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Photographer cited, had drone confiscated for documenting Hart Island mass burials with his drone
George Steinmetz, whose aerial photography work appears in National Geographic and the New York Times, was cited for flying his drone over a massive burial ditch on Hart Island.
via DPReview: https://www.dpreview.com/news/0697559238/photographer-cited-drone-documenting-hart-island-mass-burials-with-his-drone
This past Tuesday, while documenting a burial ditch located on Hart Island, due to the alarming number of COVID-19 fatalities in New York City, Steinmetz’ drone was confiscated by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and he was issued a Desk Appearance Ticket. He was cited for violating NYC Administrative Code § 10–126, which prohibits the takeoff and landing of drones within New York City (NYC).
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Barbara Peacock: American Bedroom
“We felt the weight of the responsibility of our children for decades. Now we are on our own. The empty nest has reawakened the joy of freedom we had as youths” I was thrilled to feature Barbara Peacock’s 30-year project, Hometown, some time back as I so
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2020/04/barbara-peacock-american-bedroom/
I was thrilled to feature Barbara Peacock’s 30-year project, Hometown, some time back as I so appreciated the humanity and sympathetic approach she brings to her subjects. Her new series, American Bedroom is an anthropological study of our most private spaces – where we sleep, where we are intimate, and where we restore ourselves. Barbara was the recipient of the Getty Editorial Grant 2017 for this work. It also garnered a Critical Mass Top 50 nod in 2019. The work is free of artifice and is revelatory in its insights into our personal spaces.
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Nine Photo Books (and One Surprise) to Treat Yourself to This Month
From Chris Killip’s documentary of a 1980s punk club to Lucie Rox’s journey around Japan, April’s best photo books allow a visual escape from isolation
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Photojournalists Struggle Through the Pandemic, With Masks and Long Lenses
Assignments have dried up for many photographers. Others risk going into the fray to capture images of a changed world.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/business/media/photographers-coronavirus.html
Assignments have dried up for many photographers. Others risk going into the fray to capture images of a changed world.
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Highway 61 – Photographs by Jessica Lange | Book review by W. Scott Olsen | LensCulture
Actress and photographer Jessica Lange invites us on an epic journey: through the States, through the artist’s memory, and through our collective nostalgia
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/jessica-lange-highway-61
Actress and photographer Jessica Lange invites us on an epic journey: through the States, through the artist’s memory, and through our collective nostalgia.
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Court Rules Your Instagram Photos Can Be Embedded Against Your Wishes
A federal court has tossed a photographer’s claim of copyright infringement against a major online publication that embedded her Instagram photo against
A federal court has tossed a photographer’s claim of copyright infringement against a major online publication that embedded her Instagram photo against her wishes. The court concluded that the photographer signed over the right of embedding by posting the shot to the photo sharing service.
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WATCH: Q&A with Sports Photographer Rob Tringali – PhotoShelter Blog
As much of the working world operates remotely right now, and as the photo community gathers online to support one another, we’ve been hosting webinars in an effort to connect, inspire and learn from each other. Last week, we sat down with legendary New York sports photographer, Rob Tringali, to speak about his long career…
via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2020/04/watch-qa-with-rob-tringali/
In our new on-demand webinar, A League of His Own, Rob joins us to discuss his lifelong passion for sports photography as he walks us through his earliest moments on the field, and how he has approached the craft with authenticity time and time again.
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An exclusive chat with photographer Chris Killip and his son – who uncovered a lost archive of an 80s punk venue
In 2016, Matthew Killip discovered a box of contact sheets at his father’s studio documenting 80s punk venue, The Station. Here, the father and son chat about this serendipitous recovery.
In 2016, Matthew Killip discovered a box of contact sheets at his father’s studio documenting 80s punk venue, The Station. Here, the father and son chat about this serendipitous recovery.
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Instagram’s Moral Imperative – PhotoShelter Blog
The past few years have made it abundantly clear that platforms hold disproportionate power in the online sphere – from Uber to Grubhub to Amazon. Online success is predicated on building both utility as well as a critical mass of users, and for that, pla
via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2020/04/instagrams-moral-imperative/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Kimba Wood ruled against photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair, who is well-known for her “Too Young to Wed” photo essay, which turned into a non-profit of the same name. Mashable offered Sinclair $50 to use her image within a 2016 story titled “10 female photojournalists with their lenses on social justice.” When Sinclair declined, they embedded an Instagram image, and Sinclair sued knowing that the case law of Goldman v. Breitbart was on her side.
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https://bittersoutherner.com/lets-stay-together-jamie-harmon-quarantine-portrait-series-memphis
Memphis photographer Jamie Harmon took to the streets and asked his neighbors to stand for portraits of life under lockdown.
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Sports Photographer Anthony Causi Dies of Coronavirus at 48
Well-known sports photographer Anthony Causi died Sunday from the coronavirus at the age of 48. Causi captured photos of New York City sports teams for
“I never thought I would get something like this,” the photographer wrote. “I thought I was indestructible. If I do make it out of here. I promise you this the worlds not going to know what hit it.”
