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Application deadlines for photography grants worth between $1,000 and $5,000 are approaching.
Application deadlines for photography grants worth between $1,000 and $5,000 are approaching.
The sphere was awash in cartoons and illustrations yesterday in response to the lethal attack on the French political cartoonist and satirist publication, Charlie Hebdo. This is a summary of the primary examples with some thoughts.
via Reading The Pictures: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2015/01/pathos-to-politics-compassion-to-poison-the-cartoonists-response-to-the-charlie-hebdo-terror-attack/
A new book depicts Alec Soth’s travels across the country over the course of two years in search of how we stay connected in the age of social media.
via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2015/01/08/lost-and-found-connections-in-alec-soths-american-songbook/
I was recently quoted as saying, “I don’t give a shit” if Instagram has more users than Twitter…
via Medium: https://medium.com/@ev/a-mile-wide-an-inch-deep-48f36e48d4cb
Subtitled “To restore the First Amendment Rights of Photographers.” A bill introduced by Steve Stockman (Republican from Texas) in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 2nd. Read it here. Won’t take you long—it’s short. Mike (Thanks to Jim Hughes).
via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2015/01/hr5893-the-ansel-adams-act.html
Daniel Chauche, born to a French father and an American mother in 1951, found his true calling in photography. He studied art at the University of Florida where, in 1979, he earned a Masters degree in Fine Arts, which he then taught. At 25, Chauche moved to Guatemala. He arrived in late 1975 with his ex-wife, an anthropologist, and settled in Escuintla. Following the 1976 earthquake, they became deeply involved with the local community.
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via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/projects/60368-malaga
celluloid appears to be making a comeback
Fujifilm has officially announced the 16-55mm f/2.8, a lens that the world has known of since last year when Fuji released a detailed roadmap of upcoming
via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/01/06/fujifilm-16-55mm-f2-8-strong-silent-lens-designed-photojournalists-mind/
Beginning January 8th, Anastasia Photo presents Fashion Lust, documentary photographer, Dina Litovsky’s first solo show in the United States. For decades, Fashion Week has been the ultimate, highly exclusive pageant for the fashion aristocracy. Held twice a year in Paris, Milan, New York and London, its visibility has exploded in recent years with the skyrocketing prevalence of digital cameras and fashion blogs—giving the general public access to this previously private event. Through live social media coverage of the runways, the audience at home has become the new front row VIPs.
James Risen of The New York Times took the stand but did not answer any questions that could help the Justice Department identify his confidential sources.
Chris Steele-Perkins A Place in the Country For a long time I have been photographing England in a series of books and essays and for a long time I have wanted to photograph life in an English Coun…
via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2015/01/chris-steele-perkins-a-place-in-the-country/
The Nikkor 400mm f/2.8E FL ED VR is a new $12,000 lens for sports and wildlife photographers. One of the new features to appear in the lens is a vibration
via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/01/05/heres-look-vr-sport-stabilization-nikons-new-12000-400mm-f2-8-lens/
Kosuke Okahara wanted viewers of his photo project about self-injury to connect with its subjects. So he sent copies of the book around the world, collecting greetings.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/a-photo-book-for-its-subjects/
A lifestyle + music blog in Athens, Georgia.
Link: http://www.arrowheadvintage.com/2014/12/70s-rock-stars-in-their-parents-homes.html
Naples Central Station. A morning like any other, departing trains, luggage, motions. But this is not a train like everyone else, the White train is leaving. One destination Lourdes. In the corridors of wagons, you may hear voices of children, their tears
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/projects/54058-journey-of-faith
What is the current state of the professional photography industry in the United States? Back in April 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released
via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/01/04/maps-showing-pro-photography-landscape-united-states/
The tendency to listen to the holy music of the self is reflected not only in the selfie stick, but also in apps like Snapchat and Instagram, which pose a profound challenge for media companies.
Despite slow mobile internet connections, high prices, and constant governmental censorship of the media, Iranians are frantically buying smartphones, tablets, flat screen TVs, Western beauty products, and more — in ultramodern hypermarkets
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/thomas-cristofoletti-iran-s-booming-consumer-culture
There was no action in the TCU locker room before the 1957 Cotton Bowl, but what Marvin Newman photographed there is as close to the essence of sports as anything that happens on a playing field
via Sports Illustrated Longform: http://www.si.com/longform/cotton-bowl/index.html#full