A Pair of Loners: Photos, Friendship and Figuring It Out in Delhi | Raw File | Wired.com:
The photojournalist has long been known as the lone wolf, traveling solo to the far-flung corners of the world to document experiences few are capable of seeing. By function, it’s often a solitary quest, lonely and alienating; rarely as romantic as the photographs make it appear.
So it’s significant when a couple of fledgling photographers meet at a card table in New Delhi, far from their respective homes, and form a friendship. Even more so when, two years later, those same photographers, Adam Ferguson and Zackary Canepari, score almost simultaneous covers of Time magazine and The New York Times.
Panasonic DMC-GF1 Hands on Preview: Digital Photography Review:
We’ve been playing with the GF1 for a month or so now (and have had a full production sample for a couple of weeks) and I have to say that, even before we start the formal review process, we’re very impressed with it indeed. When we reviewed the Olympus E-P1 we commented that it was a camera you’d buy with your heart; with the GF1 there’s now an option for those who like to buy with their head, too. We’ll be bringing you a full review as soon as we can, but for now here’s a preview and extensive samples gallery to keep you going.
Panasonic Micro Four Thirds ‘Rangefinder’ with Leica Lenses | Gadget Lab | Wired.com:
The main differences between this and the Olympus EP-1 Pen are the looks (plain, black or colored aluminum instead of fancy faux-leather), a pop-up flash (the Olympus has none), size (the Panasonic is “artistically flat”). Other standard features include image stabilization, face detection and HD video recording and ISO of up to 3200.
But the best feature goes almost unmentioned in the press release: The camera can be fitted with Leica lenses out of the box
Must See: A New Kind of News – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com:
A new genre of reporting — the Web documentary report — will be formally recognized this year at the world’s most influential photojournalism show, Visa pour l’Image, in Perpignan, France. An award will be given Wednesday to the best of nine entrants, winnowed from more than 100. It is named for the news channel France 24 and the news radio station RFI. Watch this post for an update.
Meanwhile, I’ve chosen four English-language nominees to highlight.
U.S. Department of Transportation Responds to ACLU by Telling Us What We Already Know, Photographing the Exterior of Federal Buildings is Perfectly Legal | Thomas Hawk Digital Connection:
it’s not illegal to photograph the exterior of their buildings and structure
As part of a back-and-forth regarding the harassment of photographers at U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington, I’ve gotten my hands on the Homeland Security Department’s official guidelines for photography of federal buildings.
He has slept in churches in Congo for safety while photographing refugees fleeing their own homes. Though he is only 25 years old, Dominic Nahr’s photographs of those refuges and of Congo’s brutal conflict are being exhibited in Perpignan at Visa pour l’Image, the most important international photojournalism festival.
Lance Armstrong in 4 minutes flat | Robert Seale Photography Blog:
Lance was preparing for his Tour de France comeback, so he was only in Austin for one or two days in the time period that would make our deadline, so there was a very narrow window to schedule the shoot.
Balazs Gardi, a Hungarian freelance photographer with VII Network, focuses on everyday life in communities facing humanitarian crises. Although he has won numerous awards for conflict photography, he is on a long-term project to capture water-related social tension and geopolitical disputes.
Philip Blenkinsop of NOOR agency, since settling in Asia in 1989, has pursued forgotten conflicts: in East Timor with Falintil guerrillas; in Borneo among tribal wars and cannibals; deep in Laos where Hmong veterans seek refuge. After picturing China’s Yellow River basin for Paris Match, he shifted to the environment. Critics call him one of the essential photographers of his generation.
Early into Christopher Anderson’s Capitolio we are faced with a horned demon exorcised by a cross held aloft over its head. It is this one image which metaphorically sums up the presidency of Hugo Chavez and the polarized nation of Venezuela. The poor tend to see Chavez as a saint while the wealthy few – the four hundred year old elite – paint him as the anti-Christ.
Klett has tapped into the earlier photographic processes to explore the element of time by extending the duration of his exposures. He effective uses two variations, an extended long exposure to constant capture the light and a series of intermittent exposures over an extended period of time. To me, the process is like creating some mysterious treasures, because you can not always foretell what the final results will appear like. With time and practice, you can kinda guess approximately what the resulting image might look like, but you can never tell with absolute certainty.
“It was a really exciting group of people and I’m really proud of all we did there,” Greenfield said in an interview Monday. “But my work and world has changed in the last seven years.”
Canon EF 100mm F2.8L USM Macro with Hybrid IS: Digital Photography Review:
Canon today announces the launch of the high performance EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, the latest addition to its prestigious L-series, Canon’s flagship professional lens range. The EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM incorporates image stabilisation in a macro lens for the first time in the EOS lens range. This enables photographers to capture stunning close-up shots without the need for a tripod.
the new Epson 3880 printer. Imagine the 3800 but with the 880 ink set and heads. In other words, Epson’s UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta ink technology and an advanced MicroPiezo® AMC print head.
Don’t Fence Me In » THE WILD WEIRD WORLD OF SPORTS:
When mixed martial arts first came onto the scene, I didn’t care. I’d see signs along I-5 or ads in the Willamette Week for cage fighting, but I could never get excited. Perhaps it was shooting low-budget pro wrestling at dim armories in the past that turned me off. Not sure. Or thinking, “It’s not going anywhere. I’ll get that another time.” Well, that time has come in a big way.
UFC 102 hit Portland this past weekend and – thanks in large part to buddy Chris Ryan – I was able to secure a spot ring side.
Hands-On Preview of the Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR – PDN:
Once again the Internet “leakers” appear to have gotten the best of Canon, spilling the beans over the weekend on the new 18-megapixel EOS 7D, a mid-level professional digital SLR that can also shoot full, 1080p high definition video in a range of frame rates including the coveted 24p which mimics the look of traditional film.
I just found this news on a Dutch blog: AP has intervened in a text submitted by Noorderlicht guest curator Stuart Franklin. These two statements below were issued in response to what is felt as yet another infringement on the principle of free speech