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Anthony Causi, beloved Post sports photographer, dies of coronavirus at 48
Anthony Causi, a longtime photographer for The Post whose prolific talent and larger-than-life personality made him a beloved and respected figure throughout the New York sports world, died Sunday …
via New York Post: https://nypost.com/2020/04/12/anthony-causi-beloved-post-sports-photographer-dies-of-coronavirus-at-48/
Anthony Causi, a longtime photographer for The Post whose prolific talent and larger-than-life personality made him a beloved and respected figure throughout the New York sports world, died Sunday from the coronavirus at North Shore University Hospital. He was 48.
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Kaja Rata: kajnikaj
Polish photographer Kaja Rata whose work was recently celebrated as a Top 50 portfolio in Critical Mass, has a metaphorical project that considers home. Who we are is not always defined by where we live or grow-up , it is truly formed by the limits of our
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2020/04/kaja-rata-kajnikaj/
Polish photographer Kaja Rata whose work was recently celebrated as a Top 50 portfolio in Critical Mass, has a metaphorical project that considers home. Who we are is not always defined by where we live or grow-up , it is truly formed by the limits of our imaginations. Living in a community that feels in decline and stagnant, Kaja looks to the skies for comfort and inspiration.
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A Different Side to Dorothea Lange
A lyrical new book by the photographer Sam Contis collects lesser-known images from the great documentarian’s archive.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-different-side-to-dorothea-lange
Many of the black-and-white images in the new book “Day Sleeper,” by the photographer Sam Contis, look similar to Contis’s own: arid landscapes etched with fencing, cropped views of work-roughened hands, and unstaged, sunlit portraits. For her 2017 volume “Deep Springs,” for instance, Contis focussed on the liberal-arts junior college of the same name, in California—it’s also a functioning desert-valley ranch—to reflect on the mythos of the American West. But, for this project, Contis was not the searching photographer but the instigator, excavator, and editor. None other than Dorothea Lange took the pictures.
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Magnum Photographer Alec Soth on Not Giving In to What’s ‘Cool’
In his latest “sofa session” interview, Martin Parr speaks with fellow Magnum photographer Alec Soth (pronounced like “both”) about launching his career,
In his latest “sofa session” interview, Martin Parr speaks with fellow Magnum photographer Alec Soth (pronounced like “both”) about launching his career, connecting with strangers on the road, and why it’s critical not to give in to what’s “cool.”
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Kristen Emack: Cousins
Projects featured this week were selected from our call-for-submissions. I was able to interview each of these individuals to gain further insight into the bodies of work they shared. Today, we are looking at the series Cousins by Kristen Emack. Kristen E
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2020/04/kristen-emack-cousins/
Kristen Emack lives and works in Cambridge, MA. She is primarily a self taught photographer. Kristen is a Mass Cultural Council Photography Fellow ’19. Her photographs have been accepted into The Griffin Museum of Photography, The PRC Exposure 2019 show, The Fence 2019, and both the Blue Sky Gallery and Pro Photo Supply in Portland, OR. Kristen is a 2019 Critical Mass Top 50 Winner, and the first Michael Reichmann Project Award Winner. This Fall Kristen was interviewed by the London based SHADE Podcast, and her interview in Vogue Italia was published this February. Kristen’s series Cousins was also recently awarded 2nd Place in the Lensculture Portrait Awards 2020.
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How Are Young Photographers Documenting the Protests in Hong Kong?
Beyond the tear gas and the front lines, these Hong Kong photographers have found new ways to represent the city’s political crisis.
via Aperture Foundation NY: https://aperture.org/blog/hong-kong-protests/
Beyond the tear gas and the front lines, these Hong Kong photographers have found new ways to represent the city’s political crisis.
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What is HIPAA and how does it affect our understanding of the coronavirus? – Poynter
The widely misunderstood act is being invoked to limit access to COVID-19 data and to block journalists from documenting shortages and the illness itself.
via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/hipaa-and-coronavirus/
Hospitals are blocking journalists from documenting what it’s like inside their walls and the shortages of ventilators and other supplies, so we rely on social media and interviews with doctors. But seeing is believing, the old saying goes. It is true in war, it is true in disasters, and this is both a war and a disaster.
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On the ethics of documenting a pandemic
Filmmaker Francesca Tosarelli, who has covered COVID-19 in Bergamo, Italy, one of the hardest-hit areas to date, considers her role in chronicling a crisis where the best course of action is to remain home
via British Journal of Photography: https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/04/on-the-ethics-of-documenting-a-pandemic/
Filmmaker Francesca Tosarelli, who has covered COVID-19 in Bergamo, Italy, one of the hardest-hit areas to date, considers her role in chronicling a crisis where the best course of action is to remain home
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