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© Barbara Gibson

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Elena Chernyshova - Days of night - nights of day

 

© Elena Chernyshova

France-based photographer Elena Chernyshova (b. Russia, 1981) photographed the extreme conditions and human tendency towards normalcy in the city of Norilsk, located in Siberia, 400km north of the arctic circle. Reachable only by air, and occasionally boat, this mining town is both remote as well as surprisingly populated – 175,000 in the greater city region.

The documentary was held in Norilsk between February 2012 and February 2013.

The documentary was supported by the Lagardère foundation grant for photography.

« Days of Night – Nights of Day » is about the daily life of the inhabitants of Norilsk, a mining city northernmost of the polar circle with a population of more than 170 000.  The city, its mines and metallurgical factories were constructed by prisoners of the Gulag.  With 60% of the present population involved in the industrial process, this documentary aims to investigate human adaptation to extreme climate, ecological disaster and isolation.
Norilsk is the 7^th most polluted city in the world.  The average temperature is -10C, reaching lows of -55C in winter, when for two months the city is plunged into polar night.
The living conditions of the people of Norilsk are unique, making their plight incomparable.

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Saul Leiter - In No Great Hurry

Photographs © Saul Leiter Taxi New York, 1957

Trailer for the forthcoming feature documentary In No Great Hurry - 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter. "A beautiful film about a lovely man" The Times.

Saul Leiter could have been lauded as the great the pioneer of colour photography, but was never driven by the lure of success. Instead he preferred to drink coffee and photograph in his own way, amassing an archive of beautiful work that is now piled high in his New York apartment.
An intimate and personal film, In No Great Hurry follows Saul as he deals with the triple burden of clearing an apartment full of memories, becoming world famous in his 80's and fending off a pesky filmmaker.

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• http://www.innogreathurry.com/InNoGreatHurry/Home.html

• http://www.gallery51.com/index.php?navigatieid=9&fotograafid=15

• https://www.lensculture.com/articles/saul-leiter-saul-leiter-1950-60s-color-and-black-and-white#slide-7

• http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/tomas-leach-saul-leiter

• http://www.idfilm.net/2013/05/in-no-great-hurry.html

Are you afraid of taking pictures on the street? You might try this...

Photographs © Oliver Duong

5 Painless Steps for Getting Rid of the Fear of Street Photography Once and for All

by Oliver Duong

“Look at me,” he said. Complying, I turned in the man’s direction. “Look me in the eyes!”… I tried to raise my eyes and look into his, but I couldn’t. Actually, I couldn’t look anyone in the eyes at that point, it felt weird and uncomfortable. That man… was my own older brother.

That’s how shy I was and how much I feared people … I couldn’t even look at my own brother in the eyes! But nowadays, I am a changed man, a documentary-street photographer that is not afraid to approach people and photograph them. 

If you’re like I was, here are a few steps I suggest you take to get into street photography without fear. If someone who used to be afraid of looking his own brother in the eye can do it, so can you — plus, these tips are both effective and painless.

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