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Since this week is NY Fashion Week, here's a #tbt interview with former fashion photographer turned award-winning fine art photographer, Kurt Weston: https://alinaoswald.com/2023/02/07/interview-with-a-photographer-kurt-weston/

Every New Year offers new perspectives in our professional and personal life. With that in mind, here’s an image I captured this past holiday season while spending some alone time on the beach:

Check out more at https://alinaoswald.com/2023/01/10/perspectives-2/

December 7, 1941 – 2022

December 7, 2022, is also known as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. I visited Pearl Harbor over a decade ago, and I often post a few images on or around this day.

Here are a few images (some previously posted here, as well as a few new ones) from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Read more at https://alinaoswald.com/2022/12/06/pearl-harbor-day/

December 1 is World AIDS Day (WAD), and oftentimes a reminder for media outlets to mention the words “HIV” and “AIDS.” Yet, for millions of people living with the virus, World AIDS Day is every day. And also, those covering HIV and AIDS day in and day out, also consider December 1, WAD, yet another opportunity to bring to the fore the collective story of HIV and AIDS…because, after all, HIV is still here, there is still no vaccine, and there is no cure.

While I can talk forever about my own journey covering HIV and AIDS for twenty years and counting, oftentimes I hesitate to do so, not to come across as “preaching” because then, people’s minds might shut down, and that would not be good now, would it. So, sadly, even to this day, talking about HIV and AIDS or even covering the pandemic can be a tricky situation.

And yet, while covering HIV and AIDS, I’ve met amazing and inspiring individuals–activists, artists, scientists–who have helped ignite that much-needed desire to connect with a story and tell that story in the most compelling way possible.

So, today, I’d like to share with you a few images capturing a few HIV and AIDS stories on World AIDS Day, as well as many other days:

Read more at https://alinaoswald.com/2022/11/29/world-aids-day-3/

“Incoming Inferno”

It’s time for yet another “How I Got That Shot?” post. Today, let’s take a look at a recent image I posted on my Fine Art America page.

Images from the 2022 Zombie Opera Halloween event that took place in Hamilton Park, Jersey City.

How visiting museums and art galleries can better our photography work

First of all, I admit that, as a photographer, I should make more time time to go to museums and galleries more often, especially when I’m a lucky gal (I realize that) living pretty close to famous museums such as The Met, The Whitney, and many others. I believe that we need art–as therapy; as a form of expression; as a way to open our eyes, minds, and also hearts…. I also believe that, as photographers, we have much to learn from looking at art and surrounding ourselves with art in any form.

Therefore I’ve decided to take advantage of the pay-what-you-want museum nights in New York City, and check out The Whitney Museum.

Read more at: https://alinaoswald.com/2022/10/11/art-and-photography-2/

Have you ever wondered how photographers direct and pose people who are legally blind?

I ask, because when our subjects have very limited (if at all) eyesight, they can’t really look where we tell them to look, without a bit of additional help. So, how do we, photographers, communicate with these subjects? How do we guide them in order to best express their personalities?

Read more at: https://alinaoswald.com/2022/09/06/photographing-legally-blind-individuals/

Paying attention to detail (in photography) sometimes pays off

“Attention to detail.” We’ve all heard this must-have skill, especially when it comes to proofing and editing one’s work, as well as in the steps preceding the post-production workflow.

Read more at: https://alinaoswald.com/2022/08/30/details/

Old(er) but Not Forgotten: On relearning how to use your old(er) camera gear. Read more at https://alinaoswald.com/2022/07/26/old-but-not-forgotten-gear/.