Bess Adler’s Documentary Challenge
You’ll have to invest time and effort if you want to create like Bess, but the results are worth it. Impress her with your image and you’ll win a FUJIFILM X-T4 and XF16-80mm lens!
Bess Adler
Bess Adler is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Her work focuses on community dynamics, industries based on body image, and communities affected by deportation. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, The New Yorker, AARP, Narrative.ly, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Marie Claire Australia, Esquire, Vogue, Eater, TravelChannel.com and more. She received a BFA for Photography and Imaging from New York University in 2008. She completed the Missouri Photo Workshop in 2013. She is a member of Women Photograph.
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Based in New York, Bess Adler isn’t short of photographic experience. She works professionally for a variety of publications, but a passion for subjects of personal interest still runs deep. In her free time, she’s continued to create moving documentary work, primarily focused on communities.
Her view of documentary photography as an educational tool only furthers a demand for truth. In Bess’s eyes, this can only be discovered by digging deeper. In many cases, that means becoming completely immersed – which is why she relies on the unobtrusive design of FUJIFILM X-Pro3. The camera, with a selection of XF primes, has helped shape her considered process.
After a lifetime of practice, Bess has narrowed a complex process down to three simple tips. She encourages you to research a subject, invest time into that community, then seek out intimate moments. All in all, you’ll be thinking deeply about your work – a surefire way to improve.
Once you’ve created your image, upload it using the ‘Enter Now’ button below by 11:59PM (EST) on February 28, 2023. You can also download a PDF with a summary of Bess’s advice, which is as follows:
1) Do your research
2) Become a familiar face
3) Document intimate moments
Good luck!
Bess Adler
Bess Adler is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Her work focuses on community dynamics, industries based on body image, and communities affected by deportation. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, The ...
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This month’s prize
The winners of Bess and Michael’s challenges will be awarded with an incredible FUJIFILM X-T4 and FUJINON XF16-80mmF4 R OIS WR. The camera houses a cutting-edge sensor, and remains fast enough to seize any opportunity. Excellent ISO performance and built-in stabilization also make otherwise-challenging light conditions workable. The lens offers further stabilization, rugged weather-resistance, and versatile focal length coverage.
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Bess Adler
Bess Adler is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Her work focuses on community dynamics, industries based on body image, and communities affected by deportation. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, The ...
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