Simon Wiffen
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Shadow & Light Monthly #75

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Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this, the 75th edition (!) we visit the work of master photographer Ferdinando Scianna and colourful 1980s street photography from New York. We explore a beautiful cinematic series from Tokyo and see how photographers survived before PhotoShop.

Shadow & Light Monthly #74

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Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this edition we look at breathtaking wildlife images and explore portraits of some of jazz music’s luminaries. We visit the glamour of 1960s New York and take a look at the poetic rhythms and patterns of ballet.

Shadow & Light Monthly #73

“The Candy Factory”: Life Inside a Singular Artists' Enclave in Brooklyn

Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this edition we visit an eclectic creative space in New York and discover what teenager’s bedrooms tell us about their characters. We explore the lasting impact of the ‘Juke Joints’ of America and celebrate 100 years of Leica.

Shadow & Light Monthly #72

Belfast

Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this edition we take a look at the working class teenagers of Belfast and explore London’s amateur boxing scene. We discover award-winning aerial photography and reflect on the anxiety of working with 36 frame exposure film.

Shadow & Light Monthly #71

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Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this edition we learn what it’s like to document the war in the Ukraine and discover the vibrant street photography of Leleo Lopes. We take a look at a portrait of a fading Californian college town and we find beauty in the vistas of waffle houses.

Shadow & Light Monthly #70

Hanoi Featured

Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this edition we explore at how one photographer explores the lingering effects of war and look at life inside one of El Salvador’s notorious prisons. We see a project exploring girls on the cusp of adulthood and see Tina Turner as you’ve never seen her before.

Shadow & Light Monthly #69

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Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this edition we celebrate the glitz of the Disco era and see how one photographer is sparking conversation around antidepressants. We celebrate 10 years of creative aerial photography and look at the prolific career of a street photography legend.

Shadow & Light Monthly #68

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Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this edition we dive into the stunning street photography of Finnish photographer Tommi Viitala and photographs from film director Wim Wenders that capture the moody Americana themes of his iconic films. We see how a group of photographers have paid homage to David Lynch and explore the rebellious Japanese rockabilly subculture.

Shadow & Light Monthly #67

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Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this edition we take an authentic look at life in Brooklyn and overlooked communities in America’s heartland. We visit a Maine fishing village being forced to modernise and meet a prolific photo backdrop artist.

Shadow & Light Monthly #66

Letizia Battaglia

Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this edition we uncover the world of crime and poverty in Sicily and celebrate National Geographic’s ‘Pictures of the Year’. We take a look at the photographic work of Julian Lennon and get up close and personal with a humpback whale.

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