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Things You Know is a zine documenting the NYC neighbourhood of Crown Heights
Things You Know is a zine documenting the NYC neighbourhood of Crown Heights Created by friends Max Friedman and Jamil McGinnis, 100 per cent of the profits from the zine will go back into the constantly evolving community that inspired it. Link: https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/things-you-know-publication-240720?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29 Created by friends Max Friedman and Jamil McGinnis, 100 per cent of…
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AP to equip all visual journalists globally with Sony Imaging products
https://www.ap.org/press-releases/2020/ap-to-equip-all-visual-journalists-globally-with-sony-imaging-products “The new mirrorless technology in Sony’s cameras allows for a completely silent operation, meaning our photojournalists can work in environments without interrupting the scene around them,” said AP Director of Photography J. David Ake. “This is a huge leap forward in photojournalism.”
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Paul Fusco, photographer of crowds watching RFK’s funeral train, dies at 89 – The Washington Post
Paul Fusco, photographer of crowds watching RFK’s funeral train, dies at 89 He traveled the world for Look magazine, but his most memorable images came on a single day in 1968. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/paul-fusco-photographer-of-crowds-watching-rfks-funeral-train-dies-at-89/2020/07/22/6c0a7b82-cc3c-11ea-bc6a-6841b28d9093_story.html Paul Fusco, who traveled the world as a photojournalist but whose most indelible images, portraying a nation in mourning, were…
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Limiting and Reflecting on my Digital Output – by Simon King – 35mmc
Limiting and Reflecting on my Digital Output – by Simon King Before the widespread use of recorded sound, if you were a music aficionado with a favored piece of baroque music you would be lucky if you heard it more than a handful of times in your lifetime. The circumstances of the orchestra necessary to…
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William Camargo: The 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize Third Place Winner | LENSCRATCH
William Camargo: The 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize Third Place Winner It is with so much pleasure that we announce the 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize 3rd Place Winner, William Camargo. He was selected for his outstanding project, Origins & Displacements: Making Sense of Place, Histories & Possibilities. William has recently via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2020/07/william-camargo-the-2020-lenscratch-student-prize-third-place-winner/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 It is with…
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The Documentarian Who Secured Rare Footage of Helmut Newton at Work
The Documentarian Who Secured Rare Footage of Helmut Newton at Work Director Gero von Boehm discusses The Bad and the Beautiful, his new film about the “King of Kink.” via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/577996/helmut-newton-documentary-interview/ Director Gero von Boehm discusses The Bad and the Beautiful, his new film about the “King of Kink.”
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Photo of COVID-19 victim in Indonesia sparks fascination—and denial
Link: Photojournalist Joshua Irwandi shadowed hospital workers in Indonesia, taking a striking image of a plastic-wrapped body of a COVID-19 victim while making sure not to reveal distinguishing characteristics, or even gender.
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Nadiya Nacorda: The 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize: 2nd Place Winner | LENSCRATCH
Nadiya Nacorda: The 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize: 2nd Place Winner It is with so much pleasure and excitement that we announce the 2020 Lenscratch Student Prize 2nd Place Winner, Nadiya Nacorda. She was selected for her outstanding project, A special kind of double. Nadiya will receive an MFA in Art Photography at Syracu via LENSCRATCH:…
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The photography school for children on the Syrian border
The photography school for children on the Syrian border Sirkhane Darkroom teaches vulnerable communities how the act of documentation can help them to process their own experience. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/sirkhane-darkroom-photography-school-syria-turkey/ As the Director of Sirkhane Darkroom, photographer Serbest Salih teaches young people from vulnerable communities – many of them refugees – how to use…
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The Brutal Effects of the Climate Crisis Across the US – Feature Shoot
The Brutal Effects of the Climate Crisis Across the US – Feature Shoot Homo sapiens first appeared in the nearly 200,000 years ago in Ethiopia. Their footprints have vanished, their accomplishments turned to dust—but one thing that survived them is their stewardship of… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2020/07/the-brutal-effects-of-the-climate-crisis-across-the-us/ Homo sapiens first appeared in the nearly 200,000…
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Boyd’s Station and American Reportage Launch AMERICA REIMAGINED – americanreportage
