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Practice Presence Is The Harder Part
Mar 13
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Gary Gardiner
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From Wirephoto to Worldwide: Fifty Years of Changing Photographic Voices
The difference between Photojournalism/76 photographers and those in the 2026 Best of Photojournalism is bigger than the shift from black and white to…
Mar 5
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Gary Gardiner
5
The Power of Routine and Ritual in Photography
Observation is the starting point in photography.
Mar 3
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Gary Gardiner
1
February 2026
If It Were Easy ...
Why doesn’t photography get easier?
Feb 28
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Gary Gardiner
4
Longtermism And the News and the Photographer
Future people count. There will be a lot of them. Whether their lives are better or worse depends, in part, on how well we think today, because today’s…
Feb 26
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Gary Gardiner
6
Then We Filtered the Light. Now We Rewrite It.
From the Archives
Feb 23
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Gary Gardiner
1
The Knife Sharpener and the Photographer
Because the act of photographing is, for me, an act of presence. It is not about capturing something beautiful or interesting. It is about entering into…
Feb 18
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Gary Gardiner
5
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A Christmas Story
I kept the fate of this photo a secret for so long that I forgot about it.
Feb 5
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Gary Gardiner
4
January 2026
Living Toward What You Won’t See
I admire how optimistic arborists are.
Jan 29
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Gary Gardiner
3
Understanding The Changing Landscape
I made this photograph by approaching the scene as a challenge of timing, position, and restraint within real limits.
Jan 28
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Gary Gardiner
5
Reading A Constrained Scene
A lesson from a street-adjacent setup
Jan 27
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Gary Gardiner
3
Catching The Vibe At Good Vibes
The day started with heavy clouds and little open sky, so there was no clear light.
Jan 26
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Gary Gardiner
5
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