The cultural project ‘Inside Niger’ is a photographic reportage that started after a meeting with the humanitarian association African Pan Project, which is active is Niger since 15 years.
The reportage, committed by Paris city council and Conseil General de Val de Marne, is taking place for one month in the region of Tillaberi and Dosso in the Niger. Its main focus is the population that lives and works on the borders of the Niger River, where most of commercial activities take place such as universities, public work, markets, fishing, slaughter house, vegetable gardens, and tannery.
This was shot by me from 2 vantage points in Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. New for me is the extended reach using tilted lenses, as well as a faster shutter rate to capture action without having to shoot video. I’m shooting timelapse so have taken some liberties in recombining the footage to tell my version of the story.
NPR staff photographer David Gilkey says that the number one rule for a photographer is: never abandon your equipment. But he decided to do just that — leaving most of his things behind except a camera, a lens and a bulletproof vest. What was supposed to be a brief patrol with the Marines in southern Afghanistan turned into a 7-day trek through the surprisingly lush Helmand River Province.
Trekking in temperatures well over 110 degrees, the Marines abandoned almost all of their belongings except their weapons, and dodged almost constant fire with only the clothes on their backs.
Zack Arias – Atlanta based editorial music photographer » Living Things for Nylon Magazine :::
These images are from my shoot with Living Things. This was an assignment for Nylon Magazine. I’ve completed four assignments for Nylon and as they hit the shelves I’ll blog about them. The assignment was to shoot the band, individuals, and cover their show here in Atlanta. I haven’t worked with a better group of artists than these four guys.
First ever image of IED roadside explosion in Afghanistan | guardian.co.uk:
This dramatic photograph of a US marine fleeing for his life in Afghanistan is believed to be the first time a roadside bomb explosion ‑ the kind that poses the greatest threat to UK troops ‑ has been caught on camera.
whats the jackanory ? – we english . . . . a week in the life:
If you haven’t been following Simon Roberts (he of Motherland fame) blog for his latest book project ‘We English‘, shame on you. Simon has spent over a year traveling around England in a motorhome, documenting its landscape on a large format 5×4 camera. Informed by the photography of his predecessors and by the romantic tradition of English landscape painting, he depicts the English at leisure within pastoral landscapes. His photographs explore the notion that nationhood – that what it means to be English – is to be found on the surface of contemporary life, encapsulated by banal everyday rituals and activities.
The 25 best of urban decay :: Photocritic photography blog:
I’ve got a guilty pleasure which I’d like to share with you guys – I love urban decay photography; I can spend hours on end browsing Flickr galleries tagged with Urban Decay… Brilliant stuff. I was talking about this particular style/subgenre of photography with my good friend Dave Feltenberger a few months ago, and he was enthused about collecting some of his favourite photographers and sites.
AMERICANSUBURB X: THEORY: “Lewis Baltz – Notes on Recent Industrial Developments in Southern California (1974)”:
Typical locations: Previously unimproved land. Proximity to freeways and airports is of primary importance. Secondary consideration is given to the availability of rail and marine transport.
Richard Metzger interviews Julien Nitzberg about his documentary film, “The Wild Whites of West Virginia” via Boing Boing:
Julien Nitzberg, director of the documentary film, The Wild Whites of West Virginia, is the guest on the third episode of our friend Richard Metzger’s terrific interview show, Dangerous Minds.
Shot over the course of eighteen months, the film follows the often comical, sometimes tragic antics of the hell-raising hillbilly White family of Boone County, WV. Surely the state’s most notorious clan since the days of the Hatfields and the McCoys, the Whites engage in a mind-blowing array of anti-social and criminal activities with barely concealed glee. Produced by “Jackass” maestros Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine through their Dickhouse production company and MTV Films, “The Wild Whites of West Virginia” takes no prisoners and it doesn’t tell you what to think about the Whites.
PDNPulse: Google Images Mislabels Many Copyrighted Pictures:
How could this happen? Apparently, Google assumes images are copyrighted unless they are identified with a Creative Commons or GNU Free Documentation license, or are labeled as being in the public domain. The system relies on Internet users to properly identify the status of the images they publish. Unfortunately many don’t, particularly on the Yahoo!-owned Flickr site.
Luceo bad ass Matt Slaby has a fun little series that he’s calling “My Diving Bell” from a recent road trip to Wyoming. As he laid down the back seats of the rental car and tried to sleep, the windows of the car offered a new view of the world.
Mention legendary South African photographers in a conversation and in most cases, one name will often pop up and that’s Guy Tillim. Guy is one of South Africa’s top photographers, having started as a war photographer in the 80’s, during the Apartheid era and since then appealing to the art scene with his imagery. Guy has won countless awards for his work, most recently the Oskar Barnack award for his series, Jo’burg, in 2005
Q+A with Gregg Delman — MATTHEW FURMAN PHOTOGRAPHY:
Up next with a Q+A is NYC based photographer Gregg Delman. He’s shot almost every musician you can think of and also has a killer portfolio of street portraits. If you’ve ever tried to approach a stranger on the street(especially NYC) then you know how hard it can be to not only get them to trust you, but more importantly get a cool shot. Somehow Gregg manages both.
Two French Security Advisers Abducted in Somalia – washingtonpost.com:
The hotel manager, Mohamed Mohamed, told news agencies that the two French abductees registered at the hotel as journalists on their arrival last week. He said a dozen armed men showed up Tuesday morning and, after disarming the hotel guards, searched the hotel door to door until they found their targets and bundled them off.
British Journal of Photography – The fight-back begins here:
Reports of photographers being harassed or stopped using bogus interpretations of anti-terror legislatuion are on the rise. Top help raise awareness of the issue and change public perceptions, BJP has begun a new campaign – and we’re inviting you all to join
The Press Photographers Year – Winning shot an own goal? | duckrabbit:
The winners photo was taken in Kenya. The shot is lovely but underwhelming. Do the seven judges really believe this is the best photo taken by a UK based snapper in 2008 or were they taking ketamine? (maybe they just couldn’t agree)
