BOX OF LIGHT » Summer Redneck Games:
Photos by KENDRICK BRINSON
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AMERICANSUBURB X: THEORY: “Lewis Baltz – Notes on Recent Industrial Developments in Southern California (1974)”:
Typical locations: Previously unimproved land. Proximity to freeways and airports is of primary importance. Secondary consideration is given to the availability of rail and marine transport.
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DANGEROUS MINDS 003: metzger/nitzberg from Richard Metzger on Vimeo.
Richard Metzger interviews Julien Nitzberg about his documentary film, “The Wild Whites of West Virginia” via Boing Boing:
Julien Nitzberg, director of the documentary film, The Wild Whites of West Virginia, is the guest on the third episode of our friend Richard Metzger’s terrific interview show, Dangerous Minds.
Shot over the course of eighteen months, the film follows the often comical, sometimes tragic antics of the hell-raising hillbilly White family of Boone County, WV. Surely the state’s most notorious clan since the days of the Hatfields and the McCoys, the Whites engage in a mind-blowing array of anti-social and criminal activities with barely concealed glee. Produced by “Jackass” maestros Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine through their Dickhouse production company and MTV Films, “The Wild Whites of West Virginia” takes no prisoners and it doesn’t tell you what to think about the Whites.
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PDNPulse: Google Images Mislabels Many Copyrighted Pictures:
How could this happen? Apparently, Google assumes images are copyrighted unless they are identified with a Creative Commons or GNU Free Documentation license, or are labeled as being in the public domain. The system relies on Internet users to properly identify the status of the images they publish. Unfortunately many don’t, particularly on the Yahoo!-owned Flickr site.
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My Diving Bell – A Photo A Day:
Luceo bad ass Matt Slaby has a fun little series that he’s calling “My Diving Bell” from a recent road trip to Wyoming. As he laid down the back seats of the rental car and tried to sleep, the windows of the car offered a new view of the world.
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Guy Tillim | Verbal Hmmm.:
Mention legendary South African photographers in a conversation and in most cases, one name will often pop up and that’s Guy Tillim. Guy is one of South Africa’s top photographers, having started as a war photographer in the 80’s, during the Apartheid era and since then appealing to the art scene with his imagery. Guy has won countless awards for his work, most recently the Oskar Barnack award for his series, Jo’burg, in 2005
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Q+A with Gregg Delman — MATTHEW FURMAN PHOTOGRAPHY:
Up next with a Q+A is NYC based photographer Gregg Delman. He’s shot almost every musician you can think of and also has a killer portfolio of street portraits. If you’ve ever tried to approach a stranger on the street(especially NYC) then you know how hard it can be to not only get them to trust you, but more importantly get a cool shot. Somehow Gregg manages both.
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Two French Security Advisers Abducted in Somalia – washingtonpost.com:
The hotel manager, Mohamed Mohamed, told news agencies that the two French abductees registered at the hotel as journalists on their arrival last week. He said a dozen armed men showed up Tuesday morning and, after disarming the hotel guards, searched the hotel door to door until they found their targets and bundled them off.
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British Journal of Photography – The fight-back begins here:
Reports of photographers being harassed or stopped using bogus interpretations of anti-terror legislatuion are on the rise. Top help raise awareness of the issue and change public perceptions, BJP has begun a new campaign – and we’re inviting you all to join
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The Press Photographers Year – Winning shot an own goal? | duckrabbit:
The winners photo was taken in Kenya. The shot is lovely but underwhelming. Do the seven judges really believe this is the best photo taken by a UK based snapper in 2008 or were they taking ketamine? (maybe they just couldn’t agree)
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Adapter Puts Nikon and Pentax Lenses on Micro Four Thirds Cameras | Gadget Lab | Wired.com:
This means, for instance, that if you are a Nikon shooter and have built up a collection of lenses, then the in-stores-soon Olympus EP-1 will be the perfect DSLR companion, as you can just throw your lenses onto the front.
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Two Way Lens: Oliver Weber:
I can’t remember anymore when my big passion with photography started. I do remember with great pleasure that in my childhood I absolutely wanted to become a detective! From the outset there was this urge to grasp the things that surrounded me and to look into them with my always curious eyes.
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Ross Taylor Podcast – APAD:
One of my favorite APADers, “an honest to goodness true photojournalist” Ross Taylor was interviewed by Robert Norman for his Connecticut PHODcast (Photographers of Distinction). Like Robert says, “Listen up and you may learn something.”
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The Fifty Four – APAD:
Mr. Multimediashooter Richard Koci Hernandez gave himself 54 Days to shoot 54 images on hi daily ride on the 54 bus in Oakland. All of the images, music and titles were produced using his iPhone and these apps: CameraBag, Melodica, Brushes and Banner.
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in Copyright
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Hey, this is Trent. Let’s talk.
I just got this short, anonymous e-mail:
Bet if someone took some of your images you’d cry foul.
It’s a very valid topic, and I thank whoever sent it. No one likes to get ripped off. When I find my photos being used without my permission, I have to look at the situation. Are they making money with my work? Did they make a single print for their fridge or did they make a hundred prints to sell online? Did they e-mail my photo to their friends with a link to my site or use it to sell a product? My response to these instances is based on the use of the image and the damage done. Sometimes I laugh it off, sometimes I have to take action. Like any artist or photographer I could list several people who have stolen my work and cheated me out of money that I will never be able to recover.
But since the writer is obviously talking about photographs from other photographers appearing on this site, here is my response:
The purpose of The Click is to promote great work. That’s it.
The purpose of posting photographs here, appearing at 500 pixels across or smaller, is to promote that work and encourage people to see it at its original location. Every photograph is linked to the original source, without exception. Text quoted from articles is kept to a minimum to encourage readers to click through to the original source for the full story.
In the two years I’ve been linking, I’ve received only one complaint about a photo appearing on The Click. I removed the photo immediately.
Another photographer asked me to use a different photo than the one I had chosen to promote his amazing photo essay. I removed the photo immediately.
In contrast to those two complaints, I have received dozens of e-mails from photographers around the world thanking me for linking to their work, websites, and blogs.
We live in a time when content creators of all industries are faced with vanishing revenue models. Their rights need to be protected. That said, I’d like to think that spreading the word about your photography, artwork, writing, product, movie, etc., is a positive thing and not a theft. I’m not making a cent with this site. (December 2009 UPDATE: The small amount of money from our adverts goes to help with the growing costs of operating/hosting the site.)
If your work appears here and you want it pulled, I’m happy to do so. E-mail me here: theclick.us@gmail.com, and your work will be removed immediately.
Anyone who wants to comment on this topic, agree or disagree, is more than welcome to do so.
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