I was disappointed today to read a report by my friend Troy Holden, who works on the Caliber blog over a run in that he and another photographer had with a group of security guards at 555 California Street. I’ve known Troy for a while and we’ve been out shooting alot together. According to Troy, security guards there objected to him and a friend photographing the building based on “safety” issues. When challenged on the photography ban, according to Troy, one of the security guards asked him if he’d like to be punched in the face and threatened to break his f***ing camera.
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Link: Administration Loses Bid to Exclude Fox News From Pay Czar Interview – Political News – FOXNews.comThe Obama administration on Thursday tried to make “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg available for interviews to every member of the White House pool except Fox News. But the Washington bureau chiefs of the five TV networks decided that none of their reporters would interview Feinberg unless Fox News was included.
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2009 UN World Drug report
The 2009 United Nations World Drug report, released earlier this year, notes that 2009 marks “the end of the first century of drug control (it all started in Shanghai in 1909)”, and that the illicit drug market worldwide has now become a $320 billion-per-
via Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/10/2009_un_world_drug_report.html
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Link: Stock Photography is like the Gold Rush. And that didn’t end well. – A Picture’s WorthIt’s been just over a year since we shut down the PhotoShelter Collection – our ill-fated attempt to bring diversity into the stock photography market while giving the photographer the majority of sales. At the time (and probably still), many photographers felt duped, and hurt that we didn’t give it more time to mature. But now that we’re many months away from that traumatic event, I can restate the following: Stock photography sucks. I’m not talking about the people who shoot it. I’m talking about the state of the industry. But let’s digress for a moment.
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PhotoDino
a film addicted photographer who doesn’t hate digital folk
via PhotoDino: http://photodino.wordpress.com/
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The Case of the Inappropriate Alarm Clock (Part 5)
In the fifth installment on Depression-era photography and photo-fakery, the focus is on Walker Evans.
via Opinionator: http://morris.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/the-case-of-the-inappropriate-alarm-clock-part-5/
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Link: Showcase: Stirring Images, No Names – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com:“Beware the Cost of War,” a show opening Friday at the Blackall Studios in London, will be conspicuous for many reasons — one of them being what it lacks: captions and credits next to the images, which were taken both by Israeli and Palestinian photographers.
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Maziar Bahari’s Ordeal in Tehran Prison
Maziar Bahari’s ordeal inside Tehran’s Evin Prison.
via Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.com/id/219034
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Link: PDNPulse: How News Works Today: VII Seminar at PPE:This morning at Photo Plus, VII Photo director Stephen Mayes hosted “The New News: Redefining the News Agenda in the 21st Century,” a seminar that illuminated some of the new ways photojournalists are working to reach audiences who get their news not from print but through online channels.
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Showcase: Social Worker With a Camera
Years ago, Joseph Rodriguez bought a used camera and a roll of Tri-X, Sandra C. Roa reports, and began documenting marginalized families. He’s still at it.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/showcase-67/
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Lensbaby releases Fisheye and Soft Focus Optics
Lensbaby has announced the addition of Fisheye and Soft Focus lenses to its Optic Swap system, offering focal lengths of 12mm and 50mm respectively. Both are compatible with Lensbaby’s Composer and Muse body units, and Soft Focus can also be used with t
via DPReview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0910/09102201lensbabynewoptics.asp
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Information Black Hole
A Taliban spokesperson issued a warning to journalists “not to become a part of the government propaganda.”
via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/information-black-hole/
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Lightroom 3 Beta Adds Grain and Light Leaks to Your Photos
Taking a cue from the recent announcements of see-in-the-dark cameras from Nikon and Canon, Adobe’s newly announced Lightroom 3 beta photo-editing software will clean up the leftover noise from these night-vision pictures. The beta, which is free to downl
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/lightroom-3-beta-adds-grain-and-light-leaks-to-your-photos/
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carl bower – chica barbie
[slidepress gallery=’carlbower-chicabarbie’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Carl Bower Chica Barbie play this essay The pageants of Colombia are a p…
via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2009/10/carl-bower-chica-barbie/
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Punk Rock, DIY Access and Secret Success: The Photography of Michael Jang
NSFW: Some images in this gallery contain explicit content. Michael Jang’s portfolio is an eclectic mixture of gripping moments, shot with skill and attitude. Luminaries such as David Bowie, Johnny Rotten and Richard Pryor are caught with their guard down
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2009/10/michael-jang/
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The Case of the Inappropriate Alarm Clock (Part 3)
If Walker Evans moved furniture around to stage photos for “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men,” did that constitute photo-fakery?
via Opinionator: http://morris.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/the-case-of-the-inappropriate-alarm-clock-part-3/
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On Canon Taking Down Nocturne
A HUGE flood of email is currently taking down our corporate network here at Canon USA as people write in to complain about why we told Vincent Laforet, eternal peace and blessings be upon him, to …
via Fake Chuck Westfall: http://fakechuckwestfall.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/on-canon-taking-down-nocturne/
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Link: Canon has requested… « Vincent Laforet’s Blog:Canon has requested that we take down “Nocturne.”
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Link: Why Vincent Laforet’s “Paradigm Shift” Isn’t One – A Picture’s Worth:But let’s be clear, the paradigm shift was niche. A hardware paradigm had shifted — not so much a creative one. Yes, the ante has been upped for professional D-SLRs to include video capture capabilities. But has it really resulted in either a 1) creative paradigm shift or a 2) commerce paradigm shift? In my opinion, no.
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Race, Diversity, Photography: Online Symposium
Source Why? There have been two prevailing attitudes toward the proposed conference/symposium dealing with issues of race and diversity in photography: a) That it is absolutely necessary & b) I…
via Prison Photography: http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/race-diversity-photography-online-symposium/
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