This gentleman couldn’t figure out why food was going missing in his high-storey NYC apartment. His girlfriend denied taking it. So he set up a hidden camera to see what was happening, and sh…
he set up a hidden camera to see what was happening, and shortly thereafter, he saw a strange woman creep out of a deep storage crawlspace over the kitchen, let herself down onto the kitchen table and help herself to his pantry
Andy Adams of Flak Photo contacted me a couple of days ago to participate in a discussion about the future of photobooks. Seems that this discussion is a spin off of a brief article posted by Joerg…
via PhotoBook Journal: http://thephotobook.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/future-of-photobooks/
First, what is the purpose of a photobook and how might that change in 10 years? For the books that I review on this site, the photobooks are another means of extending the reach of a cohesive photographic project, body of work or series of photographs. A published book can reach out beyond the walls of a gallery or studio, city, state or country to a much broader and wider audience. A photobook can extend the life of a body of work almost indefinitely, well beyond a large one-time exhibition, even beyond the life of the photographer, thus creates a sense of immortality.
Mark Laita’s new exhibition, Created Equal:New Work, opens at the Fahey Klein Gallery in Los Angeles on December 10th and runs through January 23rd, 2010. I first saw Created Equal at Fahey Klein in 2006 and was totally engaged by the large diptycs and the juxtaposition of the subjects.
Link: lenscratch: Mark Laita
A crack squad of London cops — three cars and a riot van — converged on a famous architectural photographer who was taking a picture of Christopher Wren’s 300 year old Christ Chur…
Grant Smith, the photographer, refused to tell a Bank of America security guard what he was doing (he wasn’t on B of A property) and so the guard called in the police. When the police arrived, Smith was searched and questioned under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act.
travel photographer
Link: http://thetravelphotographer.blogspot.com/2009/12/foundry-photojournalism-workshop.html
Eric Beecroft announced the third Foundry Photojournalism Workshop will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on June 20-26, 2010.
By Rod Mar
Football is easily my favorite sport to photograph. Combining peak action, great emotion and a sense of ritual and ceremony, football is not only a visual feast for the eyes, but also your camera. There’s a reason why up to 100,000 fans pack stadiums every weekend, planning days, weekends and even annual vacations around games.
Khaled Hasan received his master’s degree in Accounting from the National University of Bangladesh, and recently graduated from Pathshala South Asian Institute of Photography in Bangladesh. He has worked for The Daily Shomokal and Majority World photo agency.
When thinking about what Denver-based photographers I would most like to interview, Matt Slaby immediately came to mind. An 6 foot 7inch tall EMT, Firefighter, photojournalist with a law degree, Matt Slaby’s less than expected roots have sculpted his thoughts as well as his unique aesthetic as an artist. His photographs exhibit a documentarian’s sense of the fleeting, calling into question what lies beneath these captured moments. On a mild fall afternoon, Matt and I ventured out east to a small rural town shooting photos, discussing his journey in photography and how partial color blindness can make work challenging for a color photographer..
An NPPA Navigating the Downturn panel discussion will be held this Friday, December 11, at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla. from 10:00am-1:00pm. The panelists will be Bob Croslin, Joe Bamford and Andrew Innerarity.
Link: The Visual Student » Navigating the Downturn Panel Discussion: St. Petersburg
Sean Gallagher tasted sand as he focused his camera lens on a masked man who had emerged suddenly from the bright orange cloud that enveloped both of them. Unable to see more than a few yards in front of himself, Mr. Gallagher pressed the shutter and the man disappeared into the sandstorm, as if he had been an apparition.
From the frontiers of climate change comes Consequences by NOOR. Featuring the work of nine, internationally acclaimed photographers, this exhibition documents the devastating effects of climate change around the globe. These stunning photographs show not what might happen in the future but what is happening today.
Link: Consequences by NOOR.
This DIY Kodachrome machine (the “Filminator”) was created to produce more film stock after the company discontinued productions. Michael, the creator, notes, “Plastic and goop go…
CLICK NOTE: Played with one of these yesterday. Interesting concept.
If you are a photographer, amateur or pro, you’ll be familiar with the two constants of the field: You can never have enough bags, and you can never find the right strap. James Duncan Davidson, photographer and podcaster, decided to do something about the strap.
Link: LumaLoop: Finally, a Camera Strap Done Right? | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Kamera & Bild reports that Leica has decreased the production of the Leica X1 camera and increased the production of Leica M9. As mentioned in the article, new cameras sell best right after the official announcement and long waiting times could discourage
Austin, Texas Portrait Photographer’s Blog about Photography, Art and Writing by Kirk Tuck.
Link: http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2009/12/short-blog-about-why-i-think-olympus.html
So, along comes the little black EP2 and it offers an electronic viewfinder. That’s its one major improvement over the earlier EP1. But along with the EVF I get actual square aspect ratio in an eye level finder! The joy!
The artists Institute represents are Jodi Bieber, Rena Effendi, Lauren Greenfield, Rob Hornstra, Nadav Kander, Gillian Laub, James Longley, Gerd Ludwig, Joshua Lutz, Amanda Micheli, Richard Mosse, Zed Nelson, Jehad Nga, Simon Norfolk, James Pomerantz and Paul Shambroom.
Link: PDNPulse: Former VII Director Signs Prominent Photogs to New Management Company
It’s that time of the year again, so without further ado, these are the photo books that impressed me the most this past year. I’m listing them in no particular order, with the exception of the very first one: jpegs by Thomas Ruff. Cutting-edge work, challenging the way we think about photographs, presented beautifully in a large (but not too large) book, maybe in the best possible way (since I don’t think the work gains anything from blowing it up even larger and hanging it in a gallery or museum).
“It was a photo illustration, based on a shoot with body doubles done in Los Angeles by photographer Martin Ellis. The fact that is looks like it might have been a photo is testament to the work of our [staff].”
Link: PDNPulse: Tiger Woods, Obama, and the Fake Golf Digest Cover Photo
