Following are the words of Seydou Keita, a self-taught photographer from Senegal, describing his life. I have always loved his work, and his story is very revealing of how many self-taught artists begin. Quite simply—once given “the tool ” (camera, brushes, paints, pencil, etc.) a spark is ignit
The self-taught photographer, tastemaker, and storyteller for a new generation.
imagined worlds - Kelly Tan, a self-taught photographer and digital artist, has a talent for implementing her daughter into fantastical imagined worlds by creating e...
TIME honors a selection of women trailblazers in photography
Self Taught Photographer Ziqian Liu is using photography to record her life and express her self to the world around her. After ending a relationship, she
Agata Serge is a young self-taught photographer from Lodz, Poland who currently based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Agata started photography in 2012, she shoots a lot of portrait, black and white…
Self-taught Canadian photographer Elizabeth Gadd described her photography niche better, perhaps, than anybody else when she said, "I, uh… shoot
A new book of photographs by Burt Glinn – featuring a recently discovered essay by Jack Kerouac – captures the beat generation in all their jazz-heavy, late-night glory
Li Hui is a self-taught photographer from Hangzhou, China. Her work focuses on intimate explorations of youth and nature, and the interactions that occur between...
20-year-old, self-taught photographer Shelby Robinson weaves stunning tales of nature, magic, and wonder in her beautiful conceptual images. Taking
Danish Siddiqui, the Reuters journalist killed in crossfire on Friday covering the war in Afghanistan, was a largely self-taught photographer who scaled the heights of his profession while documenting wars, riots and human suffering.
Self-taught Canadian photographer Elizabeth Gadd described her photography niche better, perhaps, than anybody else when she said, "I, uh… shoot
Elizabeth Gadd is a self-taught 21-year-old photographer from Vancouver, Canada. Her signature style is to photograph wanderers and adventurers in magnificent landscapes. Having been raised in scenic surroundings with mountains, forests and fields, she loves to wander and explore.
Lee Chee Wai is a self taught photographer whose work delicately documents man’s relationship with nature. His series ‘Water’ looks at the element in its...
Beautiful blueness from a trailblazing woman in science.
Danish Siddiqui, the Reuters journalist killed in crossfire on Friday covering the war in Afghanistan, was a largely self-taught photographer who scaled the heights of his profession while documenting wars, riots and human suffering.
Self-taught Canadian photographer Elizabeth Gadd described her photography niche better, perhaps, than anybody else when she said, "I, uh… shoot
Elizabeth Gadd is a self-taught 21-year-old photographer from Vancouver, Canada. Her signature style is to photograph wanderers and adventurers in magnificent landscapes. Having been raised in scenic surroundings with mountains, forests and fields, she loves to wander and explore.
Agata Serge is a young self-taught photographer from Lodz, Poland who currently based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Agata started photography in 2012, she shoots a lot of portrait, black and white…
Hungarian photographer Noell S. Oszvald is a self-taught photographer and visual artist from Budapest. Her surreal black and white photographs resemble mid-century fashion photography as much as it does the work of her surrealist influences. Severe contrasts between light and dark create graceful lines and a definite composition for each piece. In this way each image is intriguing, not only for its dreamy content but also because they are simply pleasing to look at.
Self-taught photographer Matt Crabtree secretly shoots photos of unsuspecting Londoners and gives them a 16th-century portrait feel.
Lina Kayser is a talented self-taught photographer and instagrammer based in Bergen, Norway. Lina shoots a lot of travel, nature, animals and adventure photography. She travels across Europe captur…
There's something grandiose about the sight of a steam locomotive rumbling down the tracks, massive white plumes billowing in its wake as the picturesque
As a hobbyist, self-taught photographer, I find myself often wondering about the esoteric nature of photography and what it is exactly that separates the average photographer from the professional or even world renown photographer. Is it technical skill, creative expertise, some sort of profound psychological perspective, post-processing acumen or just plain blind luck? In reality, […]
Posing proudly for the camera, they were young soldiers excitedly preparing for the adventure of war. The photos are now part of an archive of 2,000 predominantly military prints that has been hidden from public view for decades.
Elizabeth Gadd is a self-taught 21-year-old photographer from Vancouver, Canada. Her signature style is to photograph wanderers and adventurers in magnificent landscapes. Having been raised in scenic surroundings with mountains, forests and fields, she loves to wander and explore.
A wonderful, insightful, candid interview with French photographer Alain Laboile, a self-taught master of intimate photography whose subject is his own family.
Photo Boite celebrates a young generation of female photographers
Violet D’Art is a self-taught photographer from Bulgaria who loves expressionism, fine art and conceptual photographs. Violet explains here work by saying, “Some people see loneliness as something bad, I see it as something beautiful. Something one needs in order to find oneself, and create. It is where I find my ideas. My happiness, my pain. I often withdraw from everything and everyone and let emotions and inspiration guide me. With the end result usually being a mystery and surprise to me, too. It is really a process of self discovery as an artist as well as a human being. I like to think that my images provoke feelings. I believe in not describing the pieces of art, but rather letting the viewer decide what they see in it, letting them paint their own landscapes in it. I call it ‘Painting Mindscapes’.”
Self-taught photographer Julie Cherki has a raw talent and keen eye that radiates out of each of her striking portraits. As most artists do, Cherki
Agata Serge is a young self-taught photographer from Lodz, Poland who currently based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Agata started photography in 2012, she shoots a lot of portrait, black and white…
Fares Micue is a Spanish self-taught fine art/conceptual self-portrait photographer born in Lanzarote (Canary Islands) in 1987. She started photography back in 2009 as a hobby with the hope of getting some nice pictures to share on her profile and without putting much thought into the photography process, but after 6 years into this hobby she realized that photography was the perfect medium to share her thoughts, ideas and perception of the reality with others as well as a great tool to combine her other passion that is writing.
Self-taught British-born photographer James Perolls takes portraits that exude calm confidence.
Elizabeth Gadd is a self-taught 21-year-old photographer from Vancouver, Canada. Her signature style is to photograph wanderers and adventurers in magnificent landscapes. Having been raised in scenic surroundings with mountains, forests and fields, she loves to wander and explore.
Are you ready to dive into the spellbinding world of photographer Frank Diamond? His striking photomontage style, paired with a moody and poetic atmosphere, will transport you to a realm of breatht…
Elizabeth Gadd is a self-taught 21-year-old photographer from Vancouver, Canada. Her signature style is to photograph wanderers and adventurers in magnificent landscapes. Having been raised in scenic surroundings with mountains, forests and fields, she loves to wander and explore.
David Uzochukwu started photography at a young age, picking up a camera at only twelve years old. Now, at sixteen, this self-taught Belgium-based
