A month after receiving a honorable mention in this year’s World Press Photo contest, photographer Michael Wolf catches up with BJP. Video interview
Link: Michael Wolf welcomes World Press Photo controversy – British Journal of Photography
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I Didn’t Choose My Gender- But I Have Chosen To Be A Photojournalist – A Photo Editor
Harry Benson responds to the Laura Logan assault in Egypt by writing “the last place for a young, attractive woman to be is in the middle of an extremely dangerous situation” (here) prompting this response from photojournalist Julie Dermansky “when on the
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“We believe photojournalism has a large and enthusiastic following that would be willing to contribute financially when given the right incentive,” the founders declared on their Web site. “Emphas.is offers this incentive in the form of exclusive access to top photojournalists carefully selected by a board of reviewers composed of industry professionals.”
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Fame Monster Gobbling Up Photographers’ Copyrights | PDNPulse
Lady Gaga is demanding that some photographers transfer all their copyrights to images they make of her as a condition for photographing her concerts, according to TBD, a local news site serving the Washington, DC area. The site says Jay Westcott, a TBD p
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Lady Gaga is demanding that some photographers transfer all their copyrights to images they make of her as a condition for photographing her concerts
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“Street photography is the hardest thing I’ve done,” says Nick Turpin, a street photographer and founder of In-Public, at the Format International Photography Festival
Link: Nick Turpin on street photography’s challenges – British Journal of Photography
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New Holga and Lensbaby add-ons for Nikon DSLR – Nikon Rumors
Holga is now selling lenses for DSLR. The Nikon version HL-N is a 60mm f/8 all plastic lens that costs $24.99 and weights 38g. Other Holga lenses and accessories are compatible with the HL-N (Lomography has a similar solution). The lens is also available
Lady Gaga is demanding that some photographers transfer all their copyrights to images they make of her as a condition for photographing her concerts
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The work of Nadav Kander has always fascinated me. My curiosity only grew when seeing Obama’s People and later working on the review of Yangtze, The Long River. I finally approached Nadav and asked him whether he had a moment to talk about his work. I’m grateful he did.
Link: Conscientious Extended | A Conversation with Nadav Kander
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At a Deadly, Shifting Front in Libya
Lynsey Addario, on assignment in Libya, describes the challenges photographers face, including drivers who won’t go anywhere near the front.
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It was pretty scary. The journalist’s instinct is to want to go as far forward as possible. But our drivers refused. Two drivers today refused to go forward. They’re drivers; they’re not journalists. So a lot of them just said, “We’re not going to take you forward.”
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LensCulture – Contemporary Photography
Discover and share the best in contemporary photography
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A vast, new annual exhibition of photography from young European talents is showing in Paris through March 20, 2011. It’s a diverse show, that clearly demonstrates a wide variety of approaches to art photography as practiced by a new pan-European generation.
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Photo editing 101 star rating shoots aperture lightroom
In this Chase Jarvis guest post by Scott Rinckenberger, learn photo editing tricks for large volume shoots. Aperture, Lightroom, Bridge, rating with stars.
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Painful memories I have: My first breakup, my first deceased pet, my first time moving, but perhaps most painful of them all is this; my first attempt at editing 15,000 photos. Such overwhelming volume, such slow progress, so many similar photos. Why, oh why, did they ever create the motor drive!?
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Why My Gigabyte Film Scans Might Not Be Good Enough
By Ctein Last week, in some comments to Mike’s “Touch Once” post, I mentioned that I was on my fourth round scanning some of my film and that re-scanning my film seems to be something I have to do about…
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Last week, in some comments to Mike’s “Touch Once” post, I mentioned that I was on my fourth round scanning some of my film and that re-scanning my film seems to be something I have to do about every five years despite my best efforts to make scans so good that I could never imagine needing better ones. (Apparently, my wildest imaginings have a tangible expiration date.) This, of course, raised questions about how good a film scan really needed to be, and so here we are.
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Have you ever been in a room with a whole bunch of positive people, and as a result, you walked away feeling optimistic and positive too? That was the scene at WPPI in Las Vegas last week, a trade show for wedding and portrait photographers. People were so positive, upbeat, and happy, that I needed to find out why.
Link: Positive vs. Negative Photographers – Which Are You? – A Picture’s Worth | PhotoShelter
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Finding a Place in Bahraini Society
In photographing the women of Bahrain, Hazel Thompson learned that she had to pierce a veil of her own preconceptions.
