Link: PDNPulse: MoMA’s “New Photography 2009” Showcases Artists That Push The Boundaries of Photography:
In her introductory wall text, Respini writes that “most of the artists actively work in other disciplines, and their photographs relate to drawing, sculpture, video, and installation.” Though the show is called “New Photography,” it seems sure to inspire some debate as to how far photography can be pushed before it becomes another medium.
Link: Q&A: Sebrina Fassbender, New York – Feature Shoot:
Sebrina Fassbender was born in Harvard, Illinois, and the U.W. Madison Art program for painting and drawing. While there she was introduced to Diane Arbus’s Photography in an Art History class, a moment that inspired her to pick up a camera. After obtaining a photography degree in Minneapolis, Fassbender eventually moved to New York in 2004 and started work on her photo series of Women on the Streets, which lasted five years.
DB speaking at Barnes & Noble in Bethesda, about 44 Day from David Burnett on Vimeo.
David Burnett speaking (the first 35 minutes) at Barnes & Noble in Bethesda, on occasion of the publication of “44 Days: IRAN and the Remaking of the World.”
About a week ago, Typhoon Ketsana (known in the Phillippines as “Ondoy”) made landfall, and according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Ketsana dropped 455 mm (17.9 in) of rain on Metro Manila in a sp
via Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/09/typhoon_ketsana_ondoy.html
About a week ago, Typhoon Ketsana (known in the Phillippines as “Ondoy”) made landfall, and according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Ketsana dropped 455 mm (17.9 in) of rain on Metro Manila in a span of 24 hours on Saturday – the most in 42 years.
Link: Showcase: Sisyphean Days in Cuba – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com:
The words came to Ernesto Bazan as he stirred awake one morning in Palermo.
“You need become a photographer.”
Guided by that revelation, the 17-year-old boy decided his future.
Link: PDNPulse: Just One Photographer Still Covering Returning Military Dead:
The Examiner reports that the AP usually sends the same photographer to every transfer, but fails to mention his name. So we will: Steve Ruark. AP spokesperson Paul Colford tells us Ruark sometimes makes two trips in a single day to Dover to photograph these ceremonies. The AP covers the transfers on behalf of its member newspapers, correctly realizing that every returning soldier has a hometown paper somewhere.
via Wooster Collective: http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/09/shit_were_diggin_geoff_hargadons_cash_fo.html
The Examiner reports that the AP usually sends the same photographer to every transfer, but fails to mention his name. So we will: Steve Ruark. AP spokesperson Paul Colford tells us Ruark sometimes makes two trips in a single day to Dover to photograph these ceremonies. The AP covers the transfers on behalf of its member newspapers, correctly realizing that every returning soldier has a hometown paper somewhere.
Link: 100Eyes: Photography Magazine and Photo Workshops for Emerging and Professional Photographers:
French photojournalist and documentary film maker Christian Poveda was murdered on September 3rd in El Salvador, as he drove back from filming in La Campanera, a poor, overcrowded suburb and a Mara 18 stronghold. Arrests were made this past week that a jailed Maras gang-leader, who had reportedly tried to extort money from Poveda, who had made a 2008 documentary about the gang named “La Vida Loca.”
This essay by Nanni Fontana is presented as a tribute to Poveda’s work, and the essay by Carlos Lopez-Barillas that follows intends to initiate a discussion on the changing landscape for documentary journalists.
via: APhotoADay
Link: Techtonic Shifts : Don’t Bail Out Newspapers–Let Them Die and Get Out of the Way:
Frankly, a lot of newspapers just stink. People worry about the fate of the San Francisco Chronicle, but that paper has been an embarrassment for decades. The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press are in trouble, but they deserve it: for one thing, they spawned Mitch Albom; for another, they’re both pretty awful. The Boston Globe, my current hometown paper, is smug and provincial, and the writing is embarrassingly bad. Much of the Globe reads like a college newspaper. Would any of us really be worse off if these crusty, crappy old relics suddenly disappeared?
Link: Photographers Making a Difference – PDN:
This month we celebrate photographers who are not just documenting problems, but actively working to solve them—on their own, in partnership with existing charities, or by recruiting fellow photographers to give their time and talent. Each of the personal projects highlighted here is backed up by proven results as well as photographic merit. And the photographers behind these projects show the ingenuity and creativity it takes to get the attention of people who can put the pictures and stories to use.
Link: Behind the Scenes: A Different Battleground – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com:
In late 2002, Benjamin Lowy was showing his portfolio to various photo agencies in New York City, with little success. “We have people.” “You’re really young.” “You know, I really think you should go back to school.”
Panasonic has posted a firmware update for its Lumix DMC-LX3 digital compact camera. Version 2.0 brings a host of additional functions as well as feature improvements for the 14-month-old camera. Changes include a 20% AF-speed increase at the wide-ang
via DPReview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09092801panalx3firmwareupdate.asp
The adoption of new algorithms makes it possible to speed up the AF time by approx.20%
Link: Lifting the Veil of Mere Pixel Perfection – NYTimes.com:
Concerned that girls and women feel excessive pressure to live up to the digitally botoxed and liposuctioned images of human perfection they see in glossy magazines, lawmakers in Britain and France are trying to get marketers to acknowledge the tweaking done to the photos. Under their proposals, ads containing altered photos of models would be required to carry disclaimers.
Link: Newspapers still producing great journalism | dvafoto:
The Dallas Morning News’ exceptional “Choosing Thomas,” chronicles the story of T.K. and Deidrea Laux’s choice to bring their son into the world knowing he would die soon after birth. The piece will leave you in tears. Journalism this intimate and powerful is a rare thing, indeed.
Link: APhotoADay Blog » A grant for those with one foot still stuck in the film world:
Too Much Chocolate has teamed up with Kodak to offer a grant to 10 emerging photographer (photogs w/ gallery or agency representation need not apply).
Link: Hasselblad Announces H4D Digital Medium Format System with new True Focus AF (Updated):
Inspired by technology used in Nintendo’s Wii gaming console, Hasselblad developed True Focus. The demonstration of True Focus seemed to suggest Hasselblad has tried to translate the accuracy with which gamers can target what they want to shoot or hit using a Wii to autofocus selection in the H4D’s new AF system.
