She has carefully rendered her adopted borough in a series of softly lighted portraits with warm, rich tones. The paint-encrusted walls and plastic-covered furniture are familiar to anyone who has spent time in the area where she began her portrait series, which is known as University Heights, just south of Fordham Road. So, too, are the faces — alternately weary, serene or happy.
Luster leaves daily newspapering with an impressive list of achievements, including two Pulitzer prizes, 46 Kentucky Derbies, exclusive behind-the-scenes White House photography, and most recently, NPPA’s 2010 Joseph A. Sprague Memorial Award, the organization’s highest honor.
One of the biggest newspaper chains in America is run by John Paton, who thinks that print is, if not exactly dead, dying a lot faster than anyone thought.
CNN is cutting dozens of editorial jobs following a three-year review of its “workflow” operations, TV Newser reported. According to a memo obtained by paidContent and attributed to CNN SVP Jack Womack, technology and user-gen has made the network a little less reliant on editorial staffers, particularly photojournalists.
Baptiste Giroundon Working with Democracy This project is a photographic research of the concept of Democracy. As a photo reporter I try to work on contemporary issues implying a wider angle rather…
My technology startup Condition ONE evolved from the inability to convey the reality of what I was seeing in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even though my images and documentary film were published and distributed widely, they were still a passive window into this world, constrained by the frame. I wanted to bring people closer, to actually let them witness these stories first hand.
If you read much that I write, you know I love’s me some wide-aperture prime lenses. I like the narrow depth of field that isolates my subject, and the ability to shoot in low light. More than anything else, though, I love a nice sharp lens with superb re
Rip Curl and Time-Slice Films used GoPro HD cams to build a “’30 camera Array’–a line of cameras firing consistently as surfers ride towards and past it.” The same tea…
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This week, auction house Christie’s sold the above photo by Andreas Gursky for $4.3 million, setting the record for all-time most expensive photo (the previous record was set by Cindy Sherman’s “Untitled #96,” which sold for $3.89 million). For many starv
Poynter took Jim Romenesko to task for inadequate attribution after exactly zero complaints. In the process, it hastened the resignation of someone who changed the way journalism is covered.
With the Condition One app, which debuts Friday, viewers can get a 180-degree field of view by simply moving the iPad in their hands. Swipe the screen or move the tablet left or right to see a truck full of soldiers rolling beside you. Want to examine the sky? Hold your iPad up, as if you are blocking the sun, and your field of view is filled with clouds or warplanes streaking overhead.
His snapshot photographic style is reminiscent of photographs traditionally found in family albums, but instead of concentrating on formulaic celebrations such as weddings, family vacations, or birthdays, his photographs present an faithful depiction of the intimate, private, and often, overlooked moments in life.