Category: Photography
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The Secret Museum of Mankind website, the "World's Greatest Collection of Strange & Secret Photographs" – Boing Boing
Seen: The Secret Museum of Mankind website, the “World’s Greatest Collection of Strange & Secret Photographs” – Boing Boing Ian Macky says: “Published in 1935, the Secret Museum is a mystery book. It has no author or credits, no copyright, no date, no page numbers, no index. Published by ‘Manhattan House’ and sold by ‘Metro…
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Pale Fire: Interview: Photographer Brad Troemel expounds on the virtues of giving ups to artsits while they are still alive.
Pale Fire: Interview: Photographer Brad Troemel expounds on the virtues of giving ups to artsits while they are still alive.: “Brad Troemel is not dead, nor is he a character in a perversely metafictional narrative entirely of my own creation. He is a young and talented photographer currently based out of Chicago. From what I…
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Half Sigma: Meghan McCain's photographer sucks
Half Sigma: Meghan McCain’s photographer sucks: “The first thing that hits me when I look at Meghan McCain’s ‘Blogette’ is that the photography really sucks. Who is taking such bad photos? Why are the photos so bad? They look like they are taken with a pocket digital camera and not a DSLR. All the photos…
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Color + Design Blog / Interview with Patrick Winfield: Polaroidologist by COLOURlovers
Color + Design Blog / Interview with Patrick Winfield: Polaroidologist by COLOURlovers: “I love Polaroid, so when the opportunity came along to interview Patrick Winfield, a graphic designer and photographer who frequently uses Polaroid to create dynamic visual stories, I jumped at the chance to speak with him. Patrick’s work has a healthy following. I’m…
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The Photographs Not Taken
The Photographs Not Taken: “The Photographs Not Taken is a collection of essays by photographers about the times they didn’t use their camera. “
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CONTEXT – This Week in Arts and Ideas from The Moscow Times
CONTEXT – This Week in Arts and Ideas from The Moscow Times: “The pictures come from a new coffee-table book, ’20th Century Russia in Photographs: 1900 to 1917,’ which covers the turbulent period in hundreds of full-page archival images, ranging from high politics to gritty documentary photography to family portraits. The book is part of…
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whats the jackanory ?: London calling
whats the jackanory ?: London calling: “I did a shoot for Sunday Times on the 3rd Jan. The wold champion female track cyclist. A Brit. Big hopes for the Olympics. Great ! A job immediately after the new year – it gets your confidence up and your new year is out the traps. I got…
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redlights and redeyes: portland or bust
redlights and redeyes: portland or bust: “Portland has always been one of those cities which I knew I’d love the second I set foot in. I got an invite from Sol Neelman to join him for a little shindig with some of The Oregonian crew and a few who made the trip from the newspaper-lands.…
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SUPERFICIALsnapshots: ye olde’ yashica
SUPERFICIALsnapshots: ye olde’ yashica: “I have been scanning some photos from the past..1999-2001. mmmm..The days of trying to focus my Yashica A ( I still can’t remember who I loaned it to.)”
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The Year in Pictures: Stormy Weather
The Year in Pictures: Stormy Weather: “Extreme weather is a category of photography we don’t think much about here in New York City, but it has its fans, publishers, and practitioners just like any other genre. Top amongst these is probably Jim Reed, a 56 year old former writer and film-maker who moved from Los…
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CLAM$ CA$INO: I’m loaded, don’t know where to point this thing.
CLAM$ CA$INO: I’m loaded, don’t know where to point this thing.: “from pr to bk Clam$ CaSino brings the fishiest flicks from the first half of the first month of oh eight. ah ite?”
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dustin franz photography: leisa.
dustin franz photography: leisa.: “leisa came to visit me this week. it was very exciting and i wish she didnt have to leave.” (Via A Visual Journey.)
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Smithsonian Magazine | Arts & Culture | Danger Zones
Smithsonian Magazine | Arts & Culture | Danger Zones: “David Maisel doesn’t consider himself an environmental activist. Yet his large-scale aerial photographs of strip mines, a bone-dry lake bed and man-made evaporation ponds can be viewed as indictments of our indifference to the planet that sustains us. Once you figure them out, that is. The…
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Pacifica Tribune Online – Through the lens of the camera
Pacifica Tribune Online – Through the lens of the camera: “‘First time I went out, I took pictures at the beach and came back with really good pictures. I hit it off from the very first time. I never pictured myself as a photographer until I got my camera and people told me I was…
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State of the Art: Marilyn Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
State of the Art: Marilyn Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: “The law firm of Loeb & Loeb didn’t waste any time in striking back at the heirs of photographers who once photographed Marilyn Monroe. Loeb & Loeb represents the company called Marilyn Monroe LLC, which over the past couple of decades has claimed ownership of…
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RRD Photo: Photoshop "Revisit and Retouch" Challenge #1
RRD Photo: Photoshop “Revisit and Retouch” Challenge #1: “Ryan Goodman took this photograph a few years ago in Grand Cayman and produced a nice image (after some editing) which you can see on his site. Interested to see what other folks would do to this in the digital darkroom, he’s inviting those interested to download…
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A Photo Editor – Photography Agent Websites
A Photo Editor – Photography Agent Websites: “My new favorite agent website belongs to Deborah Schwartz (here)–actually I should credit Bill Charles for being an early adopter of the idea . The first page lists the names of the people they represent and when you roll over the name a photo that represents that photographers…
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The F STOP » Professional Photographers Discuss Their Craft » Article Archive » Jono Rotman
The F STOP » Professional Photographers Discuss Their Craft » Article Archive » Jono Rotman: “The ad agency, Clemenger BBDO, hired photographer Jono Rotman to help them promote New Zealand’s policy of providing free, universal healthcare. Their concept was quite simple—an image of nude bodies arranged to form the shape of the island nation.”
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pictures. » Anna and Scott
pictures. » Anna and Scott: “On Friday, my old friend Scott got married to my new friend Anna. It’s hard for me to put into words how happy i am for them. To be honest, i am also happy for me. i got to see it. Scott was coming out for an annual photo celebration…
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Utata: Tribal Photography
Utata: Tribal Photography: “” (Via Film is not dead it just smells funny.)