Category: Asides
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Escape From North Korea | Magnum In Motion
Link: Inside the rolling hills of Appalachia, the small town of Athens dances to an eclectic vibe that emanates from the bars, locales, farms and people themselves. Many dwellers have found a unique passion they bare honestly and revel in how it makes their life sing.
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CNN drops AP wire service – Yahoo! News
Link: Deep within the treacherous terrain of the Uzbin Valley, young soldiers of the French International Security Assistance Force had a mission to fulfill: to take the valley, the same valley that saw a dozen French soldiers killed in an ambush by Afghan militants in August 2008. During the course of six months, the troops…
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contact blog: Oh dear Christopher Morris!
Link: The Shadows of Srebrenica is a collection of black & white photographs by the incredibly talented Andy Spyra, and is a powerful reminder of that era, and also reminds us that many of those responsible for this genocide have yet to be apprehended, especially Ratko Mladić.
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Thoughts of a Bohemian » It’s Official : Media and Photography Break up !!
Link: Award-winning photographer Peter Turnley talks to CNN’s Jim Clancy about his experience in Haiti and challenges ahead.
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Home Office reviews photography rights in anti-terror law rewrite – British Journal of Photography
Link: A new camcorder from Sony lets movie-makers use SLR lenses to shoot pro-level footage for just $2,000. The NEX-VG10 uses the same APS-C sensor as the NEX mirrorless line-up, and also uses their E lens-mount, Sony’s equivalent of the compact micro-four-thirds format. With an adapter, you can also use any of Sony’s Alpha mount…
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Purpose, Process, and Polaroids | Luceo Images
Link: I think in some very important ways VII The Magazine is a reaction to what has happened to our industry over the last few years. Photographers have always been seen as “suppliers” (the traditional role of editorial photographers, one or two rungs up the ladder from stationers and utilities but suppliers nonetheless) to the…
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Alixandra Fazzina Wins $100,000 from UNHCR – PDN Pulse
Link: The book starts with Sasha, a kleptomaniac, who works for Bennie, a record executive, who is a protégé of Lou who seduced Jocelyn who was loved by Scotty who played guitar for the Flaming Dildos, a San Francisco punk band for which Bennie once played bass guitar (none too well), before marrying Stephanie who…
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SUPERFICIALsnapshots: Summer Scenes
Link: The book starts with Sasha, a kleptomaniac, who works for Bennie, a record executive, who is a protégé of Lou who seduced Jocelyn who was loved by Scotty who played guitar for the Flaming Dildos, a San Francisco punk band for which Bennie once played bass guitar (none too well), before marrying Stephanie who…
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Alixandra Fazzina joins Noor – British Journal of Photography
Link: To keep things low-fi and cheap, the sensor is either a full-frame or crop-frame model from last generation designs.
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Eddie Adams Workshop: Class of 2010 | Eddie Adams Workshop
Link: Al-Shabab, a hard-line Islamic militia that is waging a campaign of terror across Somalia, has banned playing soccer in many areas it controls. The al-Qaeda linked militia, along with Hezb-i-Islam, a rival extremist group, prohibited broadcasts of the World Cup, describing the sport as “a satanic act” that corrupts Muslims.
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Magnum Adds Two News Photographers As Nominees – PDN Pulse
Link: BP maintains it followed “industry practice that is required by federal law.” I would like to see this federal law challenged in court because I have a feeling taking photos of a public street is a constitutionally protected activity.
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NYPD Press Credential Rule Changes Include NPPA's Suggestions
Link: Here is part two of the interview with Mugur Vărzariu who embodies the definition of a compassionate photographer: “I only press the shutter release when I can help my subjects.”
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Andrea Bruce Leaves Washington Post To Freelance
Link: Although Assange has since spoken in a way that could suggest WikiLeaks was a journalistic collaborator in the effort, the traditional journalists don’t agree with that description. At a press conference on Monday, Assange said that, along with The Guardian, “we had Der Spiegel and New York Times and us in a collaborative basement,…
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Magnum to make its photographers more contactable – British Journal of Photography
Link: It is with great pleasure that I get to announce my foray into the self-publishing world with the release of the Accidental Rothko book with over 60 pages of saturated goodness
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APhotoADay Blog » ‘Carry Me Ohio’ hits Blurb
Link: I mention the following probably just because I have Leicas on the brain after the past couple of days, but it strikes me that the S90 and S95 might be the up to the minute analog of the original Leica—the so-called “Barnack camera.” It’s capable but stealthy, as tiny as it can reasonably be,…
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Lightroom 3.2 and Camera Raw 6.2 Available on Adobe Labs « Lightroom Journal
Link: Framework, the photography and video blog of the Los Angeles Times, celebrates the power and explores the craft of visual storytelling. The blog highlights the work of Times photojournalists who, frame by frame, document the drama, the emotion and sometimes the humor of life. Framework also aims to serve as a resource hub for…
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Canon PowerShot S95 gains in-camera HDR, 720p video
Link: the fine print informs photographers that “by participating in this exploratory project, you are agreeing to do so without reimbursement from Latcha or Lincoln.”
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AP will not distribute images of proposed Koran burning | dvafoto
Link: The documents constitute the “biggest leak of military intelligence” that has ever occurred, according to Iain Overton, editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a nonprofit British organization that is working with WikiLeaks on the documents.
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NPPA Endorses Artists Bill Of Rights For Photography Contests
Link: Nikon has announced the Speedlight SB-700, a new shoe-mount flash unit that incorporates a revised control layout, 24-120mm zoom range, recycle time of 2.5 seconds at full power, the ability to act as a master flash for up to two groups of wireless remote Speedlight
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Leica D-Lux 5, V-Lux 2 and a black X1 announced | Leica News & Rumors
Leica D-Lux 5, V-Lux 2 and a black X1 announced – Leica Rumors Engadget has many pictures of the new Leica products. Full press releases after the break: The new LEICA D-LUX 5 – The compact digital Leica camera with system character Solms, Germany (September 21, 2010) – Leica Camera is proud to present a…