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Comment on Gone City: Larry Towell needs an ass-kicking by Ed Hamlin

Ed Hamlin — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Funny I just looked at the series over at magnum and you knowimmediately the images that are presented blatently in poor taste. It may be that Larry Towell has that fault that stands out in todays view of expose women, no matter the race. To say that it was artful or good photo journalism is a line of BS.

Comment on Gone City: Larry Towell needs an ass-kicking by Brett Gundlock

Brett Gundlock — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:20:50 +0000

Hah. True, I did enjoy it.

I just think that by bringing attention to these uninformed rants, it validates them in a twisted way.

I am not saying they should be ignored, but these internet stars are just looking for some attention, attempting to stir the pot.

But hey, thats what the internet is for, I guess it is up to me to decide where to click.

But yeah, I still like your blog. I used to follow fly on the wall religiously when I was just starting.

Haven’t published anymore skinhead photos yet, I will let you know when I do.

Comment on Gone City: Larry Towell needs an ass-kicking by Trent Nelson

Trent Nelson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:24:50 +0000

My linking to an article here is never an endorsement of its position. Readers should form their own opinions.

I see the “Larry Towell needs an ass-kicking” post as part of a trend that really picked up during the 2006 Lebanon war and has flared up again with Haiti, where people are voicing critical opinions of photojournalism. Such criticisms should be faced head on, and it’s pretty cowardly that the “hack” does not allow comments on his post so there could be a response to his inflammatory post.

As for the “Flickr photographer”, are you saying you didn’t enjoy the following line from the linked post?

Jay, you’re nothing but a quitter. And a whiner. And a drama queen. And that’s coming from someone who’s been accused of being the king of drama queens.

Comment on Gone City: Larry Towell needs an ass-kicking by Brett Gundlock

Brett Gundlock — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:30 +0000

Why are you giving this hack’s jealous opinions any attention? Same with the flickr photographer that is quitting photography?

Comment on Why we must see – Conscientious by Gary

Gary — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:33:27 +0000

Thank you for this link.
Excellent argument.

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Comment on Shoot For Haiti – Philadelphia Photoshoot Benefit by L.S.

L.S. — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:09:30 +0000

Love this group! I got a great photoshoot done and helped Haiti out at the same time. Couldn’t ask for more!!!

Comment on Did David Burdeny copy Sze Tsung Leong’s photographs? – latimes.com by Polskey

Polskey — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:28:22 +0000

It certainly looks like it doesn’t it. I know that imitation is the highest form of flattery but as an objective viewer I thought that this had taken it a little too far!

Comment on Apple, There’s Pornography On My iPhone. The App Is Called Safari. You Made It. by sloanie

sloanie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:04:17 +0000

There’s one distinction I make– Safari, while it can display porn, doesn’t come with anything that points you towards it without you first giving it direction. It’s highly unlikely that something on Apple’s pre-set homepage will lead you that direction.

On the other hand, depending on how the app catalog is managed, it’d be very easy to run across something that sparks curiosity– whether it’s a suggestive app category or an explicit app that happens to fall in one of the “top” rankings.

Comment on Photobook: young soldiers and traumatic stress after war – lens culture photography weblog by elizabeth avedon

elizabeth avedon — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:43:43 +0000

Trent, Thank you for highlighting Jessica Hine’s wonderful and moving work about understanding her brother’s experience during and after the Viernam War. You always have great posts– it’s nice to be part of one of them.

Comment on Legendary Photographer Gives Tips for Low-Light Shots | Gadget Lab by Peter

Peter — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:45:13 +0000

Mr Benson is right. I like to shoot aperture priority or manual but there are a lot of situations where you cannot beat using Program mode

Comment on John Nack on Adobe: Video: The creators of Photoshop look back (and forward) by Jud

Jud — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:50:04 +0000

Wow! Blast from the past, the guy who’s arguing against being able to manipulate images is Fred Ritchin, he was a professor of mine (and my senior thesis adviser) at NYU, albeit about six years after that appearance on Good Morning America.

Comment on Press Release: Canon USA Inc. to Switch to Nikon « Fake Chuck Westfall by Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:54:18 +0000

should have happened a long time ago… =)

Comment on Mexican military, hotel staff protected Jennifer Aniston from paparazzi by Smithie

Smithie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:57:28 +0000

They sure got a ton of photos of her as she showed off her bikini. Jen vacations there all th etme and the paps ALWAYS get her photos as she’s sunbathing – just like she wants them to do,

Comment on Charlie Brooker – How to Report The News – BBC by Ian Aspin

Ian Aspin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:11:16 +0000

Having worked as a TV news reporter I found Charlie’s piece very amusing – some of us have long believed reporting like this is a rubbish way to do things!

But even if a journalist wants to tell stories in a more authentic and engaging way, the constraints of the so-called “house style” in many news organisations make it difficult to achieve.

What’s needed is a massive culture shift and a complete re-think of what we understand quality broadcast news reporting is.

And guess what? That’s exactly what’s happening, though you’d never believe it from what we’re still mostly seeing on TV.

Anyway, the new digital technologies, and shake up of “old school/old mainstream” journalism means new platforms and styles of “news” storytelling can now emerge.

Let’s hope fresh and appropriate ways of funding appear too, so we can kill off this dreadful formulaic reporting and delivery, and clear the way for more natural and interesting ways to treat stories and content.

Much love,

Ian Aspin. http://www.twitter.com/ianaspin

Comment on AMERICANSUBURB X: THEORY: “Standing on the Corner – Reflections Upon Garry Winogrand’s Photographic Gaze – Mirror of Self or World?” (1991) by Gary

Gary — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:19:10 +0000

Winograd photographed, to paraphrase him, to see what the photograph would look like. Simple. This art critic is confused because of his western art critic approach. An eastern philosopher would have no trouble accepting Winograd’s koan like statement and the unity of his body of work under that concept.

Comment on Survey Results: The 30 Most Influential Photographers of The Decade? by Marcus Wright

Marcus Wright — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:45:51 +0000

Def some amazing work by some of these guys. The wedding work not so much but some of the more artistic work is very inspirational.

Comment on Charlie Brooker – How to Report The News – BBC by Trevor Christensen

Trevor Christensen — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:14:29 +0000

Spot on.

Comment on Europe large format photographers association by elfpa

elfpa — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:53:29 +0000

The elfpa is for bringing together the photographers from europe and it’s main course of non-profit work. Also, the elfpa is working wyth young people and showing them the beauty of photography. The elfpa was est. in 2006 and it has about 6000 members, from europe trying to make the LF more interesting for europe photographers.

Comment on Secret Social Media Marketing Recipe from Photographer John Lander – A Picture’s Worth | PhotoShelter by Slimeface

Slimeface — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:36:17 +0000

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