photographers without borders

The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.

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—	Henri Cartier Bresson

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” -Ansel Adams

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Birth-Photography is all the rage! »

A NY Times Article on photography in the Delivery Room!

“five births a month… $700” a piece!

Photographer, Lynsey Stone ”tries to arrive when a woman is six centimeters dilated, to capture the later stages of labor. This has resulted in numerous speeding tickets”.

#dedication #photographerswithoutborders

You don’t take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it.

~Author Unknown

#observe

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” …the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity. If war is an attempt to negate humanity, then photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.”

-James Nachtwey, ‘Witness’ Photographer

**Above Photo by Yuri Kozyrev,

2011 Agency/Freelance Photographer of the Year at Pictures of the Year International

Reblogged from Time Lightbox

timelightbox:

The tomb of Sultan Mohammed Telai, great-great grandfather of Nadir Shir, an Afghan king. Its arches are decorated in Italianate stucco, but the tomb itself is badly damaged and graffitied. The strategic location of the hill is readily apparent from here, and was much fought over in the 1990s.

Yuri Kozyrev visited Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, and saw a Kabul that has been shaped by war. See more here.

‎”Despite all the emphasis on new media, photography has never lost the power to move us”

-Norman Solomon

Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.” – Imogen Cunningham

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Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph” – Matt Hardy on skills for professional photographers

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DSLRs are a dying breed - 3rd Gen Cameras are the future” - Trey Radcliffe

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PWB photographer, Jeremy Kai has his work featured at the Doors Open Toronto festival!

Jeremy’s exclusive PWB prints featuring artistic portrayals of Ontario’s underground have garnered a lot of attention at all of our exhibits. They have been featured at Hidden City, Free My Interior, and Nyood Bar.

You’ve got to push yourself harder. You’ve got to look for start looking for pictures nobody else could take. You’ve got to take the tools you have & probe deeper.” – William A Allard

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Informative: "Your Rights as a Photographer in Toronto" »

Two of Jeremy's pieces will be featured at Nyood's brunch this Sunday! »

More of this PWB artists’ work underground, his book, and reviews…

Rivers Forgotten - Underground Abandoned Urban

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Join us at the Nyood Bar Pop-Up this Sunday, 2nd Floor during Nyood’s infamous Brunch party!

“…it is limitless… my version of reality means I believe in the tears, I believe in the reality of anxiety.”

-Duane Michals

Jeremy Kai’s “Colonel”

Today’s PWB Feature Image will be part of our mini exhibit during the next Famous Le Brunch @ Nyood! Next Sunday, May 27th, head on up to the second floor to check out this unique Pop-Up style event. Our framed prints will be for sale on site, alongside some of Toronto’s most creative names in fashion.

Happy Long Weekend Toronto!