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What Gilles Peress Saw on 9/11 | The New Yorker
What Gilles Peress Saw on 9/11 The Magnum photographer looks back on capturing an “inconceivable event.” via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/what-gilles-peress-saw-on-911 A cop tried to stop me. He said, ‘You’re crazy, you’re going to die,’ and I said, ‘O.K.,’ and I bypassed him. I arrived as the second tower was falling. There were very few…
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A Woman Journalist at Ground Zero | Blind
A Woman Journalist at Ground Zero On September 11, 2001, photographer Gulnara Samoilova was in downtown Manhattan when the World Trade Center terrorist attacks happened. Her images were awarded with a World Press Photo in 2002 and published in a book, Women Journalists at Ground Zero. Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/3716-a-woman-journalist-at-ground-zero-en On September 11, 2001, photographer Gulnara Samoilova…
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Nick Oza, Arizona Republic photojournalist, hurt in vehicle accident
Arizona Republic photographer Nick Oza seriously injured in vehicle accident Nick Oza has been at the center of some of The Arizona Republic’s most important work since he joined the newspaper in 2006. via The Arizona Republic: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-traffic/2021/09/08/nick-oza-arizona-republic-photojournalist-injured-in-vehicle-accident/5771655001/ Nick Oza, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, was seriously injured in a…
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After 9/11, Do We Prefer Images to Reality?
After 9/11, Do We Prefer Images to Reality? In three timely new books, David Levi Strauss considers the profound effects that photography, terror, and divisive politics have had on the twenty-first-century imagination. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/after-9-11-do-we-prefer-images-to-reality-david-levi-strauss/ In three timely new books, David Levi Strauss considers the profound effects that photography, terror, and divisive politics have had…
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Anonymous Photographer Wins Prestigious Photojournalism Award | PetaPixel
Anonymous Photographer Wins Prestigious Photojournalism Award He chose to remain anonymous as a protective measure. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/09/07/anonymous-photographer-wins-prestigious-photojournalism-award/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 This year, the top award for the News category was awarded to a photographer in Myanmar who wanted to remain anonymous for security reasons. Mikko Takkunen, the Asia photo editor for The New York Times, collected the…
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The Photographers Who Captured Russia on the Eve of Its Revolution
The Photographers Who Captured Russia on the Eve of Its Revolution Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky and Maxim Dmitriev documented drastically different facets of Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/673943/pre-revolution-russian-photography-prokudin-gorsky-dmitriev/ Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky and Maxim Dmitriev documented drastically different facets of Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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5 Benefits of Photography Mentorship – PhotoShelter Blog
5 Benefits of Photography Mentorship – PhotoShelter Blog Even though there are tons of us out there, being a photographer can, at times, be quite lonely. In an industry where so many of us are in direct competition, it’s hard to step back and remember that we’re all in this together. We’re all working to…
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WATCH: Why Luck is a State of Mind with Deanne Fitzmaurice – PhotoShelter Blog
WATCH: Why Luck is a State of Mind with Deanne Fitzmaurice – PhotoShelter Blog “I find that showing up and expecting that the universe will deliver, actually paves the way for it to do so. You need patience because often it takes time.” Deanne Fitzmaurice For Deanne Fitzmaurice, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, Think Tank Photo via…
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Google’s New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping | PetaPixel
Google’s New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping Google shares its latest breakthroughs in the area of using artificial intelligence to upscale low-res photos, and the results are amazing. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/08/30/googles-new-ai-photo-upscaling-tech-is-jaw-dropping/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Photo enhancing in movies and TV shows is often ridiculed for being unbelievable, but research in real photo enhancing is actually creeping more…
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Arriving in Sydney – The Leica camera Blog
https://www.leica-camera.blog/2021/08/30/arriving-in-sydney/ Knox Bertie applies traditional film and darkroom techniques to taking pictures with the Leica Q2 Monochrom
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Reuters photographer died after being left behind, Afghan general says
