Link: PDN Pulse » Blog Archive » Photogs Dish Anonymously About Clients’ Rates Via New Tumblr Site
Still in its infancy, the site, Who Pays Photographers, is based on a similar Tumblr, Who Pays Writers, which, you guessed it, lists fees paid to writers. According to the anonymous founder of Who Pays Photographers, the response has been a bit overwhelming, indicating a serious interest among photographers to talk about, and read about, the fees clients pay for photographic work.
Link: ISHU PATEL | MY TIME WITH HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON
Next day early morning we took an auto rickshaw to the city centre. Suddenly he was a different person. While we passed through the narrow streets into alley ways, and from bazaars into crowded markets, he made himself as inconspicuous as possible, the entire time shooting pictures. He carried no shoulder-bags so that he could move very freely in the crowded areas. He never wore his camera around his neck like most photographers do. Instead, if he was not taking pictures even for a short period of time, he covered his little Leica with a handkerchief and kept walking and looking for interesting situations to photograph. Once he noticed something he liked, he disappeared so fast I had to look for him. Just when I locked on to him, he was gone again. He walked so fast that by the time someone knew that they had been photographed, he was gone.
Link: Photos of Children From Around the World With Their Most Prized Possessions | Feature Shoot
Shot over a period of 18 months, Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s project Toy Stories compiles photos of children from around the world with their prized possesions—their toys. Galimberti explores the universality of being a kid amidst the diversity of the countless corners of the world; saying, “at their age, they are pretty all much the same; they just want to play.”
Link: United Nations report suggests Hamas may have killed Palestinian infant Omar Mishrawi
it turns out that, according to a new United Nations draft report from the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the explosive that killed Omar Mishrawi may have actually been fired by the Gaza-based militant group Hamas
Link: lens culture: Hungarian Sea by Michal Solarski
these images are my attempt to create what my parents failed to do. I try to see the world through the eyes of a little boy who used to holiday there with his parents and sister over twenty years ago
Link: lens culture: Echoes of Lofoten by Hebe Robinson
Around 1950, families in small and remote fishing villages in Lofoten, Northern Norway, were offered a lump sum from the Government to leave their homes and relocate to more central places. They also committed never to return and resettle.
So if you’ve decided that you want to foray into the crazy world of photo assisting, whether it’s to earn some money or your photo stripes or both, here are a few tips I’ve learned on how to succeed as a photo assistant, thanks to my six years of assisting photographers like Sheila Metzer, Finely MacKay and Doug Menuez.
Link: L E N S C R A T C H: Carol Golemboski: The Psychometry App
You may remember Carol Golemboski’s terrific work from her 2007 Project Competition win by CENTER in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Carol is a photographer who uses antiquated objects as metaphors in carefully staged scenes. Her creative process is defined by printing techniques involving complex darkroom manipulations.
Link: PDN Pulse » Blog Archive » Park Officials Block Effort to Name Lawn For Slain Photojournalist Chris Hondros
On March 9, however, several people who had submitted Hondros’s name received an email signed by Nancy Webster of Brooklyn Bridge Park, saying the Park was looking only for names that described aspects of the park
Link: Documenting West Texas And Big Bend National Park : The Picture Show : NPR
For those simply passing through, it can be hard to capture the spirit of the place — which is why photographer James H. Evans moved there in 1988, and has never left.
Link: Yuri Kozyrev from Afghanistan: The U.S. Fade — BagNews
I look at the combination of those red and blue storage containers set against the white snow (and grey-white sky) and I can’t help thinking that if the red, white and blue doesn’t run, it sure can fade.
Link: The Kumbh Mela in 2013: One Photographer’s View – LightBox
Witnessing literally millions of faithful pilgrims coming into contact with waters they consider holy was a deeply emotional experience for me — a once-in-a-lifetime experience on an inconceivably grand scale.
In the wake of Hugo Chavez’s death, it seems appropriate to take a look back at Christopher Anderson’s Capitolio, “a cinematic journey through the shadows of Caracas, Venezuela during ‘revolution.’” The book, although published four years ago, remains a relevant and poignent capturing of a vibrant city “ripping apart at the seams under the stress of popular unrest.”
Now Sigma has rounded out the product line though the addition of the atypical SIGMA DP3 Merrill with its 50mm f2.8 MACRO lens. You can find all technical’s information on Sigma’s mini site. From what we can see, the DP line has found great press around the world, especially the DP2 Merrill. So, what does this new camera bring to the table?