Category: Contests
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OUCH: Maggie Steber accuses duckrabbit of conducting a hysterical witchunt. Am I? | duckrabbit – we produce photofilms
OUCH: Maggie Steber accuses duckrabbit of conducting a hysterical witchunt. Am I? — duckrabbit There’s no question that Maggie Steber is a top, top photographer. She’s hugely respected for all the right reasons and… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2011/02/maggie-steber-accuses-duckrabbit-of-conducting-a-hysterical-witchunt/ There’s no question that Maggie Steber is a top, top photographer. She’s hugely respected for all the right…
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PDN Pulse » Your Last, Last-Minute Chance To Enter PDN Photo Annual
Your Last, Last-Minute Chance To Enter PDN Photo Annual | PDNPulse Attention procrastinators: Due to overwhelming demand and the high-volume of last-minute submissions received yesterday, PDN has extended the deadline to enter the Photo Annual until Monday, February 21, at Midnight EST with no further late fee. Forms and via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/02/your-last-last-minute-chance-to-enter-pdn-photo-annual.html Attention procrastinators: Due…
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Damon Winter of New York Times is POYi Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Damon Winter of New York Times is POYi Newspaper Photographer of the Year
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A Photo Editor – Photojournalists Push Boundaries With Apps And Computers
Photojournalists Push Boundaries With Apps And Computers – A Photo Editor Fantastic debate going on in the world of photojournalism right now as two of the top contests have awarded images that stretch the definition of photojournalism. Wait, there’s a definition of photojournalism!? No, and that’s the reason for the debate. If via A Photo…
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Conscientious | Off into the deep end…
When we talk about the World Press Photo winners, there almost never are any distinctions made between aesthetic and content. Now, we could argue forever about aesthetic problems (“what’s a good photo?”), but adding content makes things even more confusing. Basically, what we’re doing is chiding the WPPh for doing an impossible job. Link: Conscientious…
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World Press Photo: winners – The Big Picture – Boston.com
World Press Photo: winners On the morning of February 11, 2011, the international jury of the 54th World Press Photo Contest named a photo by South African photographer Jodi Bieber, World Press Photo of the Year 2010. The image is a portrait of Bibi Aisha, disfigured as punishment via Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/02/world_press_photo_winners.html On the morning of…
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Bieber – wins a journalism award for a photo presented to the world (by the photographer herself) as propaganda? Really? | duckrabbit – we produce photofilms
World Press or Propaganda? — duckrabbit There are at least three ways of looking at this (and probably many more): 1: Jodie Bieber won the World… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2011/02/bieber-wins-a-journalism-award-for-a-photo-presented-to-the-world-by-the-photographer-herself-as-propaganda-really/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+duckrabbit%2FNrks+%28duckrabbit%29 There are at least three ways of looking at this (and probably many more)
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Conscientious | It is that time of the year again
The World Press Photo of the Year (WPPh) selections have been announced, and – just like every year – there is considerable debate about some of them. Link: Conscientious | It is that time of the year again
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Some thoughts on Google Street View and World Press Photo | dvafoto
The arguments against the work, or at least against awarding them in the World Press contest, are familiar to anyone who’s followed 20th century art (Duchamp’s Readymades, Warhol’s Brillo Box, Richard Prince, et al) but now it’s photojournalism on the block. The thrust of these arguments can be boiled down to these: He didn’t take…
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Through My Eye, Not Hipstamatic's: Damon Winter Discusses the Use of an App – NYTimes.com
Through My Eye, Not Hipstamatic’s Damon Winter, a New York Times staff photographer, on the validity of an iPhone image. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/through-my-eye-not-hipstamatics/ I have stayed away from much of the online discussion of the use of camera phones and apps in photojournalism largely because I have not wanted to be seen as an…
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Thoughts of a Bohemian » A visual banquet
I love the slap in the face given to AFP and Getty by attributing Daniel Morel Haiti’s images a well deserved award. I am sure they considered the little girl image as a first prize for a long time. Link: Thoughts of a Bohemian » Blog Archive » A visual banquet
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World Press Photo: Is Google Street View photojournalism? – British Journal of Photography
German artist and photographer Michael Wolf received an honorable mention in this year’s World Press Photo for his work A Series of Unfortunate Events based on Google Street View. He speaks with BJP Link: World Press Photo: Is Google Street View photojournalism? – British Journal of Photography
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Is This the Best News Picture in the World? World Press Photo Cites Jodi Bieber – NYTimes.com
Is This the Best News Picture in the World? Jodi Bieber wins the World Press Photo of the Year for her portrait of an Afghan woman who was disfigured by her husband on authority of the Taliban. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/is-this-the-best-news-picture-in-the-world/ “This could become one of those pictures — and we have maybe just 10…
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PDN Pulse » POYi Spoiler Alert: The Winners So Far Are…
POYi Spoiler Alert: The Winners So Far Are… | PDNPulse POYi jurors will decide today who wins the coveted Newspaper Photographer of the Year award. And while that winner will be announced, contest organizers will continue to withholding the names of winners of lesser awards until the judging for all contest c via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/02/poyi-spoiler-alert-the-winners-so-far-are.html…
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World Press Photo: Torture porn? – British Journal of Photography
World Press Photo 2011 makes for grim viewing, including shocking images of torture and suffering. Are these images semi pornographic? Three jurors defend their choice Link: World Press Photo: Torture porn? – British Journal of Photography
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Independent photographers win big at World Press Photo (update: 12.33) – British Journal of Photography
Independent photographers have been heavily recognised in this year’s World Press Photo contest, ahead of agencies such as Getty Images, Associated Press and Reuters Link: Independent photographers win big at World Press Photo (update: 12.33) – British Journal of Photography
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Adrees Latif wins ICP Infinity Award for Photojournalism
Pakistan chief photographer Adrees Latif has won the prestigious ICP Infinity Award in Photojournalism for his outstanding coverage of last year’s Pakistan floods. Working under the most difficult of conditions he led the Reuters pictures team to tell the story from every possible angle. Link: Adrees Latif wins ICP Infinity Award for Photojournalism | Analysis…
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Christian Vium awarded 2011 Anthropographia Award for Human Rights | dvafoto
Christian Vium’s project “Clandestine” has just been awarded the 2011 Anthropographia Award for Human Rights. It’s a harrowing look at the space between old life and new as young African migrants move to Europe. Link: Christian Vium awarded 2011 Anthropographia Award for Human Rights | dvafoto
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POYi judging has begun and you can watch it – Picture Editor : Mike Davis
POYi judging has begun and you can watch it – Picture Editor : Mike Davis