They say, a picture can tell thousand words. As you have stumbled upon this blog, I assume you want to get inspired and you want to feel mesmerized by the abstract power of a good click. You might be a learning photographer or a pro regardless; time to time we all need inspiration.There is a wide variety of publications both online and offline. Many also exist in app version. Depending in your styles surely you will find your best fit. To feed your creative mind here at clipping image.com we have curated a list of latest and timeless publication references.
If you are into developing technical photography skills, Practical Photography is a great publication to look up to.It is an amazing platform for hands on tips and techniques for all level of enthusiast. It publishes both in print and digital form. They offer a significant amount of free content, especially over their blog. The blog is very active with gear reviews, post processing skills and detail guides on utilizing popular camera accessories. Moreover, there is a section that features best work submitted by the readers. It never hurts to get published!
2. Range Finder:
It is a free magazine and it publishes monthly. Range Finder is an industrial magazine, which means when you go to their website you will need to fill out a form mentioning what you do in the photography industry that qualifies you to get the free magazine. So all you need is to fill it up. This magazine is geared toward wedding and portrait photography. There is not so much content on technique but rather on how to run your business around wedding photography. It has a rudimentary app, allowing downloading and bookmarking your inspiration.
3. ZEKE
If you love documentary photography, you will enjoy this publication. It publishes twice a year on socialdocumentary.net. There is barely any advertisement on this magazine which can be an encouragement for many readers. It solely focuses on documentary photography featuring a number of photographer, their projects and inspirations.
4. Foam
This is published quarterly by Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam.This magazine features several genres and photography stylesin the form of interviews, articles,portfolio reviews, and reader highlights. It is a prestigious magazine which earned numerous awards for amazing graphic design and quality content. Each issue is developed on a theme. Also, every year it holds a photography contest for young photographers all over the world.
5. Amateur Photographer
Amateur Photographer is one of the oldest and existing photography magazines that publish weekly on digital and print medium. It started in 1884! Do not get confused by the name. It contains a diverse and interesting range of contentsranging from news and gear reviews to opinions and techniques. It has a lot of free online content and a forum where you can connect with likeminded people and build your network.
6. Click
Click is a unique photography magazine. Take one look at it and you will understand. The way it features the contents will make you feel about photography as a lifestyle choice than profession or hobby. It talks about all the habits a photographer should cultivate. The overall tone differs from any traditional magazine. It is very friendly and inspiring. This bimonthly magazine publishes in impressively high quality. There is also an interesting section where the lead of the publication offers critique on reader’s photography portfolios.
7. Black+White Photography
This magazine features artistic side of black and white photography. It covers a wide range of clicks including portraiture, landscape, street, documentary, and still life photography.
There is not much educational or technical guideline content. In each issue they feature a number of different photographers and publish some of their work, interview, and their recent projects. They run at least two contest every year and features the winners in two different publications. It has active profile across all social media platforms
Aperture magazine is a classic well known publication very popular among all types of photographer. It is published by Aperture Foundation. This nonprofit institution was founded in 1952 by renowned photographers such as Ansel Adams, Minor White, Barbara Morgan, Dorothea Lange, Nancy Newhall, Beaumont Newhall, Ernest Louie, Melton Ferris, and Dody Warren. It publishes only four times in a year. It is full ofinspiring works and ideas. Also, it has a nice user friendly app and they publish on both print and digital platform.
9. Black and White Minimalism
If you have found a great concept, but you lack the resources needed to covey the abstract idea in the frame you should definitely lookup to this bimonthly magazine. It features a lot of content on the work of minimalist artists who use as few elements as possible to convey their ideas. It also features profiles on landscape, portrait, documentary and fine art photography. Apart from its amazing images they publish detailed interviews and guidance from industry experts. The printed publication can ordered online and the digital version is made freely available after two months of its original publication.
Photography style and liking keeps evolving regardless of whichever part of the industry you are in. It is a continuous learning process and photography magazines are the best way to evolve with learning. Regardless of your expertise, explore photography magazines suitable to your experience and interest. Inspiration is all you need to get better at this field.
