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Today on my IG feed (@billshapiro), Russian photographer Nikolay Bakharev’s new book, “Cheryomushki,” from @stanleybarker.bsky.social

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This is real.

So far…breezy, shallow, entertaining, frustrating.

The great Sly Stone has died. He was 82.
(Photo by Jim Marshall)

I’m 100 pages in

Photographer Alex Harris and I traveled through New Mexico to learn about the future of the state’s oldest and newest crops: chile peppers and cannabis. Our story for @newmexicomag is here: www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/ne...

Thank you, Mark!

Yipes! You are so right. I wonder how many others I get wrong in my mind’s eye. I just saw a Todd Webb of a boy and a baguette….or was it a garden hose?

When my old friend Jonathan Gluck was diagnosed with cancer, he was given 18 months to live. That was 20 years ago. His book, "An Exercise in Uncertainty," is wise, moving, thoughtful, & funny. It's about living with the unpredictable—something we all do.
Order here: bookshop.org/p/books/an-e...

Thanks so much for this. Love going deep on a photo like this of an icon like Ali.

Always pushed expectations

What a difference it makes! It’s one reason why a shot like this won’t come around for a very long time

Thanks so much!!

The Greatest Sports Photo Ever Made Turns 60

60 years ago today—on May 25, 1965—Neil Leifer made what is widely considered to be among the greatest sports photos of all time. One notable person doesn't agree: Neil Leifer.
I spoke with Neil for the @nytimes.com ; below, more of Leifer's photos from that classic night

Agree. I mean, the planted a FOREST!

The celebrated Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado has died at 81. A huge loss & incredibly sad news. I was recently in CDMX and stumbled into a massive exhibition of his work at the Museum of Anthropology. Hundreds of people were looking, pausing, breathing in Salgado’s remarkable pictures.

Love it. Thank you, Travis!

Happy to announce that “Paris: A Love Story 1948-1952,” a photo book about the overlooked photographer Todd Webb, is available for pre-order. I edited the book, and poring over Webb’s stunning images was an honest joy. Here’s the link if you want to check it out:
www.damianibooks.com/en/products/...

Thx so much for the note and glad you liked!

Podcast Alert: What makes a great landscape photo? What doesn’t? @unofphoto.bsky.social & I discuss, with insights from @kityoung135.bsky.social (the gorgeous black-and-white), Alex Harris (red car), and Geraint Smith (Rio Grande Gorge).
Listen here: unitednationsofphotography.com/2025/05/07/p...

Saigon fell 50 years ago. These photos by the legendary Larry Burrows, who was killed in Laos while on assignment for LIFE.

Love that.

What’s Inside Your Rolling Paper? Weed, obviously. But also a ton of innovation, some surprising ingredients, a dose of hucksterism—and a tradition on the verge of being extinguished.

Can rolling papers survive a world trending toward edibles? How many joints does Seth Rogen roll in a week? What does the inside of the Zig-Zag factory look like?
I reveal all, right here:

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A few sweeping, magical, big-sky photos from the hyper-creative Jim Krantz. More images (and backstory) on my IG feed: @billshapiro

The great photographer Larry Fink has a new book out. “Hands On” is big & beautiful (424 pages) and filled with never-before-published photos. Published by @phbookstores.bsky.social. Use the code LarryFink, you’ll save 10 percent. More on my IG feed.
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Podcast Alert for Photo Folks: The powers and perils of saying “no.” In which @unofphoto.bsky.social & and I discuss the ethical and practical concerns. Listen here: unitednationsofphotography.com/2025/04/02/p...

Lora Webb Nichols made photos in a tiny, turn of the century Wyoming town. A new book called “Heap O’ Livin’” can be preordered now here: www.lorawebbnichols.org/lwn-shop/pre...