• Photokina 2014: Panasonic Intros Lumix LX100, GM5

    At Photokina 2014, Panasonic unveiled the 4K-recording LX100 plus the new mirrorless GM5.

    via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2014/09/photokina-2014-panasonic-lumix-lx100-hands-preview.html

    Beyond 4K video recording, the LX100 looks to be fast too, with a burst mode of 11fps. It uses the same contrast AF sensor that’s found in the GH4 which, along with the company’s Depth from Defocus technology, gives the LX100 the ability to lock AF in .14 seconds and track AF during 5fps burst shooting. Native ISO ranges from 200-25,600 and can be pushed down to 100.


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  • Official: Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Pancake

    Incredibly lightweight, the EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM is a fast and versatile lens with advanced AF and superior optics. With a 35mm equivalent focal length of 38mm,

    via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2014/09/official-canon-ef-s-24mm-f2-8-stm-pancake/

    Beyond 4K video recording, the LX100 looks to be fast too, with a burst mode of 11fps. It uses the same contrast AF sensor that’s found in the GH4 which, along with the company’s Depth from Defocus technology, gives the LX100 the ability to lock AF in .14 seconds and track AF during 5fps burst shooting. Native ISO ranges from 200-25,600 and can be pushed down to 100.


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  • Official: Canon EOS 7D Mark II

    The Canon EOS 7D Mark II digital SLR camera is designed to meet the demands of photographers and videographers who want a camera that can provide a wide range o

    via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2014/09/official-canon-eos-7d-mark-ii/

    Beyond 4K video recording, the LX100 looks to be fast too, with a burst mode of 11fps. It uses the same contrast AF sensor that’s found in the GH4 which, along with the company’s Depth from Defocus technology, gives the LX100 the ability to lock AF in .14 seconds and track AF during 5fps burst shooting. Native ISO ranges from 200-25,600 and can be pushed down to 100.


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  • Everything you need to know about the new Nikon D750 DSLR camera – Nikon Rumors

    Here is a long list on everything you need to know about the new Nikon D750 camera. Feel free to add to the comments section if I have missed something. If you have any other questions, you can post them in the [NR] forum. The Nikon D750 is only 10g light

    via Nikon Rumors: http://nikonrumors.com/2014/09/14/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-nikon-d750-dslr-camera.aspx/

    Beyond 4K video recording, the LX100 looks to be fast too, with a burst mode of 11fps. It uses the same contrast AF sensor that’s found in the GH4 which, along with the company’s Depth from Defocus technology, gives the LX100 the ability to lock AF in .14 seconds and track AF during 5fps burst shooting. Native ISO ranges from 200-25,600 and can be pushed down to 100.


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  • MEP: Pascal Maitre Incroyable Afrique

    A few years ago after an exhibition in Istanbul, a journalist from Géo magazine told me about a photographer who wanted to come to Africa and follow me around in Porto-Novo, where I live. This was the first time I heard about Pascal Maitre.


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  • Leica Lens Bracelets

    Fancy some Leica bling in the form of a lens bracelet? The site Lens Bracelet (lensbracelet.com) (link is external) can help you out! They currently have a version of the Summicron-M 50mm f/2 (link is external) and Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 (link is external) lenses. They’re made of 100% silicone rubber with authentic looking yellow/white impressions of the actual lens markings, complete with grip ridges – and sell for $15 USD each!


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  • When Will Medium Format Return?

    I’m going to keep banging this medium format drum. Why? Because life without medium format sucks. Maybe I’m just crazy, but I want my local restaurants back. I want more options on the table. I want this Bronica on my desk to be digital and I can’t, for the life of me, figure out why no one has done it yet. We are 15+ years into the digital photography revolution and medium format options keep getting smaller instead of larger. Someone needs to step into this game and shake it up.


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  • Quiet, Haunting Photos of Vanishing Villages in China’s Rural Countryside – Feature Shoot

    In his project The Degradation of Villages, Chinese photographer Wang Yuanling gives us a glimpse into a vanishing world. China’s near miraculous economic transformation has resulted in the largest internal migration in human history. As over 160 million

    via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/09/quiet-haunting-photos-vanishing-villages-chinas-rural-countryside/

    In his project The Degradation of Villages, Chinese photographer Wang Yuanling gives us a glimpse into a vanishing world. China’s near miraculous economic transformation has resulted in the largest internal migration in human history


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  • Super Mean Mario

    YouTuber Pastek pasted Super Mario into a bunch of FAIL videos. Video above, GIF below.

    via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2014/09/11/super-mean-mario.html

    YouTuber Pastek pasted Super Mario into a bunch of FAIL videos


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  • Nikon D750 full frame DSLR camera announced – Nikon Rumors

    The Nikon D750 full frame DSLR camera is now officially announced (price: $2,299.95, $3,239.96 with 24-120mm f/4 lens, see all re-order options here). Additional information: Bring your vision to life with Nikon’s first full-frame D-SLR to feature a tilti

    via Nikon Rumors: http://nikonrumors.com/2014/09/12/nikon-d750-full-frame-dslr-camera-announced.aspx/

    Full-frame freedom, outstanding agility and the convenience of built-in Wi-Fi


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  • Nikon’s New D750 Brings Several Firsts to the FX Line | PDNPulse

    Nikon’s new D750 offers a host of new features for Nikon FX format DSLRS including Wi-Fi and a tiltable LCD.

    via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2014/09/nikon-d750-dslr-camera.html

    Situated between the D610 and D810, the D750 will have several firsts for Nikon’s full frame lineup including a new 24.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, Wi-Fi capability, a vari-angle LCD and a new build that makes it the thinnest DSLR in the company’s lineup.


