Author: Trent
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New Group Project: Lebanon, Kansas | Luceo Images
Link: LUCEO will be documenting the decline of small town America as a group project over the coming year.
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New Rule Blocks Press From Covering Spill
Obama admin bans press from filming BP oil spill areas in the Gulf CNN’s Anderson Cooper discusses how the Obama administration is limiting access by the media to areas affected by the BP Macondo well spill. via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/v/WpJBsjKhRTo&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0 A new rule went into effect last Thursday that bars journalists, reporters and photographers from getting within 65 feet…
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4chan prank means Justin Bieber must tour North Korea – Boing Boing
Link: The contest, which ends at 1800 on 7 July, saw North Korea move from 24th to 1st place in less than two days, several thousand votes ahead of Israel.
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l e n s c r a t c h: Tom M. Johnson
Link: Sometimes, when you grow up in a small town, you have to leave and come back to really see it and appreciate it. Tom M. Johnson is about to open a show that celebrates the city of Lakewood, a suburb near Long Beach, California that was his childhood home.
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In My Back Yard: Sin and Salvation in the Mississippi Delta | Luceo Images
Link: In April I was sent to Mississippi along with National Geographic writer Joel Bourne and LUCEO partner, audio guru Brad Horn for a fascinating story assigned by the AARP Bulletin. We spent three days in Jackson, Belzoni and finally for a short four hours, the Baptist Town neighborhood in the historic blues community of Greenwood.…
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Watch Convergence '10 Speakers Live Online
Link: NPPA’s Convergence ’10 is underway now at the Francis Marion Hotel in downtown Charleston, and you can watch the event live on Livestream.
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Oskar Barnack Award 2010 slideshow | Leica News & Rumors
Link: Emerging photographer Claire Martin talks to BJP about her Inge Morath Award win and on making it in documentary photography at a time when funding is rare
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Alixandra Fazzina Wins $100,000 from UNHCR – PDN Pulse
Link: The book starts with Sasha, a kleptomaniac, who works for Bennie, a record executive, who is a protégé of Lou who seduced Jocelyn who was loved by Scotty who played guitar for the Flaming Dildos, a San Francisco punk band for which Bennie once played bass guitar (none too well), before marrying Stephanie who…
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SUPERFICIALsnapshots: Summer Scenes
Link: The book starts with Sasha, a kleptomaniac, who works for Bennie, a record executive, who is a protégé of Lou who seduced Jocelyn who was loved by Scotty who played guitar for the Flaming Dildos, a San Francisco punk band for which Bennie once played bass guitar (none too well), before marrying Stephanie who…
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Eddie Adams Workshop: Class of 2010 | Eddie Adams Workshop
Link: Al-Shabab, a hard-line Islamic militia that is waging a campaign of terror across Somalia, has banned playing soccer in many areas it controls. The al-Qaeda linked militia, along with Hezb-i-Islam, a rival extremist group, prohibited broadcasts of the World Cup, describing the sport as “a satanic act” that corrupts Muslims.
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contact blog: Oh dear Christopher Morris!
Link: The Shadows of Srebrenica is a collection of black & white photographs by the incredibly talented Andy Spyra, and is a powerful reminder of that era, and also reminds us that many of those responsible for this genocide have yet to be apprehended, especially Ratko Mladić.
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Thoughts of a Bohemian » It’s Official : Media and Photography Break up !!
Link: Award-winning photographer Peter Turnley talks to CNN’s Jim Clancy about his experience in Haiti and challenges ahead.
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Peter Turnley on Haiti – CNN
Video News – CNN Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on CNN.com. via CNN: https://www.cnn.com/videos Award-winning photographer Peter Turnley talks to CNN’s Jim Clancy about his experience in Haiti and challenges ahead.
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Conscientious | Announcing: Conscientious Portfolio Competition 2010
Link: I’m excited to announce the Conscientious Portfolio Competition 2010, the second of its kind (after a great start last year). As before, the winner(s) will have their work featured here on this website, in the form of an extended conversation/interview. This year, two guest judges, Elisabeth Biondi (New Yorker magazine) and Susanna Brown (Victoria…
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New Eyes | Luceo Images
Link: There’s this thing a lot of people don’t realize about running a photography business and that’s that we never sleep. We rarely have days off. We don’t have a lot of time to go out with friends or to enjoy lazy Sundays. Granted, we’re living our dreams. We’re doing exactly what we want to…
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Passion and Personal Photo Projects with Nick Vedros – A Picture's Worth
Link: As we pack our bags (complete with extra wet naps for a little bbq) and put the finishing touches on the event details with the folks at Digital Labrador, we thought we’d take a moment to check in with the man behind our day two shoot, Canon Explorer of Light Nick Vedros. What’s he…
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Purpose, Process, and Polaroids | Luceo Images
Link: I think in some very important ways VII The Magazine is a reaction to what has happened to our industry over the last few years. Photographers have always been seen as “suppliers” (the traditional role of editorial photographers, one or two rungs up the ladder from stationers and utilities but suppliers nonetheless) to the…
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Home Office reviews photography rights in anti-terror law rewrite – British Journal of Photography
Link: A new camcorder from Sony lets movie-makers use SLR lenses to shoot pro-level footage for just $2,000. The NEX-VG10 uses the same APS-C sensor as the NEX mirrorless line-up, and also uses their E lens-mount, Sony’s equivalent of the compact micro-four-thirds format. With an adapter, you can also use any of Sony’s Alpha mount…
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Zholtye Vody – VII The Magazine
Link: Donald Weber takes a heart wrenching look at the city of Zholtye Vody in Ukraine. Located near two nuclear waste sites and an enrichment factory in the hub of the Soviet Union’s uranium mining and enrichment area, the homes were built using highly contaminated materials. With a higher radiation level than Chernobyl, over half…
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Photography Copyright Protection: Online Resources – A Picture's Worth
Link: There are some amazing resources for photographers to learn more about protecting their copyright. We’ve taken a stab at gathering up *some* of the best resources we’ve found – mostly from industry organizations, government and nonprofits, and a few voices of wisdom in the industry.