Moscow International Foto Awards 2016

  It is always a pleasure to receive a notification of an award. The selected image entitled, “Am I Alone?” is part of my ongoing ‘Pool of Life’ project, which illustrates the female form, in abandoned swimming pools. “It is my great pleasure to...

Leo Matiz Documentary Photographer

By Michelle Chaplow Reflections on the very personal portraits of Frida Khalo by documentary photographer, Leo Martiz Photographer Leo Martiz was born in Colombia in 1917; he was brought up in Bogota and worked as a photojournalist for the national newspaper El...

Documentary Photography, my thoughts

Documentary Photograpy – pondering on the subject. By Michelle Chaplow In the 20th century “Newspapers and magazines came to rely on photographic illustrations to underscore the meaning of their stories and, conversely, text was called upon to shape viewers’...

Fernando Gallardo and the Millennial Collaborative Economy

By Michelle Chaplow A seminar by Francisco Gallardo on Millennials and the collaborative economy in the tourism sector Fernando Gallardo is a highly respected hotel critic, with decades of experience; he is a journalist, writer, columnist and entrepreneur – one...