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In ‘Act of Valor,’ a Secret Military World, Approved for Public Viewing
Much chatter, and some complaints, among the military and veterans about a new film featuring active-duty Seals, “Act of Valor.”
via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/in-act-of-valor-a-secret-military-world-approved-for-public-viewing/?pagewanted=all
“One of these days if you keep publishing how you do this, the other guy’s going be there ready for you and you’re going to fly in and he’s going to shoot down every damn helicopter and kill every one of your Seals,” General Vaught said. “Get the hell out of the media!”
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A deputy picture editor for The Daily Telegraph’s website has been caught arguing that editorial staff is not required to gain clearance for the use of images online due to the nature of the industry, BJP can report.
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The new crop of world press winners is out and as in every year many reflections come to mind.
Reminiscent of Eugene Smith’s Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath , the winning image, from Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda lacks all the required W’s that makes a great news photograph. By looking at it, you have no idea who,where, when, or why this picture was taken. It’s only after a required reading that you finally find out. Then you can return to the image. But even after, it is hard to connect. Mostly because there is a total lack of visible faces, making it hard to understand the feelings.tagged Samuel Arandain Contests -
Lens Culture is pleased to present the winning photos here. Our high-resolution slideshow of the winning images shows the most detail.
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Photojournalist Patrick Baz was one of the judges in this year’s World Press Photo. With authorisation from the organisers, he took to Twitter to give unprecedented insights into the judging. BJP selects some of his best tweets.
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A Painterly World Press Photo Winner
Samuel Aranda had to slip into Yemen carefully as he covered last year’s unrest. His patience was rewarded today when one of his images was chosen Photo of the Year by World Press Photo.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/a-painterly-world-press-photo-winner/?pagewanted=all
“I got back to my place and I saw the photo in the screen and I was like, ‘Wow,’” Mr. Aranda said. “The woman is not just crying. It was something more. You can feel that the woman is really strong.”
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Two Wars, Seen Many Ways
Originally conceived as a fund-raiser for Joao Silva, “Conflict Zone” — which opens in New York on Friday — has become a collaborative effort to show the humanity in war. The New York show is dedicated to Chris Hondros, who believed in photographing shared human experiences.
via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/two-wars-seen-many-ways/
“Conflict Zone,” an exhibition of conflict photography opening Friday at the New York City Fire Museum, has gone through several versions. The project was originally conceived in fall 2010 as a fundraiser for Joao Silva, who had just been injured in Afghanistan while on assignment for The New York Times.
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Featuring Pulitzer Prize winners Preston Gannaway and Rick Loomis, Emmy Award winner Paula Lerner, along with Todd Maisel, Chris Usher, Angela Rowlings, Edward Greenberg, Stan Wolfson, and Rita Reed.
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photographer Dina Douglas has come forward with some details regarding her dispute, and eventual settlement, with Shepard Fairey over Fairey’s usage of her image of a cancer survivor
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LightBox | Time
Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time
via Time: https://time.com/section/lightbox/
Roger Ballen’s photographs are as much alluring as they are unsettling. For nearly 50 years, Ballen has used photography to explore some of the most upsetting parts of the psyche—and, in that period, he has created some of the most exquisite and unique images of everything from people and skeletons to animals and nature.
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While the law no longer has language specifically addressing photography or video recording, both opponents and supporters of the law say that its intent is to prevent videos of farm operations from being made. Under the law, fraudulently entering a farm would be punishable by up to 1 year in prison and a $1,500 fine.
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The Delta images have been created for a book titled “New Delta Rising”, distributed by the University Press of Mississippi. The photographs are the result of nine trips to the Delta over two years, a total of 12 weeks and more than 10,000 miles in search of people and their stories.
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