Which photo magazine do you read?

Stravinsky said:
Thank you for your recommendations. Lot of search to be done here.

Pawel, when I visited Krakow in 2004 I noted a large number of Photo mag and Photo shops; I got the impression that photograph has a great following in Poland.

David, what about Shutterbug? I though Roger Hicks was contributing there as well...

Cheers,
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Thank'ee kindly. My articles in the last couple of issues have dealt with the look of the past, and whether or not you really need a body of work. I'm hoping they'll run more "Yes, I could do that, possibly better than he does," articles in future. If my articles persuade people to go out and take pics, I'll be delighted if they're better than mine. He is a poor teacher who doesn't want his pupils to be better than he is.

Cheers,

R.
 
Rangefinder- It's free & it's NOT about rf cameras.

Color- I think it's from the same people who put out B&W (U.S. version)

Shutterbug was my favorite years ago before digital ruined it. Those ads from Spiratone were the best!
 
The one and only, single solitary reason for reading AP is Roger's column. I now simply stand in Smiths and read just that, on the weeks it is there. The rest of the magazine has not only succumbed to the worst sort of dumbing down (the other honourable exception being Geoffrey Crawley) but they pad out thin and repetitive editorial with the most unimaginative "landscape" and "macro" work from readers. Worst of all they pick up and rehash BJP and PHNAT stories on "photographers' rights" and claim them for their own, turning it into the photographic equivalent of the Daily Mail, targeted at middle-aged middle-brow middle-England. No, I'm afraid AP is a shadow of it's former self and no longer worth the cover price.

Black and White and BJP are about the only things worth a look these days.

Regards,

Bill
 
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I read all :) in Chapters bookstore...

But to be honest I don't read most of them as they repeat things and full of photoshop tricks as someone said...So I look at reviews and portfolios.

There is one magazine I think it was photography techniques, still giving articles on film photography reviewing films, and methods of printing...
 
I spend way too much money on magazines. I have a subscription to like three of them.

Inspirational
These magazine tend to show the images that get published rather than the images that are "techincally perfect."

The FADER - A music magazine but features excellent photography. Usually documentary pieces on music artists. Fashion spreads, and on occasion social documentary work.

TIME - A weekly news magazine. You'll often find great work. Although sometimes you'll wonder how something got in there.

National Geographic - It's not just wild cats and bears and mummies. Every so often they'll have great social pieces. And the interior photography is always amazing.

NYLON/NYLON Guys - Fashion and Pop culture magazine. Images are sporadic but usually interesting.

Wax Poetics - Another music magazine. Though it usually focuses on the African American scene. A lot of the photos used are archive and stock photos from way back when. But all of the images are great.

Industry

PDN - Photo District News is an industry magazine. Although lately there seem to be a lot of photo contests and such being printed. They usually have tidbits on a lot of different things but they never really go in depth to anything.

PICTURE - Another great photo industry magazine. I think the interviews with photo editors and established as well as up and coming photographers is great inspiration. They tend to focus on fashion a lot though.

News Photographer - Free with an NAPP membership. They show a lot of great work and show where the news industry is headed and all those layoffs you hear about. They usually follow up on what happens after.

Beginner
These magazine are just about gear and lens reviews and getting a photo printed.

Shutterbug - They have fun articles about new cameras and printers and such. And every so often offer tips on lighting techniques, digital techniques and they have a photo contest every month where some people can get their photo printed. They also feature websites. And they like to tell you what makes a photograph good.

Popular Photography - Pretty much the same as Shutterbug.

Artsy
Magazines that feature art photography.

B+W - It has a lot of pretty pictures. An ex-girlfriend once mistook it for porn because there was a series of nudes. I think the magazine is mostly intended for art buyers and galleries. Artistic Photographers can use it to see where art trends are going.

LensWork - Pretty much the same as B+W. Though it's a lot easier to carry around.

Technical

Photo Techniques - A really great magazine on the craft of photography. They focus a lot on darkroom stuff and photographic science. How fstops are measured in lens design. Which photographic paper has the most silver. Better to get the contrast on the negative or in the print. Making daguerreotypes and cyanotypes.
 
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Dear Swoop,

Don't forget VOGUE.

In the early 70s our local newsagent always forgot that I took Vogue, while Jilly (my landlady-cum-girlfriend, 4 years older than I) was the one who took Penthouse.

Cheers,

R.
 
I find most photo mags are more about selling the latest gear than actually taking photographs.

I subscibe to Lenswork, great print quality and no gear ads. I also get Rangefinder. Used to buy Black & White (UK) on a regular basis but now find it rare to find anything that justifies the cover price.

John
 
I used to read JPG but as many here agree, I'm not a huge fan of the digital format... now the only two magazines I read regularly are Vice (a fashion, arts, culture, counter-culture and photo mag) and Soura out of Dubai.

If there are any ex-JPG fans that want a mag that I think does JPG better than JPG did... definitely check out Soura... it can be a bit hard to find but it's worth it.

http://www.souramagazine.com/
 
Time Freeze said:
I find most photo mags are more about selling the latest gear than actually taking photographs.

I subscibe to Lenswork, great print quality and no gear ads. I also get Rangefinder. Used to buy Black & White (UK) on a regular basis but now find it rare to find anything that justifies the cover price.

John
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Dear John,

Well, yes. Without the ads they'd cost at least 3x-5x as much.

So if 1/3 of the articles are about photography instead of kit, well, surprise, surprise!

(No, I don't approve, and I believe they'd sell more magazines if they concentrated on pictures rather than kit, but hey, photo magazines are ultimately run by bean counters, but photographers.)

Cheers,

R.
 
Used to have subscriptions to B & W and Lenswork, as well as CameraArts and JPG. Have let them all lapse, since they tend to languish for months on my table 'til I finally pick them up. I still have a subscription to Light Leaks, devoted to low tech cameras - Dianas, Holgas, Pinhole, etc.

Mark
 
Disaster_Area said:
I used to read JPG but as many here agree, I'm not a huge fan of the digital format... now the only two magazines I read regularly are Vice (a fashion, arts, culture, counter-culture and photo mag) and Soura out of Dubai.

If there are any ex-JPG fans that want a mag that I think does JPG better than JPG did... definitely check out Soura... it can be a bit hard to find but it's worth it.

http://www.souramagazine.com/
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You did know that JPG magazine was back (in online form), right? Still not a monster fan, but it is back from the dead.

http://www.jpgmag.com/magazine/20
 
mabelsound said:
It appears you will actually still be able to buy JPG in print, from Lulu.
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Yeah, but I think its for something ridiculous, like $20+ (the reference to which seems to have now been removed from the site). Shame, as I really looked forward to JPG dropping through my door and it was a fairly unique opportunity for the everyman to get published. Now its seems to have descended into belonging to the right clique.
 
I only buy mags occasionally.

I like the French "Chasseur d'Image." Lots of documentary stuff, "Juxtapoz," (not exclusively a photo mag) I I read Photo District News online (well, the free parts anyway).

I also occasionally buy "American Photo," mainly when new equipment comes out. Not that I buy the new cameras. I still shoot with a D70s as well as my film cameras.
 
While it's not really RF applicable, ViewCamera Magazine is still a traditional photo magazine with an emphasis on the image and how it was created. I look forward to each new issue and go into withdrawal if it comes a week or 2 late.
 
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