Social Media, Where Sports Fans Congregate and Misogyny Runs Amok
Two sports journalists decided to publicly address the vile messages they receive on social media, comments like “please kill yourself I will provide the bleach.”
Two sports journalists decided to publicly address the vile messages they receive on social media, comments like “please kill yourself I will provide the bleach.”
In the category “Sports News” of the 12th edition of CHIPP (China International Press Photo Contest), four photographers were awarded. In the single image category, the first three prizes “Gold”, “Silver” and “Bronze” were awarded respectively to Sascha Fromm (Caught in the Nest), Daria Isaeva (Unlucky Champion) et David Ramos (Iron Man). One awardsof excellence were given to Matthias Schrader (Judging).
In the category stories of « Sports News » of the 12th edition of CHIPP (China International Press Photo Contest), four photographers were awarded. In the single image category, the first three prizes “Gold”, “Silver” and “Bronze” were awarded respectively to Simon Moricz-Sabjan (Street extreme exercises), Kirill Kudryavtsev (Dark Snow) and Alexey Filippov (Opposition). One award of excellence were given to Li Ga (The 53rd Table Tennis World Championship).
“Our jobs have become more dangerous and harder to come as our profession faces economic and technological change,” says Marcus Mabry, president of the Overseas Press Club of America and the managing editor of Twitter Moments. “We gather tonight not to bemoan this reality, but to confront it. Our role as journalists is to bear witness, and ensure that suffering is not in silence, injustice is not unknown.”
Camilo Ramirez’s work reveals the post-oil spill landscape of the United States’ Gulf Coast. His images, though somewhat humorous at times, talk about the serious topic of the current state of our environment. Through his photographs, he questions the way
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2016/04/camilo-ramirez/
Photographer Lynn Goldsmith’s studio says the Smithsonian Institution violated copyright of her 1993 portrait of Prince last week by distributing the image to the media without permission. The musician died April 21, and the following day, the Smithsonian
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2016/04/national-gallerys-use-prince-portrait-infringes-copyright-photog-claims.html
Romke Hoogwaerts, founder of the experimental photography publication Mossless, has returned to Kickstarter to raise funds for Mossless Issue 4: Public/Private/Portrait. A collaboration with the ICP, issue 4 is focused on the way the portraiture and the idea of the private vs. public self has changed. It’s shaping up on to be Mossless’ biggest endeavor yet, which is no small feat, considering the quality of Hoogweaerts’ last issue, The United States.
As the Second Annual Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards draw to a close, we are thrilled to announce our five winners, selected from about one thousand exemplary submissions from around the world. This year, our esteemed jurors collectively awarded
via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2016/04/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2nd-annual-feature-shoot-emerging-photography-awards/
Seven photojournalists received the prestigious international OCP Awards
via Time: http://time.com/4309865/overseas-press-club-award-2016/
Light Field photography has been around for a while but has yet to see mass adoption. We spoke with Lytro CEO Jason Rosenthal to learn more
via Kaptur: http://kaptur.co/10-questions-ceo-jason-rosenthal/
Penelope Umbrico is one of the most forward-thinking, successful photographic artists working today. I heard her speak at the Filter Festival in Chicago last year, and she was kind enough to agree to an extensive interview earlier this year. You can see h
via A Photo Editor: http://aphotoeditor.com/2016/04/27/penelope-umbrico-interview/
Throughout the 1930s, the United States contended not only with the Great Depression but also with a nationwide panic surrounding traffic safety. In 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt penned a letter to state governors, imploring them to curtail “t
via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2016/04/astonishing-photos-of-car-wrecks-in-the-1930s/
One of our favorite artists, and former cover artist, Eric Yahnker has some of the best art show names in the game. “Steve Jobs’ Day Off” is the name…
Link: http://www.juxtapoz.com/news/painting/steve-jobs-day-off-a-show-by-eric-yahnker/
Rura is the story of a small town called Strzemieszyce Małe, whose fate changed with the construction of one of the biggest industrial sites from the Communist era in Poland. Destined to be erased to the ground, as it was located right next to the planned steelworks, the town was eventually left untouched because the about 800 inhabitants refused to leave
In the category stories of « Nature & Environment News » of the 12th edition of CHIPP (China International Press Photo Contest), five photographers were awarded. In the single image category, the first three prizes “Gold”, “Silver” and “Bronze” were awarded respectively to Lucy Nicholson (California Drought from Above), Mauricio Lima (Munduruku Daily Life) and Mahdi Barchian (When Hope Dries up. Two awards of excellence were given to Giles Clarke (The Recyclers of Port-Au-Prince) and Hossein Fatemi (Should I Stay Or Should I Go).
Being one of the masters that since the fifties had been marked an era in the Italian photography, Roiter always sought an extreme graphic power, a unique light, the idea of beauty and a keen interest in the design of space in his images.
The flood of Kurdish refugees into Turkey compelled a young photographer to ditch school and travel to the border with Syria, where he documented Kurdish fighters clashing with the Islamic State.
Getty Images files E.U. complaint against search giant
This is a guest post by photographer and educator Todd Bigelow. The original piece appeared here. The passing of Prince last week gave the world pause to consider the nearly peerless artistic success and untimely death of an iconic musician. He was renown
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2016/04/i-wish-more-photographers-were-like-prince/
What happens when precious repositories of intimacy are scattered or sold — and then found by a stranger?