Link: Amanda Lindhout still hostage in Somalia | dvafoto:
She’s been held hostage for more than a year in Somalia without adequate food, water, or medicine.
Link: Amanda Lindhout still hostage in Somalia | dvafoto:
She’s been held hostage for more than a year in Somalia without adequate food, water, or medicine.
Via: Eugene Richards – The compassionate Eye | duckrabbit – we produce beautifully crafted multimedia
Link: What is Time magazine thinking? | dvafoto:
for a magazine such as Time, which I still believe has journalistic importance and merit, this photo essay of illustrations denigrating Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize in such a ham-handed and childish and poorly-executed way…I’m at a loss for words
Link: Upstate Girls: What Became of Collar City – Brenda Ann Kenneally – Digital Journalist:
As a journalist and activist I have dedicated my life to exploring the how and why of class inequity in America. I am concerned with the internalized social messages that will live on for generations after our economic and social policies catch up with the reality of living on the bottom rung of America’s upwardly mobile society. My project explores the way that money is but a symptom of self-worth and a means by which humans separate from each other. Poverty is an emotional rather than physical state with layers of marginalization to cement those who live under them into their place. The economic crisis as it is called has done some to take the moral sting out of being poor, though the conversation remains centered on economic rather than social stimulus relief. Thus indicating that the crux of the crisis is for those that are recently without money rather than Americans whose ongoing struggles left them unfazed by the headlines.
Intro to story (for gallery click link above)
Tyler Hicks of The Times has learned to be careful of where he points his camera in this southern Afghanistan city, and to rely heavily on his translator and driver.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/on-assignment-2/
Link: lenscratch: Arlene Gottfried:
I’ve been seeing Arlene Gottfried’s name (and book titles) for sometime, but really didn’t know that much about her. So I thought I’d dig a little deeper…
Link: lenscratch: Arlene Gottfried:
I’ve been seeing Arlene Gottfried’s name (and book titles) for sometime, but really didn’t know that much about her. So I thought I’d dig a little deeper…
As of tonight, the issue is still not entirely resolved. Although the IOC seems much more diplomatic at this point than they did in the harsh C&D letter that they originally sent Giles, they still seem to be insisting that he change the license on his photos to all rights reserved.
Mr. Forscher’s intimate knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the camera made him for decades the most sought-after camera repairman in the country.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/nyregion/11forscher.html?_r=1&partner=TOPIXNEWS&ei=5099
Link: dispatches / Beyond Towering Babble: Good Schools, Real News:
“I doubt young Americans would pay for newspapers, no matter the quality,” she replied. “My generation is accustomed to free leisure activities. Many of us download music illegally, watch bootleg movies and read newspapers online because we like cheap entertainment. And why shouldn’t we, since real wages keep falling every decade?”
UPDATE: Nikon Germany and Nikon Sweden websites are/were down today. The “Presse” link has some serious errors on nikon.de & nikon.se. Same on nikon-europe.com. Problems with the new press release(s)? Nikon D3s should be a sure thing. This is a collection
via Nikon Rumors: http://nikonrumors.com/2009/10/10/what-to-expect-from-nikon-next-week.aspx
Link: Live Blogs From 22nd Eddie Adams Barnstorm Workshop – NPPA:
Several visual journalists are blogging live from the 22nd Eddie Adams Barnstrorm Workshop that started this weekend at the photojournalist’s old barn in upstate New York. Here are their entries
Link: A look back at rock photography pioneer | Seattle Times:
In 1964, when she was living near Gig Harbor, photographer Jini Dellaccio was asked by a friend if she’d be up for shooting something or someone called The Wailers.
“Living in Gig Harbor with all the fishermen,” she recalls, “I heard ‘whalers’ and I said yes, I’d be happy to do that. I could imagine going out and seeing them in their whaling boats.”
Link: PDN: Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Review:
Let me cut right to the chase. If you’re in the market for a 17-inch inkjet professional photo printer and don’t need a roll feed option, the one you want is the new Epson Stylus Pro 3880. This pigment-based printer, which I’ve had the pleasure of testing for the last several weeks before writing this review, is that good.
The photographer Mitch Epstein routinely came under suspicion while taking pictures of dams and power plants for his new book, “American Power.”
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/arts/design/10epstein.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
APE: I talked to you about a year ago right after Canon announced the new 5d markII that shoots video. I called because I wanted to talk with someone who was actually a filmmaker and a photographer to get their opinion on the new product. We got into this
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/10/09/sam-jones-interview-part-2/
Marianne Kirby: It’s a sad commentary on the magazine industry when even the most attractive women in the world are retouched in Photoshop
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/09/magazine-industry-retouched-photoshop
Celebrating 12 decades of coverage, with images from the magazine on subjects like exploration, science, wildlife and diverse peoples.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/showcase-62/
“The statistics are embarrassing to the state [of Texas]” Mona Reeder, Poynter Online, May. 20, 2008 Damon Winter recommended the work of Mona Reeder, a former colleague of his at The D…
via Prison Photography: http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/mona-reeder-the-bottom-line/
Link: lenscratch: Susan Anderson:
Los Angeles photographer, Susan Anderson, has a new project, High Glitz, spotlighting the spectacle of children’s beauty pagents. The series has just been published by powerHouse, and is opening as an exhibition at the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles on October 24th.