AMERICA REIMAGINED – americanreportage As communities and individuals, we are enduring the initial phase of the COVID-19 infection and the horror of the loss of over 140,000 lives, only to also be launched into a period of political unrest and turmoil sparked by multiple deaths of unarmed blac via americanreportage: https://americanreportage.com/tw-portfolio/america-reimagined/ [BOYD, KY July 18,…
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Podcast: Dario Calmese Photographs Viola Davis for Vanity Fair and References a Slave Photo – PhotoShelter Blog
Podcast: Dario Calmese Photographs Viola Davis for Vanity Fair and References a Slave Photo – PhotoShelter Blog After the controversy surrounding Annie Leibovitz’s Vogue cover of Simone Biles, Vanity Fair published a beautiful photo spread of Viola Davis taken by Dario Calmese. The images were spectacular, but Calmese used an old photo as a reference…
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Next Up: The 2020 Lenscratch Top 25 to Watch | LENSCRATCH
Next Up: The 2020 Lenscratch Top 25 to Watch The Lenscratch Top 25 to Watch Every year when the student prize submissions come around, our jurors are consistently blown away by the work that comes in. We’ve been having many conversations here at Lenscratch about our place in the photo community, and via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2020/07/2020-lenscratch-student-prize/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29…
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A Big Fat Sky: Max Miechowski’s document of the UK’s East coast – British Journal of Photography
A Big Fat Sky: Max Miechowski’s document of the UK’s East coast On visiting the seaside towns of the UK’s East Coast, Max Miechowski discovered an unexpected apprehension for the future among the decades-old communities via British Journal of Photography: https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/07/a-big-fat-sky-max-miechowski/ On visiting the seaside towns of the UK’s East Coast, Max Miechowski discovered an…
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Teju Cole on photographing Switzerland, instead of adding to the “endless books about Mexico”
Teju Cole on photographing Switzerland, instead of adding to the “endless books about Mexico” The novelist, curator and former photography critic for The New York Times Magazine talks to us about Fernweh, his new photobook documenting his Swiss travels. Link: https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/teju-cole-fernweh-in-conversation-photography-publication-200720?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29 The novelist, curator and former photography critic for The New York Times Magazine talks…
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Rahim Fortune wants his work to provide “a sense of visibility or healing”
Rahim Fortune wants his work to provide “a sense of visibility or healing” The Oklahoma-raised and New York-based photographer talks us through his portfolio – one that captures the “beauty and pain of daily life”. Link: https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/rahim-fortune-photography-200720?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29 The Oklahoma-raised and New York-based photographer talks us through his portfolio – one that captures the “beauty and…
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Juxtapoz Magazine – Jeff Mermelstein Photographs Anonymous New Yorkers’ Text Messages
Juxtapoz Magazine – Jeff Mermelstein Photographs Anonymous New Yorkers’ Text Messages If you’ve been following Jeff Mermelstein on Instagram the last couple of years you’re aware he’s been secretly snapping pictures of New Yorker’s text… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/jeff-mermelstein-photographs-anonymous-new-yorkers-text-messages/ If you’ve been following Jeff Mermelstein on Instagram the last couple of years you’re aware he’s been secretly…
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The 2020 Audubon Photography Awards: Two PhotoShelter Members Shortlisted – PhotoShelter Blog
The 2020 Audubon Photography Awards: Two PhotoShelter Members Shortlisted – PhotoShelter Blog Photographers Douglas DiFalco and Scott Suriano share the stories behind the photos shortlisted for the 2020 Audubon Photography Awards. via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2020/07/2020-audubon-photography-awards-shortlist/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29 Last week, the winners of the 11th annual Audubon Photography Awards competition were announced. The winning images are astonishingly impressive but the…
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When Bodies Misbehave – Photographs by various artists | Essay by Joanna L. Creswell | LensCulture
When Bodies Misbehave – Photographs by various artists | Essay by Joanna L. Creswell | LensCulture Can photography be used as a tool of healing? Here’s a look at how seven very different artists have responded to the experience of ill-health via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/when-bodies-when-bodies-misbehave Can photography be used as a tool of healing? Here’s a…
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Remembering Paul Fusco’s Legendary RFK Funeral Train – Aperture Foundation NY
Remembering Paul Fusco’s Legendary RFK Funeral Train Fusco’s photographs remain an incomparable document of gestures of public grief, capturing a moment of cultural shift unlike almost any other. via Aperture Foundation NY: https://aperture.org/blog/remembering-paul-fuscos-legendary-rfk-funeral-train/ Fusco’s photographs remain an incomparable document of gestures of public grief, capturing a moment of cultural shift unlike almost any other.