Author Archives: Stephen Mayes

Keep Calm And Carry On

Notes from somewhere: old-school messaging may not be instant but it has a special value. It says “I’m thinking of you because I care” rather than “I need your attention to validate my existence.”
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World Press Photo: 470,214 Pictures Later

Stephen Mayes, World Press Photo Secretary for six years, gave a widely noted keynote address at this year’s event in Amsterdam. Refreshing and fact driven, I think the address is relevant outside the field of photojournalism, as are his concerns that much of today’s photography emphasizes the romantic over the real, the copied view over [...]
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Baghdad Calling

Magnum Nominee Geert van Kesteren just won the Infinity Award for Photojournalim for his book “Baghdad Calling.” From what I hear, the decision is not exactly viewed as uncontroversial… What follows is the take of Stephen Mayes, Director of VII Photo Agency in New York City, both on the book in particular, and on the [...]
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