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Quietly Finding Haiti’s Audacious Beauty
During scores of trips to Haiti, Maggie Steber decided she had to find the country’s quiet moments. A new Web site showcases her 25-year search for beauty there.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/quietly-finding-haitis-audacious-beauty/?pagewanted=all
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May 10, Part 2: The Leica APO-Summicron-M 50/2 ASPH review, and a comparison
All non-product images in this review were shot with a Leica M9-P and the 50/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH, with the exception of the one B&W image lower down the review. Clicking on an image will bri…
via Ming Thein | Photographer: http://blog.mingthein.com/2012/05/25/leica-50-2-apo-asph/
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Dr. Eran Gilat: Life Science
Israeli photographer and Doctor, Eran Gilat, has combined his work as a scientist (Neurobiology and Imaging) with his love of photography in his series of still lifes, Life Science. Eran has exhibited in Israel and the US, garnering a solo exhibition last
via LENSCRATCH: http://www.lenscratch.com/2012/05/dr-eran-gilat.html
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Hands On: Facebook’s New iOS Camera App That Isn’t Instagram
Facebook’s first camera app for iOS, aptly and simply dubbed Facebook Camera, highlights the company’s commitment to its mobile business. But considering Facebook’s recent purchase of the photo-sharing app Instagram, it’s hard not to compare the two.
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/facebooks-ios-camera-app/all/1
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Bronx Parkour: Jose The Amazing (a photo essay)
Photo: Chris Arnade Chris Arnade is a photographer based in New York City. I’ve blogged his urban photography before. Check out these fantastic shots of young men in Hunts Point Bronx, doing …
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No Photographing: Timm Rautert and the Amish
In 1974, the German photographer Timm Rautert came to America to photograph the Amish community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The problem for Rautert …
via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2012/05/no-photographing-timm-rautert.html?currentPage=all
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Link: Thoughts of a Bohemian » Blog Archive » AP launches new photo agency
Called Invision Agency , it is a spinoff of the 150 years old Associated Press. Tired of taking a beating from Getty, loosing photographers, staffers and market share, the financially suffering AP images has decided to fight back and open fire.
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Link: Worth a look: Razistan | dvafoto
Razistan is a newish Tumblr site devoted to telling original stories from Afghanistan. Founded by a host of acclaimed photographers, writers, and editors (Pieter Ten Hoopen, Sandra Calligaro, Javier Manzano, Fardin Waezi, among others) the group aims to keep attention focused on Afghanistan now the the US’s, the world’s, and the media’s eyes have moved on
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Carl Corey: For Love and Money
We are a country of entrepreneurs, self-starters, and determined individuals that make up the core of our American dream. Long before the Fortune 500’s, there were mom and pop day-to-day desires to carve out a living, and a life on one’s own terms. Carl
via LENSCRATCH: http://www.lenscratch.com/2012/05/carl-corey.html
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Photosmith 2 Intro
Photosmith 2 is a ground-up redesign of the interface and significant improvements in the code. Memory usage is improved, speed is drastically increased, flexibility…
via Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/photosmithapp/photosmith2
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May 10, Part 1: The Leica M-Monochrom review
The focus of Leica’s May 10 announcement landed in my hands a few days ago (not counting the X2, which was reviewed here); I suppose that Facebook post might have done the trick. This will be…
via Ming Thein | Photographer: http://blog.mingthein.com/2012/05/23/leica-m-monochrom/
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Link: Harlan Crichton – In The Shadow of The Burning Dog | LPV Magazine
As a twenty-two year old male I am part of a wartime generation. A minority of my generation has chosen to participate in the war; most have remained stateside. As one who chose to stay I am interested in the people who left. They have experienced the brutality of war and I have not. In this body of work I have embedded myself in the aftermath of their homecoming
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Getty Images Preps for IPO? | PDNPulse
Reuters reports that Getty Images, the largest stock photo agency, has retained Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to evaluate the possibility of a sale or an initial public offering (IPO). According to a source cited by the Financial Times, a sale or IPO c
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/05/getty-images-preps-for-ipo.html
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An English Photographer Goes to California for Milk and Ping-Pong Balls
A British photographer sheds his “gray, gothic” identity in favor of wandering the streets of California for two new projects.
via The 6th Floor Blog: http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/an-english-photographer-goes-to-california-for-milk-and-ping-pong-balls/?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
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Italian photographer Alessandro Imbriaco is the 19th winner of the European Publishers Award for Photography, and will see his project – The Garden – published in a book in five European countries
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LOOK3 Festival Announces Roster for Master Talks, Evening Projections | PDNPulse
Photographers scheduled to talk about their work and careers as part of the Master Talks series at this year’s LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph will include Lynsey Addario, Ernesto Bazan, Camille Seaman, Bruce Gilden, Robin Schwartz, and Hank Willis Tho
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/05/look3-festival-announces-roster-for-master-talks-evening-projections.html
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The Future of Social Media & Your Photo Business – PhotoShelter Blog
We’re in the middle of a paradigm shift in social networks. We’re moving away from text-heavy content to that which is more visually appealing – photos, graphics, videos, GIF animations, etc. This new-found focus on imagery is a unique opportunity for pho
via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2012/05/the-future-of-social-media-your-photo-business/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29
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The Damage Waiver Bearly Covered This One
A lot of photographers are glad they took out the damage waiver on equipment when accidents happen. While we hate losing equipment, I have to admit we sometimes enjoy reading about exactly how this lens or that camera returned in the shape it did. This we
via LensRentals Blog: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/05/the-damage-waiver-bearly-covered-this-one
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