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Ronald Day en route to work, NYC. © Ed Kashi / VII Photo – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – R…
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Link: Death of Michelle Vignes | Le Journal de la Photographie
Michelle Vignes had a burning passion for social documentary photography and used it not only to create important bodies of work but to support other emerging and established photographers through the two organizations she co-founded: The International Fund for Photography and Fotovision. She passed away on Thurdsay, October 5th.
The photographer Matt Black shot a remote town in southern Mexico that’s sliding down a mountain — a heart-wrenching story that illustrates the consequences of colonialism and modernity.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/08/a-dust-bowl-for-columbus-day/
Link: Gypsies. Different People, Just Like Us. | Feature Shoot
Beyond the stereotypes and cliches, little is known to most of the world of the customs and traditions of the Gypsies. Traditionally perceived as strangers, surrounded by distrust, they have always existed in isolated groups on the margins of developing European communities. But their contribution to the general cultural heritage, especially in music, dance and various handicrafts, is unquestionable.
An alleged copyright infringer appears to have gotten his just desserts from Facebook, which has summarily removed his Facebook fan page. But the story highlights the lack of transparency in Facebook’s policy regarding its handling of infringement claims.
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/10/facebook-copyright-takedown-justice-or-injustice.html
“You’re not a threat and you are doing a public service but just be careful next time,” FBI Agent David Pileggi to Michael Galindo, who took a photo of a thundercloud over an oil …
A new EOS 7D Mark II mention A new EOS 7D Mark II is rumored to be announced some time in January, 2013. The camera would take the place of the 7D and 60D.
via Canon Rumors: http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/10/canon-eos-7d-mark-ii-rumors-surface-cr1/
I first met Damion Berger a number of years ago at Review LA, hosted by Center. He was sharing his wonderful underwater images from his project, The Deep End. I was happy to learn that he now has a monograph of the work, published by Schilt Publishing a
World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch have announced the call for applications for the second annual Tim Hetherington Grant, named for the photojournalist who was killed by a rocket attack in Libya in April, 2011. The €20,000 ($26,000) grant supports p
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/10/call-for-applications-e20000-tim-hetherington-grant.html
Stefan Zsaitsits was born in 1981 in Hainburg/Donau in Lower Austria where he currently lives and works as a painter and fine a…
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Robert Benson modified his Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR camera and attached a Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0 lens: This has been my obsession for more than a two months, and its now complete. The camera above is (was) a Canon 5dmk2. I wanted to use Leica rangefin
These days, there’s no shortage of grisly images coming out of Mexico thanks to the brutal and ever-present War on Drugs. But Brito’s work stands out because he seems to treat the cadavers as one with the landscape. There is a certain sense of…
Link: Atlanta: Arthur Grace America 101 | Le Journal de la Photographie
In America 101, Grace draws 101 pictures from his rich personal archive of the United States to assemble a visual crash course on what defines and represents us as Americans.
In a recent interview with Leica executives l-camera-forum asked about the previously rumored Leica mirrorless system camera: Question: An EVIL system camera has been announced some time ago. Can we still expect one? Stefan Daniel: We do not speculate. We
Google and five publishers said Thursday they are settling a long-running legal flap over the media giant’s scanning of university library books without permission. The deal is a huge concession by Google, which up until now had maintained it had the fair
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