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  • LightBox | Time

    Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time

    via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/09/12/lightbox-follow-friday-jeff-riedel-polariods/#1

    This week on #LightBoxFF, we speak to commercial and editorial photographer Jeff Riedel, (@jeff_riedel_polariods) whose meticulous approach to photography has not only landed his work on the pages of GQ, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and Vogue, but has also helped him accumulate a massive collection of Polaroids, which he has used for years to test and fine-tune variables during shoots and is now posting to his Instagram feed.


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  • In Iran, Mothers Dream of Missing Sons

    In visions and doorways, Iranian mothers hold out hope their sons will one day return three decades after going missing in the war with Iraq.

    via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/in-iran-mothers-dream-of-missing-sons/

    This week on #LightBoxFF, we speak to commercial and editorial photographer Jeff Riedel, (@jeff_riedel_polariods) whose meticulous approach to photography has not only landed his work on the pages of GQ, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and Vogue, but has also helped him accumulate a massive collection of Polaroids, which he has used for years to test and fine-tune variables during shoots and is now posting to his Instagram feed.


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  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Edward Colver’s “Idle Worship @ Lethal Amounts, LA

    Between 1978-1984, photographer Edward Colver documented the Los Angeles underground scenes and subcultures that included the adolescent beginnings of…

    Link: http://www.juxtapoz.com/photography/edward-colver-s-idle-worship-lethal-amounts-la

    Between 1978-1984, photographer Edward Colver documented the Los Angeles underground scenes and subcultures that included the adolescent beginnings of punk, hardcore, New Wave, Industrial, thrash, ETC. Photographing relentlessly, Colver shot thousands of bands that would later become the most iconic musicians of their generation and genres. On September 20th in Los Angeles, Lethal Amounts will be presenting Colver’s work in an exhibition entitled Idle Worship.


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  • Facing ISIS and Evil in Iraq

    Spurred by scenes of northern Iraq’s refugee crisis, Lynsey Addario soon found the story had become about the battle with violent Islamic fundamentalists.

    via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/facing-isis-and-evil-in-iraq/

    Between 1978-1984, photographer Edward Colver documented the Los Angeles underground scenes and subcultures that included the adolescent beginnings of punk, hardcore, New Wave, Industrial, thrash, ETC. Photographing relentlessly, Colver shot thousands of bands that would later become the most iconic musicians of their generation and genres. On September 20th in Los Angeles, Lethal Amounts will be presenting Colver’s work in an exhibition entitled Idle Worship.


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  • A Conversation With Martin Parr

    [slidepress gallery=’martinparr_conversation’]Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls A Conversation With Martin Parrplay this essay David Alan Harvey: What I …

    via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2014/09/a-conversation-with-martin-parr/

    When I try a new technique, I always do it first on the beach. There are about six phases of my photography career, black and white, then wide angle with medium format, etc., etc., but I always try them out on the beach first because it’s like an experimental laboratory for me. You have all these people, you can do different things, so this is no exception. It is really like the last chapter of exploration. So inevitably, therefor, I begin at the beach first.


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  • Coup de Cœur ANI 2014 Mingo Venero

    Many of the sub-Saharan migrants have tried and are still trying to reach Europe from Morocco jumping the border fences of Ceuta and Melilla or embarking on a boat to cross the Strait of Gibraltar


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  • Coup de Cœur ANI 2014 Zsofia Palyi

    Bathers stand in Lake Balaton, in moment of timelessness. At first glance, the scenery reminds us of a coastal resort with its endless horizon, but on closer examination, the characters reveal their real identity with their faces, clothes and accessories. The Eastern European flavour is tangible, although it is fading away day by day. Still, after its trick on the viewers’ minds is exposed, Balaton remains only a lake, but, ironically, locals continue to call it the Hungarian Sea


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  • Perpignan 2014: Coup de Cœur ANI, Juan Ramon Robles

    Each ceasefire is a very active period with people running to their houses and taking anything that might be useful. Others look for their dead who couldn’t find a safe place and who have ultimately died because Israeli bombs gave them an inappropriate burial.


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  • Perpignan 2014: 30 Historic Amateur Photographs

    “Since its inception, photojournalism has competed with the movies, then television, and always seems to have been facing a crisis,” says Samuel Bollendorff in the introduction to the fascinating exhibition Amateurs à la Une (Front-Page Amateurs), now on view at the Visa Pour L’Image festival in Perpignan


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