Canon unveiled four new PowerShot compact cameras as part of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this morning, including the uniquely designed 12.1-megapixel PowerShot N.
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Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2012
via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/winners-of-the-national-geographic-photo-contest-2012/100434/
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In evaluating the appropriateness of any image editing, I tend to ask myself what the function of the photo is, what that photo is communicating, and whether the editing alters that communication in any way. I can’t help but see this photo—altered or not—as serving primarily a marketing or promotional function
in Ethics
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Real Faces, Real People, Real Love in Vietnam
At an exhibition of Vietnam’s gay and lesbian community, Maika Elan was displeased by what she saw. The images were stereotypical — even harsh — depictions of love. Some subjects even turned their backs to the camera. So, she decided to tackle the subject
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/real-faces-real-people-real-love-in-vietnam/
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Article
FUJIFILM launches a high-speed successor to the X100 with the world’s fastest AF of 0.08 seconds
via FUJIFILM United Kingdom: http://www.fujifilm.eu/uk/news/article/news/introducing-the-new-fujifilm-x100s-1/
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Link: Pelosi’s office releases doctored photo of female lawmakers | Poynter.
“Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida emerged from the House moments too late, just as the group was dispersing. However, all was not lost; the photographer took some shots of the late arrivals, and the caucus plans to Photoshop them in”
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Link: Death of Michel Birot | Le Journal de la Photographie
“Birot was nicknamed ‘The Eye of Rugby,’ and he liked to say that rugby for him was means to enter into the family of man: ‘I chose rugby as a passion the way others chose lions in Africa or inner cities across the world. Only time gives meaning to our work.’
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Link: Death of Guy Borremans | Le Journal de la Photographie
“Without a doubt one of the most important Canadian photographers of the 20th century, Guy Borremans died on December 29. Known not only as a photographer, but also as a teacher, filmmaker and photo director, he was 78 years old.
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Extinction Tourism: Work at a Newspaper While You Still Can
As photographic careers go, Jonas Bendiksen’s has been pretty barnstorming. A member of the prestigious Magnum photo agency, awards, international solo shows, big clients such as National Geographic. Why on earth then would he choose to take a job at a lo
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/01/jonas-bendiksen/
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Sights of 2012
I’ve seen a lot of amazing sights this past year, feeling blessed and excited for what’s to come in 2013. Just got home from a holiday trip…
Link: http://elysebutler.blogspot.com/2013/01/sights-of-2012.html
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George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year
The brutal, beautiful vision of a great American storyteller.
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A Live New Year’s Eve TV Show That Didn’t Go as Planned
http://youtu.be/hPwj0jId9s8 The New Year’s Eve show for KDOC-TV Los Angeles was broadcast live (with no delay) and didn’t go exactly as planned. ALL of
via Laughing Squid: http://laughingsquid.com/a-live-new-years-eve-tv-show-that-didnt-go-as-planned/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29
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“The Wrong Side”
From 2008 to 2011, the photojournalist Jerome Sessini submerged himself in some of the most violent Mexican cities—Culiacán, Tijuana, and Ciudad …
via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2013/01/the-wrong-side-jerome-sessinis-photographs-of-mexico.html#slide_ss_0=1
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Link: Discussing Honesty in Imagery – NYTimes.com
“The American Society of Media Photographers recently discovered the transcript of an interview of W. Eugene Smith, conducted by the great portraitist Philippe Halsmann and the society’s first president”
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Link: Discussing Honesty in Imagery – NYTimes.com
“The American Society of Media Photographers recently discovered the transcript of an interview of W. Eugene Smith, conducted by the great portraitist Philippe Halsmann and the society’s first president”
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PhotoNOLA: Ben Marcin
For the next few weeks, I will be sharing work that seen at PhotoNOLA…. Photographer Ben Marcin was born in Augsburg, Germany which might explain his nod to creating typologies that have their roots in Bernd and Hilla Bechers’ territory. Ben has a nu
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Bored, Lonely Japanese Man Becomes a ‘War Tourist’ in Syria
Calling himself “a combination of samurai and kamikaze,” a Japanese truck driver is so bored with life at home that takes vacations in Syria, photographing the war from the front lines.
via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/01/bored-lonely-japanese-man-becomes-war-tourist-syria/60531/
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In Bahrain, cameras are weapons
How the government crackdown has led to the arrests of those documenting the protests.
via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/01/03/in-bahrain-cameras-are-weapons/?wprss=rss_world
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Justin Beiber Wants Stronger Anti-Paparazzi Law After Photographer’s Death
Justin Beiber today called for new legislation after the death of a photographer who was hit by a car after crossing a busy highway on foot to photograph the star’s Ferrari last night.
via NPPA: https://nppa.org/node/27145
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A Look Inside North Korea
via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/a-look-inside-north-korea/100432/