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    In mid-June, and as luck (and some planning) would have it, I was able to obtain production samples of Panasonic’s new DMC G3 camera and also a pre-production sample of the Leica Summilux DG 25mm F1.4 lens for testing. This coincided with a two week visit to our place in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. This report is based on those two weeks of shooting.

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    A group of Iranian press photographers have called for the release of Maryam Majd, a sports photographer who was arrested in Iran ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament

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    Koreans is one of the doyennes of the work of Chris Marker featured this year in Arles, telling a story through images and text of a trip to North Korea in the late 1950’s. A walk through the everyday life of people that despise today’s keyhole journalism.

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    My approach for making these images is actually quite different from how
    I normally go about making images. In other projects, and most of my daily
    work, I attempt to put as much of myself as possible into the photographs to
    the point that every image is almost a self-portrait in a way. I shoot very
    objectively and work to create an intimate connection with my subjects,
    whether it’s a close friend, complete stranger, or even a place or object

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  • Interviews with Andreas Kaufmann and Stefan Daniel – Leica Rumors

    The Invisiblephotographer published an interview with Andreas Kaufmann taken after the M9-P announcement. This is the recap: The new 25,000 square meter facility Leitz Park 2 will be able to double the products turnover over the next 4 years. Dr. Kaufmann on the Leica M10: “Usually, this industry has cycles in the 2-years range, which is […]

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    Dr. Kaufmann on the Leica M10: “Usually, this industry has cycles in the 2-years range, which is usually Photokina. So if people were to come to Photokina in 2012, maybe they may see something“.

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    Occupying five rooms and crafted into a 773-page book that should come with its own lectern; the work is a systematic record of 18 bloodlines or Chapters and their related stories. As with An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar (2007), Simon has unearthed an arbitrary selection of curious or nightmarish scenarios and invites us to analyse each as meticulously as she has brought them to our attention.

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    Released just last week, yet started six years ago as a personal photography project, Heroes & Villains may serve as a reference book on the alternative side of contemporary art, encompassing everyone from street artists to graphic novelists, with a few realist painters as well. Instead of the work, the photographs are of the actual artists, most of them taken when they were on the cusp of their current careers.

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    As reporter Sean Robinson discovered in researching today’s Page One story about anarchists in the region, Overman allowed police officers to view photos of protesters committing acts of violence during both marches. In each case, police used the photos to identify and arrest protesters.

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    Somewhere in the virtual world, I came across The Point, a new Blurb book that is the collaborative effort of Kirk Crippens and Michael Jang. I’m a big fan of both photographers, and I love the idea of working apart and together to create a significant project.

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    Meet Las Luchadoras by Nick Ballon – Bolivian wrestling.

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    I don’t think I’m looking for certain things. It is more the other way around, that something grabs my attention. There are times when my senses are totally focused on what’s going on around me, like someone just put me on a drug that intensifies everything. When I’m in that mode, many photos happen instinctively. Looking at my scans, in most cases I remember why I took a photo, even if I had no time to think about it when I shot it. I guess that instinct is simply an honest way of photographing strangers. I try not to judge people by taking their photo or compromising anyone’s privacy. I’m simply interested in life on the street.

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    I’m excited to announce the Conscientious Portfolio Competition 2011, the third of its kind. As before, the winner(s) will have their work featured here on this website, in the form of an extended conversation/interview. Two guest judges, Caroline von Courten (Foam Magazine) and Michael Mazzeo (Michael Mazzeo Gallery), are joining me to pick the winner(s) – and there’s a twist.

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    So here’s part two, the photographers that opened the 20th century. This is the generation of photographers who picked up the new small cameras that shot roll film and started documenting life in action. They created what we consider photojournalism out of a near vacuum:

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    The pulse-pounding, awe-inspiring images featured here are by photographers participating in PDN’s first annual Outdoor Photo Expo, a two-day event dedicated to the outdoor photography market including adventure, landscape, nature, outdoor sports, travel and wildlife. The Outdoor Photo Expo is open to not only professionals looking to sharpen their skills, but also photo enthusiasts looking to improve their image-making on their next adventure.

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    A series of desaturated landscape images shot by Bangladeshi Rasel Chowdhury has won this year’s Ian Parry Scholarship, a first for the prestigious photojournalism and documentary photography prize

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    McCandless, who was chief photographer for The Courier newspaper in Champaign-Urbana before opening his studio, said he hopes to vacate the space by the end of the month

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  • Interview With Gallerist Sidney Monroe

    Contributor Jonathan Blaustein interviews Sidney Monroe owner of the Monroe Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. JB: How did you get involved in the business? SM: It was accidental, almost. After college, I wo…

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    Jonathan Blaustein interviews Sidney Monroe owner of the Monroe Gallery in Santa Fe, NM.

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    John has been working with the Leica team in London to help build exposure for the S-System alongside the UK professional photographic community

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