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Abbey Road Studios launches the world's first ever awards to recognise the art of music photography

Creative Boom

Abbey Road Studios in London is launching its own Music Photography Awards this year, the first-ever global competition celebrating "unforgettable, unique and unsung" music moments of the past 12 months and the photographers who captured them. Grime was a great adventure – for me, that's what photography has always been about.".

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Celebrity photographer Chris Floyd shares six pieces of career advice everyone can learn from

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You may not have heard of British photographer and filmmaker Chris Floyd, but you've almost certainly seen his work – especially if you were young in the 1990s when he began his career in celebrity portraiture with some of the leading lights of the Britpop scene. And I can just chat away all day long. It's my stage time.

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Immy Humes’ new book examines the significance of lone women in photography

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As the name suggests, the book – published by Phaidon and compiled by American documentary filmmaker Immy Humes – explores the phenomenon of the ‘only woman’ in photography. “The one that first really struck me showed.

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Hardcore: The Cinematic World of Pulp is a beautiful book every designer will love

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This year, to mark its 25th anniversary comes the new book Hardcore: The Cinematic World of Pulp : a lush visual celebration featuring unseen photography, behind-the-scenes interviews and other essays. Photography by Paul Burgess. Photography by Paul Burgess. Photography by Paul Burgess. Photograph by Paul Burgess.

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Stills is shaking up the design industry: get invite-only access through Creative Boom

Creative Boom

Stills is here to shake up the way we think about licensing photography within the design world. You're working on a design project, and ideally, you'd like to commission your own bespoke photography. They're now bringing the same highly curated approach to licensing photography for designers.

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The theatrics of the street in Helen Levitt’s photography

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A new book published by Thames & Hudson offers a compact survey of her work, complete with an essay by curator and art historian Jean-François Chevrier. Around 1960, she returned to the world of still imagery in a newly saturated era of photography. Levitt’s documentation of the everyday was a long-running pursuit.

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Anniversary book from Semi Permanent is a 20-year time capsule of stunning creativity

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It also includes fresh contributions from filmmaker Roman Coppola, industrial designer Sabine Marcelis, architect Bjarke Ingels, artist CJ Hendry, and digital entrepreneur Mikaela Jade. Designed in-house, the book archives significant projects from the past as well as significant ideas that can guide us into the future.