Author: Trent
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The Photo Follies 2010 Awards » The Russian Photos Blog
Link: Welcome to the Photo Follies 2010 Awards, the Premier Photo Industry Contest In This Universe Or Any Universe Yet To Be Discovered™. Entries were judged by a jury consisting of leading industry figures, including former deputy assistant night picture editors, photo agency interns and Flickr Pro members.
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Judge rejects AFP’s claim to Morel’s Haiti Twitpic photos | dvafoto
Link: A judge has ruled that Twitter and Twitpic’s licensing terms do not extend to third parties, that Morel has a valid copyright infringement claim, and that any information identifying the copyright holder (so-called “copyright management information”) must be distributed alongside copyrighted material.
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The Epson 4900 Printer: Hands-On and Down to Work
Link: This is a printer many photographers have been waiting for: a machine which includes all the technological advances in head design, print algorithms and ink formulation of the 7900/9900, in a 17 inch configuration with a roll-holder. In the 4900, Epson has produced all of that and more.
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PHILIP-LORCA DICORCIA: "Philip-Lorca diCorcia – Portfolio" (2001)
Link: Roman Meffre and Yves Marchand are two young French men who spent five years taking pictures of the city of Detroit, the world’s now abandoned car construction capital.
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General Butt Naked, by Ryan Lobo
Link: We are telling the story of Joshua Milton Blahyii, also known as General Butt Naked, a former warlord who terrorized Monrovia for many years with his child soldiers, murdering, raping, cannibalizing, maiming and brutalizing thousands during Liberia’s civil war. Suddenly in the middle of the fighting and at the height of his power, Joshua claims…
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NPPA Humanitarian Award Presented To John David Mercer
Link: We are telling the story of Joshua Milton Blahyii, also known as General Butt Naked, a former warlord who terrorized Monrovia for many years with his child soldiers, murdering, raping, cannibalizing, maiming and brutalizing thousands during Liberia’s civil war. Suddenly in the middle of the fighting and at the height of his power, Joshua claims…
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The Toppling: How the Media Inflated the Fall of Saddam’s Statue in Firdos Square – ProPublica
The Toppling: How the Media Inflated the Fall of Saddam’s Statue in Firdos Square How saturation media coverage of the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s statue in Firdos Square fueled the perception that the war had been won and diverted attention from what in reality was just the start of a long and costly conflict. via…
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A Moment With Larry Fink – NYTimes.com
Link: The moment that we have is the only moment we will ever have, insofar as it is fleeting. Every breath counts. So does every moment and perception. It’s a way to be alive. I am involved with the idea of reaching deeply into the pulsing matter of what it means to be alive and…
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Friendly contest deadline reminder – Blog – Picture Editor : Photography Consultant : Mentor : Mike Davis
Link: There’s a lot of good work at the recently published 30Under30 Women Photographers online exhibition. The site showcases the diverse work of 30 young female photographers.
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Intel Visual Life : The Sartorialist
Link: By the time the micro-blogging mischief was over, the North Korean tweets had ranted to its 10,000-plus Twitter followers about profligate nuclear weapons spending and lavish Kim Jong Il drinking parties – hosted “while 3 million people are starving and freezing to death.” A video also had been posted on North Korea’s official YouTube…
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Daniel Morel, CBS settle case – British Journal of Photography
Link: Freelance photographer Daniel Morel and CBS have settled their legal fight, a couple of week after a judge issued an order that put the Haiti-based photographer in a stronger position
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Tim Hetherington's film Diary
Link: ‘Diary’ is a highly personal and experimental film that expresses the subjective experience of my work, and was made as an attempt to locate myself after ten years of reporting. It’s a kaleidoscope of images that link our western reality to the seemingly distant worlds we see in the media.
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Sarah Caron by Michel Puech | La Lettre de la Photographie
Link: Sarah Caron published two books about Pakistan in 2010. « Pakistan, land of the pure », a small book full of major pictures and « Pakistan à vif » (Pakistan on the edge), a long photo essay about about a country that frightens and fascinates. The result of multiple trips for this photographer
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Fate unknown for injured French photographer [update 4] – British Journal of Photography
Link: The fate of French photographer, Lucas Mebrouk Dolega, remains unclear after conflicting reports said he had died two days after being shot, in the face, by a tear gas canister while covering the civil unrest in Tunisia
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APhotoADay Blog » Blog Archive » African photographers, an education
Link: in my education of African photographers, here are some of the incredibly talented ones you we should all be aware of
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The Online Photographer: Milton Rogovin 1909-2011
Link: Originally an optometrist, Milton was persecuted during the un-American McCarthyite inquisitions of the 1950s. With his practice in rapid decline as a consequence, he turned to photography to express his values, and for sixty years photographed the poor and the working class with a clear eye
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M. Scott Brauer’s 2010 Year in Pictures | dvafoto
Link: 2010 ended in utter disaster: car wrecks, camera wrecks, personal wrecks. Photographically, I’ve never had a better year. There were publications, exhibitions, and awards throughout the year, and they’re continuing through the beginning of 2011.
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Shop Talk: Equipment Insurance | Prime Collective
Link: Last month I was robbed along with two colleagues of mine while we were sleeping. No one was hurt – we slept through the whole thing. But… they made off with about 10,000 in photography equipment and laptops. Luckily I was insured. After going through this experience I wanted to take the time to…
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Canon announces development of 200-400mm with integrated 1.4X teleconverter, new Speedlites and refreshed Rebel digital SLRs
Link: Today, I decided to concentrate on the chairs that people put out by the curb. In an hour of driving around the streets in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, I photographed well over 50 different types of chairs.
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Hot Fujifilm X100 Gets U.S Price, Full Specs | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Hot Fujifilm X100 Gets U.S Price, Full Specs Fujifilm’s hot, retro-tastic X100 has finally gotten a U.S launch date, a price, and a proper spec sheet. The 12.3MP camera will be available in March for $1,200. We already know about the fancy new hybrid viewfinder, which works as a big, bright optical finder and can…