Iran: 26 journalists confirmed arrested – Boing Boing
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Gadget Lab | Wired.com:
That focus control is one of the reasons the camera has improved so much. Autofocus lenses don’t have to be sharp front to back. This means that there is less of a compromise between flexibility and quality, and the lens can be designed to be sharper. And any focusing, auto or manual, means that you can achieve a shallower depth of field for differential focus and blurred backgrounds. That the iPhone also has touch-to-focus control is just gravy.
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Leica x Hermes m8 Close Look | SLAMXHYPE:
Here is a close inspection of the project Leica and Hermes recently unveiled with a look inside the box and all the accessories that go with the obviously impressive m8.
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Lens Blog – NYTimes.com:
Don’t let the term “summer intern” mislead you — if it brings to mind a novice in need of basic schooling. The three young photographers who are working at The Times this summer have already accumulated a lot of professional experience. And it shows in their work.
Work by Jenn Ackerman, Jessica Ebelhar, Justin Maxon.
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Why Print Cruel Photos? | Utah Photojournalism:
Your front page photo (June 18) shows Trejon Fite’s mother and friend weeping over the tragedy they are experiencing. Could someone explain why you continually print cruel pictures of weeping loved ones? Are such photos really news?
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The Media Equation – NYTimes.com:
Among other adventures, Google’s motives were called into question after it scanned in millions of books without permission, prompting the Authors Guild and publishers to file a class-action suit. The proposed $125 million settlement will lead to a book registry financed by Google and a huge online archive of mostly obscure books, searched and served up by Google.
So is that a big win for a culture that increasingly reads on screen — or a land grab of America’s most precious intellectual property?
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PDNPulse:
Both images signify the emergence of a new type of wartime reporting. Today, a 40-second clip shot on a tiny camera or cell phone can go online in minutes, and be influencing worldwide opinion within hours. The more significant it is, the more people will share it, and the faster it will spread.
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Rob Galbraith:
An experimental firmware modification for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II that adds audio meters, fixed audio gain, live audio monitoring via the A/V jack and more is now available to try in public beta form.
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Kodak: A Thousand Words:
They say all good things in life come to an end. Today we announced that Kodak will retire KODACHROME Film, concluding its 74-year run.
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CIty of Toronto does crummy job inserting black guy into stock-art photo on official publication – Boing Boing
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Sohrab Hura – oasis | burn magazine:
As darkness fell, it brought with it a sense of loneliness. I had been to Siem Reap in Cambodia some years ago when it had felt different. The roads were dustier, the people more… well, visible, and the town was a sleepier one.
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HEAVY DISCUSSION:
PHOTOGRAPHER DINA GOLDSTEIN IN HER FALLEN PRINCESSES PROJECT. FAIRY TALES PRINCESSES UPDATED TO THE PRESENT REALITIES.
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Howard Kurtz – washingtonpost.com:
Still, the unusual arrangement raises questions about whether journalists were giving special treatment to one of their own. “It certainly could appear that way, but it’s more complicated than that when a human life is at stake,” said Phil Bronstein, former editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. “It does involve a news organization keeping quiet and asking others to keep quiet. What shocks me is that it was so successful.”
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Edward Cody – washingtonpost.com:
Florence Hartmann has been charged with contempt, punishable by seven years in prison and a fine of $140,000, because after she left the tribunal she wrote about a secret ruling that allowed the Serbian government to conceal documents dealing with its official involvement in the 1992-1995 Bosnian war.
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dvafoto:
There are a lot of white faces at all levels in the photography industry: in the editorial offices, in the business offices, behind the cameras, and in front of the cameras (well, in photojournalism it’s often dark suffering faces in front of the cameras, but that’s another conversation; rarely do black models feature prominently in fashion magazines, for instance.). What started as an observation at Reciprocity Failure turned into an incendiary accusation and “contest” at Duckrabbit and then blossomed into a conversation in the photography blog echo chamber. Prison Photography, Politics, Theory & Photography, APhotoADay, Conscientious, Photo Business News & Forum, and APhotoEditor all weighed in, and I’m sure there were others. Duckrabbit’s now added more fire to the flame…. Some of the best discussion I’ve seen on the topic occurred on lightstalkers and in APhotoEditor’s comments (though APE’s discussion got a little out of hand and comments have since been closed). I was also interested to read John Edwin Mason’s perspective about the lack of diversity at the just-finished Look3 festival in Charlottesville. This is a conversation that needs to happen.
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Touch Arcade:
The full list of features are as follows:
Full speed, Commodore 64 emulator
SID sound emulation
Auto-save, to continue exactly where you left off
Realistic joystick and beautifully crafted C64 keyboard
Portrait and Landscape play
Vertical and Fullscreen gaming (auto rotate for iPod users)
Did I mention it was legally licensed?
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