American Photojournalist Shot In Thai Violence
James Nachtwey continued working after being shot
via Time: http://world.time.com/2014/02/01/american-photojournalist-shot-in-thai-violence/
James Nachtwey continued working after being shot
via Time: http://world.time.com/2014/02/01/american-photojournalist-shot-in-thai-violence/
60,000 miles, 32 days at sea, 400 rolls of film — British photographer Jon Tonks went through a lot to capture life and the remains of an empire on four of the most isolated islands in the world
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/jon-tonks-empire-a-personal-history-of-british-dominion#slide-2
An interview with Russian photographer Alexander Gronsky, who discusses his book, “Pastoral: Moscow Suburbs”, a variety of interpretations, and the intuitive creative processes behind his work
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/alexander-gronsky-pastoral-moscow-suburbs
Like a failed science-fiction utopia, this Apartheid-era residential tower has become the city’s “focal point [of] dreams and nightmares, seen as refuge or monstrosity, dreamland or dystopia, a lightning rod for a society’s hopes and fears…”
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/mikhael-subotzky-ponte-city-a-portrait-of-johannesburg#slide-18
The limited edition Leica Monochrom “Ralph Gibson” camera is (was) priced at 21,000 Euros (around $28,000). A total of 35 units were produced and my understanding is that they all sold out very quickly, just like any other Leica special edition model. Add
Normally I’m fairly patient with these requests, but the email I received today kind of cracked me up. So instead of answering the two questions with a “yes” and “no” (journalism students take note, try not to ask questions that can be answered with a sim
NPPA is offering tuition grants to professional still photographers for its 2014 line-up of educational programming, the organization’s executive director Chip Deale announced today.
via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/nppa-2014-tuition-grants-pro-still-photographers
Link: Joshua Zucker: Storytelling on the Streets of Los Angeles « The Leica Camera
Joshua Zucker is a 21-year-old, Los Angeles based photographer and videographer. Before graduating high school, Joshua won three national awards for his documentary film work. Since then, he has been employed full-time by Vans, Woodward Films, and Flip Skateboards
Lucas Foglia photographed the effects of a mining boom in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming.
via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2014/01/lucas-foglias-frontcountry.html#slide_ss_0=1
The survey results are OUT. The Photographer’s Outlook on 2014, our second annual survey, reveals insights from over 5,700 photographers worldwide on their top business goals and challenges for 2014, plus how they plan to market their work and spend money
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2014/01/survey-results-photographers-expect-2014/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29
Chicago-based photographer Lisa Lindvay opens the door to her home in an intimate portrait of a family coping with mental illness. Though Lindvay’s mother is absent, the signs of her struggle are present in every frame, each image heavy with abandon and q
via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/01/lisa-lindvay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lisa-lindvay
Virginian photographer Matt Eich examines the world of Louisiana “gator country,” capturing those who hunt, farm, and live off of the scaly, prehistoric creatures of the deep South. Considered the largest animal in North America, the centuries-old industr
via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/01/matt-eich/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-eich
Link: Conservation Journal | PDN Photo of the Day
“Conservation Journal: Photographs by Jason Houston” explores the complex dynamics at the intersections of nature and culture,”
I don’t know what it is about large format work (in this case and 8×10). There is another level of emotion, of light quality, of detail that makes photographs more evocative. Perhaps it’s the slowed down nature of image making, where everything is consi
Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time
via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/01/30/fire-and-ice-in-kiev/#1
Aside from a few notorious individuals—Henry Ford, perhaps, or Bernie Madoff—few people get to experience life at society’s top and bottom. Chris Arnade is an exception. Two years…
via the literate lens: http://theliteratelens.com/2014/01/29/bronx-tales-an-interview-with-chris-arnade/
Link: Scars, Visible and Invisible, in Bosnia
Matteo Bastianelli moved to Sarajevo, the capital, in 2009, drawn to stories he had heard on previous visits. He spent the next four years working on “The Bosnian Identity,” a dark project that explores the hidden emotional wounds left by the 1992-95 war that changed the country. He sought to ask what it meant to move on after enduring such ravaging violence.
via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/01/ukraines-prime-minister-resigns-anti-protest-laws-repealed/100670/
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Link: Randy Taylor: A photographer tries to save his 40-year archive of photographs damaged by Hurricane Sandy (PHOTOS).
The stories that continue to surface about the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy include photographer Randy Taylor, who lost almost the entire archive of his work that spanned nearly 40 years as a result of the deadly storm.
Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time
via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/01/28/when-photographs-of-atrocities-dont-shock/#1