WELCOME TO PYONGYANG: CHARLIE CRANE GOES INSIDE NORTH KOREA

"How do you photograph one of the most secretive countries in the world? For Charlie Crane the answer was simple, photograph what they want you to see". And that's just what he did, after gaining (supervised) access to photograph North Korea on the government's terms. Showcasing their so-called "tourist attractions", an interesting distinction for a country that is far from being known as a tourist destination, the images are a mixture of carefully staged portraits and empty cityscapes. The end result is a striking glimpse into a country rarely photographed, a glimpse that hints at what lies beneath the surface disguise of perfection.

You can find more of the series HERE or in his first book WELCOME TO PYONGYANG released in 2007. 

and even more

The Whale Hunt Project is infitnitely bigger than we could show you in the pages of our magazine.  So here are a couple of images we loved but couldn't include in the issue.  Please go to http://thewhalehunt.org/ to see the full project - it's definitely worth a look online!

New Work: Fiorentina Calcio

You may remember photographer J.P. Doubrin from his contribution "Kimochi" to Snapixel's "Summer's End" issue last year.  Well, he has a new project - a look behind the scenes at the world's favorite sport.  See the project in it's entirety here: http://jpdobrin.com/#/Photographs/fiorentina calcio

Life without Lights

 

Snapixel photographer Peter DiCampo recently revealed a brand new site about his project "Life Without Lights" (featured in Issue 8) - A documentary study on global energy poverty, the social issue describing the role that energy plays in the lives and economic statuses of people around the world.  The project is deservingly award-winning, wining first prize for a body of work in the British Journal of Photography's 2010 International Photography Awards, and shortlisted in the Multimedia Category in the Anthropographia 2011 Awards for Human Rights.  And now it's growing - no longer focusing solely on Ghana but bringing in content from Kurdistan and New Mexico, and we're sure in the future from other significant locations all over the world.  To experience the project go to http://lifewithoutlights.com/