Little vademecum for shooting while cycling. #1 – Editing.
First episode of a short editing guide. Let’s start with the necessary step – reducing the number of good pics.
Turning constraints into narrative keys: Paul Fusco’s Kennedy’s Funeral Train [1968]
The italian saying is “fare di necessità virtù”: a classic reportage and what it can teach us about cycling photography
How does Memory work? 4 ideas for cycling storytelling inspired by Wim Wenders’ “Once” [1993]
A book of simple pictures (and four simple ideas) showing us how memory works.
The game of investigation, pt. 1: looking for riders amidst chaos
How do you actually find riders, and what do you do when you find them?
Reality, fiction, and the plausible: Roy DeCarava’s “Sweet flypaper of life” [1955]
A work about the complex relation between Reality, Fiction, and the Plausible – and how we can shoot while riding.
Everything everywhere all at once – dealing with FOMO during ultracycling coverage
How do you choose to shoot when every rider is doing something, all over the place?
Shooting in the snow, “work the scene”, and the McDonald’s of sport photography
A weekend with Sportograf and a couple useful challenges.
The negative value of surveying a route
Is knowing the route beforehand useful? Yes, but.
Learning from the sofa: photography on youtube
Youtube channels about photography? Yes, some of them are interesting and useful. A partial list (to be continued)
EVOC Hip Pack Capture 7L: the workhorse of bikepacking reportage
How to bring gear while riding? This is what gets closest to perfection. Honest review after 6 years.