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    I think in some very important ways VII The Magazine is a reaction to what has happened to our industry over the last few years. Photographers have always been seen as “suppliers” (the traditional role of editorial photographers, one or two rungs up the ladder from stationers and utilities but suppliers nonetheless) to the print world. A big question now seems to be who is left to supply and why should we remain dependent on the whims of a dinosaur industry. The question VII asked is why not become publishers and control their own destiny? Obviously the answer to that is VII The Magazine. This is a huge shift in the role of the photographers and the agency that opens up a whole new world with all the possibilities of originating and distributing.

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    There’s this thing a lot of people don’t realize about running a photography business and that’s that we never sleep. We rarely have days off. We don’t have a lot of time to go out with friends or to enjoy lazy Sundays. Granted, we’re living our dreams. We’re doing exactly what we want to do but that comes at an exhausting cost some days.

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    As we pack our bags (complete with extra wet naps for a little bbq) and put the finishing touches on the event details with the folks at Digital Labrador, we thought we’d take a moment to check in with the man behind our day two shoot, Canon Explorer of Light Nick Vedros. What’s he passionate about shooting? What are his tips for building and maintaining a successful commercial career? And what’s he got up his sleeve for next weeks workshop? 

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    A new camcorder from Sony lets movie-makers use SLR lenses to shoot pro-level footage for just $2,000. The NEX-VG10 uses the same APS-C sensor as the NEX mirrorless line-up, and also uses their E lens-mount, Sony’s equivalent of the compact micro-four-thirds format. With an adapter, you can also use any of Sony’s Alpha mount lenses.

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    I’m excited to announce the Conscientious Portfolio Competition 2010, the second of its kind (after a great start last year). As before, the winner(s) will have their work featured here on this website, in the form of an extended conversation/interview. This year, two guest judges, Elisabeth Biondi (New Yorker magazine) and Susanna Brown (Victoria and Albert Museum), are joining me to pick the winner(s) – and there’s a twist.

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    Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on CNN.com.

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    Award-winning photographer Peter Turnley talks to CNN’s Jim Clancy about his experience in Haiti and challenges ahead.

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    Award-winning photographer Peter Turnley talks to CNN’s Jim Clancy about his experience in Haiti and challenges ahead.

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    The Shadows of Srebrenica is a collection of black & white photographs by the incredibly talented Andy Spyra, and is a powerful reminder of that era, and also reminds us that many of those responsible for this genocide have yet to be apprehended, especially Ratko Mladić.

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    Al-Shabab, a hard-line Islamic militia that is waging a campaign of terror across Somalia, has banned playing soccer in many areas it controls. The al-Qaeda linked militia, along with Hezb-i-Islam, a rival extremist group, prohibited broadcasts of the World Cup, describing the sport as “a satanic act” that corrupts Muslims.

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    The book starts with Sasha, a kleptomaniac, who works for Bennie, a record executive, who is a protégé of Lou who seduced Jocelyn who was loved by Scotty who played guitar for the Flaming Dildos, a San Francisco punk band for which Bennie once played bass guitar (none too well), before marrying Stephanie who is charged with trying to resurrect the career of the bloated rock legend Bosco who grants the sole rights for covering his farewell “suicide tour” to Stephanie’s brother, Jules Jones, a celebrity journalist who attempted to rape the starlet Kitty Jackson, who one day will be forced to take a job from Stephanie’s publicity mentor, La Doll, who is trying to soften the image of a genocidal tyrant because her career collapsed in spectacular fashion

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    The book starts with Sasha, a kleptomaniac, who works for Bennie, a record executive, who is a protégé of Lou who seduced Jocelyn who was loved by Scotty who played guitar for the Flaming Dildos, a San Francisco punk band for which Bennie once played bass guitar (none too well), before marrying Stephanie who is charged with trying to resurrect the career of the bloated rock legend Bosco who grants the sole rights for covering his farewell “suicide tour” to Stephanie’s brother, Jules Jones, a celebrity journalist who attempted to rape the starlet Kitty Jackson, who one day will be forced to take a job from Stephanie’s publicity mentor, La Doll, who is trying to soften the image of a genocidal tyrant because her career collapsed in spectacular fashion

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    NPPA’s Convergence ’10 is underway now at the Francis Marion Hotel in downtown Charleston, and you can watch the event live on Livestream.

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    In April I was sent to Mississippi along with National Geographic writer Joel Bourne and LUCEO partner, audio guru Brad Horn for a fascinating story assigned by the AARP Bulletin. We spent three days in Jackson, Belzoni and finally for a short four hours, the Baptist Town neighborhood in the historic blues community of Greenwood. Joel had told Brad and me about Baptist Town as he visited the day before, and as soon as we set foot in town we knew he was right. It was magic. 

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    Sometimes, when you grow up in a small town, you have to leave and come back to really see it and appreciate it. Tom M. Johnson is about to open a show that celebrates the city of Lakewood, a suburb near Long Beach, California that was his childhood home.

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    Emerging photographer Claire Martin talks to BJP about her Inge Morath Award win and on making it in documentary photography at a time when funding is rare

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    The contest, which ends at 1800 on 7 July, saw North Korea move from 24th to 1st place in less than two days, several thousand votes ahead of Israel.

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  • Obama admin bans press from filming BP oil spill areas in the Gulf

    CNN’s Anderson Cooper discusses how the Obama administration is limiting access by the media to areas affected by the BP Macondo well spill.

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    A new rule went into effect last Thursday that bars journalists, reporters and photographers from getting within 65 feet of the oil-soaked beaches, wildlife and booms in the Louisiana Gulf.

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    LUCEO will be documenting the decline of small town America as a group project over the coming year.

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    BP maintains it followed “industry practice that is required by federal law.” I would like to see this federal law challenged in court because I have a feeling taking photos of  a public street is a constitutionally protected activity.

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    To keep things low-fi and cheap, the sensor is either a full-frame or crop-frame model from last generation designs.

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