Tears of Sorrow, Tears of Joy – Beyond the Frame 106/
In Ireland, a 75-year curse football curse is lifted and music fans gather to mourn Glen Hansard - two stories of joy and grief. Plus New Irish photography.
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A newsletter about photography – the work, the people, the places, and the ideas behind the images – written by a professional photojournalist.
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Where two rivers meet – Beyond the Frame 105/
Why the Rhône and Arve never fully mix at Geneva's Jonction bridge, Pulitzer-winning photographer Melissa Farlow on unfinished stories, and Keith Armstrong's rediscovered disability-rights archive.
Lens Words – Beyond the Frame 104/
Prix Pictet's new theme is announced. Here's how a single word, chosen deliberately, can sharpen an NGO assignment, a photo essay, or even the weekly shop.
Melting Point – Beyond the Frame 103/
Reporting from a heatwave at Rencontres d'Arles 2026: Snezhana von Büdingen-Dyba's portrait of Sofie, and Chantal Pinzi's skateboarders resisting patriarchy from Morocco to Ethiopia.
What the Light Leaves Behind – Beyond the Frame 102/
The authors of new photo books from Palestine, Ukraine and Iran all ask what meaning remains when images are damaged or flawed.
The Present Tense – Beyond the Frame 101/
The language of climate change is mostly future tense. Photography is not. Gideon Mendel's Submerged Portraits, the Arles Dummy Book Award 2026, and John Alinder's century-old glass plates.
I Was Here – Beyond the Frame 100/
After 100 editions, an evolution of an old question: why do we make art? A 1967 photography annual, Ludovico Einaudi's remembered summers, and a memorable afternoon at Angkor Wat.
The True Value of Camera Gear – Beyond the Frame 99/
Selling used camera gear through MPB: a first-hand account of the process, from instant quote to final payout. Plus the non-photographic accessories that never leave my camera bag.
Low-Light Photography in Nepal – Beyond the Frame 98/
Low-light photography at Boudhanath, Nepal – manual exposure, histograms, and the pleasure of candlelight. Also: remembering Raghu Rai, Magnum photographer and chronicler of India for six decades.
The Joy of Colour – Beyond the Frame 97/ 🌈
A newsletter about photography – the work, the people, the places, and the ideas behind the images – written by a professional photojournalist.