The fourth Webinar, “Click, Tweet, Repeat: The Power of Social Networks & Blogs”, will be held today on Wednesday, January 20, at 7 p.m. EST.
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Staring at Death: Photographing Haiti
Chay soti sout tet, tonbe sou zepol. The load goes from the head to the shoulder. (Problems go from bad to worse.) Haitian Proverb. DISCLAIMER: THERE ARE MANY LINKS HERE, BUT I HAVE CHOSEN THEM CAR…
via Prison Photography: http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/staring-at-death-photographing-haiti/
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Many of us have grown increasingly frustrated with the tactics and presentation of the broadcast media and a situation like this brings out the worst in that institution, insofar as them featuring these acts (performances?) in their broadcasts. I’ve been glancing at CNN’s website a few times since the disaster began and I’m almost certain that there has always been at least one self-congratulatory article or link about the good work (“Anderson Cooper saves injured boy”, “CNN vehicle drafted in rescue”) the broadcast team is doing down there.
Link: More Perspectives on Haiti and Crisis Journalism | dvafoto
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His recent project, “The War At Home” is a wide-ranging piece covering the Iraq and Afghanistan wars from the perspective of those in the US. Do yourself a favor, and spend some time on his site. I asked Lange if he’d be willing to share his perspective on “The War at Home”
Link: Interview: Jeremy M. Lange – The War at Home | dvafoto
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Luckily enough when I go out to shoot in the field with the 7D the Chinese people around me think I’m just another tourist with a photo camera. It’s a good thing not to drag attention to yourself around here, so the 7D gives me the possibility to stay almost unnoticed while shooting video of everyday life on Chinese streets.
Link: Janek Zdzarski reports for Polish TV news using the Canon Eos7D « DSLR News Shooter
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Essay: Prison Break
With the inmates all gone, Damon Winter was able to portray the Civil Prison of Port-au-Prince; a view that few people have ever had.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/essay-10/
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james nachtwey – struggle to live
[slidepress gallery=’jamesnachtwey_struggletolive’] Hover over the image for full screen and navigation controls – Large download (107 MB) ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT James Na…
via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2010/01/james-nachtwey-struggle-to-live/
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The member photographers included Karim Ben Khelifa, Samuel Bollendorff, Philippe Brault, Guillaume Herbaut, Dominic Nahr, Johann Rousselot, and Michael Zumstein.
Dominic Nahr, Guillaume Herbaut, Johann Rousselot, Karim Ben Khelifa, Michaël Zumstein, Philippe Brault, Samuel Bollendorffin Photography
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Free work – yay! — duckrabbit
Anyone fancy a job? There’s loads here you can be getting on with… Please don’t apply if you are the…
via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/01/free-work-yay/
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Quick and easy way to make a stop-motion movie.
Link: Tuesday Tech stuff with Tim — Stop-Motion Workflow | Luceo Images
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Foreign journalists in China say e-mail inboxes were hacked
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/18/AR2010011803488.html?wprss=rss_world
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Have a look at the “trailer” for Stanley Greene’s new book Black Passport, a deeply personal journal of life and a career in conflict. Or perhaps it is, as compiled by Teun van der Heijden, a biography.
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On Assignment: Katrina Many Times Over
Michael Appleton covered the 2004 coup in Haiti and Hurricane Katrina. He sees something of both in the present disaster, though on a far greater scale.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/behind-29/
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Nikon D3s vs Canon 1D Mark IV ISO
So………… It seems the thing people talk most about with cameras today is ISO performance. So here is some examples/tests of the D3s & 1D4 ISO perform
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Monstrous 570 Megapixel Digital Camera
Remember the days when a 5 megapixel digital camera was considered top-of-the-line? I do. Remember the days when 570 megapixel digital cameras were the
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There are many ways one can donate to the relief effort in Haiti. I wanted to draw your attention to One Respe a magazine idea spearheaded by San Francisco photographer Lane Hartwell.
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Ed Kashi
Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker and educator. His award-winning work spans from high-end print photojournalism to experimental film.
via Telegraph.co.uk: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/7017938/Ed-Kashi.html
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A Photographic Benefit for the Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake – A Photo Editor
I like this. From the press release: Professional photographers are offering a special edition fundraising magazine through the Magcloud print-on-demand service to benefit victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. The magazine features work from preemine
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2010/01/18/a-photographic-benefit-for-the-survivors-of-the-haiti-earthquake/
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