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LightBox | Time
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via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/02/13/a-gun-to-your-head-inside-post-soviet-interrogation-rooms/#1
In academic and literary criticism, the verb “to interrogate” is often a neutral term, stripped of its more violent, forceful resonance. But in Donald Weber’s new book, Interrogations, itself an “interrogation” of the way state power plays out across stretches of Eastern Europe, the Canadian photographer seeks to show the brutality and helplessness that undergirds almost all societies.
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As a photographer I am interested in the often-fragile relationship between people and the places they live, in how individuals, environment, and history combine to create a region with its own culture. In my project ‘So Close, So Far: Daily Life and Cartel Violence in Ciudad Juarez’, I am exploring these ideas through images of daily life in a place where the drug war calls the very concept of “daily life” into question. Combining environmental portraits and documentary reportage, I hope to document this tragic and historic time in the life of this city, when cartel violence forges an uncertain new reality.
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If you look through the series of winning photographs of World Press Photo (I’m talking about the main winning image here, not the many others in the various categories), pretty much every photograph expresses something very specifically seen through our, Western, eyes. Photographers, of course, do their best to take good photographs. But what we see in the news, in newspapers, magazines, and on websites, is a carefully selected number of photographs conforming to usually very specific messages.
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The Great Recession in Moore Depth – Reading The Pictures
Looking for photographs that tackle this brutal recession, one of the first names that comes to mind — for eloquence as well as diligence — is Getty’s John Moore, recognized this week with a World Press Photo award.
via Reading The Pictures: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2012/02/the-great-recession-in-moore-depth-the-world-press-photo-award/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Bagnewsnotes+%28BAGnewsNotes%29
Looking for photographs that tackle the brutal recession, the mortgage crisis and the “Two Americas,” one of the first names that comes to mind — for eloquence as well as diligence — is Getty’s John Moore
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A High-Tech War on Leaks
Journalists used to have a chance to protect their sources, but advances in surveillance technology have changed that.
It used to be that journalists had a sporting chance of protecting their sources. The best and sometimes only way to identify a leaker was to pressure the reporter or news organization that received the leak, but even subpoenas tended to be resisted. Today, advances in surveillance technology allow the government to keep a perpetual eye on those with security clearances, and give prosecutors the ability to punish officials for disclosing secrets without provoking a clash with the press
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A Newspaper, and a Legacy, Reordered
The Washington Post, shrinking its scope as it looks to a digital future, is undergoing one of the most sweeping reorientations of any newspaper in the country.
The outcome of their efforts could offer a high-profile case study on how a company can foster an entrepreneurial, digital culture while remaining true to its heritage. But the transformation has been far from easy. There have been tensions in the newsroom and visible fissures between Mr. Brauchli and his own publisher.
in Journalism
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Aranda’s World Press Photo of the Year: Pietàs and Burkas and Just Plain Obscurity, Oh My! – Reading The Pictures
So, does does Samuel Aranda’s 2011 World Press Photo of the Year, honoring the Arab Spring, too much resemble the Pietà? Or, is that the only place where Western eyes can hang their hat?
via Reading The Pictures: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2012/02/arandas-world-press-photo-of-the-year-pietas-and-burkas-and-just-plain-obscurity-oh-my/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Bagnewsnotes+%28BAGnewsNotes%29
So, does it, or doesn’t it? Does Samuel Aranda’s 2011 World Press Photo of the Year, honoring the Arab Spring, too much resemble the Pietà?
in Contests
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Mitch Epstein, Tree Stalker
The photographer goes into detail about his process for selecting and shooting the arboreal landmarks featured in our Voyages Issue.
via The 6th Floor Blog: http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/mitch-epstein-tree-stalker/?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Before bringing the 8-by-10 camera, I photographed the tree several times with a little digital camera. I spent time with the tree. It was January, and I first had to educate myself as to when the light would be at a favorable vantage point in the sky.
in Interviews
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The History of Leica documentary now available on YouTube – Leica Rumors
The link I posted here last week is no longer available, but The History of Leica documentary is now available on YouTube. Enjoy! Related posts: Henri Cartier Bresson – Just Plain Love (documentary) The History of Leica documentary (in German) Short docum
via Leica Rumors: http://leicarumors.com/2012/02/10/the-history-of-leica-documentary-now-available-on-youtube.aspx/
in Leica
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POV: My Take On The World Press Photo Of 2012
travel photographer
Link: http://thetravelphotographer.blogspot.com/2012/02/pov-my-take-on-world-press-photo-of.html
Everyone has an opinion…and voiced it. NPR even compared the scene to the Pieta, writing “the image bears an uncanny resemblance to Michelangelo’s iconic (and religious) Pieta. Along those lines, The New York Times describes it as having “the mood of a Renaissance painting.”
Ah, well…is this perhaps too much artsy thinking?
Whatever.
But here’s my take
in Contests
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Model Defamation Case Dismissed Against Jason Lee Parry | PDNPulse
A federal court in New York has dismissed a $28 million defamation lawsuit against photographer Jason Lee Parry on a legal technicality: He’s a California resident, the court said, so he’s not subject to jurisdiction under New York law. The case was broug
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/02/model-defamation-case-dismissed-against-jason-lee-parry.html
in Photography
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Dalglish suggests journalists carry identification and wear their press badges while working. She also suggests carrying cash, an editor’s contact information and the number to the Reporters Committee 24-hour legal hotline. “Somebody needs to know if you’ve been arrested so they can get a lawyer down to you,” she said.
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Link: British Journal of Photography
A still image of a video showing Muammar Gaddafi being pulled onto a military vehicle after his capture has received a Special Mention at the 2012 World Press Photo
in Contests
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Link: British Journal of Photography
“2011 was a momentous year,” says Aidan Sullivan, the chair of this year’s World Press Photo jury. “In the end, we tried to distill it down to what was the most important thing – the people.” He speaks to BJP.
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Lottie Davies: Memories and Nightmares
Come get lost in Lottie’s dreams…or are they nightmares?
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After Arrest, Photog Recovers Deleted Video File and Vows to Sue Police | PDNPulse
There was another photographer arrested last week when police moved in to break up an Occupy encampment in Miami. But this time, police may have grabbed a tiger by the tail. The photographer managed to capture his arrest–or most of it–on video. Police all
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/02/after-arrest-photo-recovers-deleted-video-file-and-vows-sue-police.html
The photographer managed to capture his arrest–or most of it–on video. Police allegedly erased the video file, which the photographer says he has since recovered. Not only will it exonerate him, he says, but it gives him the evidence he needs to sue the Miami police for violation of his civil rights.
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LightBox | Time
Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time
via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/02/10/a-record-of-chinas-changing-coastlines/#1
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View the entire collection of winning images from the 55th World Press Photo Contest. The winners were selected from over 100,000 images submitted to the contest.
