We’ve recently been incredibly inspired by a handful of photographers who are giving back to their communities in ways that go far beyond the occasional volunteer day or pro bono assignment. From a celebrity photographer who started a grassroots revolutio
There are some iconic images that stick in our minds when we reflect on the past 11 years about Iraq. Perhaps footage of US contractors who were killed and dragged through the streets of Fallujah. Or George W. Bush ducking a flying shoe during a press con
It’s now been more than a decade since digital imaging hit its stride and changed the way in which we do photography. Back in the day, I was convinced that the future lay in Full Frame digital. Then, and even now, full frame was very expensive, much more so than APS-C, and although prices have dropped over-all, it’s still a rule of silicon manufacturing that larger sensors cost more to make. A lot more. It also has been a long-held popular belief, by myself as well, that a larger sensor is necessary for top image quality.
The narrow aperture is as salient as the face behind it, while the blinds on each side make a thick frame designed to obscure. The message is clear: what you see through the aperture of the camera is not the whole picture.
It’s not only the season of giving. It’s your last chance to make a tax-deductible donation to a non-profit that you can list on your 2013 tax form. That’s why many of the non-profits that support new photographic work and photographic education are curre
NPPA’s general counsel Mickey H. Osterreicher, along with additional representatives from a media coalition who are protesting the lack of photographers’ access to President Barack Obama, today met with the Administration’s press secretary Jay Carney and
As a self-appointed pundit, I spend a fair amount of time criticizing the photography industry, but I have a little secret…I love photography! And 2013 brought yet another year full of strange, interesting and inspiring moments in photography. Let’s go on
When mostly Christian militias loyal to the ousted president launched an attack on the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, on the morning of Dec. 5, the Associated Press photographer Jerome Delay was in his hotel. Cut off from his driver because of the fighting, Mr. Delay walked and caught rides from pro-government forces instead.
Link: Q&A: Robert Nickelsberg on a Distant War | PROOF
In his new book, Afghanistan: A Distant War, veteran photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg offers a vivid close-up of the past quarter-century of Afghan history. As a photographer for Time Magazine, Nickelsberg first observed Afghanistan emerge from an eight-year war against the Soviet Union and then descend into a brutal civil war followed by a Taliban takeover. Since 2001, he’s continued going back to chronicle what he calls America’s War. He has documented things many Afghans themselves never experienced firsthand, and earned an unusually deep understanding of this complex country.
I have to admit I didn’t get too worked up when the Sony A7 and A7R were released. The last time I wrote about Sony it was how there were so few lenses for the NEX system years after introduction. So now we’re going to a system requiring a whole new len
BagNews offers its top 10 news photos of the year. Featuring the work of Todd Heisler, Charles Dharapak, Paul Hansen, Chip Somodevilla, Charles Dharapak, Thomas Rassloff, Jonathan Ernst, Pete Souza and Jason Reed.
Hiroto Sekiguchi Living in Online [ EPF 2013 SHORTLIST ] His name is Yuki and my high school mate. He was a shy but cheerful boy with sense of humor. After graduation, he studied hard and entered w…
In an exchange yesterday with reporters over why press pool photographers were kept away from President Barack Obama on his trip to Nelson Mandela’s funeral last week, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney ducked, dodged–and said times have changed. “Thi
This is the portion of the White House Briefing of Thursday December 12, 2013, where White House press secretary Jay Carney answered reporters’ questions about the lack of access to President Obama by photographers: