After discovering a work of Diane Arbus, Polixeni was first drawn to photography. Much of her work is inspired by her own childhood in Melbourne. Her surreal images explore dreams, adolescence, and nods to literature such as Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Her work is that of a child’s imagination and reminds the viewer of a time when all was possible if you could dream it. The work is staged in the Australian landscape, children take on characteristics of animals, and fanciful beings–she sees children straddling the line of play and imagination, but also forming their identities in the adult world.
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Eye-Fi Mobile X2 With ‘Direct Mode’ Beams Photos to Your iPad
Eye-Fi has launched yet another Wi-Fi SD card to coincide with the debut of Direct Mode, which is probably the most exciting thing to happen to SD cards since Eye-Fi first started putting tiny radios in them in the first place. (Head over to our products
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/eye-fi-mobile-x2-with-direct-mode-beams-photos-to-your-ipad/
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Photo editor Mike Davis stops by Seattle
“Light,” photo editor Mike Davis said, “is about more than just the six hours a day that National Geographic photographers work in.” He was joking when he said that, but his…
via Seattle Photographer Daniel Berman | Seattle editorial photographer | (206) 387-3767 daniel@bermanphotos.com: http://bermanphotos.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/photo-editor-mike-davis-stops-by-seattle/
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BagNewsSalon: Assignment Egypt – Reading The Pictures
On Sunday, March 20th, BagNewsSalon is hosting an online panel looking at the media’s visual framing of the Egypt uprising. We encourage you to listen in, recommend the discussion to colleagues and also recommend students to view this lively deconstructi
via Reading The Pictures: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2011/04/archive-assignment-egypt/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Bagnewsnotes+(BAGnewsNotes)
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photo-eye Book Reviews: War Is Only Half the Story, Vol. 3
War Is Only Half the Story, Vol. 3 , Photographs by Louie Palu, Asim Rafiqui, Rodrigo Abd, Andrea Bruce, Davide Monteleone, Saiful Huq O…
Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2011/04/photo-eye-book-reviews-war-is-only-half.html
Ami Vitale, Andrea Bruce, Asim Rafiqui, Davide Monteleone, Donald Weber, Louie Palu, Rodrigo Abd, Saiful Huq Omi
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Tales from the frontline
Goran Tomasevic has been covering conflict for nearly 20 years, here he talks about his latest work in Libya.
via BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-12998593
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The boardwalk is one of my favorite places to visit when I go to Ocean City, Md.
Link: Maryland Photographer Patrick Smith || Photoblog || Patrick@PatrickSmithPhotos.Com: Bored walk
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an extract from a conversation between the photographers Martina Hoogland Ivanow and Lars Tunbjörk as printed in the first issue of IMAG
Link: First Issue of IMAG Photographers talk | La Lettre de la Photographie
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“It is what it is,” says Misha Erwitt.
Now 56 years old, he is beginning his 11th year in Los Angeles, a place that still seems like an alien landscape to a New York-bred street photographer. “Try to take a street picture in L.A.,” he says. “There are certain places you can go to accomplish that—a mall in Santa Monica or maybe downtown—but once you’ve been there do you want to keep coming back?”
Link: Misha Erwitt by David Schonauer | La Lettre de la Photographie
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Topic: apple articles on Engadget
apple articles, stories, news and information.
via Engadget: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/04/11/adobe-adds-three-photoshop-centric-ipad-apps-to-lineup/
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Altaf Qadri was safe and unhurt
Link: Nation & World | AP photographer located in Libya | Seattle Times Newspaper
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At Gannett, Furloughs but Nice Paydays for Brass
There’s a dissonance between furloughs and layoffs for employees while chief executive compensation doubles.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/business/media/11carr.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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Qaddafi’s Handling of Media Shows Regime’s Flaws
For journalists cloistered in Tripoli at the invitation of the government, its management, or rather staging, of public relations provided a singular view.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/world/africa/11tripoli.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
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I too am developing a real love / hate relationship with this camera. There’s so much to enjoy, yet also so much to frustrate one.
Link: Fuji X100 Follow-Up
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A Limited Lens on Ivory Coast
Jane Hahn is in an unusual position as one of the few foreign photographers in Ivory Coast. But in a dangerous situation, she’s not even looking to make great photographs.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/08/a-limited-lens-on-ivory-coast/
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The reason for starting over comes from a conclusion they’ve reached today after a week of trying to figure out how many Newspaper Picture Editing entries did not get viewed for judging during the first round.
Link: NPPA Decides To Re-Judge Some Best Of Photojournalism Categories
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Postcard from Robert Polidori: Yemen, 1996
In 1996, the photographer Robert Polidori travelled to Yemen on assignment from French Geo, photographing hydrological systems, dams, and canals in the …
via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2011/04/robert-polidori-yemen-1996.html
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Photojournalist Joao Silva is doing exceptionally well this morning following extensive reconstructive surgery at the hands of three teams of specialized surgeons yesterday at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, his boss New York Times assistant managing editor Michele McNally told News Photographer magazine this morning
Link: Joao Silva Doing Exceptional Following Major Reconstructive Surgery
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Gary Copeland, a commercial photographer based in Los Angeles, specializes in shooting the contemporary music scene, covering on-stage performances and the backstage life of bands and individual performers. Gary recently returned from the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas where he shot live performances of bands on the Volcom Entertainment record label. He has used a variety of cameras over the years including Leica M6s, but now shoots almost exclusively with Leica M9s. Here’s a first-person account of his work and the personal motivations that drive him to pursue his mission.
Link: Gary Copeland: SXSW Music Festival and Rock Photography « The Leica Camera