The inevitable year-end round ups are in full swing, but we here at Raw File can't help but declare the obvious---2014 was a great year for photography. Digital cameras and smartphones have caused image making to be a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives---photographs are everywhere---and we can't get enough. From visions of Russia to outer space to hidden snipers, Raw File is pleased to present our own highlights.
From Hidden Snipers to Train Surfers, WIRED's Best Photo Stories of the Year
The inevitable year-end round ups are in full swing, but we here at Raw File can't help but declare the obvious---2014 was a great year for photography. Digital cameras and smartphones have caused image making to be a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives---photographs are everywhere---and we can't get enough. From visions of Russia to outer space to hidden snipers, Raw File is pleased to present our own highlights.
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Simon Menner
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__ Can You Spot the Snipers Hidden in These Photos?__ Simon Menner’s ongoing series Camouflage shows landscapes with German snipers hidden somewhere in the frame. The project is like a deadly Where’s Waldo exercise. For Menner, the challenge of finding the snipers isn’t the important part; the photos comment on the way things like fear, terror, and surveillance are constantly part of our lives in the modern world.
