Martin Parr Tourism Inc

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Link: Martin Parr Tourism Inc | La Lettre de la Photographie

For 20 years, Reporters Without Borders has been fighting for freedom of the press. They regularly publish fundraising photo albums devoted to selected photographers, with sales profits going to financing their actions. Martin Parr’s work is being featured in the latest album to be released. If this choice could at first seem surprising, it is no less justified. Indeed, this Magnum photographer has a unique style. Tourists are his main subjects.

Behind the Shot: PhotoShelter Members Recognized in PDN’s Photo Annual 2012


Link: Behind the Shot: PhotoShelter Members Recognized in PDN’s Photo Annual 2012 ‹ PhotoShelter Blog

Here you have it, the behind-the-scene-stories from PhotoShelter members recognized in PDN’s Photo Annual 2012. Each year a panel of judges including photo editors, curators, and creative directors come together to select the best photography in 10 different categories. While each member contributed dramatically different work, they were all recognized in the same high regard. From the streets of Austin to the cross fire in Libya, we’re honored to work with these photographers from all over the world and share their stories behind the acclaimed shot.

Picture Dept

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Link: Picture Dept

PICTURE DEPT is a new venue for photography presented by the award-winning Newsweek & The Daily Beast photo teams. As photo sharing has exploded online with services like Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and others, there has never been more content available for viewing. But as more great, new photography venues are created, it is increasingly hard to keep up with the seemingly endless stream—and to find the very best of what’s out there. PICTURE DEPT is designed to both filter and condense this information into a single resource. The site includes curated photo features and recommendations of the best of what is happening in photography—not just from Newsweek & The Daily Beast but also from Tumblr, around the Web, and the world beyond the computer screen.

Why Your .JPEGs Aren’t Making You A Millionaire


Link: [#DIGART] Why Your .JPEGs Aren’t Making You A Millionaire | The Creators Project

The commodification of internet art is not going to happen in the way the art market has traditionally operated or in any way currently being attempted. This all comes down to a simple square-peg-in-a-circular-hole economic dilemma, which is that digital content is infinitely reproducible and free while physical commodities are scarce and expensive. “But wait!” a Sean Parker-esque voice says in the distance, “What about Facebook, Spotify, Kickstarter? They’re making money and they exist online!” Indeed they are making money Mr. Timberlake, but let’s look at some of the business models today’s online companies employ and see if they’re able to provide a sustainable market for internet art.

Magnum 62, : the young generation

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Link: Magnum 62, : the young generation | La Lettre de la Photographie

In more recent decades, the photographers of the Magnum agency have been faced with many changes and challenges in the professional and technical sphere of photography. Magnum was founded on ideals of copyright but today, with the impact of digital imaging, popular understanding of an image’s value has changed

Tokyo-Ga : Invisible existences

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Link: New York – Tokyo-Ga : Invisible existences | La Lettre de la Photographie

The second chapter of the project Tokyo-Ga is entitled Invisible Existences. Whereas the first chapter preferred distance, this chapter prefers closeness and black-and-white. In solidarity with the recent events that have shaken Japan, the curator Naoko Ohta has conceived a large-scale photography project.