Author: Trent
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From snapshot to Special Branch: how my camera made me a terror suspect | guardian.co.uk
From snapshot to Special Branch: how my camera made me a terror suspect Casual shots of London’s Gherkin attract stop and search just days after police were reminded street photography is no offence via the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/dec/11/snapshot-special-branch-terror-suspect It felt like a minor terror alert. Four security guards were watching me, whispering into microphones on their…
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11 Great Gifts for Photographers – A Picture's Worth
Link: I always have problems coming up with gifts, so this year, I thought I’d help you out with some of my favorite tools of the trade. Now, now. no need to get them for me because I already have them. This is not some sort of shill list for our partners — these are…
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Lens Culture needs your financial help, please!
LensCulture – Contemporary Photography Discover and share the best in contemporary photography via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com Since our start in 2004, Lens Culture has always been an all-volunteer effort, with absolutely no commercial revenue or paid advertising. But now we need your financial help so we can continue our day-to-day activities, and to expand our educational…
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AMERICANSUBURB X: LARRY SULTAN – "Homeland (2007-2009)"
Link: For his latest body of work, Larry Sultan hired Mexican day laborers as actors and subjects in his photographs, which he made on the outskirts of Southern Californian suburbs. He found these illegal laborers outside a nearby strip mall where hundreds of men wait day by day to be picked up for hourly work.…
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Flickr Begins Censoring Content In India | Thomas Hawk
via Thomas Hawk Digital Connection |: https://thomashawk.com/2009/12/flickr-begins-censoring-content-in-india.html
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collect.give
Link: collect.give, a place to collect contemporary photography and donate to worthy causes at the same time. The photographers featured on collect.give have pledged to donate 100% of the profits from their print sales to worthwhile causes they support. Each has offered a print for sale, and chosen their price and edition size. New photographs…
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Happy Holidays: New PhotoShelter E-commerce Features!
Link: As we slip into the holidays, we figured that it would be great to get a whole bunch of frequently requested features into the product. So we’re happy to announce a slew of new functionality that has been made possible by an entire rewrite of our e-commerce engine.
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NPPA Launches Free iPhone Application On Apple's iTunes
Link: “With this new access point, our members can get the best industry news while they’re on the go, and we can also get visual journalism into the spotlight beyond just the industry’s insiders. Apple’s App Store obviously has tremendous exposure, especially in the photography category, and I think this will open up visual journalism…
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Leica S2 Field Test on Vimeo
Link: Jack Howard and Mason Resnick, along with Leica Camera’s Amy Kosh, spend an afternoon shooting with the new 37.5 megapixel medium format Leica S2 at the Union Square Holiday Market and in an impromptu portrait session.
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Our Troops Send Holiday Wishes For Peace, Goodwill, And Body Armor
The Onion | America’s Finest News Source. The Onion brings you all of the latest news, stories, photos, videos and more from America’s finest news source. via The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FMFT_XMAS.jpg&videoid=71269&title=Our%20Troops%20Send%20Holiday%20Wishes%20For%20Peace%2C%20Goodwill%2C%20An It’s just about a year since I visited Michael’s gallery in Toronto and was exposed (excuse me) to the Sony A900 for the first time.…