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For her “Measure of a Woman” project, Hazel Thompson spent six months in 2007 and 2008 in Bahrain and Qatar, documenting women’s roles in modern Arab culture. James Estrin interviewed her in New York last week about her experiences in Bahrain.
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Stock Photography Rumors – Destroying Film And Contracts – A Photo Editor
A rumor has been floating around that images held by Corbis-Sygma will be destroyed unless the owners can be found. The British Journal of Photography spoke with Stéphane Gorrias, the lawyer charged with Corbis-Sygma’s liquidation–Corbis abandoned Sygma a
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2011/03/01/stock-photography-rumors-destroying-film-and-contracts/
A rumor has been floating around that images held by Corbis-Sygma will be destroyed unless the owners can be found
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Did Twitter Just Save 10 Million Sygma Images? | PDNPulse
Rumors circulated on Twitter over the weekend that about 10 million archival images from the collection of the defunct French picture agency Sygma were about to be destroyed. The images have been under the control of a liquidation trustee since Corbis, wh
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A rumor has been floating around that images held by Corbis-Sygma will be destroyed unless the owners can be found
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Lensbaby Sweet 35 Adds Real Apertures, Wide-Angle Lens
Lensbabies lenses are just about the most fun you can have with your camera with your clothes on. Right up until you come to change the aperture, that is. The new Sweet 35 optic drops into your existing Lensbaby and adds a proper, adjustable diaphragm to
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/03/lensbaby-sweet-35-adds-real-apertures-wide-angle-lens/
For her “Measure of a Woman” project, Hazel Thompson spent six months in 2007 and 2008 in Bahrain and Qatar, documenting women’s roles in modern Arab culture. James Estrin interviewed her in New York last week about her experiences in Bahrain.
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At an Eerie Crossroads in Tripoli
In Tripoli, Libya, Moises Saman is learning to expect the unexpected.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/at-an-eerie-crossroads-in-tripoli/
The amazing thing is that we’ve been seeing a lot. We thought that we’d be extremely managed by the government and we’d only be seeing what they wanted us to. But they’ve been taking us to places where the fighting has been happening. Today, they took us to Zawiyah, about 30 miles west of Tripoli, which is completely under the control of the opposition. This is really bizarre. They took us right into the opposition side.
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The White House News Photographers Association announced that NPR photographer David Gilkey has been named “Photographer of the Year” and Melina Mara of the Washington Post won “Political Photo of the Year” in the 2011 ‘The Eyes of History™’ contest judging at the National Geographic Society in Washington.
Gilkey has worked for NPR for just over 3 years. “It’s a huge, huge, huge honor. Not just for me, but for NPR as well. They have been at the forefront of really truly integrating multimedia, and I am happy for all of us.”
The Political Photo of the Year was awarded to Melina Mara, of the Washington Post, for a photograph of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi being applauded by congressional staffers after the healthcare bill passed in 2010. When asked how she was able to make such a remarkable photograph, Mara responded “Access, access, access. If you don’t have access, you don’t have a story-telling picture that communicates the news of the day. I kept working it and working it and working it to get the access necessary to tell the story.” In commenting on her win, WHNPA President John Harrington said, “Melina’s work has proven time and time again that when you work a story and put in the time, you are rewarded with accolades. Her dedication to photojournalism and story-telling demonstrates time and time again that she’s at the top of her field.”
“The WHNPA ‘Eyes of History™’ contest winners continue to document not only the political machinations of Washington DC, but also the news from hot spots around the world, “ said John Harrington. “Each year, the work gets better, and the world can see through our members’ eyes, history as it unfolds.”
The judges for the 2011 ‘The Eyes of History™’ stills competition were Alexandra Avakian, Chick Harrity and William Snyder.
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gabriela bulisova – iraqi refugees
[slidepress gallery=’gabrielabulisova_iraqirefugees’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Gabriela Bulisova Iraqi Refugees play this essay The Option of L…
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One of the least reported stories of the U.S. invasion of Iraq is the dispersal of close to 5 million Iraqis displaced internally or forced to flee across the country’s borders. This exile is one of the greatest refugee crises in modern history—the statistical equivalent of nearly 50 million Americans leaving the United States. These masses of people displaced by the war in Iraq have become invisible and insignificant, overshadowed by other war-related events. Many of the displaced were the brains, the talent, the pride and the future of Iraq. Many of them, traumatized by unforgettable violence, will never return home.