While looking through his aunt’s attic, Soren Larson found a remarkable collection of New York street scene photos from the 1950s taken by his grandfather, an amateur photographer named Frank Oscar Larson.

(via New Yorker Discovers Collection of 1950s Street Photos in his Aunt’s Attic | Popular Photography)

“In my portraits, I try to capture the “off moment” in my subject, the moment when they’re off guard and show something utterly natural and unique, maybe even vulnerable. It’s subtle, but when it happens, I know it. Being an athlete is a requirement for me to capture the types of images I do.”

(via Interviews with the PDN 30: Mark Fisher | BH Insights)

Ultimately, my aim is to show only my best images. For some shows, this might be as high as 20%, and for others, less than 5%. My personal philosophy is that it doesn’t really matter how much you shoot, because you’re only going to regret an image you didn’t make. Moreover, you don’t have to show anyone your bad images.

(via Todd Owyoung: From Smoky Dives to World Famous Concert Photographer | BH Insights)

How do you think Mike shot the photo above? Read on to find out, and also be sure to check out the video showing Michael shooting the photos.

(via How I Got the Shot: Michael Thompson from LightenUpAndShoot Does an Outdoor Portrait | BH Insights)

This Week in Photography History:

Death of Hippolyte Bayard on May 14, 1887, a French pioneer of photography. He is credited with presenting the first public photography show and with the idea of combining two exposures for landscape photography, one for sky and the other for land, now known as High Dynamic Range photography. He also created the first controversy in photography and the first staged photograph. After claiming that he had been tricked to allow Daguerre to claim the crown of photography’s inventor, he passed around a staged photo of himself with a note on the back, saying: “The corpse which you see here is that of M. Bayard…the Government which has been only too generous to Monsieur Daguerre, has said it can do nothing for Monsieur Bayard, and the poor wretch has drowned himself.”

“Most of the time, I was welcomed.

There were awkward moments; I would drive past a home or place, then about 100 feet down the road I’d realize that I noticed some people that I needed to go back and talk to. I’d put the vehicle in reverse, park on the road, and walk up the driveway toward the people, who looked at me with utmost suspicion.”

(via Interviews with the PDN 30: Eliot Dudik | BH Insights)

“I have inspired many persons to take up photography. As a matter of fact, I inspire myself. When I take a good picture I give myself a bonus.”

– Arthur “Weegee” Fellig (1899-1968, photographer)

Zoe by Preconscious Eye via the B&H Photo Flickr Group

Vintage by keithpyt via the B&H Photo Flickr Group