A full moon sitting perfectly symmetrically between the ancient spires of King’s College Chapel was Martin Bond’s last daily photo of Cambridge – 13 years after he started a creative project that has been viewed all over the world. Bond, whose posts on social media under “A Cambridge Diary” have attracted a following of 100,000 people, set out in 2010 to celebrate Cambridge’s everyday moments by taking an atmospheric portrait shot of the city every single day of the year. Bond has been unable to leave Cambridge for more than a night since taking on the challenge 13 years ago.…
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Larry Fink, acclaimed photographer of different social classes, dies aged 82 | Photography
Larry Fink, an acclaimed and adventurous photographer whose subjects ranged from family portraits and political satire to working-class lives and the elite of show business and Manhattan society, has died at 82. Robert Mann, owner of the Robert Mann Gallery, told the Associated Press that Fink died on Saturday at his home in Martins Creek, Pennsylvania. Mann did not cite a specific cause of death, but said that Fink had been in failing health. “He was a dear friend and a real free spirit,” Mann said. “I’ve known people like Robert Frank and Ansel Adams, and Larry stood out. He…
Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award winner
A polar bear sleeps on an iceberg off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. Photo: Supplied / Wildlife Photographer of the Year, via BBC A stunning image of a young polar bear drifting to sleep on an iceberg, by British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani, has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. “Sarikhani’s breathtaking and poignant image allows us to see the beauty and fragility of our planet,” Natural History Museum director Dr Douglas Gurr said. “His thought-provoking image is a stark reminder of the integral bond between an animal and its habitat and serves as a visual representation of…