Each year, the amount of news I cover varies wildly. Some years, I happen to be in the right place at the right time while other years, I barely sniff any news assignements for months on end.
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Nikon D4 and a new lens announcement on January 6th, 2012 – Nikon Rumors
On January 6th, 2012 Nikon will have a major announcement. Expect the Nikon D4 and one new lens (probably AF-S 85mm f/1.8G). Friday is an unusual date for Nikon to introduce new products, but my understanding is that there will be press events scheduled i
On January 6th, 2012 Nikon will have a major announcement. Expect the Nikon D4 and one new lens (probably AF-S 85mm f/1.8G).
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Tamas Dezso – Here, Anywhere
Tamad Dezso Here, Anywhere The map of Hungary is speckled with capsules of time. During the political transformation twenty years ago, as the country experienced change, some places were simply for…
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The map of Hungary is speckled with capsules of time. During the political transformation twenty years ago, as the country experienced change, some places were simply forgotten… Streets, blocks of flats, vacant sites and whole districts became little self-defined enclosures, in which today a certain out-dated, awkward, longed-to-be-forgotten Eastern European feeling still lingers
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As Violence Continues, Egyptian General Blames Protesters
Egypt’s state-run and independent media battled over whom to blame as clashes between security forces and protesters continued for a fourth day on Monday in Cairo.
Independent journalists trying to film the military violence complained of harassment. An independent satellite channel broadcasting live images of the clashes was removed from the air twice in recent days, once after it focused on a scene of soldiers beating a woman. Soldiers have also taken or smashed cameras. And on Saturday they raided an apartment overlooking Tahrir Square that has become a well-known hangout for journalists and activists filming or watching the events below, occupants said.
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British Journal of Photography
Photographers are increasingly experimenting with Apple’s iPad as a way to reach new audiences and gain financial independence from traditional revenue sources. But is the strategy working? Olivier Laurent speaks with Kadir van Lohuizen, who has developed the Via PanAm app.
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When the war started, photojournalism did show its power to sway public opinion. But it was in those early years as well — in some of the same images — that we saw photojournalism’s failures.
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Yuri Irsenovich Kim a.k.a. Kim Jong Il is dead, but where was he born?
From the very start, Kim Jong Il’s life has been shrouded in mystery. According to official North Korean biographers, the Dear Leader was born on Mount Paektu under a double rainbow and the a…
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According to official North Korean biographers, the Dear Leader was born on Mount Paektu under a double rainbow and the appearance of a new star in the heavens. Earlier this year I visited the bizarre and eerily beautiful volcano-lake which straddles the China-North Korean border
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“Well fuck that, is what I say” Christopher Hitchens, duckrabbit, a festive fistful and a challenge to Falmouth University — duckrabbit
Part of the absurd fallout from last week’s ridiculous moment when VII’s Anastasia Taylor Lind jumped to her feet and repeatedly…
Part of the absurd fallout from last week’s ridiculous moment when VII’s Anastasia Taylor Lind jumped to her feet and repeatedly punched duckrabbit in the face at the LCC Masters end of year show after-party, have been the attempts behind the scenes to influence what we do or don’t say about it on our blog.
So for any of you concerned or interested, here are ten things worth knowing about duckrabbit, followed by a proposal and a challenge, neither of which involves a face full of knuckles.
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PDN looks back on the biggest photography news stories of 2011, a year marked infringements on the rights of photographers, by sticky legal cases whose results will be felt long into the future, and by tragedy. The 15 stories below were the most-read news articles and blog posts on PDNOnline and PDN Pulse this year, presented in chronological order.
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Updated Nikon D800 specs – Nikon Rumors
I am now 99% confident that the remaining unconfirmed specs from this Nikon D800 post and the D800 pictures are real. Here is the updated list: 36 MP sensor (7360×4912) 100% viewfinder coverage Improved AF with face recognition – the D800 will still hav
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I am now 99% confident that the remaining unconfirmed specs from this Nikon D800 post and the D800 pictures are real. Here is the updated list
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What Hackers Look Like According to Stock Photo Sites
Link: http://www.sadanduseless.com/2011/12/stock-photo-hackers/
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Photogs Show Up on List for Unclaimed Royalties | PDNPulse
A number of US photographers may be able to collect royalties they never knew were owed to them, thanks to the efforts of the Authors Coalition of America to collect payment for photocopies of works by US authors that are made in foreign countries. The AC
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A number of US photographers may be able to collect royalties they never knew were owed to them, thanks to the efforts of the Authors Coalition of America to collect payment for photocopies of works by US authors that are made in foreign countries.
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Every year is made up of countless moments that humble us, terrify us, sadden us. Moments that make us laugh, cringe, shake our heads in disbelief or wonder. Photographers strive to capture those moments, to tell us something of the times we live in. This gallery presents the pictures that did just that over the past year
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The Speedlight SB-910, Nikon’s update to the venerable SB-900, is landing in stores worldwide now. We run down the changes that Nikon has made to its flagship shoe mount flash, including the new model’s redesigned thermal protection feature.
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Leica Camera announces S-Magazine iPad application – Leica Rumors
Leica Camera released a new iPad app called “S-Magazine” that showcases the latest work by professional photographers using the Leica S system. The app can be downloaded on iTunes. Leica Camera invites users to experience the recently launched S-Magazine
Leica Camera released a new iPad app called “S-Magazine” that showcases the latest work by professional photographers using the Leica S system
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Does Your Photo Website Have an Attitude Problem? – PhotoShelter Blog
Joe Gosen, a Visual Journalism Instructor at Brooks Institute, is teaching a class on web design for photographers. From my perspective, college classes in web design always seem to be behind the times, arming students with knowledge that’s a touch out-da
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Joe Gosen, a Visual Journalism Instructor at Brooks Institute, is teaching a class on web design for photographers. From my perspective, college classes in web design always seem to be behind the times, arming students with knowledge that’s a touch out-dated, and are structured around “how it looks” than “how it works.”
But his class is different.
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An Interview with Robert Frank – “If An Artist Doesn’t Take Risks, Then It’s Not Worth It.” (2007)
An Exclusive Interview with Robert Frank, Robert Frank’s Studio, New York, July 22, 2007
You are free and you risk something by taking a photograph. It’s not taking a snapshot of your sister. You risk because this is maybe not the way people think one should photograph. So you go out on a more different road. There is a risk involved in that. And I think if an artist doesn’t take risks, then it’s not worth it.
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New Hipstamatic App Kicks Photography Back to the Old School
Hipstamatic’s new Disposable Series iOS app is a free program that hearkens back to the days of disposable cameras. It shuns the instant, real-time focus of today’s digital world, delivering your photos only when a virtual roll of film is completed.
Launching this Thursday, the company’s new Disposable Series iOS app — or D-Series, as it’s called — is a free program that hearkens back to the days of disposable cameras. It shuns the instant, real-time focus of today’s digital world, delivering your photos only when a virtual roll of film is completed.
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Greater Than The Sum: 2012 LUCEO Group Exhibition | LUCEO
Link: http://blog.luceoimages.com/2011/12/greater-than-the-sum-2012-luceo-group-exhibition/
LUCEO is excited to announce our 2012 group exhibition, Greater Than The Sum, which invites our audience to participate by selecting and cutting an original piece of work from one 163-foot run of layered images. We have connected and intertwined our own work, and ask you to select and cut a piece off the wall, creating a one-of-a-kind collaborative work of art. In doing so, you are integral in deciding the outcome of the final work.
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