The landscapes of Spanish-born photographer Daniel Beltrá help convey the urgent need for environmental conservation in the world’s most ecologically sensitive regions. By Hermon Joyner From the air, Daniel Beltrá records a dramatic Greenpeace protest about deforestation in Para State, Brazil. The...

After establishing himself as a painter and sculptor, this Los Angeles artist has turned to the medium of photography to create his asymmetrical, multi-dimensional cityscapes. By Adam Crawford Jeremy Kidd spent parts of five separate days to record the tumult of New York City’s Times Square in various...

Story By Randy Woods © Matt Freedman & Chef Tiberio Simone The old saying “you are what you eat” takes on new meaning in this nude study by Seattle photographer Matt Freedman. Shot for a proposed book project, “Citrus” is part of an ongoing series of images created jointly by Freedman and...

Capturing the magic of imperfection with iPhone camera apps By Richard A. Huston © Richard A. Huston My Facebook page is filled with new comments: “Wow, that is a great photo!” “I can’t believe you still have a Holga!” “You’re still shooting slides?” “Where do you get Polaroid film?”...

Digital Cameras Canon’s T2i Enhanced with More Video Controls Canon has upgraded the EOS Rebel with the T2i, an 18-megapixel, 30-fps, full HD video DSLR. The camera has a 3-inch LCD monitor and shoots in a 3:2 aspect ratio format. New to this camera is more HD video control. With up to 1080p shooting...

Recently returned from Tibet, Phil Borges is now touring to promote his latest work, which focuses on the changing roles and lives of women on the Tibetan Plateau. Dedicating much of his work to advocate for the empowerment of women, Borges has released several books about this issue, including “Tibetan...

Google Sued Over Unfair Image Use In an attempt to prevent Google from unfairly copying, scanning and displaying copyrighted images, the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and other trade groups have filed a class action lawsuit against the Mountain View, Calif.-based search-engine company. For...

High Water Mark Just received mailing of PhotoMedia magazine. Many thanks for the beautifully printed and organized presentation of my work [“A Specific Palette” Spring 2010]. You are the first to reach the water mark promised. — Melvin Sokolsky, Los Angeles

As PhotoMedia enters its 23rd year of publication, we can’t help but reflect on the wide variety of events and developments there have been to cover along the way, including the rise of digital photography, global terrorist threats, political and celebrity scandals, natural disasters such as Hurricane...

On the cover: On assignment for Greenpeace this spring, Daniel Beltrá shot this image of a boat cutting through crude oil that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico following the devastating BP oil rig explosion off Louisiana. For more of Beltrá’s work, click here. To view all of our Summer 2010...