A Tribute to Discomfort: Powerful Insights from Nat Geo Photographer Cory...
Digital media company Blue Chalk recently teamed up with National Geographic photographer and North Face athlete Cory Richards to create the deeply inspirational video you see above. Dubbed “A Tribute...
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Powerful Portraits of Incredible People Who are Facing Death with Acceptance...
Right Before I Die is a tearjerker. It’s a heartbreaking photo series by Andrew George that strikes at the very core of most people’s deepest fear, insofar as it is a series about death, but also...
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Touching Multimedia Series Captures The Powerful Bond Between the Homeless...
There are times when you come across a collection of images that no written words or powerful images can describe on their own. Such is the case with the heartfelt series, Lifelines. Inspired by past...
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Photographer Juxtaposes Old Photos of Her Late Mother with Related Objects in...
When photographer Jennifer Loeber lost her mother suddenly this past February, Loeber found herself clinging to even the most mundane and seemingly innocuous of the possessions her mother had left...
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Portraits of American Same-Sex Couples from the 1980s at Home with Themselves
Bill and Ric, with Ric’s daughter Kate, San Francisco, 1987. At the height of AIDS hysteria in the 1980s, when some people still wondered if the disease could be passed to others through day-to-day...
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Nikon Repairs Ontake Eruption Victim’s Camera and Recovers Photos for His...
Out of tragedy, a small ray of light and corporate kindness shines through today. The eruption of Japan’s Mount Ontake on September 27th took many hikers by surprise, claiming at least 56 lives. One...
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‘Denali': Photographer Ben Moon’s Touching Tribute to His Beloved Dog
The short film above, titled “Denali,” is photographer Ben Moon‘s beautiful and touching tribute to his dog Denali, who passed away last year at the age of 14. It’s a story of love and friendship,...
View ArticleThe Power of Photographs: Revisiting the Most Iconic Images in History
Loss and desperation, love and respect, bravery and triumph, these are the themes that COOPH is exploring in their newest video, and they’re doing it by reviewing some of the most powerful photographs...
View ArticleApple Releases Tear-Jerking ‘Shot on iPhone’ Ad for Mother’s Day
Can Apple make you cry and want to call your mom in 30 seconds? They’re gonna try. In the latest addition to the Cupertino brand’s famous ‘Shot on iPhone’ campaign, Apple has put together a touching...
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Photo Project Documents What Victims Were Wearing When Sexually Assaulted
Photographer Katherine Cambareri‘s thesis project will make you uncomfortable, and that is as it should be. Her stark series documents the clothes sexual assault victims were wearing when they were...
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Man Regains His Eyesight and 15 Years of Memories in Touching Short Doc
There’s a simple, obvious power housed inside of a photograph. Even a poorly lit snapshot captured at arm’s length with a few friends squeezed uncomfortably into the frame, even it is immeasurably...
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Portraits of Refugees with Their Most Precious Possession
Commercial portrait photographer Gabriel Hill‘s typical day involves photographing big players in the pharmaceutical industry, some of the wealthiest people in the world. But his powerful personal...
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The Day the Sun Never Rose: Photos of Iraq’s Burning Oil Wells by Joey L
When world-renowned photographer Joey L. reached out to PetaPixel about his latest project, I didn’t expect to see photos of burning oil wells. But that, alongside some powerful portraits, is exactly...
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Sweet Couple Finally Gets Wedding Photos 70 Years After Their Wedding
This sweet photo shoot might not seem like anything special on the surface, but these wedding photos are actually 70 years in the making. When Ferris and Margaret Romaire got married in 1946, there...
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How Photography Helped Me Cope with My Mother’s Death
My mom’s death came unexpectedly. I didn’t think she was going to die. She had been admitted and discharged from the hospital the summer before without incident. She was 67. I haven’t shared the...
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Powerful Portraits of Refugees and the Smartphone Photos They Cherish Most
In February, photographer Alex John Beck travelled to refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan to capture a powerful portrait project. In a series of diptychs, he pairs refugee or family of refugees with...
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8 Reasons Why Photographers Should Learn Video as Well
As photographers, it is very easy to focus on stills and ignore the world of videography. However, video is an increasingly powerful tool and understanding it can benefit your work and career as a...
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What it Was Like to Move My Photo Business Across the Country
It’s 7:30 in the morning in Winnipeg and my wife awakens me to share the news that she has just gotten the job she has always wanted in Toronto. It has been six months since we had first planned our...
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Photographer Uses Her Dad’s Slides to Create a Touching Visual Tribute
Photographer Catherine Panebianco—previously featured here—recently published a beautiful new photo project titled No Memory is Ever Alone that pays tribute to her father by using his old slides to...
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Man Sees His Father for the First Time in Found Film
For Father’s Day this year, Dakota Deady surprised his father, Jones, with found footage of Jones’ father who died when Jones was just a toddler. Jones had never seen anything but a single photograph....
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