The Examiner reports that the AP usually sends the same photographer to every transfer, but fails to mention his name. So we will: Steve Ruark. AP spokesperson Paul Colford tells us Ruark sometimes makes two trips in a single day to Dover to photograph these ceremonies. The AP covers the transfers on behalf of its member newspapers, correctly realizing that every returning soldier has a hometown paper somewhere.
French photojournalist and documentary film maker Christian Poveda was murdered on September 3rd in El Salvador, as he drove back from filming in La Campanera, a poor, overcrowded suburb and a Mara 18 stronghold. Arrests were made this past week that a jailed Maras gang-leader, who had reportedly tried to extort money from Poveda, who had made a 2008 documentary about the gang named “La Vida Loca.”
This essay by Nanni Fontana is presented as a tribute to Poveda’s work, and the essay by Carlos Lopez-Barillas that follows intends to initiate a discussion on the changing landscape for documentary journalists.
Frankly, a lot of newspapers just stink. People worry about the fate of the San Francisco Chronicle, but that paper has been an embarrassment for decades. The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press are in trouble, but they deserve it: for one thing, they spawned Mitch Albom; for another, they’re both pretty awful. The Boston Globe, my current hometown paper, is smug and provincial, and the writing is embarrassingly bad. Much of the Globe reads like a college newspaper. Would any of us really be worse off if these crusty, crappy old relics suddenly disappeared?
This month we celebrate photographers who are not just documenting problems, but actively working to solve them—on their own, in partnership with existing charities, or by recruiting fellow photographers to give their time and talent. Each of the personal projects highlighted here is backed up by proven results as well as photographic merit. And the photographers behind these projects show the ingenuity and creativity it takes to get the attention of people who can put the pictures and stories to use.
In late 2002, Benjamin Lowy was showing his portfolio to various photo agencies in New York City, with little success. “We have people.” “You’re really young.” “You know, I really think you should go back to school.”
Panasonic has posted a firmware update for its Lumix DMC-LX3 digital compact camera. Version 2.0 brings a host of additional functions as well as feature improvements for the 14-month-old camera. Changes include a 20% AF-speed increase at the wide-ang
Concerned that girls and women feel excessive pressure to live up to the digitally botoxed and liposuctioned images of human perfection they see in glossy magazines, lawmakers in Britain and France are trying to get marketers to acknowledge the tweaking done to the photos. Under their proposals, ads containing altered photos of models would be required to carry disclaimers.
The Dallas Morning News’ exceptional “Choosing Thomas,” chronicles the story of T.K. and Deidrea Laux’s choice to bring their son into the world knowing he would die soon after birth. The piece will leave you in tears. Journalism this intimate and powerful is a rare thing, indeed.
Inspired by technology used in Nintendo’s Wii gaming console, Hasselblad developed True Focus. The demonstration of True Focus seemed to suggest Hasselblad has tried to translate the accuracy with which gamers can target what they want to shoot or hit using a Wii to autofocus selection in the H4D’s new AF system.
a professional thesis project completed by Nacho Corbella in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
if you don’t need that introduction1, then you probably will have by now had the same reaction I had several months back when I heard whisperings that Peter ‘Dr. Fun Fun’ Franco and Steve ‘Smashing Studios’ Broumley — former art and technical director, respectively, at the now-defunct Austin branch of Midway — were working on a game featuring Daniel Johnston’s art and music: I’ve more or less been waiting for this day since the early 90s.
With the release of the new H4D-60, the first H4D camera and most recent addition to the Hasselblad H System, Hasselblad marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of medium format DSLRs. The H4D-60 will feature True Focus with APL (Absolute Position Lock), making auto-focus substantially easier and more accurate for photography professionals.
Join legendary Magnum photographer David Alan Harvey and Momenta for a free slideshow and party celebrating the American Family.
Bring friends, colleagues and co-workers and join us for great photos from our workshop, great music and a great party! It’s open to the public and all are welcome. Cash bar with beer, wine and drink specials starting at $3.00.
FREE ADMISSION.
Where: Coda Jazz Club, 1710 Mission Street @ Duboce in San Francisco
Two blocks from the Mission and 16th BART station, 4 Blocks from the Van Ness Muni station or the number 49 bus line runs right by the bar.
When: Monday, Sept. 28 – 6:00 p.m. until closing!
Doors open at 6:00 with the slideshow at 7:00.