I was floored when I picked up the November issue of GQ and saw in it a 32 page photo essay (online here) shot by one photographer. That’s major. There are very few photographers getting 32 pages in magazines all to themselves these days (anytime actually) and a photo essay of this magnitude is a major deal. The photographer was Jeff Riedel. I’ve worked with Jeff in the past and always admired his photography and work ethic but hadn’t talked to him in awhile so I gave him a call to discuss the piece.
Author: Trent
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A Photo Editor – Jeff Riedel’s Massive GQ Photo Essay
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Canon Professional Network – Marco di Lauro 2008
During the long, hot summer of 2008 Getty Images photographer Marco di Lauro spent two months embedded with British Paratroopers who were conducting operations in Afghanistan. It was his second long-term embed in two years and here, in his own words, he describes the role of the British Army and how he documented the hugely contrasting periods of bursts of military action and downtime.
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DXOMark Review
in a move that will be hailed by photographers around the world, DxO Labs has released DxOMark, a free web site offering the ability to compare test results from more than 45 current amd past camera models. These test results are taken from the raw images produced by cameras, and are directly comparable between cameras.
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Magnum Blog / Wear Good Shoes: Advice to young photographers – the photo blog of Magnum Photos
I thought it would be cool if I could also offer some advice from my fellow photographer’s at Magnum. I emailed my colleagues and received 35 different responses.
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Photography Books of 2008
With the fall publishing season in full swing and 2009 fast approaching, PDN gathered together some of our favorite books for a look at the publishing year that was.
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Magnum Blog / Surfing the archive: Competition Entries
The judges for our recent Blog Contest have been overwhelmed with your quality submissions. Before we make our final selection, we would like to know your favorite entries. Make sure to click the “Continue reading” link to see all 72 entries and let us know what you think in the comments section:
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Subtopia: Scarecrow Hacking at the Border
Activists in Tucson, Arizona have been placing life-sized cutouts of Maricopa County’s insidiously regressive anti-immigrant law enforcement officials around town on street corners and at intersections
Check it out here. Via Wooster.
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Preschool Confidential – LA Weekly
This was just the kind of kiddie conundrum that was had by a pair of 30-something California born-and-raised rocker dads, Christian Jacobs and Scott Shultz. (Jacobs is the singer for the wacky masked ska pack the Aquabats, and Shultz helms the indie-pop outfit Majestic.) With funding from some supportive friends, a little blogger love that went voraciously viral and lots of monster magic, they bore a new baby last year, a TV show that parents and kids alike could watch together happily (and yeah, hiply): Yo Gabba Gabba!
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DOUBLE CROSS: Joe Nelson – The Good Brains and The Blue Ghost
When I first saw the Bad Brains back in 1985 they destroyed. This was even, according to some, 3 – 4 years after their prime, too. The singer bounced around the stage like a wild rabid animal. The band blistered through blistering songs, stopping on a dime, only to whip into another typhoon of a song. There were back flips, and prophetic statements. It was more then just hardcore. It was music. It was religious. It was illuminating. I was converted. Three years later I would even ditch my senior prom to see the band play again. Anytime they’ve played I have tried to catch them.
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Revised Scarlet Unveiled – The Luminous Landscape
In product release by slow torture the RED Camera company has started to disclose information about its revised Scarlet video / stills hybrid camera.
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2008 Nikon Predictions by Thom Hogan
historically, I’ve tended to do my predictions in November, but I’m pushing things forward a bit more than usual so that Nikon can introduce away later in the month ;~). Just kidding. While Nikon has a late November announcement planned, whatever that product is has been pushed around quite a bit in its launch. It may get pushed around some more.
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New York Times Special Edition
New York Times Special Edition Video News Release – Nov. 12, 2008 from H Schweppes on Vimeo.Early this morning, commuters nationwide were delighted to find out that while they were sleeping, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had come to an end. See the full paper online: nytimes-se.com/
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In Peru, a Rebellion Reborn – washingtonpost.com
After years in relative obscurity, the Shining Path, one of Latin America’s most notorious guerrilla groups, is fighting the Peruvian military with renewed vigor, feeding on the profits of the cocaine trade and trying to win support from the Andean villagers it once terrorized, according to residents and Peruvian officials.
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Photo Attorney: Book Publishers Adopt PLUS Image Licensing Standards
Three major publishers have called for the adoption of the PLUS (Picture Licensing Universal System) standards by picture archives, photographers and all other image suppliers.
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PDNPulse: Photographer for Local Ohio Newspaper Killed in Car Crash
Misty Spurgeon, 26, a photographer for the Northwest Signal newspaper of Napoleon, Ohio, was killed Saturday night in a car accident.
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DA will not charge Oakland Tribune photojournalist – Inside Bay Area
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office will not file criminal charges against an Oakland Tribune photojournalist who was detained last Friday while covering a student protest against immigration raids.
Assistant district attorney Tom Rogers would not elaborate on the decision, which was made Tuesday afternoon. Rogers had reviewed allegations made by a school district police officer against Tribune videographer Jane Tyska that included vandalism, blocking the street and inciting a riot.
