Homebrew Kodachrome factory
This DIY Kodachrome machine (the “Filminator”) was created to produce more film stock after the company discontinued productions. Michael, the creator, notes, “Plastic and goop go…
This DIY Kodachrome machine (the “Filminator”) was created to produce more film stock after the company discontinued productions. Michael, the creator, notes, “Plastic and goop go…
CLICK NOTE: Played with one of these yesterday. Interesting concept.
If you are a photographer, amateur or pro, you’ll be familiar with the two constants of the field: You can never have enough bags, and you can never find the right strap. James Duncan Davidson, photographer and podcaster, decided to do something about the strap.
Link: LumaLoop: Finally, a Camera Strap Done Right? | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Kamera & Bild reports that Leica has decreased the production of the Leica X1 camera and increased the production of Leica M9. As mentioned in the article, new cameras sell best right after the official announcement and long waiting times could discourage
Austin, Texas Portrait Photographer’s Blog about Photography, Art and Writing by Kirk Tuck.
Link: http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2009/12/short-blog-about-why-i-think-olympus.html
The artists Institute represents are Jodi Bieber, Rena Effendi, Lauren Greenfield, Rob Hornstra, Nadav Kander, Gillian Laub, James Longley, Gerd Ludwig, Joshua Lutz, Amanda Micheli, Richard Mosse, Zed Nelson, Jehad Nga, Simon Norfolk, James Pomerantz and Paul Shambroom.
Link: PDNPulse: Former VII Director Signs Prominent Photogs to New Management Company
It’s that time of the year again, so without further ado, these are the photo books that impressed me the most this past year. I’m listing them in no particular order, with the exception of the very first one: jpegs by Thomas Ruff. Cutting-edge work, challenging the way we think about photographs, presented beautifully in a large (but not too large) book, maybe in the best possible way (since I don’t think the work gains anything from blowing it up even larger and hanging it in a gallery or museum).
“It was a photo illustration, based on a shoot with body doubles done in Los Angeles by photographer Martin Ellis. The fact that is looks like it might have been a photo is testament to the work of our [staff].”
Link: PDNPulse: Tiger Woods, Obama, and the Fake Golf Digest Cover Photo
Sean O’Hagan applauds a meticulous biography of the photographer Dorothea Lange who will forever be defined by her images of the Great Depression
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/dec/06/dorothea-lange-biography-review
These images of abandonment in depressed rural Lithuania mix reportage and voyeurism to surreal and disturbing effect
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/dec/06/rimaldas-viksraitis-photography-review
At Magnum, where black and white photography reigned supreme, Inge Morath’s wonderful colour work remained hidden… until now. Susanna Rustin reports
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/dec/05/inge-morath-colour-photographs
He’s trekked through glacial storms, fallen through rifts and awakened on ice that’s drifted to sea. But, Miki Meek reports, Ragnar Axelsson keeps coming back.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/showcase-black-and-very-white/
“They Stole So Much More” from John Adkisson on Vimeo.
via: A Photo Editor – Best Multimedia Story From Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar
Jazz great Chet Baker’s estate is suing the major record labels for releasing his music on Canadian CDs without paying compensation (a common practice in Canada, where over 300,000 songs have…
Screenshot Image This image is actually from the 1D Mark IV. So does that cast some doubt on 60fps @ 720p being available in the 5D Mark II firmware update?
via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2009/12/5d-mark-ii-firmware-update-3/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+canonrumors%2Frss+%28Canon+Rumors%29
by Paula Bronstein
One thing about covering the stories in Afghanistan is that there never seems to be an end to these heartbreaking, agonizing issues – whether it is about the effects of war, abuse against women, disease and hunger, poverty or unemployment.
It was in early March 2002 when I first arrived in Kabul – just weeks before springtime and Nawroz, the Persian New Year. The Kabul Valley looked cold and barren-dry as the Ariana flight descended through the clouds. Snow-covered peaks of the Hindu Kush lay on the horizon, aloof from all that was happening here.
Link: Sides of the Wire: America in Afghanistan – The Digital Journalist
by Lucian Read
I’ve been to Afghanistan eight times in the last 18 months. My apartment is slowly taking on the look of a caravanserai. I have more friends in Kabul than Manhattan. My mind is full of snippets of Dari, counterinsurgency strategy and half-remembered warlords, major and minor. My son – not yet quite born – will have a Pashto middle name. I make no claims to being an expert on the place but, God knows, I seem to love it.
Link: The Long Haul – The Digital Journalist
Link to photo essay: Digital Journalist Weblog » Blog Archive » The Long Haul
Let’s talk about citizen journalists.
There are many people who think they can replace professional visual journalists.
Link: Let’s Abolish ‘Citizen Journalists’ – The Digital Journalist