Professional Photography Magazine - January/February 2017

In this issue

STEPHEN SHORE - Shore discusses the value of banality and his pioneering use of colour.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR - We look back at some of the best work of 2016, and the celebrated photographers we said goodbye to.

NICK TURPIN - The street photographer on capturing scenes in steamed-up bus windows.

TESSA BUNNEY - Bunney discusses her series about a female bomb disposal team in Laos.

Carolina Mizrahi - The Brazilian photographer whose work questions gender representation.

Round table: is printing a dying craft? - Experts discuss the pros and cons of outsourcing your printing.

She's Wearing A Bed Sheet But Makes It Look Like Dior

Vincent Peters wanted to do something “really cinematic” with Charlize Theron for GQ. Here he reveals how he went about it...

5 mins

Stephen Shore's Non-Peak Moments

It is exactly one week after the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America. And from his New York home, Stephen Shore is looking down his computer at me, via the Skype feed that links us, deliberating over the words to express his reaction to the news. “This is going to be a very slow recovery, I think. All over the world it’s been a shock.” The sprightly, silver-haired Shore, who turns 70 this year, pauses for a moment and then neatly diverts the political headline to a subject still relevant to the discussion but of greater concern to him personally.

10+ mins

The Bomb Squad

If someone had told me I was going to spend a week with a bomb disposal team, I would never have believed them. I was really excited about the project, but I also thought, ‘This is dangerous, what the hell am I doing?’ I’m a mother with a little kid; something could go wrong. Cluster bombs are spread widely around the countryside, as are landmines. Once we even saw a ‘bombie’ rolling around in a school yard.

4 mins

Carolina Mizrahi

Meet the Brazilian photographer whose work draws on her fashion background and questions how women are represented in today’s society.

3 mins

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Professional Photography Magazine Description:

"Professional Photography is the market-leading magazine for professional photographers.

Each issue celebrates world-leading professionals and their images through in-depth interviews and extensive photographic portfolios. With 13 issues in a 1 year subscription, you can enjoy inspirational galleries from established and emerging names in photography – as well as keeping up with news and reviews of the latest pro kit, exhibitions and books."