Larry Fink is a man who clearly enjoys the physicality and sensuality of the world around him. Passion- ate and outspoken with an impish nature, he enjoys good food and earthly delights. Having come of age in the beat generation, Fink has retained that sensibility. His written correspondence takes the shape of a beat poem or a jazz lick, but the images he creates with the camera are drawn from multi-layered influences
We contacted members of various emergent collectives to find out what they’ve learned during their infant years. In a collective of four, is the workload quartered or quadrupled? What sort of assistance do members provide one another? Do collectives advance careers and opportunities? What are the downsides? What are the tangible benefits of collectivism?
Link: La Lettre de la Photographie
On Tuesday May 15th 2012, the Aday.org (www.aday.org) initiative will invite the entire world to participate in the largest and most comprehensive photographic documentation of a single day in human history
A 1992 photograph by Jeff Wall sold for $3,666,500 yesterday evening during a Post-War and Contemporary art auction at Christie’s in New York City. The previous record sale for a work by Jeff Wall was $1.1 million.
KearneyHub.com, a local news web site in Kearney, Nebraska, U.S.A., has posted an article on an initiative called The Platte Basin Time-lapse project. This spring, the project will finish installing 45 remote-mounted, weather-protected DSLR cameras in various locations around the Platte River Basin.
If you’ve ever wanted to score a meeting with some of the top photo buyers, editors or agents – but don’t think you have the “in” – then attending a portfolio review could be the answer to your prayers. Sure, they can be expensive, but it’s worthwhile if the reviewers are people you respect and want to work with.
Still, there are some myths surrounding portfolio reviews that seem to be holding photographers back. It’s time to get the truth about portfolio reviews. So we talked to creative directors, art producers, photo agents and more to get the information you need to assess whether they’re a good investment for you. Here are 7 myths about portfolio reviews debunked.
Although everyone has an opinion on Facebook’s purchase of Instagram for $1b, I think we can all agree: Instagram is terrible for photographers.
“Burn My Eye” is an international collective aiming to show the extraordinary within the ordinary using candid photography. They use a fresh and new perspective when it comes to street photography, and are comprised of twelve members from all over the globe. Burn My Eye will be holding their first exhibition at the prestigious London Photography Festival this June. Eric Kim had the chance to interview the members of the collective and find out what Burn My Eye is all about.
