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Self-Reflection on My Forty-Six Birthday and All My Failed Art School Projects • A bit of self-indulgence on my birthday.
Self-Reflection on My Forty-Six Birthday and All My Failed Art School Projects
A bit of self-indulgence on my birthday.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Self-Reflection on My Forty-Six Birthday and All My Failed Art School Projects • A bit of self-indulgence on my birthday.
30% Off Annual & Gift Subscriptions + Favorite Posts of the Year • Holiday sale with favorite newsletter posts from 2025
30% Off Annual & Gift Subscriptions + Favorite Posts of the Year
Holiday sale with favorite newsletter posts from 2025
dinalitovsky.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
30% Off Annual & Gift Subscriptions + Favorite Posts of the Year • Holiday sale with favorite newsletter posts from 2025
The Loaded Sensationalism of The Stringer, a Documentary That Split the Photography World • Plus 30% Off Annual Subscriptions for the Holidays
The Loaded Sensationalism of The Stringer, a Documentary That Split the Photography World
Plus 30% Off Annual Subscriptions for the Holidays
dinalitovsky.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Loaded Sensationalism of The Stringer, a Documentary That Split the Photography World • Plus 30% Off Annual Subscriptions for the Holidays
Tattoo Convention, Four Different Ways, Part 2 • What happens when I abandon flash.
Tattoo Convention, Four Different Ways, Part 2
What happens when I abandon flash.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Tattoo Convention, Four Different Ways, Part 2 • What happens when I abandon flash.
Tattoo Convention, Four Different Ways, Part 1 • How many plot lines can one space have?
Tattoo Convention, Four Different Ways, Part 1
How many plot lines can one space have?
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Tattoo Convention, Four Different Ways, Part 1 • How many plot lines can one space have?
Halloween in Japan is Not for the Faint of Heart • Trigger warning included.
Halloween in Japan is Not for the Faint of Heart
Trigger warning included.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Halloween in Japan is Not for the Faint of Heart • Trigger warning included.
Photographing the Largest Cat Expo in the World for National Geographic • National Geographic thought I needed more cats in my life.
Photographing the Largest Cat Expo in the World for National Geographic
National Geographic thought I needed more cats in my life.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Photographing the Largest Cat Expo in the World for National Geographic • National Geographic thought I needed more cats in my life.
Photos From the No Kings March in New York City • My creative battery has been running low. I’ve been on back-to-back travel and local shoots, which left me with a pulled shoulder muscle and a whisper of a burnout creeping up.
Photos From the No Kings March in New York City
My creative battery has been running low. I’ve been on back-to-back travel and local shoots, which left me with a pulled shoulder muscle and a whisper of a burnout creeping up.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Photos From the No Kings March in New York City • My creative battery has been running low. I’ve been on back-to-back travel and local shoots, which left me with a pulled shoulder muscle and a whisper of a burnout creeping up.
Wendy Williams Cover Going Viral in the Court of Public Opinion • Whenever a story leaves the safe confines of the photosphere into the great wide open of X and TikTok, it’s best not to read the comments.
Wendy Williams Cover Going Viral in the Court of Public Opinion
Whenever a story leaves the safe confines of the photosphere into the great wide open of X and TikTok, it’s best not to read the comments.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Wendy Williams Cover Going Viral in the Court of Public Opinion • Whenever a story leaves the safe confines of the photosphere into the great wide open of X and TikTok, it’s best not to read the comments.
The Stories Behind Remote Portraits of Six World Leaders for NYTMag's Climate Issue • How I photographed around the world and never left my apartment
The Stories Behind Remote Portraits of Six World Leaders for NYTMag's Climate Issue
How I photographed around the world and never left my apartment
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Stories Behind Remote Portraits of Six World Leaders for NYTMag's Climate Issue • How I photographed around the world and never left my apartment
A Las Vegas Adventure with Football's New Star Ashton Jeanty, for a GQ Hype Cover • The first thing I did in Vegas was open the curtains of my 56th-floor room at the Fontainebleau and put on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
A Las Vegas Adventure with Football's New Star Ashton Jeanty, for a GQ Hype Cover
The first thing I did in Vegas was open the curtains of my 56th-floor room at the Fontainebleau and put on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A Las Vegas Adventure with Football's New Star Ashton Jeanty, for a GQ Hype Cover • The first thing I did in Vegas was open the curtains of my 56th-floor room at the Fontainebleau and put on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Behind the Shoot, Zohran Mamdani for the Cover of TIME • How a political portrait comes together: light, tension, and a little magic.
