is nice, but maybe not what I'm looking for. Arizona highways: a little too concentrated on landscapes and only one place in the world. British journal of photography: a bit too technical, I need a more concentrated touch on pictures and articles around them. There's too much happening on the layout, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnastovall Posted January 21, 2009 Share #8 Posted January 21, 2009 Also take a look at B&W magazine and it's new sister, Color Magazine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted January 21, 2009 Share #9 Posted January 21, 2009 I quite like PRIVATE magazine. Current issue is on India: PRIVATE n. 43 - Other side India Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubenkok Posted January 21, 2009 Share #10 Posted January 21, 2009 Hi Kare, It's not a magazine but there is a very interesting BBC series on youtube YouTube - The Genius of Photography ep1 pt1 up to ep6 pt6 is over 6 hours of information about photography and photographers More on Helmut Newton can be found here: YouTube - Helmut Newton - Mein Leben [My Life] part 1 part 1 to 5 Henri Cartier-Bresson: YouTube - The Impassioned Eye - 1 of 10 Annie Liebowitz: Hope this is some help. regards Ruben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted January 21, 2009 Share #11 Posted January 21, 2009 I quite like PRIVATE magazine. Current issue is on India: PRIVATE n. 43 - Other side India Thanks, that looks very interesting. I didn't know about it. The whole thread contains a couple of things that are new to me and that I'd like to explore. Thanks to Finnkare for starting it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted January 21, 2009 Share #12 Posted January 21, 2009 Leica World, Leica Fotografie International? Anyone have more details on these? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted January 21, 2009 Share #13 Posted January 21, 2009 Leica World, Leica Fotografie International? Anyone have more details on these? The first one doesn't exist anymore. The second one can be found here: LFI International Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted January 22, 2009 Share #14 Posted January 22, 2009 Many thanks, I'll check it out. Also, I think back copies of earlier magazines are available. Classic pics are always inspirational. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTD Posted January 23, 2009 Share #15 Posted January 23, 2009 For magazines about contemporary photography try: Hotshoe International Source Portfolio Foto8 Photoworks Hotshoe is like the BJP without the technical articles, Photoworks and Foto8 only come out a couple of times a year. Portfolio is expensive. But, if you want to see what documentary and art photographers do nowadays, these are the titles you should be looking at (in the UK at least). All of them have web sites. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnkare Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share #16 Posted January 23, 2009 Thanks again for further recommendations. B&W is available here. I think it's a bit messy, and I really don't understand the print quality. It's odd that the magazine is marketed as a fine art b&w publication... Private seems quite interesting, but is it also only in black and white? LFI: I think I get enough Leica-mania from this forum... Hotshoe, Source, Portfolio and Photoworks all seem a bit too artsy. The websites of the first two are almost useless for evaluating, though. No access to any pics. Foto8 is nice, but I might have a chance to read it in a library I know... Especially since it comes out so seldomly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted January 23, 2009 Share #17 Posted January 23, 2009 Blimey, you're a hard one to please! Forget magazines then, try visiting galleries, student art shows etc., if not in person then 'on line'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnkare Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share #18 Posted January 23, 2009 Blimey, you're a hard one to please! Forget magazines then, try visiting galleries, student art shows etc., if not in person then 'on line'. Damn, I don't wanna seem too picky... I don't know if i'm taking this magazine ordering too seriously. And I'm happy if somebody else gets interested in some other magazine, even though I wouldn't. Of course it's a matter of personal preference. But as I said, Polka seems marvellous, and Foto8 also very interesting. Private and Lenswork are ok, but color-limited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gesper Posted January 24, 2009 Share #19 Posted January 24, 2009 Also try Aperture. Also, American Photo sometimes has some decent features. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnkare Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share #20 Posted January 24, 2009 Also try Aperture. Also, American Photo sometimes has some decent features. Aperture seems fairly ok. I'm a bit afraid of the digital Nikons in the covers of American Photos... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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