Japanese Cities Blanketed In Snow, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
Every week, we curate the best new photography and photojournalism on the web, so you can spend your weekend kicking back and enjoying some beautiful pictures. Here are this week's picks:
A Photographer's Psychedelic Trove Of Countercultural Magic
After a stint in the Vietnam War, Roger Steffens dedicated himself to a free-spirited, drug-fueled life on the fringes of society. Luckily for us, he photographed the whole thing.
[See the photos at Huck Magazine]
In Venezuela, Women In Prison Awaiting Trial Endure Crowded Conditions
Ana María Arévalo Gosen has been documenting these women who wind up in overcapacity jails for long stretches as part of her project "Eternal Days," a phrase that sums up a situation where hope is elusive. Ms. Arévalo Gosen, a Venezuelan photographer now living in Europe, said she found a cramped world of little light, no medical care, water or privacy.
[See the photos at The New York Times]
Photos Show How Wildlife And Humans Collide On A Grand Scale
Although the population explosion in East Africa is responsible for pushing some of those creatures to the brink of extinction, [photographer Nick] Brandt doesn't blame the Maasai people or other ordinary Kenyans. "The people in these photos are also victims," he explains. "The aggressors are off-camera. They're the developers and politicians who are only interested in short-term economic gain, at the expense of the long-term economic benefit of the community."
[See the photos at Wired]
600 Years Of Mexican Architecture Captured In Large-Format Photographs
Internationally renowned photographer Candida Höfer brings her signature large-format architectural photography to New York in a new exhibition. With In Mexico, Höfer tells the story of Mexican architecture through her meticulous interior photographs. As she focuses on the grandeur of spaces devoid of human activity, she invites the public the explore the rich detail and symmetry of each interior.
[See the photos at My Modern Met]
'The Residue On These Screens That I Am Shooting Is Not Just Grime. It Is Evidence Of The Otherwise Invisible'
Tabitha Soren is creating images she hopes remind viewers that humanity is beautiful. Her body of work, Surface Tension, examines how people interact with images presented on touch screens. At first glance, her photographs could be abstract paintings with thick brushstrokes and impasto application. But on closer inspection, the brushstrokes become fingerprints, and the paint streaks are oil left over from our daily taps, swipes and scrolls.
[See the photos at The Washington Post]
Balloons Precariously Compressed Between Marble Slabs
In art director and photographer Daniel Forero's most recent series Air, slabs of marble trap, compress, and squish inflated balloons. The series was inspired by the shapes and colors of stones that compose the buildings in his new home of Paris. Forero wanted to focus on the ways that architectural materials create beauty through balance, and decided to create scenes that would emphasize the stone's weight.
[See the photos at Colossal]
Beautiful Photos Of Japanese Cities Lost In Snow
[See the photos at Feature Shoot]
Surfers Learn The Hard Way What Happens When You Go Surfing During A Polar Vortex
While most were spending the end of January rocking 17 layers of clothing in front of their fireplaces, Daniel Schetter (also known as "Surfer Dan") wasn't taking a day off. It was business as usual for the local legend from Marquette County, Michigan, and luckily photographer Devon Hains was there to capture it.
[See the photos at Bored Panda]