Reuters photographer died after being left behind, Afghan general says Danish Siddiqui was with soldiers on the front line of an Afghan Special Forces clash with the Taliban. New reporting, and his final photographs, cast light on his final hours. via Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/afghanistan-conflict-reuters-siddiqui/ Danish Siddiqui was with soldiers on the front line of an Afghan…
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Perpignan’s Festival of Photojournalism 2021 – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
Perpignan’s Festival of Photojournalism 2021 – in pictures The 33rd international festival of photojournalism, organised by Visa pour l’Image, has more than 25 exhibitions around the French city. Available to view from 28 August to 26 September via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/aug/27/perpignans-festival-of-photojournalism-2021-in-pictures The 33rd international festival of photojournalism, organised by Visa pour l’Image, has more than…
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The harder the composition, the better the image: Katie Burnett on her experimental new book Cabin Fever
The harder the composition, the better the image: Katie Burnett on her experimental new book Cabin Fever The London-based photographer is always up for a challenge, and her new book – made in lockdown and published by Art Paper Editions – proves just that. Link: https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/katie-burnett-cabin-fever-photography-010421?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29 Katie Burnett never thought she’d become a photographer. Instead,…
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Myanmar Soldiers, Aiming to Silence Protests, Target Journalists – The New York Times
Myanmar Soldiers, Aiming to Silence Protests, Target Journalists The security forces have arrested at least 56 reporters, outlawed online news outlets and crippled communications. Young people have stepped in with their phones to help document the brutality. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/world/asia/myanmar-journalists-arrests.html Another photojournalist shot that day, U Si Thu, 36, was hit in his left hand as…
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Why Jamel Shabazz Is New York’s Most Vital Street Photographer
Why Jamel Shabazz Is New York’s Most Vital Street Photographer Since the early 1980s, Shabazz has captured the energy of street life and hip-hop culture in New York, making indelible images of joy, style, and community. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/why-jamel-shabazz-is-new-yorks-most-vital-street-photographer/ New York is a ghost town. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the metropolis to a standstill.…
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Blind – Peter van Agtmael Chronicles the Frontlines of War in the 21st Century
Peter van Agtmael Chronicles the Frontlines of War in the 21st Century Magnum Photos member Peter van Agtmael shares his journey as a conflict photographer, and the importance of adopting an open, questioning approach to photojournalism. Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/stories/1272/Peter-Van-Agtmael-Chronicles-The-Frontlines-Of-War-In-The-21st-Century While at Yale, van Agtmael also developed a more critical approach to the mythos of America he…
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Lynn Goldsmith’s Victory Against the Warhol Foundation is Huge for Photographers – PhotoShelter Blog
Lynn Goldsmith’s Victory Against the Warhol Foundation is Huge for Photographers – PhotoShelter Blog In 1981, Newsweek hired photographer Lynn Goldsmith to photograph Prince, an up-and-coming musician who was still years away from releasing his seminal “Purple Rain” album. Goldsmith’s portraits never ran, but she did own the copyright. In 1984, Vanity F via PhotoShelter…
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Photographer Wins Copyright Battle Over Warhol’s Use of Her Photo
Photographer Wins Copyright Battle Over Warhol’s Use of Her Photo A U.S. appeals court has ruled in favor of photographer Lynn Goldsmith in her copyright dispute over how Andy Warhol had used her portrait photo of via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/03/29/photographer-wins-copyright-battle-over-warhols-use-of-her-photo/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 A U.S. appeals court has ruled in favor of photographer Lynn Goldsmith in her copyright dispute…
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Surreal portraits of ordinary North Koreans and their hidden worlds
Surreal portraits of ordinary North Koreans and their hidden worlds Photographer Stephan Gladieu reflects on his trips to North Korea, where he set out to make a series of portraits peeling back the curtain on what life is like for the average DPRK citizen. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/surreal-portraits-of-ordinary-north-koreans/ Photographer Stephan Gladieu reflects on his trips…
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Suffering and Hope in the Streets of São Paulo’s ‘Crackland’ – Feature Shoot
Suffering and Hope in the Streets of São Paulo’s ‘Crackland’ – Feature Shoot Every morning, José Carlos leaves home at 5:00 AM and takes several buses into the heart of São Paulo to deliver bread and juice to the people living on the… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2021/03/suffering-and-hope-in-the-streets-of-sao-paulos-crackland/ The bread shepherd was one of the first…