World Press Photo says:
On 2 May, the first of the 2009 Awards Days, Nan Goldin delivered the World Press Photo Sem Presser Lecture. Art and documentary photographer Goldin, who became known for her participatory work on subcultures and gender, broke new ground in photography and inspired a generation of artists.
World Press Photo says:
Each image awarded by World Press Photo tells its own story. But there is much more to tell. About what it was like to work in a war zone, or what restrictions were placed on a photographer at a major sports event. Or about what happened before and after a winning image was made. In our interviews with prize-winners you can hear the full story first-hand.
MediaStorm says:
Life in Iowa can be punishing. Many Iowans expend their lives sweating over soil and spilling the blood of livestock; they endure the hardships associated with a life inextricably bound to the ups and downs of nature. Today, those challenges and a shift in our nation’s economy have pushed the youth of rural communities to migrate to the metropolises of America. Those left in the wake of this out-migration continue their lives, seemingly unchanged from the generations that preceded them, and entombed in obscurity.
whats the jackanory ? says:
video of Jacob Holdts NYPH’09 talk. Holdts appearance had been the talk of the festival and he was spotted entertaining admirers out and about at Wednesday and Thursdays parties. Jonathan Saunders delivered on the audio earlier but now comes video courtesy WTJ? Mr Holdt has led quite the life as you will see. A true original. Entertaining and informative stuff.
APAD says:
This is a really great look at covering a war — through a photojournalist’s lens. LA Times photojournalist Rick Loomis takes you from his storage locker in California into battle in Fallouja. The self portraits over time are very telling, and there are some fun stories about drinking Saddam’s wine seeing a woman for the first time in weeks.
PDNPulse says:
Our second video report from the New York Photo Festival (going on right now in Brooklyn) concerns “All over the place!”, the show curated by William A. Ewing. Ewing is the director of the Musée de l’Elysée, a photography museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Ewing’s show examines historical works of three photographers (Edward Steichen, Jacob Holdt and Robert Walker
Andrew Hetherington says:
After the chaos that was opening night NYPH’08 opening night NYPH’09 was an extremely well put together and enjoyable affair. Not to say that I didn’t have lots of fun last year amongst the madness but it looks like they really have their shit together on the organizational front which can only bode well for the days ahead.
Kitsune Noir says:
Gregory Crewdson is a New York photographer who takes these amazingly surreal, production-heavy photos that evoke this really surreal and almost creepy feeling to them. The way he lights is photos is crazy, almost like a movie would be set up.
Check under the cut for a video of him talking about his process as well as a behind the scenes of a shoot he did.
burn magazine says:
Every year, thousands of Central Americans from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras illegally enter Mexico via the southern border with the goal of reaching the United States in search of a better life. The journey is long and full of dangers, traveling for days as they cross the country atop the “beast”, as they call the train that takes them to Mexico’s northern border.
Ron Steinman says:
I believe to reach the highest quality possible in a film there must always be another person looking over the shoulder of the person in front of him or her. That way creativity can reach its peak. One person doing everything is counterproductive. If the gatekeeper arrives only at the very end of the process, then it is too late to fix problems and make a better film. Without a gatekeeper, there is no one to keep the filmmaker honest. Meaning more often than not, the filmmaker cannot see the forest for the trees.
