Link: Photographers Denied Participation in Google Settlement
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Leica has placed an 18-megapixel full-frame CCD sensor designed by Kodak into a classic M-series rangefinder body. So what’s not to like?
Link: Leica M9
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The main attraction at the Canon show was of course the 1DmkIV; I managed to have a pretty good look at the camera’s video functions and in the next day or two should have more for you.
Link: New gear and new friends at the Canon Expo « DSLR News Shooter
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Paralympian portrait wins photography prize
Paul Floyd Blake’s portrait of 13-year-old swimmer Rosie Bancroft wins Taylor Wessing prize at National Portrait Gallery
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/nov/04/taylor-wessing-photography-prize
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Every photographer who enters a contest hopes his or her images are recognized. I can relate. Over the years, my photographs have won and lost in contests.
I have helped edit my husband, Randy Olson’s portfolio when he won magazine Photographer of the Year and another year for newspapers. On the other side of the fence, last year I judged both Pictures of the Year International as well as the College Photographer of the Year contests. With this year’s judging coming up soon, I wanted to give a bit of insight into the process.
Link: The Visual Student » Photo Contest Insights: Melissa Farlow
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Francesco Giusti lives and works in Rome, Italy. He recently won 1st Prize in the Viewbook Photostory competition for his documentary series, SAPE. Of this series, he says, ‘In Congo-Brazzaville SAPE is an old passion that has never stopped, not even during war years. At the arrival of the French in Congo at the beginning of 9oo, the myth of elegance was born among young people working for the settlers. In 1922, Andre Grenard Matsoua, well-known for his resistance to the settlers, was the first Congolese to come back from Paris well dressed like a true French “Monsieur”, and greatly admired by all his fellow citizens. Today’s members of the SAPE consider themselves as artists and are respected and admired by the whole community.
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This story was introduced to me as a child, watching the men in my family go in and out of prison as I grew up. I noticed there was very little support for ex-felons as they tried to re-enter society at that time.
Link: Joseph Rodriguez – Reentry in Los Angeles
via: Photo Projects I Like: Joseph Rodriguez’s Reentry In Los Angeles « The Spinning Head
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Coffee and Workprints – A Workshop With Garry Winogrand (1988)
“The director confided that Winogrand doesn’t make learning easy; be patient, he urged, it’s worth it. If we weren’t satisfied by the weekend, he’d give us a refund.”
Coffee and Workprints: A Workshop With Garry Winogrand – Two Weeks with a Master o
via AMERICAN SUBURB X: http://www.americansuburbx.com/2009/11/theory-coffee-and-workprints-workshop.html
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video shoots require continuous lighting, which requires larger lights and a lot more power than strobe lights
Link: Video Lighting: Behind the Scenes of a Major Production
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Secret copyright treaty leaks. It’s bad. Very bad.
The internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret copyright treaty whose text Obama’s administration refused to disclose due to “national security” concern…
via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/03/secret-copyright-tre.html
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Really interesting interview today with Nelson Chan, folks. Chan has been steadily making personal projects that deal with his heritage and relationships. Don’t miss the part where he talks about the confluence of shyness and regret when making a portrait- I found that highly relatable, and a little poetic, too.
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In the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, where images have largely been sanitized, Peter van Agtmael’s photographs offer an up-close look at wars that, to most, seem emotionally blurred and distant. His recently released book, “2nd Tour, Hope I Don’t Die,” is a young photojournalist’s firsthand experience: the wars’ effects on him, on the soldiers and on the countries involved.
Link: Showcase: Peter van Agtmael — ‘2nd Tour, Hope I Don’t Die’ – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com
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Combatting the Oppressive Sense of Isolation Many Freelance Photographers Feel
Austin, Texas Portrait Photographer’s Blog about Photography, Art and Writing by Kirk Tuck.
Link: http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2009/11/combatting-oppressive-sense-of.html
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Parrworld | Visual art review
Baltic, GatesheadKitsch, bling and deadpan satire are all on show in Martin Parr’s terrific new collection of photographs and memorabilia, writes Alfred Hickling
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/nov/02/parrworld-review
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Times Responds on Reporter’s Kidnapping
Several Web sites repeated Monday erroneous allegations that The New York Times had paid a ransom for the release of its reporter David Rohde, held by the Taliban for seven months.
via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/times-responds-on-reporters-kidnapping/
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David Hockney: portrait of the old master
He is one of the most influential British artists of the past half-century and, at 72, finds he is busier than ever. On the eve of a major new retrospective, David Hockney talks about the romance of nature, the benefits of going deaf and his part in the 2
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/nov/01/david-hockney-interview-tim-adams
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LensCulture – Contemporary Photography
Discover and share the best in contemporary photography
via LensCulture: http://www.lensculture.com/webloglc/mt_files/archives/2009/11/lensculture-issue-23.html
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Fred R. Conrad likes to come up with a different theme and photographic technique for each marathon. This year, on the 40th anniversary of the race, he wanted to focus on individual runners, separating them from the sea of more than 40,000 participants. “The marathon is such a visual jumble,” said Mr. Conrad. “I wanted to isolate moments and individuals. To crystallize and distill the scene.”
Link: On Assignment: New York City Marathon – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com
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The only good thing (other than chicken fried steak) to come out of my IRS trip to Portland (more on that later) was that I was able to pick up one of the new Panasonic GF1 micro 4/3rds cameras. I’ve been messing around with it for the last week or so and I’m pretty happy with it so far
Link: alittletoofast.com » Blog Archive » Playing with the GF1