Dina Litovsky

Freelance Photographer at Freelance

Writer at In the Flash

Articles

Meet Broadway's Teen Whisperer

2 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | Dina Litovsky

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Favorite Advice and Hacks That Rewired My Photography

2 weeks ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Dina Litovsky

Welcome to In the Flash, a weekly, behind-the-lens dialogue on photography. To join the conversationThank you to everyone who signed up last week. Your support keeps this newsletter going and gives me the momentum to tackle the many fun ideas I have brewing. So many people took up the offer that I’m extending it for one more newsletter post.
The Seductive Pitfalls of Bad Photography Advice

4 weeks ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Dina Litovsky

Welcome to In the Flash, a weekly, behind-the-lens dialogue on photography. To join the conversationI’ve been quiet for the last two weeks, catching up up with the busiest time in my editorial career. I’ve had 11 shoots in the past 14 days, and my Memorial Day weekend was spent editing every night to hit Tuesday morning deadlines for three different assignments. I’ll share some of those stories in the next couple of newsletters.
The Ex-Marine Who Counteracts Boot Camp With Ballet

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Brian Seibert |Dina Litovsky

Before he served in Iraq, Román Baca was a ballet dancer. Now he helps other veterans deal with their trauma - through dance. When Román Baca was serving as a Marine in Iraq in 2005, he didn't tell many people what kind of work he had done before the war. He had tried that in boot camp, and it hadn't gone well. So when his best friend in the platoon asked him why he seemed so interested in local dance practices, he hesitated before admitting the truth: He was a ballet dancer.
Photographing the Myth of the West Village Girl

1 month ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Dina Litovsky

Welcome to In the Flash, a weekly, behind-the-lens dialogue on photography. To join the conversationThis April, I spent four weeks circling Christopher, Hudson, and Bleecker streets, looking for West Village girls for a cover of New York Magazine. The first challenge of this tricky shoot was identifying who fit the profile written by Brock Colyer. These were the visual markers I was looking for.
An Actress of Many Passions, Now Making History in 'Wicked'

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Salamishah Tillet |Dina Litovsky

"The place where Elphaba and I meet is empathy and advocacy for justice," said Lencia Kebede, who is the first Black actress to play the role full time on Broadway. Credit... The last time Lencia Kebede lived in New York, in 2015, she was a 21-year-old college intern at the United Nations, taking and translating notes for the ambassador from Guatemala, who was working on an anti-poverty initiative. What a difference a decade can make.
Der Widerstand w√§chst

1 month ago | zeit.de | Dina Litovsky

17 Stunden ist Patrick Lipscomb-Jefferson bereits auf den Beinen, als er am Donnerstagabend den Broadway in Manhattan mit Tausenden anderen Menschen Richtung Süden entlang marschiert. Vor ihm wird getrommelt, hinter ihm gebrüllt. "This is what democracy looks like!" Und immer wieder "This is what democracy looks like!" Müde? No, no, no. "Ein Gewerkschafter ist doch nie müde", sagt der 40-Jährige. Sein Lächeln verrät, dass er den Satz, anders als seine Hingabe, nur halb ernst meint.
The Unbearable Denseness of Artist Statements

1 month ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Dina Litovsky

Welcome to In the Flash, a weekly, behind-the-lens dialogue on photography. To join the conversationThis is an updated version of a post for Bulletin, published for the first time on Substack. In the first critique class at my MFA program in photography, a student hung up a print of a chair taken in their dorm room. The chair had an Ikea-like flair of the ordinary, and the photo itself was underexposed and underwhelming.
Fever Dream of Hats, Pastels and Bunny Ears at the NYC Easter Parade, in Photos

2 months ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Dina Litovsky

In the Flash is a reader-supported publication about intent and creativity in photography. To join the conversationI bought myself a new camera last week with a goal to push myself to shoot for myself, something I stopped doing in recent years. Laziness played a role, but so did not having the right gear for playing. My Nikon D4 is a tank, not exactly suited for casual strolls.
Secrets in Photography and the Ethics of Influence

2 months ago | dinalitovsky.substack.com | Dina Litovsky

In the Flash is a reader-supported publication about intent and creativity in photography. To join the conversationI was browsing through Substack, my preferred doom-scrolling platform, when I stumbled upon an article featuring moody, theatrically lit street scenes. I was sure these were the unpublished photos of Philip-Lorca diCorcia, one of my favorite photographers, but when I opened the feature, I saw that it was someone else entirely. The resemblance wasn’t superficial, it was structural.