Bob Shell: Objectifying and Exploiting Women

Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . Objectifying and Exploiting Women? . An English friend once gave me a really hard time; she said I was objectifying and exploiting women in my photography. That disagreement caused me to spend some time thinking about this issue. Don’t all photographers objectify their subjects and exploit them? Did … Read more

Vibe Rouvet: The Latest From France

  Vibe Rouvet: The Latest From France . Press Release . Vibe Rouvet began her studies in private lessons starting at the age of eleven with the renowned vocal instructor Marie Claude Cinelly. Vibe learned about opera singing from a master and had her first stage appearances in churches as well as some concert halls … Read more

Bob Shell: Female Nudes

  Photography and Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . Female Nudes . Why did I choose to specialize in photographing female nudes? That’s a question I was often asked at my lectures and workshops. My answer is that I know of nothing in nature more beautiful than the human body, particularly lithe young bodies … Read more

Bob Shell: Meditations on Cameras and the State of the Photo Industry Today

  Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . Meditations on Cameras and the State of the Photo Industry Today . The first professional level camera that I ever used was my father’s Exakta VX1000. It was an odd beast, obviously designed for a left-handed user, with the film advance lever and shutter release button on … Read more