Winners Gallery from the Pictures of the Year Photojournalism contest. This is one of the top two US contests. Here.-
Pictures of the Year Winners
Winners Gallery from the Pictures of the Year Photojournalism contest. This is one of the top two US contests. Here. -
Pulitzer Finalists Leaked
From Editor and Publisher, the finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, photography: SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY Los Angeles Times (Gaza pullout) Dallas Morning News (Katrina) The Associated Press (Katrina) FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Los Angeles Times (Catholic priests in Alaska) Rocky Mountain News (death sentence) South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Holocaust survivor) -
How to Edit 40,000 Photos in a Day
From Photo District News, the photo editing process at US Weekly. Here. Senior editor Albert Lee picks up a picture of Jennifer Garner clowning around in her Oscar dress. “What the hell is she doing?” Lee cries. “Eff her!” He casts Garner aside. -
Behind the Shadow: Fumito Ueda
Interview at Wired with Fumito Ueda, one of the most creative videogame designers. Here.
“I really like boss fights in video games, and I wanted to create high-quality ones. When I start playing a game, I want to get to the boss fights quickly. Fighting a boss is a really fun element in games, and I wanted to have a lot of that.” -
Labels Halt Downloads to Increase CD Sales
From the NYT: “The labels are shooting themselves in the foot,” said Tim Quirk, executive editor of the Rhapsody music service. To the labels, Mr. Quirk advises, “every single track that you are worried about is available for free whether you want it to be or not.” -
The Web This Morning
Artist- Michael Slack Game Art – I am 8 bit Photography – Preparations for Khmer Rouge trials, Cambodia, by John Vink, Magnum Photos NYT – The Wild Web of China NYT – Gordon Parks, Master of the Camera, Dies at 93 -
The Web This Morning
Photography – Photojournalist Toby Morris shot in Iraq: “Even after he was shot, Morris continued taking photos of the medics tending to his injuries” Photography/Celebrity – How Hollywood’s bold-faced names secretly steer the celebrity news machine -
The Web This Morning
Photography – Olivier Rebbot, gallery link after Peter Howe introduction Photography – John Ficara’s Black Farmers in America Photography Dispatch – Iraqi Special Police Commandos by Guy Calaf Film Review – Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye Photography – Idols + Believiers by Jocelyn Bain Hogg Artist – Christian-themed artist Thomas Kinkade is accused of ruthless tactics and seamy personal conduct Balkans – Milan Babic kills himself Punk Rock – Riot at British Invasion concert -
The Web This Morning
NYT – book review: Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 NYT – Army ordered to look again at Tillman friendly-fire death in Afghanistan -
The Web This Morning
Photography/Graffiti – Alexandre Orion NYT – Masked police officers force tv station off air, then trash, burn newspaper office -
Is Film Dead?
Photography – Is Film Dead? Four part series on SportsShooter.com. Matthew Mendelsohn, Robert Seale, Brian Davies, Trent Nelson. -
The Web This Morning
Punk – Anti-Flag releases third song from their upcoming major label album, “For Blood and Empire” (I’ve heard the album, it ain’t bad. Listen to the song The Press Corpse to hear Anti-Flag at their best.) Punk – FatWreckChords new podcast Photography – Getty Images editorial photography grants to Andrew Testa and Kristen Ashburn (portfolios) Gaming – Wired interview with David Jaffe CBC – Pets dumped in Moscow’s “Forest of Death” Wash Post video – AP video of Bush receiving warnings of Katrina NYT – Taliban still menacing Afghan south, have closed down 200 schools, by Carlotta Gall Photography – USA Today photographer Robert Hanashiro on Torino Photography – Photographer Brad Mangin: Spring Training ‘Death March’ Photography – Darrell Miho on the LPGA credential controversy -
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Photography – Chris Detrick named Student Photographer of the Year (my new co-worker) Photography – Ho Chi Minh Highway, by James Nachtwey Art – Russian/Soviet poster collection NYT – They stole $92 million, but what can they do with it? -
The Web This Morning
Photography – Pictures of the Year winners gallery Artist – Jude Buffum, does hilarious art with classic 8-bit videogame imagery Yahoo war reporter Kevin Sites is now in Chechnya Q&A with Kevin Sites WFMU – Compilation of the month: Shut up and Play (mp3’s of inane between-song banter). Featuring Slayer, Mercyful Fate, and the infamous Venom in Cleveland tracks WFMU – And if you liked those, in this post are a few Paul Stanley from KISS clips KSL – Family resolution causes concern in Kanab Iraq – Toll in Iraq’s deadly surge: 1,300 CIA – Pillar to press: don’t get fooled again NYT – More tin than gold for Olympic spots NYT – poor and muslim? jewish? soup kitchen is not for you
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The Web This Morning
Artist – Megan Whitmarsh (especially look at the embroidery) Photography – Anti-racist demonstration in Paris, by Gueorgui Pinkhassov Wired – Scenes from the MySpace backlash NYT – Another White House briefing, another day of mutual mistrust NYT – Dungeon masters in cyberspace, D&D MMORPG NYT – Army to pay Halliburton unit most costs disputed by audit NYT – Chaos in Iraq sends shock waves across Middle East NYT – Cyberthieves silently copy as you type NYT – Presidential passage through India, quickly -
The Web This Morning
Photography – Photo Mechanic 4.4.2 released Art/Graffiti – Banksy rocks Melrose NYT – David Lynch, still disturbing after 20 years NYT – What civil war in Iraq would look like NYT – Stephen Colbert NYT – Dr. Gervais’s Frankenstein, Karl Pilkington NYT – Book Review, Paul Bremer’s ‘My Year in Iraq’ NYT – Taliban spokesman goes to Yale NYT – Growing Afghan prison rivals bleak Guantanamo NYT – Bringing down Europe’s last ex-Soviet dictator
