Michael Rawcliffe is a photojournalist who likes to work on long-term essays.
This photograph was taken in Manchester, England, at a City Sports event outside the Town Hall. The coach and contestants are warming-up in tune with the music being played to entertain the spectators. I saw the potential and took the opportunity. Using a 14mm focal length, everyone involved was very aware of what I was doing. What do you think?
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Every day we will post a new submitted image to the “A Photo Critique a Day” category with the goal of acquiring input and thoughtful critique from our readers. Photographers wishing to participate should see the submission guidelines here. We request that all readers’ comments be constructive and polite. We hope to create a dialog [...]
Andrew Spearin is based in Toronto, doing photography and videography work for The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and National Post. “I arrived in Toronto, Canada’s largest city, at the beginning of September. I live downtown on Bay Street, which is the financial centre of Canada. I decided to explore this aspect of my new [...]
Well, it seems only fair that the creator of this critique idea be the first guinea pig in the experiment. This photo was shot at a recent rodeo that came though town. A bull rider preparing his gear for the upcoming competition. I love shooting rodeos. It seems that there are always opportunities for good [...]
I’m not a professional photographer, but a serious amateur trying to find my perspective… During Lexington, Kentucky’s recent Roots & Heritage Festival, a drum circle forms in the Lyric, a segregationist-era theater. A leading entertainment center in the African-American community, the Lyric hosted first-run films, black films and entertainers like The Temptations, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Sarah [...]
I’m a freelance photographer from Spain working between fashion and photojournalism. In the last year I mainly worked in several assignments in Senegal that still are unpublished. I want to colaborate with some magazines or agencies for that. This picture was taken at night in a big avenue while these women where walking on the [...]
“Fire Dancer” Hillary Atiyeh, one of David Allen Harvey’s Emerging Photographers, shot this image in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico. View more of her work at www.hillaryatiyeh.com/.
When a house becomes a home: Submitted by Stephen Uhraney My name is Stephen Uhraney, I am a Toronto based documentary photographer. Recently I made way through the doors of downtown Toronto’s Seaton House, the large shelter that offersmedical assistance and life skills training to homeless men with a range of needs,including very poor health, drug and [...]
I was heading back to the office after covering the Democrats election celebration party and came across this image. I kinda like it. What do the rest of you think?
An man examines a suit of Samurai armour in a display case in Nomura Samurai House, Kanazawa, Japan. I was working on a travel piece about Kanazawa and exploring the old Samurai district. In the entrance area of one of the old houses a suit of armour is on display. Many tourists would come and [...]
My name is Keith Harris-Chicago based documentary and street photographer. I am working on a photo-essay entitled “On the Street.” This essay is a series of images that document the people that call the streets of Chicago home. I have become quite “friendly” with quite a few of the homeless people in Chicago and would [...]
