Category: Photography

Link: [#DIGART] Why Your .JPEGs Aren’t Making You A Millionaire | The Creators Project

The commodification of internet art is not going to happen in the way the art market has traditionally operated or in any way currently being attempted. This all comes down to a simple square-peg-in-a-circular-hole economic dilemma, which is that digital content is infinitely reproducible and free while physical commodities are scarce and expensive. “But wait!” a Sean Parker-esque voice says in the distance, “What about Facebook, Spotify, Kickstarter? They’re making money and they exist online!” Indeed they are making money Mr. Timberlake, but let’s look at some of the business models today’s online companies employ and see if they’re able to provide a sustainable market for internet art.

Shutterstock IPO Prospectus Reveals Market Value of Stock Photos | PDNPulse

Microstock photo agency Shutterstock has filed a business prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission, announcing its intention to sell shares through an initial public offering “as soon as practicable.” The filing sheds light on Shutterstock’s

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/05/shutterstock-ipo-prospectus-reveals-market-value-of-stock-photos.html

7 Budding Photo Collectives You Need to Know

In recent years, the photo collective has emerged as a clear and strategic response by photographers who’ve reasoned that – in uncertain times – there is strength in numbers.

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/05/photo-collectives/all/1

Link: La Lettre de la Photographie

On Tuesday May 15th 2012, the Aday.org (www.aday.org) initiative will invite the entire world to participate in the largest and most comprehensive photographic documentation of a single day in human history

Link: Rob Galbraith DPI:

KearneyHub.com, a local news web site in Kearney, Nebraska, U.S.A., has posted an article on an initiative called The Platte Basin Time-lapse project. This spring, the project will finish installing 45 remote-mounted, weather-protected DSLR cameras in various locations around the Platte River Basin. 

International Center of Photography Names New Director to Succeed Hartshorn | PDNPulse

The International Center of Photography (ICP) board of trustees today named Mark Robbins, dean of the School of Architecture at Syracuse University, as the new executive director of ICP. Robbins will succeed Willis E. “Buzz” Hartshorn, who announced last

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/05/international-center-of-photography-names-new-director-to-succeed-hartshorn.html

Link: The Leica Camera

“Burn My Eye” is an international collective aiming to show the extraordinary within the ordinary using candid photography. They use a fresh and new perspective when it comes to street photography, and are comprised of twelve members from all over the globe. Burn My Eye will be holding their first exhibition at the prestigious London Photography Festival this June. Eric Kim had the chance to interview the members of the collective and find out what Burn My Eye is all about.

Link: British Journal of Photography

Magnum Photos is now accepting portfolios as part of its annual submission process – which could lead to the addition of new members this July

Photo Project Aims to Capture a Day in the Life of the World

The world is invited to take photos of their lives on this coming May 15 and submit them to a global documentary project called ADAY.org. Backed by Desmund Tutu and Swedish pop-star Robyn, among others, the effort aims to create a crowdsourced snapshot of

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/04/photo-project-aims-to-capture-a-day-in-the-life-of-the-world/all/1