Documentary Photography

Two people view photographs during the opening reception for the "Street Sight" exhibition at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pa...

A dog and owner attend the opening reception for the "Street Sight" exhibition at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, Satu...

20,558 (Twenty Thousand Portraits) from Ted Fisher on Vimeo . In 2001 Doug McCulloh and I photographed 20,558 people at the Los Angeles C...

20,558 (Twenty Thousand Portraits) from Ted Fisher on Vimeo . A long while back I made a project with Doug McCulloh where we photographed...

Well, first there was New York Portraits . Then there was Los Angeles Portraits . Above: a clue to the next site.

Four years ago I made my first post on this blog with Beginnings and Endings . I then marked the 1839 anniversary of the announcement of the...

Left the city for a documentary shoot over the weekend, but I'm back now. Details soon. Above: a view from 34th Street.

Despite the bad weather we've had the last few days, I managed to make it over to Park Avenue and teach -- and now the first "Serio...

At the end of my photo class last week we finished a session on lighting people, then tried a quick experiment to see how light can be used ...

These Photographs Were Taken By Dogs I like the last one.

My six-week Seriously Fun Photography class starts at Hunter Continuing Education September 17th. That's this upcoming week, so sign up...

My Seriously Fun Photography class starts at Hunter Continuing Education starts September 17th. So, register now. They've changed the W...

Yesterday, just after I finished working with some photos in Adobe Lightroom and uploaded them for a client, I let my computer download an A...

Our short documentary Blind Faith: A Film About Seeing featured Victorine Floyd Fludd and the Seeing with Photography Collective back in 20...

I've always thought that there's a built-in sexist side to most of the sources one seeks out to study photography. While some lens t...

I often talk to my students about the placement of the eyes when framing a photograph or video image. For example, I tend to lead them towar...

Once again, it's time for my Hunter Continuing Education class Seriously Fun Photography . First class is on Thursday night. It's si...

Every time my photography class is listed at Hunter Extension, I get a few emails asking about cameras. Some terms, everyone has point-and-...

Well, there's actually a lot to blog about. I'll see if I can't catch up now that things are almost to a new normal. First, this...

First, happy birthday to Photography. Today marks the 169th anniversary of the announcement of the invention of Photography. (Of course, I p...