A massive cache of previously unpublished classified U.S. military documents from the Iraq War is being readied for publication by WikiLeaks, a new report has confirmed. The documents constitute the “biggest leak of military intelligence” that has ever oc
The documents constitute the “biggest leak of military intelligence” that has ever occurred, according to Iain Overton, editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a nonprofit British organization that is working with WikiLeaks on the documents.
Liu works on a single photo for up to 10 hours at a time, and the result is both witty and unmistakably political and echoes the book, Where’s Waldo. Liu says he began the series after authorities shut down Beijing’s Suo Jiacun (Artist Village), in 2006. “At that time,” Liu told the Daily Mail, “contemporary art was in quick development in Beijing, but the government decided it did not want artists like us to gather and live together.” The photographs require him to pose for as long as ten hours while his collaborators perfect his painted disguise.
More than one quarter of the translators working alongside American soldiers in Afghanistan failed language proficiency exams but were sent onto the battlefield anyway, according to a former employee of the company that holds contracts worth up to $1.4 bi
“There are many cases where soldiers have gone out into the field and have spoken to elders [who] handed messages to the interpreter that a possible ambush three miles up the road would occur. The interpreter cannot read the message and they are attacked,” Funk said. “We’re talking about soldiers lives here.”
Jody Cortes / WENN.com Boxing legend Mike Tyson’s biggest regret in life is refusing to smoke weed with late pal Tupac Shakur before he died. The former professional fighter struck up a close…
The documentary photographer talks about capturing child soldiers and conflict zones – and explains why the reason he takes pictures is because he gets angry
The documentary photographer talks about capturing child soldiers and conflict zones – and explains why the reason he takes pictures is because he gets angry
After the first limited edition “Le Mans”, Leica will release a new X1 limited edition in Japan with black leather embossed ostrich. Only 80 pieces will be produced and the price will be around 230,000 yen or USD 2,400: Via DCwatch Related posts: Leica di
Danish photographer, Charlotte Ostervang, knows how to take a fantastic portrait. Several years ago, when she applied for the Berenice Abbott Award, I saw her beautiful silver gelatin prints from the series, Portraits from Eastern Kentucky and knew that she was a force to be reckoned with–her work in person was stunning and incredibly moving.
Frédéric Sautereau, Stephanie Sinclair and Damon Winter were among the top award winners at the annual Visa Pour l’Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France, last week.
Add hundreds, if not thousands, of aptly dressed photographers to the South of France. Mix in a rather heavy bias towards wearing Canon’s latest and greatest around your neck, sprinkle in a few keffiyehs, some ego’s, a pinch of super star photographers and finally a dash of those purchasing work and you end up with Visa Pour L’Image in Perpignan.
Echenique.com published a letter sent by Leica to a customer regarding the future of the Leica R lenses: “We are fully aware that you like to use your valuable R lenses on a digital Leica body in a adequate way. This need has been integrated into the deve
Add hundreds, if not thousands, of aptly dressed photographers to the South of France. Mix in a rather heavy bias towards wearing Canon’s latest and greatest around your neck, sprinkle in a few keffiyehs, some ego’s, a pinch of super star photographers and finally a dash of those purchasing work and you end up with Visa Pour L’Image in Perpignan.
Now, because of technology that can pinpoint what people online are viewing and commenting on, how much time they spend with an article and even how much money an article makes in advertising revenue, newspapers can make more scientific decisions about allocating their ever scarcer resources.
Even before the floods hit, the peace and beauty of Pakistan’s Swat valley had been shattered by a Taliban invasion and a violent army counter offensive. Up to two million people were displaced by the fighting. It was only in the Spring of this year that the Pakistani army managed to bring this rugged and picturesque area—once referred to as the “Switzerland of Pakistan”—back under government control.
And then the second storm hit. Heavy monsoon rains turned the Swat river into a devastating force, pulling houses off the banks and collapsing roads. According to Pakistani officials, every bridge across the river was destroyed. Towns and villages were suddenly cut off from the rest of the world, leaving foot trails and helicopter flights as the only way to bring in relief supplies. At a one helipad, the photographer watched as some flights were loaded with food and disaster aid, while others were loaded only with soldiers, weaponry and ammunition.
He says: “Yesterday evening I saw a screening of photographs and it reminded me a little about this old joke: it’s a tourist who comes back from a trip and he tells the story of when he saw a leper. He had two stumps instead of hands. So the other guy asked him: ‘What did you give him?’… ‘I gave him f/8 125.’ And I felt this yesterday evening.”
Andrea Star Reese was unknown to the photography world before “The Urban Cave”, but, with the work forming part of this year’s Visa Pour l’Image, the photographer is now enjoying a success she never found in her previous career as a filmmaker
Distractions are like catnip to photographers. We can’t resist them, and they often make us act silly. The Leica didn’t allow us the option of very many distractions. What follows is a short list of the major and minor secrets…
Lenses are expensive, so chances are better you’ll only own one or two.Three at most. If you are lucky enough to acquire a Leica but you also acquire too many lenses for it—too bad! You lose. Lenses are like women: one main one and maybe one on the side are enough for any real man, as long as they’re the right ones for you. Too many and you’re either just playing around or busy making yourself and everyone around you unhappy
On the 25th of October of last year, Magnum photographer Martin Parr was a guest at the Profiles event at the Antwerp FotoMuseum. He gave a reading and participated afterwards in a roundtable on the ‘Photographic Magazine as Medium.’ FotoMuseum extra Magazine had the chance to talk to him earlier that day.
