d.no_mad

Independent photography publication

Photography Atlas

One question. One photographer. One photograph. One experiment. Issue 01 is open access. Later issues can be unlocked through membership credits or bought individually.

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All issues

Read and download Issue 01 freely. Later issues belong to the paid issue library and are currently published in English.

Photography Atlas Issue 01 — The Frame Is a Decision

Issue 01 — The Frame Is a Decision

Framing, visual hierarchy, exclusion, slowness and deliberate photographic attention.

Photography Atlas Issue 02 — Time Made Visible

Issue 02 — Time Made Visible

Shutter speed, motion blur and the different kinds of time a photograph can contain.

Photography Atlas Issue 03 — Depth Is Choice

Issue 03 — Depth Is Choice

How aperture, distance, focal length and focus shape attention, space and meaning.

Photography Atlas Issue 04 - Color Is a Negotiation

Issue 04 - Color Is a Negotiation

Why colour does not belong to objects, but to relationships, light and interpretation.

Photography Atlas Issue 05 — Light Shapes the Face

Issue 05 — Light Shapes the Face

Direction, source size and distance as tools for shaping volume, texture and expression in portraiture.

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