Toby Buckell has posted a great piece on “survivorship bias” and new models for electronic publishing. Survivorship bias occurs when we only hear about spectacular success stories, and …
Link: Domenico Foschi: Los Angeles, Mon Amour « The Leica Camera
That is what happened to me a few years ago when I began to understand that my 25 years of exclusive commitment to large format photography was going to end. I was tired of the slow approach and I was ready for something more immediate. I needed to further shut down my logical side and give free rein to my instincts. So without much clarity and with much hesitation, I decided to throw myself into the streets of Los Angeles with an old Leica M2 and a 50 mm Summitar lens in my hands.
As Dexter Filkins suggests in the introduction to his book Photographers on War, the war was the first and last of its kind. Michael Kamber is one of the witnesses of this conflict and its endless acts of cruelty.
“When you’re in a situation where ten car bombs explode on a daily basis for eight years straight, after a while it becomes no longer just another attack,” says Kamber. “It’s a challenge to keep documenting these daily tragedies, especially when the fighting is long-range, and at best we can capture only the consequences.”
The first picture and specifications (in French) of the Leica Mini M have leaked from an unknown source. As I already reported, the “Mini M” will be an X type compact camera with a zoom lens (Leica Elmar 3.5-6.4/28-70mm ASPH), 16MP APS-C sensor and a pric
Link: Stephen Mayes resigns from agence VII | Le Journal de la Photographie
3 weeks before his last day at VII, Stephen is conscious that the agency needs new energy and he needs a new landscape. He admits being emotionally exhausted after 5 years of a challenging business and human experience. He says if he could do one more thing for this group of 23 photographers, he would like to help them go towards a completely new sustainable and expandable line of business implying new technologies.
Link: PhotoMed 2013 Gali Tibbon | Le Journal de la Photographie
This is an invitation to embark on a magical mystical tour, a glimpse into a secret world through a labyrinth of chapels and altars, a kaleidoscope of colours and textures, a unique fusion of people and cultures
“President Obama’s conciliatory gesture toward the press this week — a review of Justice Department investigations involving journalists — struck some national security reporters as closing t…
Portrait week continues with a post by Sarah Stankey… Joshua MacDonald is an artist based in Toronto Canada and holds a BFA from Ryerson School of Image Arts in Photography. His work has been exhibited at MOCCA (Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art) in T
Agence France-Presse and Getty Images have asked a New York court to reconsider its decision to reject summary judgement in regards to the statutory damages freelance photographer Daniel Morel can claim. The request for reconsideration concerns whether ‘M
Alma Lavenson, who lived through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and saw the Transamerica Pyramid erected, had a long, remarkable and largely unknown photography career.
Link: Gavin Watson Chroniques anglaises | Le Journal de la Photographie
Born in 1965 in northwest London, Gavin Watson started taking pictures at an early age. By the time he was 14 he was a skinhead, immersed in the world of Madness and Two Tone, and set about documenting the antics of his friends and especially this ‘muse’, his brother Neville
Link: Documenting thrift culture in all 50 states. – Slideshow – HaRVey2- Washington, DC
It seems thrift shopping has started to appeal to a broader audience. As a photographer, journalist, and culture enthusiast, I became fascinated by not only the people that shop at thrift stores, but by the stories I see in the donated goods available at thrift stores.
I see what you wear, I see where you vacation, who you vote for, what church you go to, even what 5K you ran. Each item tells us a little bit about ourselves, about our neighbors and about America.
Link: LeTour by Grayson west: Arts & Photography | Blurb Books
Grayson West’s Le Tour as Seen on TV is a unique playful photographic journey of the world greatest bike race. This is a must have for any cyclist or zine enthusiast. 150 copies available.
There’s nothing worse for a photojournalist than to have his or her integrity questioned. As the most recent debate about Paul Hansen’s winning World Press Photo image has shown, rumours, speculation and misinformation travels far quicker than the truth.