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    Although Assange has since spoken in a way that could suggest WikiLeaks was a journalistic collaborator in the effort, the traditional journalists don’t agree with that description.

    At a press conference on Monday, Assange said that, along with The Guardian, “we had Der Spiegel and New York Times and us in a collaborative basement, if you like, working on this material.” The WikiLeaks website speaks of the three outlets as its “media partners.”

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    With the July 22 decision by the World Court in the Hague that Kosovo’s unilateral secession from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law, we thought it would be an opportune moment to look back at Joachim Ladefoged’s powerful body of work on the Albanians during the Serbian conflict from 1997 to 2000. During the war, some 12,000 people from Kosovo were killed, of whom 4,000-7,000 were Albanians, and up to 700,000 Albanians from Kosovo took refuge in the neighboring country of Albania.

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    “National Geographic has learned of the tragic death of Wes Skiles, the accomplished underwater photographer, cinematographer and explorer with whom we’ve worked frequently,” the National Geographic Society said in a statement today. “The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident, which occurred following the conclusion of a scientific research expedition related to marine life off the east coast of Florida. Our thoughts are with Wes’ family.”

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    Here is part two of the interview with Mugur Vărzariu who embodies the definition of a compassionate photographer: “I only press the shutter release when I can help my subjects.”

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  • Stanley Greene’s Redemption and Revenge

    In his pictures and his words, Stanley Greene is outspoken. Michael Kamber interviewed this freewheeling figure.

    via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/shoptalk-7/

    I wanted to set the record straight. I kept hearing people say, “Chechnya was when you really started to be a photographer.” And that’s not true. I was shooting back at the Berlin Wall, but nobody knew about it. I fell through the cracks. I wanted a way to say that my influences are not the ones you think they are. They are about painting. They are about music. They are about other things. The way I’ve been shooting really hasn’t changed since back in the ’70s, before all these new photographers emerged. My old work, like rock and roll, really nails it.

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    I am so happy to have photographs of my grandfather with his first great grandchild. They will serve as the key to Madelyn’s memory of him. Below a journal entry I found from the last time I saw my grandfather and a few photographs from that visit, nearly three years ago. Please forgive this self-indulgently loose edit of family photos. A scrapbook if you will.  

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    National Geographic has closely documented the journey of the final roll of Kodachrome manufactured, down to its being processed.

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    Last week the official PhotoShelter WordPress plugin was born – a free, public download that allows PhotoShelter users to streamline their blogging workflow by embedding photos and slideshows directly into the body of a blog post without leaving WordPress. Here’s a rundown of the main features of the plugin, plus a short review of how I use the plugin to save lots of time and improve my SEO.

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    Yo I had 5’000 dollars this morning I got 2,300 dollars now and i did even by sh*tWhat the f*ck is going on

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    As we head into fall (and I am sooo happy about that), I want to put a call out to photojournalists/documentarians with projects needing a platform. I will be curating an issue of a soon-to-be released online magazine, and am looking for material to publish.

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  • Dave Anderson in New Orleans

    John Schwartz tells why Dave Anderson decided the best way to cover the scope of Katrina was through a single city block.

    via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/dave-anderson-in-new-orleans/

    What can one block tell you about a devastated city?

    Plenty, says Dave Anderson, 40, a photographer who chronicled the lives of people reclaiming their homes after Hurricane Katrina in the newly published “One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds” (Aperture).

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    I mention the following probably just because I have Leicas on the brain after the past couple of days, but it strikes me that the S90 and S95 might be the up to the minute analog of the original Leica—the so-called “Barnack camera.” It’s capable but stealthy, as tiny as it can reasonably be, supremely portable and able to be carried virtually anywhere

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    The A55, will I believe, be regarded as something of a landmark camera. It offers a significant amount of new technology in a surprisingly inexpensive package. It challenges the big boys, Canon and Nikon, to get off their butts and start offering something new and exciting.

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    My husband’s Canon DSLR cannot be directly compared to the Leica M, and when I was using it as a novice my photographic knowledge was a lot more limited. My general impression is that a DSLR is more suitable for shooting bursts and fast action compared to a rangefinder camera, but that the Leica M is optimized for capturing ‘the right moment.’

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    It is with great pleasure that I get to announce my foray into the self-publishing world with the release of the Accidental Rothko book with over 60 pages of saturated goodness

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    the fine print informs photographers that “by participating in this exploratory project, you are agreeing to do so without reimbursement from Latcha or Lincoln.”

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  • Nikon Announces Four New SLR Lenses

    In addition to the brand-new, HD-video shooting D3100 announced today Nikon also has a clutch of new lenses. Here’s the list of names so you lens-lovers can quickly see the lineup: AF-S NIKKOR DX 55-300mm ƒ4.5-5.6 VR – $400 AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm ƒ4 G ED VR – $1,050 The AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED VR […]

    via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/2010/08/nikon-announces-four-new-slr-lenses/

    AF-S NIKKOR DX 55-300mm ƒ4.5-5.6 VR – $400

    AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm ƒ4 G ED VR – $1,050

    The AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED VR -$1,300

    AF-S NIKKOR 85mm ƒ1.4G – $1,700

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    The Lighter Side, airing at the bottom of the hour during non-peak times, is already popular among viewers. Favorite segments so far include the story of a Ramallah teen who sat motionless in a freshly plowed pepper field for 10 days, believing himself to be in a minefield; that of a U.N.-sponsored airborne food-drop that leveled an entire Afghan village; and that of a large fig, produced on a farm outside Bahrain, which bears an uncanny resemblance to renegade Muslim cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr.

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    When we offered PDN subscribers a chance to get free critiques of their web sites by two web design experts and a client, we were inundated with submissions. We chose three that were reviewed by our panel for evaluation.

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    Framework, the photography and video blog of the Los Angeles Times, celebrates the power and explores the craft of visual storytelling. The blog highlights the work of Times photojournalists who, frame by frame, document the drama, the emotion and sometimes the humor of life. Framework also aims to serve as a resource hub for photography, multimedia and video enthusiasts who share our passion. We will trade insights and discuss the tools and techniques of telling stories through images. Have a look and let us know what you think.

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