Category: Interviews
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An Emmy Award for One in 8 Million – NYTimes.com
The New York Times’ multimedia series One in 8 Million won an Emmy Award in the “new approaches to documentary” category on Monday night. The series is a collection of stories told with audio and photography that portray everyday New Yorkers. James Estrin talked with three of the series’ producers : the staff photographer Todd…
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High Balinese Ritual, Low Holga Technology – NYTimes.com
High Balinese Ritual, Low Holga Technology John Stanmeyer found the simplicity of the Holga an ideal way to capture the complexity of Balinese spiritual life. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/high-balinese-ritual-low-holga-technology/ John Stanmeyer is one of the founding members of the photo cooperative VII and his work appears regularly in the National Geographic and Time. He has…
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The Visual Student » Internship Perspective: The Associated Press
Cody Duty was a 2010 summer photography intern with The Associated Press. Link: The Visual Student » Internship Perspective: The Associated Press
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Conscientious | Ping Pong with Michael Itkoff, Round 5
Michael Itkoff: Hi Joerg, I’ve just returned from a government sponsored photo tour of a few cities in eastern China and thought it might be an interesting catalyst for discussion. Link: Conscientious | Ping Pong with Michael Itkoff, Round 5
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Erica McDonald’s “The Dark Light of This Nothing” | dvafoto
Erica McDonald wrote in a while back. I’ve been a fan of her work for a long time, having first met her through lightstalkers, and hoped she might have a project to share. The selection she sent back, from “The Dark Light of This Nothing” is a beautiful portrait of Brooklyn, both timeless and very…
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Visa pour l'Image, Perpignan 2010
Interviews with agency heads and press relations at this year’s festival of photojournalism in Perpignan: Alison Crombie, Frank Evers, Sylvie Grumbach and Fredrik Naumann.
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Visa Pour l'Image: The Urban Cave – British Journal of Photography
Andrea Star Reese was unknown to the photography world before “The Urban Cave”, but, with the work forming part of this year’s Visa Pour l’Image, the photographer is now enjoying a success she never found in her previous career as a filmmaker Link: Visa Pour l’Image: The Urban Cave – British Journal of Photography
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A Photo Student › Interview: Martin Parr “Boundaries Merely Exist in People’s Minds”
On the 25th of October of last year, Magnum photographer Martin Parr was a guest at the Profiles event at the Antwerp FotoMuseum. He gave a reading and participated afterwards in a roundtable on the ‘Photographic Magazine as Medium.’ FotoMuseum extra Magazine had the chance to talk to him earlier that day. Link: A Photo…
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For Photo-Geek Eyes Only: Famous Developer Trays | Raw File
For Photo-Geek Eyes Only: Famous Developer Trays John Cyr has been sending letters, putting his foot in doors and hounding famous photogs. All to secure some quiet time with an empty tray and pay homage to the age-old art of silver gelatin printing and its unsung, shallow-dish heroes. In the era of Phot via WIRED:…
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Visa Pour l'Image: Astrada's back with new chapter in ongoing project – British Journal of Photography
Photojournalist Walter Astrada is back at Visa Pour l’Image with the next part of his Violence Against Women project. He tells BJP how he gained access to his subjects, who live under intense psychological pressure Link: Visa Pour l’Image: Astrada’s back with new chapter in ongoing project – British Journal of Photography
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MSF and VII’s Ron Haviv discuss “Starved for Attention” | dvafoto
I managed to snag a few moments (over email) with Jason Cone, executive producer of the Starved for Attention films and MSF’s Communications Director based out of New York, and Ron Haviv, one of VII’s founding members. I wanted to ask the two about how NGOs and photographers work together, how a campaign such as…
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Two Way Lens: Palmer Davis
Palmer Davis MW What inspired you to start taking photographs and what is the primary inspiration for you to keep working in this field? PD I took my f… Link: http://2waylens.blogspot.com/2010/08/palmer-davis.html You also need to surround yourself with a community of fellow artists and colleagues that will support you and inspire you as you navigate…
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An interview with Drew Friedman – WFMU
An interview with Drew Friedman Drew Friedman is not just one of America’s most well-known and widely respected illustrators, but his work is arguably the most identifiable. Having worked for counterculture bibles over the years like National Lampoon, RAW, Screw, SPY and Mad, Friedman h via WFMU’s Beware of the Blog: http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/08/an-interview-with-drew-friedman.html Drew Friedman is…
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Mugur Vărzariu Interview, part 2 « The Leica Camera
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.” Link: Mugur Vărzariu Interview, part 2 « The Leica Camera
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Finding Community in the Shadows – Lens
Finding Community in the Shadows Andrea Star Reese has been photographing homeless people living in Harlem. She talks about her project, “The Urban Cave.” via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/showcase-190/ For three years, Andrea Star Reese, a former filmmaker, has been photographing homeless people living in West Harlem. Her first project, “The Urban Cave,” will be exhibited…
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Tavis Smiley . Stanley Greene
Stanley Green began his career as a painter and segued to photography in the course of taking photos to catalog his work. After studying the craft, the NY native held various jobs, including at Newsday and as a Paris fashion photographer, before turning his attention to devastation in Rwanda, Somalia, Iraq and other locales. Acclaimed…
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A Photo Editor – VII Magazine – Photojournalism Transitions From Supplier To Publisher
VII Magazine – Photojournalism Transitions From Supplier To Publisher – A Photo Editor I think most people will agree that if photojournalism is to survive the media revolution the innovations will need to come from the photographers and agencies, because the magazines that used to support them have run out of gas. The only hope…
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contact blog: Mona Simon
I mainly shoot on 6×6 medium format with my Rolleiflex. I like this camera, which does not cover my face when photographing. Also as film is expensive and photographs limited, I generally spend more time in composing and thinking about what I see and working out what is worth photographing. Link: contact blog: Mona Simon
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Found on Flickr: Claire Martin «
Found on Flickr: Claire Martin This is another installment in our continuing series where we talk to photographers whose work we’ve appreciated on Flickr. This week we feature Claire Martin. cinemafia: In your artist’s sta… Link: http://discarted.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/found-on-flickr-claire-martin/ I am under no illusion that it should be easy. I am optimistic that there will be a new digital…