Author: Trent

  • Leica Unveils M10-R with 40MP Sensor and Better Low-Light Performance

    Leica Unveils M10-R with 40MP Sensor and Better Low-Light Performance

    Leica Unveils M10-R with 40MP Sensor and Better Low-Light Performance Leica has just revealed another M10 variant. Following in the footsteps of the Leica M10-P with its quiet shutter, the M10-D that lacks the LCD screen, via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/07/16/leica-unveils-m10-r-with-40mp-sensor-and-better-low-light-performance/ Leica has just revealed another M10 variant. Following in the footsteps of the Leica M10-P with…

  • The new M10-R in practice – The Leica camera Blog

    Link: Equipped with the new Leica M10-R, Huw John has documented a world in a process of change.

  • In Memoriam : Paul Fusco (1930-2020)

    https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/paul-fusco-1930-2020-dd/ It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of our great colleague and friend Paul Fusco. Paul has been a member of the Magnum community since 1973 and will be remembered by his colleagues for his incredible kindness, and the deep sensitivity and humanity that he brought to his photography. Empathizing with…

  • Iris Wu: In the calm of your arms | LENSCRATCH

    Iris Wu: In the calm of your arms | LENSCRATCH

    Iris Wu: In the calm of your arms Iris Wu’s zine in the calm of your arms is a love song. And like all love songs, there is a wide spectrum of emotions exposed within; passion and joy, revelation and restraint, uncertainty, and of course, pain. In form and content, in the calm of your…

  • Opinion | Why Does the N.Y.P.D. Want to Punish Journalists? – The New York Times

    Opinion | Why Does the N.Y.P.D. Want to Punish Journalists? – The New York Times

    Opinion | Why Does the N.Y.P.D. Want to Punish Journalists? The Police Department’s proposed new rules threaten press freedom. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/opinion/nyc-police-journalists.html “Let’s revoke the NYPD’s ability to issue press credentials entirely. They’ve repeatedly proven that they are unwilling and unable to oversee a legitimate process,” Scott Stringer, the city’s comptroller, tweeted. Keith Powers, a City…

  • Flowing Waters Never Return to the Source: Visions of the Chinese River – British Journal of Photography

    Flowing Waters Never Return to the Source: Visions of the Chinese River – British Journal of Photography

    Flowing Waters Never Return to the Source: Visions of the Chinese River A new exhibition, set within ancient ruins in Normandy, paints a portrait of a transitioning China — through 13 photographers’ and 80 works that explore the river via British Journal of Photography: https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/07/flowing-waters-never-return-to-the-source/ A new exhibition, set within ancient ruins in Normandy, paints…

  • WATCH: Demystifying SEO – Best Practices for Photographers – PhotoShelter Blog

    WATCH: Demystifying SEO – Best Practices for Photographers – PhotoShelter Blog

    WATCH: Demystifying SEO – Best Practices for Photographers – PhotoShelter Blog PhotoShelter shares SEO best practices for photographers, including metadata tips and the Google Image License Metadata program (currently in beta). via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2020/07/seo-best-practices-for-photographers/ Search engine optimization (SEO) for your photography website is more important than ever. If you’re feeling overwhelmed with the work…

  • A life in colour: Capturing the punks of 1980s Britain

    A life in colour: Capturing the punks of 1980s Britain

    A life in colour: Capturing the punks of 1980s Britain Street photographer Shirley Baker would travel to London’s Camden Market every weekend, mesmerised by the area’s rebellious youth movement. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/a-life-in-colour-capturing-the-punks-of-1980s-britain/ Street photographer Shirley Baker would travel to London’s Camden Market every weekend, mesmerised by the area’s rebellious youth movement.

  • Justine Kurland Reflects on Her Photographs of Teenage Girl Runaways – Aperture Foundation NY

    Justine Kurland Reflects on Her Photographs of Teenage Girl Runaways – Aperture Foundation NY

    Justine Kurland Reflects on Her Photographs of Teenage Girl Runaways Between 1997 and 2002, the photographer portrayed teenage girls as imagined rebels, offering a radical vision of community and feminism against the masculine myth of the American landscape. via Aperture Foundation NY: https://aperture.org/blog/justine-kurland-girl-pictures/ Between 1997 and 2002, the photographer portrayed teenage girls as imagined rebels,…

  • Chatting the Pictures: Trump Mt. Rushmore; Gun Waving St. Louis Couple; Racial Protest Self Portrait – Reading The Pictures

    Chatting the Pictures: Trump Mt. Rushmore; Gun Waving St. Louis Couple; Racial Protest Self Portrait – Reading The Pictures

    Chatting the Pictures: Trump Mt. Rushmore; Gun Waving St. Louis Couple; Racial Protest Self Portrait – Reading The Pictures This webcast looks at the Trump Mt. Rushmore rally, the St. Louis couple that pointed weapons at demonstrators, and a racial justice self-portrait. via Reading The Pictures: https://www.readingthepictures.org/2020/07/rushmore-guns-couple-self-portrait/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Bagnewsnotes+%28Reading+The+Pictures%29 Welcome to the latest edition of Chatting the…

