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Happy Earth Day, photographers!
ON FEATURE SHOOT
Jon McCormackâs Stunning Nature Photobook Reveals Hidden Patterns Across the Planet
Patterns: Art of the Natural World, published by Damiani and released to coincide with Earth Day (April 22, 2026), is a striking photobook by Australian photographer and conservationist Jon McCormack. The project emerged from a pivotal shift in McCormackâs practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, when travel restrictions confined him to a single location and, in turn, fostered a slower, more attentive way of seeing.
The deeper shift came from the combination of repetition, constraint, and time. Repetition removed distraction. Because I wasnât constantly moving on to a new destination, I could no longer rely on the excitement of elsewhere. I had to let the subject reveal itself more slowly. That naturally led to a more mindful way of working. I began to spend more time waiting and observing rather than trying to impose an idea onto the scene. The process became quieter and more deliberate.
Nicole Tung on Photographing âOverfishing in
Southeast Asiaâ: Inside Her Carmignac Award Project
Overfishing in Southeast Asia, on view until April 26, 2026, at the Bronx Documentary Center, is a powerful and layered exhibition by photojournalist Nicole Tung, laureate of the 15th Carmignac Photojournalism Award.
âI wanted to explore the intersectional nature of overfishing. That included the exploitation of workers on commercial fishing vessels, the environmental impacts, the geopolitical aspects, and fishing traditions threatened by plummeting fish stocks.
âI think one of the unexpected things that came up was really about how every single fishing community I visited, they faced a multitude of concerns, the prime one being that there just werenât any fish of value to be caught near the shore anymore, and that they could not compete with industrial-scale fishing boats. This was across the board in all three countries I visited.â âNicole Tung
WHAT WEâRE READING
Underwater photographer John Kowitz helps free a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear
Iceland Airâs search for âa really bad photographerâ to hire goes viral
Olivia Rodrigo is accused of copying Ryan McGinleyâs portrait of M.I.A.
Artemis IIâs new views of the moon (the astronauts received photography training)
âFor nocturnal creatures, thereâs nothing better than camera trapsâ â how an award-winning wildlife photographer used old secondhand DSLRs and custom camera traps to make discoveries that âstunnedâ Kenyaâs Masai Mara rangers
â2026 will be the Year of Authenticityâ in image-making
What if there are distracting blades of grass partially obscuring an animalâs face? Clone them out? Not anymore. Or at least, Iâm not as sure as I used to be. Highlights in the background that pull attention from the subject? Maybe I leave them there. Nature is messy. Life is messy. That messiness is not necessarily a flaw; it is a truth. Slightly out of focus? I am willing to accept it if the image makes me or my audience feel something real. âRichard Bernabe
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