Behind the Shoot, Zohran Mamdani for the Cover of TIME
How a political portrait comes together: light, tension, and a little magic.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Behind the Shoot, Zohran Mamdani for the Cover of TIME • How a political portrait comes together: light, tension, and a little magic.
Photographing My First Fight, Taylor vs. Serrano at Madison Square Garden, and Almost Giving Up • The day of the fight, I got a text from the writer of Der Spiegel, who had flown from Germany to New York for the story: “The access is not great, bring your zoom lens.”
Photographing My First Fight, Taylor vs. Serrano at Madison Square Garden, and Almost Giving Up
The day of the fight, I got a text from the writer of Der Spiegel, who had flown from Germany to New York for the story: “The access is not great, bring your zoom lens.”
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Photographing My First Fight, Taylor vs. Serrano at Madison Square Garden, and Almost Giving Up • The day of the fight, I got a text from the writer of Der Spiegel, who had flown from Germany to New York for the story: “The access is not great, bring your zoom lens.”
Portraits of King Princess for the New Yorker, and How I Distilled the Final Edit • Why there is no such thing as "overshooting", plus videos of the editing process, my rating system, and the photos that didn't make the cut.
Portraits of King Princess for the New Yorker, and How I Distilled the Final Edit
Why there is no such thing as "overshooting", plus videos of the editing process, my rating system, and the photos that didn't make the cut.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Portraits of King Princess for the New Yorker, and How I Distilled the Final Edit • Why there is no such thing as "overshooting", plus videos of the editing process, my rating system, and the photos that didn't make the cut.
The Instagram Photos That Got Me Unfollowed • Digital judgment and growing a thick skin.
The Instagram Photos That Got Me Unfollowed
Digital judgment and growing a thick skin.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Instagram Photos That Got Me Unfollowed • Digital judgment and growing a thick skin.
Photos from Exxxotica, An Adult Convention in New Jersey • Spectacle and sexual politics are my catnip.
Photos from Exxxotica, An Adult Convention in New Jersey
Spectacle and sexual politics are my catnip.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Photos from Exxxotica, An Adult Convention in New Jersey • Spectacle and sexual politics are my catnip.
The Disappointment of the Diane Arbus Constellation at the Park Armory • I walked into the Park Armory Constellation exhibit as a Diane Arbus fan but came out riddled with disappointment and confusion.
The Disappointment of the Diane Arbus Constellation at the Park Armory
I walked into the Park Armory Constellation exhibit as a Diane Arbus fan but came out riddled with disappointment and confusion.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Disappointment of the Diane Arbus Constellation at the Park Armory • I walked into the Park Armory Constellation exhibit as a Diane Arbus fan but came out riddled with disappointment and confusion.
Unsettling Emotions at the New York City's Pride Parade, with Photos • Happy Pride, but not the happiest celebration.
Unsettling Emotions at the New York City's Pride Parade, with Photos
Happy Pride, but not the happiest celebration.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Unsettling Emotions at the New York City's Pride Parade, with Photos • Happy Pride, but not the happiest celebration.
Favorite Advice and Hacks That Rewired My Photography • Editing hacks, prisms, sight gags, adjectives, portraits, B&W, and more.
Favorite Advice and Hacks That Rewired My Photography
Editing hacks, prisms, sight gags, adjectives, portraits, B&W, and more.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Favorite Advice and Hacks That Rewired My Photography • Editing hacks, prisms, sight gags, adjectives, portraits, B&W, and more.
The Seductive Pitfalls of Bad Photography Advice • Taking fewer photos, quitting Instagram, portrait lighting, making versus taking images, and more dubious advice dissected.
The Seductive Pitfalls of Bad Photography Advice
Taking fewer photos, quitting Instagram, portrait lighting, making versus taking images, and more dubious advice dissected.
dinalitovsky.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Seductive Pitfalls of Bad Photography Advice • Taking fewer photos, quitting Instagram, portrait lighting, making versus taking images, and more dubious advice dissected.