Alex Prager opens a new show at the M + B Gallery with work from her series, Week-end, part three in a trilogy that began with the series, Polyester and The Big Valley. The exhibition opens January 30th and will run through March 6th in Los Angeles.
Link: lenscratch: Alex Prager
Photographer Gary Cialdella grew up on the Eastern edge of the Calumet in Blue Island, Illinois. When he left for college, he had no thoughts of returning, but as an adult he moved to nearby Michigan. More than 20 years ago, he reacquainted himself with the area and began photographing it. He recently released his book of black-and-white landscapes, The Calumet Region: An American Place
Link: Ain’t That America
By Jim Hughes More than any other practitioner, I think, Henri Cartier-Bresson has defined the art of small-camera photography. Defying categorization (that bane of any true original), H.C.-B., neither photojournalist nor documentarian, seemingly traverse
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“You must not photograph me!” he shrieked, his English suddenly crystal-clear. “No one is allowed to photograph me! Everyone must know that…”
Ozier Muhammad hopes that the sight of so many orphaned children will move readers to adoption. Haiti, he says, is a long, long way from recovery.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/assignment-22/
Ozier Muhammad is one of the Times staff photographers covering the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. His was the memorable picture of desperate people at a food distribution site that ran at the top of the front page on Wednesday. (He was also among earliest contributors to Lens, with his narrated slide show, “Ozier Muhammad’s Harlem.”) On Tuesday evening, Mr. Muhammad spoke by telephone with James Estrin. The interview has been condensed somewhat and edited for clarity.
Pilfered is an online magazine where people can “submit their favorite visuals pilfered from the web to share with one another.” For example, it asks readers to choose a cover for its February 2010 issue: The cover photos include images stolen from Rodney Smith, Robert Parke Harrison and others.
Link: PDNPulse: Pilfered: A Magazine By and For Copyright Thieves
A couple of weeks ago photographer Adam Patterson touched off a discussion on Lightstalkers about Geoffrey Hiller’s Verve documentary photography blog charging a new $50 administrative fee to photographers to include work on the site.
Link: PDNPulse: Verve Fee Policy Sparks Debate About Blog Business Models
Former Art Buyers and current photography consultants Amanda Sosa Stone and Suzanne Sease have agreed to take anonymous questions from photographers and not only give their expert advice but put it out to a wide range of photographers, reps and art buyers
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2010/01/29/ask-anything-with-amanda-and-suzanne-how-not-to-blow-the-face-to-face-meeting/
Former Art Buyers and current photography consultants Amanda Sosa Stone and Suzanne Sease have agreed to take anonymous questions from photographers and not only give their expert advice but put it out to a wide range of photographers, reps and art buyers to gather a variety of opinions.
I have been following this rumor for few days over @ PhototRumors.com. I now have some more details: Hasselblad is planing to release a new camera that should be cheaper and as compact as the Leica s2. Teasers about a “new baby” are already online: Read m
I’ve been saying for a few months that oh yeah that Leica M8 looks okay, but with a $6,000 price tag before you even get to the glass, who needs it. But you know what? I need it. I need it bad.
Link: Grant Cornett, the Leica M8, and The Glass Family. | A Photography Blog
A new grant for socially conscious photographers could make a dream documentary project a reality for one lucky applicant. As Erick Danzer was slogging through Indonesia covering illegal logging operations, an idea came to him. He would create a $5,000, o
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2010/01/get-5k-for-your-documentary-photo-project/
As Erick Danzer was slogging through Indonesia covering illegal logging operations, an idea came to him. He would create a $5,000, one-year grant, now called the Photocrati Fund, to facilitate a humanitarian or environmental project in an era when news agencies are scaling back.
From healthcare to public debt, pundits are attacking President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address from almost every conceivable angle. When it comes to Obama transparency, Electronic Frontier Foundation privacy attorney Kurt Opsahl points ou
When it comes to Obama transparency, Electronic Frontier Foundation privacy attorney Kurt Opsahl points out that the chief executive told the American public one thing Wednesday night and a federal appeals court another just a few weeks ago.
If you have been following this blog for a while you will remember this mosaic from one of my earlier posts, where I tried to tackle the problem of plagiarism. How can one decide when to cry foul? What is a good way to approach this complex? I’m not sure I have a better answer now than three and half years ago, but I’ve thought about it more; and it’s worthwhile to come back to this topic.
Tom writes that “The internet is a great tool for the distribution of content, but it is also a potential market place for goods. The buying and selling of goods and services is what generates revenue. To argue that journalism is a service is one thing, but you are not going to convince many wallets to open with that argument.” Oh yeah?
Go to your accountant to get your taxes done and then tell her/him that her/his argument that s/he needs to get paid for her/his services does not convince you to open your wallet. Any idea how well that will work?
Olivia Bolles, aka Olivia Bee, is a 15-year-old photographer from Portland, Oregon. These photos are from her “fashion-ish” and “lovers” series.
Link: Olivia Bolles, Portland
He suggests that if news outlets saved some expense on one story, they would be able to cover news in more regions. That’s a little hard to believe; editors and TV producers know what sells, and they weren’t preparing to dispatch journalists to unreported stories around the globe when the Haiti earthquake happened.
UPDATE: More pictures from this event are available on Facebook. The Leica store in Warsaw is now open for business: Related posts: Leica to open five new stores/boutiques Next Leica Store opens in Warsaw in two days Leica store opening in Warsaw (video)
After our post outlining a commercial photo shoot — which included digital tech Mark Gordon, founder of G10 Digital Capture Services — we thought readers would appreciate learning more about this increasingly important role. Mark explains how a digital tech simplifies the photographer’s workflow, customizing the process to fit personalities, locations, weather conditions, and client expectations. Plus, he recommends his favorite gadgets, most on wheels, for a smooth shoot.
Link: Digital Tech Mark Gordon | RESOLVE — the liveBooks photo blog
