Newsweek has published some of Tim Hetherington’s final photos taken before he and Chris Hondros were killed in April covering the civil war in Libya.
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Off the Dictated Path in North Korea
North Korea in surprising, multifaceted and nuanced views by David Guttenfelder of The Associated Press.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/off-the-dictated-path-in-north-korea/
This year, David and I have been granted unprecedented access. We traveled into the countryside, accompanied by North Korean journalists, not government minders. We had a cellphone, Internet access and a van with a driver who took us to Kaesong to the south, Mount Myohyang to the north and Nampho to the west.
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Crowd-Sourcing the Magnum Archive
Magnum Photos has an extraordinary digital archive that can be exceedingly difficult to use. Now it hopes to create an online community of taggers.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/crowd-sourcing-the-magnum-archive/
In the hope of making its archives more usable while also engaging its many online followers, Magnum is initiating a collaborative annotation project. For the trial run, Magnum is looking for 50 volunteers who are passionate about photography and want to help shape its site into an online community.
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Mexico: another journalist killed
Today, another reporter was murdered in Mexico: Yolanda Ordaz, a crime reporter who was investigating the murder of her boss at Notiver, the daily newspaper where she worked. Her body “was fo…
via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2011/07/26/mexico-mapping-attacks-on-journalists.html
Today, another reporter was murdered in Mexico: Yolanda Ordaz, a crime reporter who was investigating the murder of her boss
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This Is Why Your Newspaper Is Dying
Brad Colbow takes a look at why your newspaper is dying on his webcomic The Brads. via Slacktory
via Laughing Squid: http://laughingsquid.com/this-is-why-your-newspaper-is-dying/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+laughingsquid
The reason why we want to expose every shot that we take with the data as far to the right of the histogram as possible is because that’s where the data is!
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VII Photo, which is in the process of merging its Agency and Network divisions, has announced a call for submissions
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What groundbreaking images of ‘Africa’ can we expect this year from Visa Festival of Shanty Towns? — duckrabbit
If the video running off the front page of the Visa website is anything to go by they are: MADNESS…
via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2011/07/what-revealing-images-of-africa-can-we-expect-this-year-from-visa-festival-of-shanty-towns/
If the video running off the front page of the Visa website is anything to go by they are:
MADNESS and DESPAIR?
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It’s been a busy few weeks so I wanted to throw this up on the blog today as I found a short pause int he schedule. You’ll find a quick overview of our workflow / gear for our travels in the video above, along with a 53 minute look into our Adobe CS5.5 workflow that applies to both Canon / HDSLRS and RED footage in the video below courtesy of Richard Harrington.
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PhotoShelter:
Today we’re launching Marketing Yourself With Photo Books, a new (free) 22-page guide that explores the different ways photographers are using self-publishing to promote themselves to photo editors/buyers and fans alike. Sponsored by Blurb, this guide includes both practical guidance on building a book to use for promotional purposes, as well as rich case studies from top photographers who have successfully woven photo books into their overall marketing strategy.
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New Federal Cameras in Court Pilot Study Commences – NPPA Advocacy Committee
On July 18, 2011 the Judicial Conference of the United States began a three-year pilot project to evaluate the effect of cameras in federal district court courtrooms. Fourteen (14) federal trial courts are taking part in the federal Judiciary’s digital
via NPPA Advocacy Committee: http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2011/07/27/new-federal-cameras-in-court-pilot-study-commences/
On July 18, 2011 the Judicial Conference of the United States began a three-year pilot project to evaluate the effect of cameras in federal district court courtrooms. Fourteen (14) federal trial courts are taking part in the federal Judiciary’s digital video pilot.
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I decided to try an experiment on this Safari and take two totally different cameras from the norm for this kind of shooting: A Leica S2 and a Panasonic GH2.
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Three months after the disappearance and death of South African photojournalist Anton Hammerl, his family have announced plans for a September London memorial service
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Kevin German, LUCEO
Been a pretty random two weeks since my return from the States and Venezuela. Really just been trying to get back on track with my projects. But it’s been nice to explore Vietnam with a refreshed sense of inquisitiveness.
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photographer Tom M. Johnson wanders his neighborhood, camera in hand, in search of serendipity. In Lakewood, 20 miles outside of Los Angeles, Mr. Johnson has spent the past decade documenting a town in transition, capturing the intimate details of homes and their inhabitants for his project, “Lakewood: Portraits of a Sacred American Suburb.”
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ICam Concept Lets iPhone Control Camera’s Brains
Finally, somebody has invented the camera I have always wanted. Or at least, Turkish designer Zeki Özek has invented the camera tech I have always wanted. Ozek’s iCam is a way to integrate your iPhone with a proper camera. The camera would have a cutout i
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/07/icam-concept-lets-iphone-control-cameras-brains/
Zeki Ozek’s iCam is a way to integrate your iPhone with a proper camera.
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Georgia Frees 4 Photographers Held as Spies for Russia
A plea bargain agreement ends a case that had drawn angry criticism from journalists and others.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/world/europe/23georgia.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
The group made no comment as they left the court on Friday. They included Irakli Gedenidze, Mr. Saakashvili’s photographer; his wife, Natia; Zurab Kurtsikidze of the European Pressphoto Agency; and Giorgi Abdaladze, who works on contract with Georgia’s Foreign Ministry.
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Wanting in on Obama Flickr moments
The Obama White House is the first to use the online photo site to distribute official pictures.
via POLITICO: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59510.html
The Obama White House is the first to use the popular online photo site to distribute official pictures. Many are stirring, behind-the-scenes images that show the president and others in spontaneous, unguarded moments.
But the administration’s use of Flickr has sparked tension between the White House and news photographers who say the press office uses its Flickr page too often to control images and circumvent news coverage.
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One day last fall, photojournalist William B. Plowman got a call from a friend, fellow photographer Nick Whalen. “He said, ‘you’re not gonna believe this,’” Plowman recalls, “and then he told me there’s this underground fight club in New York City.”
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Trailer: Finding Vivian Maier from John Maloof on Vimeo.
via a photo editor
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An Interview with Mark Steinmetz (2011)
Bourbon St, New Orleans, 1995 @ Mark Steinmetz
“I don’t begin a project with an agenda that is going to over-determine the outcome. I think it begins with a faint vision – one of those whispers on a breeze – that somehow gets a grip on me.”
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via AMERICAN SUBURB X: http://www.americansuburbx.com/2011/07/interview-mark-steinmetz-2011.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Americansuburb+(AMERICANSUBURBX)
I don’t begin a project with an agenda that is going to over-determine the outcome. I think it begins with a faint vision – one of those whispers on a breeze – that somehow gets a grip on me. I try to fan that flame and see what comes of it, but photography of the sort I do depends on what the world out there wants to cough up, so in some ways I am powerless and just hope the universe is on my side.
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