Author: Trent
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“Billions wasted and nothing achieved: nothing, nothing, nothing achieved…”
Thanks @simoncroberts for turning us on to this: In October 2010, Simon Norfolk began a series of n
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Rodrigo Abd, Feature Photography Award
Link: The Feature Photography Award for “best feature photography published in any medium on an international theme” was given to Rodrigo Abd of Associated Press for his story on an emergency room in Guatemala.
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Lynsey Addario – Olivier Rebbot Award
Link: The Olivier Rebbot Award for “best photographic reporting from abroad in magazines or books” was given to Lynsey Addario for her National Geographic story “Veiled Rebellion: Afghan Women”.
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Collection of thoughts in Osama bin Laden death photo debate
Link: Martijn Kleppe has compiled a good and broad-ranging list of writing and reactions about the images surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden.
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In Tender Moments, a War's High Cost
In Tender Moments, a War’s High Cost Marcus Yam and Philippe Brault win the first-ever World Press Photo multimedia awards. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/in-tender-moments-a-wars-high-cost/ Many poignant ways have been found to express the cost of wartime deployment on the families left behind. Few have affected me as immediately as a moment in “The Home Front”…
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World Press Photo releases iPad app of winning images
Link: It costs $4.99. Right now, the app has the 350 winning images and an interactive map of locations of the pictures, in addition to captions, photographer biographies and camera information (which seems like a weird thing to include).
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A Family Tragedy in a Neo-Nazi Home
A Family Tragedy in a Neo-Nazi Home Julie Platner counted on Jeff Hall as entree to the National Socialist Movement. She could not have counted on how the story would end. via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/a-family-tragedy-in-a-neo-nazi-home/ It took about six months, Julie Platner said, to persuade anyone in the neo-Nazi movement to let her photograph the…
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Family asks for access to missing photographer
Link: The fate of UK-based photojournalist Anton Hammerl remains unknown, 37 days after he went missing in Libya
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Money and Art, Art and Money
Link: Amongst the many things that he said he noted that today most photographers seemed to be thinking about their careers (gallery shows) first and about their photography second. He argued that was the wrong approach.
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The top 7 complaints of the Fuji X100 and how I get around them. By Steve Huff.
The top 7 complaints of the Fuji X100 and how I get around them. By Steve Huff. | Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo OK guys, here you go! Decided that since the Fuji X100 has been so popular, and because I get so many e-mails on it asking me about the “quirks” that I would…
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Cameras are getting smaller – and the footage is getting more amazing
I keep finding myself working with smaller and smaller cameras (see RED EPIC )- and I continue to be
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Adama Kouyaté’s Paris Studio
Link: The son of a master shoemaker, Malian photographer Adama Kouyaté was born in the French Sudanese village of Bougouni (now Mali) in 1928.
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Apple posts Digital Camera Raw Compatibility, ProKit updates
Link: It adds support for the RAW formats of five additional digital cameras including the Nikon D5100 and Fujifilm FinePix X100.
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Political Landscapes (5 photos)
Link: During the nine days of campaigning in the lead up to Singapore’s historic general elections on May 7, photographer Darren Soh documented several rallies using the technique of a landscape photographer. Using a borrowed Leica S2, Soh photographed the rallies, then stitched images together to create final files that are roughly 1GB.
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Shadowplay: An interview with Anton Corbijn
Link: Anton Corbijn has been at the top of his game as a photographer since the 1980s but, with two feature films under his belt, is establishing a reputation as a top-quality film director. Steven Pill meets the Dutch image maker.
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My Waking Life: NYPH’11
Link: I did a lot more thinking than shooting on this trip, but my camera is never far from my side, so here’s a few in passing I couldn’t pass up.
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Anton Hammerl in Memoriam
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: https://time.com/section/lightbox/ GlobalPost’s James Foley, one of the reporters in the incident, said he called out amid the barrages asking if Hammerl was ok. The answer was “No” and then there was silence.
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L E N S C R A T C H: Kay von Aspern
Link: When you think of Vienna, one doesn’t immediately think of quirky street photography, but Kay von Aspern has a gift for finding it. Born in Germany, now living in Vienna, Kay is a “Collector of Moments”. A member of the German-Austrian street photographer collective seconds2real, Kay looks for those unique juxtapositions that can only…
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Changing Your Photo Career For the Better – A Picture's Worth | PhotoShelter
Link: In just a few minutes (as of the writing of this post) we will officially enter the 3-day Memorial Day weekend. Summer has arrived, and it’s a great time to drink beers, fire up the BBQ, and think about the direction of your career. Is it going where you want it to go? Are…