Author: Trent
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Lewis Baltz, Nevada – The Eye of Photography
Link: The Joseph Bellows Gallery, in California, presents the entire portfolio of 15 black and white photographs created for Nevada by Lewis Baltz in 1977
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Sylvia Plachy: “I look for visceral connections” – The Eye of Photography
Link: I search to photograph people and places that carry some memory of another event and lead me, like stepping stones, back and forth in time and space, between dreams and reality. I look for visceral connections, a chemistry of sorts, an essence or spark, the spirit of the thing.
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Attention all journalists: US border patrol agents can search your phones – Columbia Journalism Review
Attention all journalists: US border patrol agents can search your phones Award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker Ed Ou, who has covered the Middle East for over a decade, has worked under threat as a journalist in almost too many countries to count. Authorities in Turkey, Egypt, Somalia, Djibouti, and Bahrain have arrested or detained him at…
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Karoliina Paatos: The American Cowboy | LENSCRATCH
Karoliina Paatos: The American Cowboy – LENSCRATCH What compels a photographer from Finland to make work about the American West? Seven years ago, Karoliina Paatos began to make photographs in Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon in search of the American cowboy. Over the years, she built a series that is at once cinematic, majestic, and intimate,…
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The abstraction of reality – The Leica Camera Blog
Link: David Adam Edelstein grew up in Hawai’i and China, and currently lives and works in Seattle, Washington with his brilliant daughter and smart, beautiful wife, neither of whom take any of his whiny artistic crap. He has had a camera with him at all times since his parents made the expensive mistake of giving…
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Zheng Gangfeng, Wenzhou – The Eye of Photography
Link: Wenzhou, a small city located in the southeast corner of China, is one of the most developed regions in terms of privatized economy in the country. The “Wenzhou Model” of economic development and modernization has been well known both in China and abroad.
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50 Nifty Reasons to Love Photography in 2016 | PhotoShelter Blog
50 Nifty Reasons to Love Photography in 2016 – PhotoShelter Blog Today nearly everyone has a camera in their pocket. Photography is the most democratic form of expression. It can be precious, but need not be. It can be shared instantaneously with a dozen friends or followers. Or a few thousand. Or with millions of…
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The Best Photography Books of the Year: 2016 | American Photo
Link: 2016 was an undeniably tumultuous year for the world, which has translated into a strong year for photo books. In time for the holidays we present the best new offerings, as well as highlights from our 2016 roundups in spring, summer, and fall.
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Juxtapoz Magazine – ART4SPACE: Invader’s Space Race
Juxtapoz Magazine – ART4SPACE: Invader’s Space Race Back to 2012, near Cape Canaveral, where we witnessed the mission ART4SPACE being born. This film unveils the incredible journey of the artist Invader… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/street-art/art4space-invader-s-space-race/ Back to 2012, near Cape Canaveral, where we witnessed the mission ART4SPACE being born. This film unveils the incredible journey of the…
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The State of Photo Theft in 2016
The State of Photo Theft in 2016 The folks over at the image tracking service Pixsy have released an infographic about the state of photo theft in 2016. As 64% of you have personally via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2016/12/29/state-photo-theft-2016/ Here are some of the interesting stats: 64% of photographers experienced image theft this past year, 50% of…
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Iraqi Kurdistan, Caught Between Worlds – The New Yorker
Iraqi Kurdistan, Caught Between Worlds Sebastian Meyer’s images of Iraqi Kurdistan, taken between 2008 and 2016, capture the region’s contrasts, which often exist side by side. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/iraqi-kurdistan-caught-between-worlds The pictures by the American photographer Sebastian Meyer, who documented Iraqi Kurdistan between 2008 and 2016, capture the region’s contrasts, which often exist side by side.…
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Applications Open for the Fifth New York Portfolio Review – The New York Times
Applications Open for the 2017 New York Portfolio Review Once again, The New York Times Lens blog and the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism are offering photographers a chance to meet top editors, gallerists, curators and publishers. And it’s free. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/applications-open-for-the-fifth-new-york-portfolio-review/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body&_r=0 Applications are now open for the Fifth…
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Magnum Photos Blog
Link: John Stanmeyer crouched under a rock on the border between Armenia and Turkey to avoid a rainstorm in April 2015. From his vantage point, he could make out the remains of a decaying, centuries-old bridge that once linked the two countries.
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A Call for Action – Supporting Women in the Field of Sports Journalism – by Sarah Stier | The Photo Brigade
A Call for Action – Supporting Women in the Field of Sports Journalism – by Sarah Stier – The Photo Brigade Ohio University photojournalism student Sarah Stier asks how to react in situations where one’s ability to work as a photojournalist is questioned because of gender. via The Photo Brigade: http://thephotobrigade.com/2017/01/a-call-for-action-supporting-women-in-the-field-of-sports-journalism-by-sarah-stier/ One of the best…
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Chobi Mela 2017: Arko Datto, Pik-Nik – The Eye of Photography
Link: Picnicking is far from a simple affair in eastern India. In a land where the fleeting months of December to February offer the only time to ‘enjoy’ the otherwise unbearable tropical sun, picnicking is a winter pastime that’s taken very, very seriously. This work, done between 2013 and 2015 takes a look at this…
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Classic Photographs Los Angeles : Mmm, mmm, good – The Eye of Photography
Link: Classic Photographs Los Angeles is the comfort food of photography fairs: warm and satisfying, a kinder, gentler throwback to the hotel fairs of the early 1980’s. The Unseen Eye was there to get out of New York and to take a look, do a walkthrough and book signing. He had a yummy time. The…
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One month later the search in Syria for photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed continues | News | National | M&G
One month later the search in Syria for photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed continues The photographer texted his family a day before his capture, saying there was a possibility he would be detained before leaving Syria. via The Mail & Guardian: http://mg.co.za/article/2017-02-07-search-continues-for-shiraaz-mohamed-nearly-a-month-later It’s been almost a month since Johannesburg-based photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed disappeared in Syria while travelling with…
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The Winning Photos from DJI’s 2016 SkyPixel Photo Contest
The Winning Photos from DJI’s 2016 SkyPixel Photo Contest DJI has announced the winning photos of its 2016 SkyPixel Photo Contest, which honors the best aerial and drone photos captured around the world using DJI via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/02/09/winning-photos-djis-2016-skypixel-photo-contest/ DJI has announced the winning photos of its 2016 SkyPixel Photo Contest, which honors the best aerial…
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See the Winners of World Press Photo 2017 | American Photo
Link: This year’s selection is already at the center of a controversy