The War Logs – WikiLeaks Documents
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/world/war-logs.html
Sean O’Hagan: An insightful critic as well as a visionary curator, Szarkowski filled New York’s Museum of Modern Art with the colour photography of William Eggleston, and championed the transgressive work of Diane Arbus and Lee Friedlander
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/jul/20/john-szarkowski-photography-moma
you opened the shutter then took a small metal file or nail file and gently notched the side of the shutter frame, thus leaving a distinct mark on either the left or right side of the neg
Link: Cowboys Brand Cattle, We Branded our Cameras | Clarkfoto Blog
Latest environmental news, features and updates. Pictures, video and more.
via The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/oil/7904221/BP-admits-it-Photoshopped-official-images-as-oil-spill-cut-and-paste-row-escalates.html
Here is part two of the interview with Mugur Vărzariu who embodies the definition of a compassionate photographer: “I only press the shutter release when I can help my subjects.”
An interesting article in the Austrian newspaper DiePresse.com (in English) about Andreas Kaufmann (Chairman of the board at Leica Camera). One of the quotes, referring to the Leica M9: “The camera is sold out for months. We will probably produce more tha
Mike has been working on a project entitled, The Dream–“my story of where I live on the faces of those I photograph”. He is working to make this not only into a multi-media project, but eventually a book (publishers, take note!).
a collection of artists that share ideology and aesthetic before craft.
Link: Stash
via: A Photo Editor
I didn’t want the Pentagon to write this story like a screenplay, with expert scene-setting, and the temptation, irresistible in conflict, to manipulate reality.
via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/unembedded-in-saddams-iraq/
I’m pretty sure it’s not just my in-box that’s crammed with photography contest notices these days. Mine are of the “will you share this incredible opportunity with your community” ilk and I’ve stopped even checking to see if it really is “an incredible o
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2010/07/21/my-guide-to-photography-contests/
The recently-applied work of street artist Banksy at an abandoned Packard auto plant in Detroit, Michigan. A local gallery promptly dug up and relocated the wall to their space, sparking controvers…
via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/20/banksy-does-detroit.html
Andrea Star Reese has been photographing homeless people living in Harlem. She talks about her project, “The Urban Cave.”
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/showcase-190/
(H/t to AK for spotting this.) UPDATE 12:08PM Eastern 7/20/10: BP has faked yet another oil crisis response photo on its Web site. UPDATE: 11:14PM Eastern: BP has now posted the “original” photo, they claim. Except – surprise – they are refusing to post t
via AMERICAblog News: http://www.americablog.com/2010/07/bp-photoshops-fake-photo-of-command.html
Too many officials think taking photos is a crime. Heres why theyre wrong.
via Popular Mechanics: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/computer-security/taking-photos-in-public-places-is-not-a-crime?click=main_sr
A dispute between news organizations and the Pentagon flared after the May expulsion of four reporters.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/us/21gitmo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss