Monthly Archives: July 2008

Photos You Can’t Print in China – PDNPulse

Newsweek’s “Countdown to Beijing” blog has this amazing piece of reporting about the tense business of editing photos at Chinese newspapers. Check it out here.

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Teen needs 300 stitches after knife and battle-ax attack – Salt Lake Tribune

Two men were booked into the Salt Lake County jail Tuesday on suspicion of aggravated assault after they allegedly attacked a teen with a knife and a four-edged medieval battle ax.     The pair attacked the victim at his Kearns … Continue reading

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Rob Galbraith DPI: Nikon D3 Buffer Memory Expansion Service announced

Nikon has announced a service modification for the D3 that more than doubles the number of frames that can be shot in a single burst. The number of FX Format 14-bit Lossless Compressed NEFs, for example, jumps from 16 to … Continue reading

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Martin Parr: Why Photojournalism Must “Get Modern”

British photographer Martin Parr, whose work straddles documentary and fine art photography, argues that photojournalism “has to get modern” to regain the attention and support of mainstream magazines. In this month’s “State of the Art Report: Photojournalism Survival” (PDN August), … Continue reading

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2point8 » Street Photography’s Killing Me Softly, With Its Song (Part 1)

Docu-photography’s greatest gift is to show the world as it is, but it’s also docu-photography’s greatest failing. Photographing on the street becomes the goal – and once that goal is reached (having the nerve to do it, with verve) the … Continue reading

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IOC Allows China To Limit Reporters’ Access to Internet – washingtonpost.com

The International Olympic Committee and the Chinese government acknowledged Wednesday that reporters covering the Olympics will be blocked from accessing Internet sites that Chinese authorities consider politically sensitive. Check it out here.

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B: It’s about the process

The choice to use a darkroom instead of printing digitally probably made things harder on myself. Instead of printing in the comfort of my own home I had to live out of my car for a week while spending my … Continue reading

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Palestinians capture violence of Israeli occupation on video | World news | guardian.co.uk

In a graphic and hard-hitting film Peter Beaumont speaks to Palestinians filming abuse from settlers and Israeli armed forces Check it out here.

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German Officials Dig Up Neo-Nazi Grave to Remove Swastika Flag | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 30.07.2008

German officials said on Wednesday, July 30, that they had dug up a neo-Nazi’s grave to remove a swastika flag that had been draped over the coffin. The Nazi-style burial of Friedhelm Busse on Saturday in Passau in south-eastern Germany … Continue reading

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Beijing Olympic Predictions

Sports Shooter asked members of this site that are going to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China for their predictions, insights and observations as they count down the days until the Opening Ceremony on 8-8-08. Below are the comments of … Continue reading

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Times of London Photojournalist Dies in Zimbabwe

Richard Mills, a contract photographer for The Times of London who followed British troops to the front lines in Afghanistan, watched fighters train in Somalia, and documented suffering children in Zimbabwe, was found dead July 14. Check it out here.

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PDNPulse – China Blocking Journalists’ Net Access

The Associated Press reports that journalists covering the Beijing Olympics have access only to a censored version of the Internet. According to the AP: “On Tuesday, sites such as Amnesty International or any search for a site with Tibet in … Continue reading

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MediaStorm: Common Ground by Scott Strazzante

On July 2, 2002, Jean and Harlow Cagwin watched as their home — the last remnant of their 118-acre cattle farm in Lockport, Illinois — was torn down clearing the way for a new housing development. Several years later, Ed … Continue reading

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