Author Archives: Edwin Molenaar

US army instruction film on photography

Here’s an interesting blast from the past: in 1965, the US Army released the 25-minute film above to teach the basics of photography (for military police purposes). Listen close to what the man is saying. There are some one liners that are still of use today at 2.30min “no camera does everything equally well..,” at […]

Josef Sudek: How a One-Armed Advertising Photographer Became the Legendary Poet of Prague

Josef-Sudek “There is no approach, no recipe. Each thing has to be done differently.” – Josef Sudek Photographer Josef Sudek is called “The Poet of Prague” because in tens of thousands of luminous images he captured the timeless soul of this city that is known as “The Jewel of Europe.” Sudek ceaselessly photographed the city’s […]