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A museum show is part storytelling and part conversation. At least, that’s how Emilia Mickevicius sees it. And curating one is a bit like planning a dinner party.  Take, for example, a gallery she recently curated for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Mickevicius began with the work of photographer Chanell Stone, the event’s “honored guest.” Then, she imagined the photographers from history with whom she’d love to see Stone in conversation.

What separates a photojournalist from an activist photographer? Photographer Simon King explains the difference between the two.

The W. Eugene Smith Fund has announced it is now accepting applications for its 44th annual Grant in Humanistic Photography.

Following a national search, Todd Tubutis has been named director of the a href= http://arts.arizona.edu target= _blank Center for Creative Photogr

MINAMATA, Kumamoto Prefecture--A deteriorating cloth artwork depicting a Minamata mercury poisoning victim for a traveling one-man stage performance has been restored and preserved for future generations. 

Johnny Depp has had an eventful few years. Here is what he has coming up in movies in the next year or so.

Leslie Smolan has taken on the role of administrating, orchestrating and propagating Smith’s memory, keeping it alive through books, exhibits and updates.

Johnny Depp's reputation precedes him but Hollywood insiders see a future if he looks healthy, shows up on time, and can remember his lines.

Documentary photography aims to portray reality and help transform the world.

"Life" Magazine photographer-photojournalist W. Eugene Smith and his Japanese wife Aileen talk with photo magazine editor James Hughes and writer William Pierce and show many of the famous pictures Smith took which established the scandal in Minamata, Japan. Fish poisoning caused by chemical dumping by the Chiso Factory caused mysterious diseases, birth deformities, and serious physiological defects in large numbers of villagers who lived by the sea and ate the fish. Chiso and the Japa...