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Once a Slag… Girlhood in the Smartphone Era - Photographs and text by Philippa James | LensCulture A striking visual exploration of girlhood, exposing the tension between identity, societal pressures, gender performance, and the paradox of innocence and desirability in the smartphone age

Award-winning photo story

Once a Slag… Girlhood in the Smartphone Era

A striking visual exploration of girlhood, exposing the tension between identity, societal pressures, gender performance, and the paradox of innocence and desirability in the smartphone age.

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Remembering John Blakemore, An Appreciation - Photographs by John Blakemore | Text by John Comino-James | LensCulture John Blakemore (1936-2025), was an influential British photographer and teacher, renowned for his landscape and still-life photography

Having found a suitable spot, he would sit w/ eyes closed for about 20 minutes allowing himself to feel contact w/ the ground, hear the myriad sounds of the landscape, & experience movements of the air. Why? Attunement to the place & dispersal of any preconceptions as to what images might be made.

Celebrating 20 Years of LensCulture | LensCulture A look back at some favorite photography, writing, and interviews from the first 20 years of LensCulture — pure inspiration from some of the best photographers on the planet!

Hello #photography lovers! Discover remarkable photography, writing, and interviews from the first 20 years of LensCulture. The universal language of photography connects people with images, ideas, emotions, beliefs & inspiration from all corners of the planet.