The story begins when Gordon opened a show in New York City in 2002, and was introduced to a 92-year-old Gita Lenz by their mutual friend, Timothy. Gordon was intrigued by Gita and when Timothy asked Gordon for advice about what to do with Gita’s images and equipment, he stepped in an offered to store everything at his home in Virginia.
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House of Horror: Inside the Infamous Stasi Prison
Feared for the physical and psychological torture within, Hohenschönhausen was the operational hub for the Ministry State Security in communist East Germany. German photographer Phillip Lohoefener, documents its beige patterned walls, wood-paneled interro
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2010/10/phillip-lohoefener/
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NY Times Apologizes for ‘Staged News Pictures’ | PDNPulse
Earlier today the New York Times printed a correction for a series of photographs Fred R. Conrad took of the galleries at the Museum of Modern Art. The images accompanied a review by Roberta Smith, published on September 30, of the recently opened “Abstra
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2010/10/ny-times-apologizes-for-%E2%80%98staged-news-pictures%E2%80%99.html
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The Island is an on-going project documenting life on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The long and narrow string of barrier islands for many is a vacation destination.
Link: New Photo Project – The Island | Ackerman Gruber Images – A Visual Duet – Minneapolis, MN
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Pentax Announces U.S. Availability of 645D
This morning at 8 a.m. Mountain Time, Pentax USA announced that it will import, sell, and service the eagerly awaited Pentax 645D medium-format digital camera. The camera body will ship in December 2010 for $9,995.95. The SMC Pentax-D FA 645…
via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/10/pentax-announces-us-availability-of-645d.html
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Ronzo’s Crunchy the Credit Monster stands as a symbol of the recession overlooking the now gentrified Great Eastern Street… Recently, Ronzo and company released a video finally explaining the making of the adorable sculpture.
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I love images that elicit this reaction: “How did you ever get that picture?”
Link: Serendipity, please – Blog – Picture Editor : Photography Consultant : Mentor : Mike Davis
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John Waters narrates tiny dollhouse murder doc
Ohsolazysusan sez, “John Waters narrates the tiny world of big time murder in Of Dolls and Murder, a documentary film about dollhouse crime scenes (the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death),…
via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/11/john-waters-narrates.html
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Scout: The Lensbaby That Doesn’t Bend
Lensbaby’s schtick is that you can twist and turn all the lenses in the range to grab selective focus from either a single, small circle, anywhere in frame, or photograph a sharp stripe the slashes through an otherwise blurred image. Until now. Recently,
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/10/scout-the-lensbaby-that-doesnt-bend/
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Color Splash Flash, the $30 Camera Rainbow
The Color Splash flash adds a splash of color to your flash. It’s a dirt-cheap, plastic flashgun that contains 12 different colored gels. To select a color, just turn the dial and the gels are rotated in front of the flash-tube. You can even split a shot
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/10/color-splash-flash-the-30-camera-rainbow/
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Olympus: The DSLR is Dead
Olympus SLR boss Toshiyuki Terada has said that the company will make no more entry-level SLRs. Speaking in an interview, Terada said that “We do not have concrete plans to replace the E-620 and other recent SLRs.” But don’t worry, Olympus isn’t about to
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/10/olympus-the-dslr-is-dead/
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The Ghetto, the Nazis and One Small Boy
As Joseph Berger reports, it is possible to know a lot about this photograph without ever answering the question: who was this boy?
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/the-ghetto-the-nazis-and-one-small-boy/
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Die Antwoord’s $O$ album drops Oct. 12, the Amazon description is somethin’ else
So, Die Antwoord’s $O$ album comes out Tuesday October 12. The item description over at Amazon is hilarious. You have to read this. I’m guessing Ninja typed this in himself, and is havi…
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The Amazon Rainforest located in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil is ablaze like never before. The surge in burning can be attributed to the extreme rise in commodity prices. As demand for more food grain is needed, farmers are pushed to dramatically increase soybean and corn production, removing massive tracks of pristine forest in their wake.
Link: VII The Magazine
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Much of James Pomerantz’s work reflects the world after war and disaster, but the images featured below were captured on a vacation. His series, Agua Sagrada, is otherworldly–calming and exquisite and a wonderful visual respite to our chaotic world.
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By Danny Ghitis
This series focuses on the complex nature of life in the Polish town, Oświęcim, better known for its German name, Auschwitz. As a grandson of a Holocaust survivor, this is a personal reflection on the town and represents my ongoing studies of human identity. While countless images from the concentration camp flood the media, this is the first long-term photographic study of the town of Oświęcim and its people.
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A North Korean anniversary and debut
North Korea is in the midst of a series of large-scale events designed to both commemorate the 65th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers’ Party, and to introduce heir apparent Kim Jong Un to the North Korean people and the world. Current lead
via Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/10/a_north_korean_anniversary_and.html
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Amira Al-Sharif: Call For Photo Backers
travel photographer
Link: http://thetravelphotographer.blogspot.com/2010/10/amira-al-sharif-call-for-photo-backers.html
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Carl Kleiner is a still life photographer based in Stockholm, Sweden.