  • Women Photograph Grants 2020 – The Washington Post

    Women Photograph Grants 2020 – The Washington Post

    Perspective | Nearly 1,300 people applied for this year’s Women Photograph grants. Here are the winners. Women Photograph was launched in 2017 in an effort to elevate the voices of female and non-binary visual journalists in an industry that, from its inception, has been male-dominated. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2020/07/13/nearly-1300-people-applied-women-photograph-grants-here-are-winners/ This year’s Women Photograph project grants…

  • Sebastian Rogowski: Suicidal Birds | LENSCRATCH

    Sebastian Rogowski: Suicidal Birds | LENSCRATCH

    Sebastian Rogowski: Suicidal Birds There are road trips and then there are transformative journeys that imprint on your soul and open your eyes to new vistas  filled with strange beauty. Photographer Sebastian Rogowski has created a visual diary of his travels through Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2020/07/sebastian-rogowski-suicidal-birds/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 There are road trips and then there are transformative journeys that…

  • Inside the Homes of Hermits – Feature Shoot

    Inside the Homes of Hermits – Feature Shoot

    Inside the Homes of Hermits – Feature Shoot When the Russian photographer Natalia Ershova was in school, working on her journalism degree, she fell ill. As a result, she was unable to leave home for two months. To… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2020/07/inside-the-homes-of-hermits/ When the Russian photographer Natalia Ershova was in school, working on her journalism…

  • A photographer’s lifelong love affair with Coney Island

    A photographer’s lifelong love affair with Coney Island

    A photographer’s lifelong love affair with Coney Island Street photographer Harvey Stein’s lifelong love affair with Coney Island began the first time he entered Brooklyn’s famed seaside playground. It was the late 1950s, and he was 14 years old. “I didn’t like New York, it was too big, too noisy, hot and dirt via Huck…

  • Podcast: Annie Leibovitz Photographs Simone Biles for Vogue…and Twitter Loses Its Mind – PhotoShelter Blog

    Podcast: Annie Leibovitz Photographs Simone Biles for Vogue…and Twitter Loses Its Mind – PhotoShelter Blog

    Podcast: Annie Leibovitz Photographs Simone Biles for Vogue…and Twitter Loses Its Mind – PhotoShelter Blog Annie Leibovitz recently photographed Olympic gold medalist and GOAT gymnast Simone Biles for Vogue, and Twitter wasn’t so happy with the results. Co-hosts Sarah Jacobs and Allen Murabayashi concur, and share their thoughts on why the photos, lighting, re via…

  • Christian K. Lee: Cancelled Prom | LENSCRATCH

    Christian K. Lee: Cancelled Prom | LENSCRATCH

    Christian K. Lee: Cancelled Prom It’s not often that you get to meet a soldier who is also a photographer and a dedicated film shooter. I had the great pleasure of meeting Christian K. Lee and his work during the Annenberg/Photoville virtual portfolio reviews and much of our time was spe via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2020/07/christian-k-lee/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 It’s…

  • What lockdown looks like in Afghanistan : A photographer’s view

    What lockdown looks like in Afghanistan : A photographer’s view

    What lockdown looks like in Afghanistan : A photographer’s view For photographer Andrew Quilty, a pandemic in Afghanistan seemed terrifying. But the reality was an entirely different story. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/war-and-peace-what-lockdown-looks-like-in-afghanistan/ For photographer and writer Andrew Quilty – an immigrant living in war-torn Kabul – the prospect of Covid-19 was panic-inducing. But the reality…

  • How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society? | The New Yorker

    How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society? | The New Yorker

    How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society? In the nineteen-forties, a panel of scholars struggled over truth in reporting, the marketplace of ideas, and the maintenance of a free and responsible press. Their deliberations are more relevant than ever. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-future-of-democracy/how-can-the-press-best-serve-democracy Lippman lamented the tendency of the press to act…

  • Remembering the Srebrenica Massacre – British Journal of Photography

    Remembering the Srebrenica Massacre – British Journal of Photography

    Remembering the Srebrenica Massacre On the 25th anniversary of the genocide that claimed the lives of over 8,000 people in Bosnia, Daniel J Norwood shares his personal response to the atrocity — images from his physical and emotional journey, and a tribute to 12 victims born in the same yea via British Journal of Photography:…

  • Magnum Photos Nominates Five Photographers to Join Its Organization

    Magnum Photos Nominates Five Photographers to Join Its Organization

    Magnum Photos Nominates Five Photographers to Join Its Organization Magnum, which is entirely owned by photographers, started its historic membership program back in 1955. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/574749/magnum-photos-nominates-five-photographers-to-join-organization/ This year, Magnum presents five new prospects, who will first join the organization as nominees before potentially gaining admission to the Magnum collective as lifelong members. The international…