Associated Press 100 Photos of 2024: An epic catalog of humanity

“A camera is a device for learning how to see without a camera.” —Dorothea Lange

Pictorialism, with a small “p” always has been an essential element in the best photographs throughout the medium’s history. And it is still true. It acknowledges that photography is a PICTURE-making process. Pictures are very good at emphasizing feeling; they are very bad at conveying ideas. Ideas need words. If the words or ideas already exist, t

Searching for a good photo in the every-day of life teaches us to notice our surroundings more.