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    In June of this year, The New York Times unveiled a major redesign of their Sunday magazine, the first in almost a decade, and one of only a handful ever in its more than 100 years. Under the leadership of Design Director Arem Duplessis, a more lithe version of the magazine (smaller by about 9% in trim size) has been greeted with much appreciation around the design community for its subtle transitions of typography and color palette that exude new energy while staying true to the NYT Magazine everyone knows and loves

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    This project was created to benefit Doctors without Borders. Connecting passionate photographers with a responsible charity and a reputable sponsor, creates a safe way to donate images for relief in Haiti and the world. Our photographers are world class and you will be purchasing these valuable images at a great price, simply because our artists want to help.

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    2009 was my first real year of living and working in Serbia and it was wrought with more questions than answers.

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  • Wonderland: A Fairy Tale of the Soviet Monolith (Reprint) by Jason Eskenazi

    Originally Wonderland: A Fairy Tale of the Soviet Monolith was published by De.MO but only half the print run was realized so it sold out q…

    Link: http://5b4.blogspot.com/2010/01/wonderland-fairy-tale-of-soviet.html

    The style of Eskenazi’s photography follows the lead of the likes of Gilles Peress — an accomplishment considering the plethora of bad photojournalism that is far too wrapped up in visual geometry and gymnastics at the expense of deeper content. Eskenazi has learned to make compelling photographs that have the strength of both form and content.

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    Michael was kind enough to ask for my opinion on the letter. I shared some thoughts with him and he then encouraged me to write these as a “counterpoint” to his letter. Rather than being a counterpoint, I would suggest that my thoughts represent a slightly different point of view that is complementary in most areas.

    So, without further ado, here are my thoughts.

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    1000 and close to 2000 photographers came together in Trafalgar Square

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    The following oral history transcript is the result of a tape-recorded interview with Walker Evans conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. The interview took place at the home of Walker Evans in Connecticut on October 13, 1971 and in his apartment in New York City on December 23, 1971.

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    Many of the names on these lists are probably familiar to you, while others aren’t. Do a Google search. There are several photographers here who have become well known within certain circles, without having created work that’s taught in photo schools or published in anthologies

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  • On Assignment: “Silence and Submission”

    Ron Haviv of the VII agency has been to Haiti at least 15 times. On arrival last week, he felt something new: the “overwhelming power of silence and submission.”

    via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/assignment-21/

    Each time is a different experience. I usually am here due to some major force; perhaps an election, a coup, an invasion, a natural disaster. So they are all different.

    But here in Port-au-Prince, the feeling in the first few days was something I had never experienced before, an overwhelming power of silence and submission.

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    New York photographer, Susan Barnett’s project, Not in Your Face, is capturing our culture, one t-shirt at a time.

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    pro photographer can’t seem to make a living anymore, while photo editors have either no budget or are being laid off by buckets. So what is wrong ? Well, for one, it’s those who manage photography that are sick.

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  • Standing on the Corner – Reflections Upon Garry Winogrand’s Photographic Gaze – Mirror of Self or World? Part II (1991)

    Whenever I see it, I immediately hear a voice singing, “Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by.” Yes, it is a sexist work. But that is a fact about Winogrand we must face and accept, if we are to honestly assess his picture-making.
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    Garry Winogrand’s premature death seven years ago was tragic and troubling. He was too young to die. He had not yet worked through what was clearly a very difficult passage in his photographic work. To want to eulogize him and his work seems natural. To want to assess his career in positive terms seems reasonable. To find oneself torn by the feeling that an honest assessment might expose something that is less than had been anticipated has, however, become the reality of the task at hand.

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    I signed up with my very first company that offered an “archive hosting” service five years ago. At that time, my idea of what that meant was vague at best. Would they sell my pictures or just provide storage and display? Would the web system be user friendly? Would I need to buy a complicated manual? Did I need to hire an assistant for this?

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    The National Press Photographers Foundation Inc. will award seven $2,000 scholarships in 2010 including the new Jimi Lott Scholarship, NPPF treasurer Frank Folwell has announced.

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    Garry Winogrand (1928- ) spent two days in Rochester, New York, in October, 1970. On Friday, the 9th, he was the guest of the Rochester Institute of Technology. On Saturday, the 10th, he visited the Visual Studies Workshop, also in Rochester. The format was identical on both occasions: Winogrand, without comment, showed slides of his latest work and then answered questions from the student audiences. All in all, he talked for over five hours. The following transcript, edited from a tape recording of the proceedings, represents but one idea among the many ideas that were touched on

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    The question about whether or not photography is or is not allowed in Starbucks stores still seems very much in the air, and from the request that photographers now check back with the group in the “months” ahead (after having this issue linger since September of last year) it doesn’t sound like they will be resolving this question anytime soon.

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    Nikon digital SLRs were used to capture a collection of timelapse photos of Vancouver, Canada, site of next month’s XXI Olympic Winter Games. The photos, which have been assembled into a five minute video showcasing the city, are a stunning example of the power of timelapse photography and is well worth a look.

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    Pic agencies and magazines say images that once sold for $1,500 (which equated to a half- or quarter-page in a magazine) now sell for as little as $150. So without the incentive, photo agencies aren’t investing big to obtain shots, magazines are reusing old pics, and earnings are generally way down.

    The photographer driving the Range Rover was born in the U.K. and has lived in L.A. for 10 years. Keen to escape the stigma of being known as a pap, he asks not to be identified in this story. A year ago he had his own pic agency and commanded a six-figure salary. Now he’s working as a freelance photographer again.

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