tim walker explores queer history through 250 portraits
tim walker explores queer history through 250 portraits British photographer Tim Walker turns his fantastical visual language…
More Than 18,000 Wildlife Species Populate Joel Sartore’s Ambitious ‘Photo Ark’ (So Far!) — Colossal
Twenty years ago, National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore set out on a deceptively simple multi-year mission: to create…
Through Fictional Self-Portraits, Tang Shuo Visualizes an Ancestral Archive — Colossal
As a child in Dashishan Village in southern China, Tang Shuo was afraid of snakes. He and several…
France Celebrates the Bicentennial of Photography with Traveling Themed Exhibitions — Colossal
In our era of digital screens and virtually endless images and videos, it’s a challenge to imagine the…
In ‘An American Fiction,’ Ronald Jackson Casts an Imagined Screenplay — Colossal
In the Oscar-winning film American Fiction, the irritable protagonist Thelonious “Monk” Ellison describes his work as follows: “I…
Marka27 Superimposes Pop Culture, Graffiti, and Political Critique in Urgent Portraits — Colossal
Animated characters, patterned textiles, logos from iconic fashion labels, graffiti, and more coalesce in the vibrant portraits of…
Four Shortlisted Artists Stand to Win the Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026 — Colossal
From nearly 4,000 entries submitted by 1,338 photographers around the world, a striking selection has been shortlisted for…
A New Book Celebrates More Than 250 Trailblazing Women Photographers Across 200 Years — Colossal
In the introduction of a new book titled Great Women Photographers, Fiona Rogers writes, “If ‘greatness’ has long…
Suzanne Jongmans Recycles Everyday Materials for Elegant Renaissance-Style Portraits — Colossal
From materials we normally discard like padded packaging or the mesh sleeves that protect fruit from bruising, Suzanne…
Atmospheric Scenes and Layered Interpretations Top the 2026 Hasselblad Masters Contest — Colossal
In Pioche, Nevada, a movie theater built in 1937 stands in tribute to the immense changes in technology…
‘Women in Trees’ Celebrates a Quirky Collection of Anonymous Snapshots — Colossal
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Baumgartner Restoration Painstakingly Brings a Neglected Portrait Back to Life — Colossal
“Paintings arrive at the studio in all states of disrepair,” shares art conservator Julian Baumgartner, who receives artworks…