New York Photo Awards 2010 from Sam Barzilay on Vimeo.
Link: The New York Photo Festival | The Future of Contemporary Photography
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We had planned to ride the Metrorail through three stations to see if anybody would try to stop us from taking pictures of the trains.
We didn’t even make it inside the first station.
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The results for 2010 were announced on
Wednesday 30th July 2010.
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NASA Simulator Prepares Astronauts For Rigors Of An Interview With Larry King
Link: NASA Simulator Prepares Astronauts For Rigors Of An Interview With Larry King | America’s Finest News Source
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Stampy Camera Magically Turns Photos into Rubber-Stamps
The Stampy Digital Camera reminds me of those old “How To Draw Comic-Books” guides. You’d get a step one (stick men), step two (circles and rectangles) and a step three (the amazing, finished artwork). Somewhere there was a missing step 2.5, which was whe
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/stampy-camera-magically-turns-photos-into-rubber-stamps/
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On Sunday, writer and contributing editor Sarah Vowell called the project’s end “oddly anticlimactic,” but questioned whether work was actually complete because the show had not yet addressed the subject of “Things Ending.”
“Seeing this project through to its culmination was equally satisfying and strange,” said Vowell, speaking at a book signing in Colonial Williamsburg dressed as Betsy Ross. “I feel not unlike the early Pilgrims, who, standing atop Plymouth Rock after a long and arduous sea voyage, reflected on their journey, perhaps thinking to themselves ‘For God’s sake—doesn’t anybody have anything to eat in this settlement?’”
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I hope that my work can remind us that imagination can defy gravity and bend time. It is our own responsibility to enjoy every second of the day. Nobody else can do that for us. Have fun, eat candy, do what you love, love what you do… We might get thrown off this spinning ball of iron and mantle tomorrow.
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Jules Mattsson, the 16-year-old photographer, is very, very good in this recording. He knows his rights, he admirably keeps his cool as two lawless goons with badges harass him and detain him. Kids like this give me hope for the future of the human race. On the other hand, cops who invent imaginary laws and demand that the public abide by them — after the Association of Police Chiefs has made it abundantly clear that the police must not harass amateur and professional photographers.
Link: London cops enforce imaginary law against brave, principled teenaged photographer – Boing Boing
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US photographer Steve McCurry: Go with the flow
US photographer Steve McCurry talks to Nosheen Iqbal about the art of blending in, Buddhism and why he’s shooting De Niro
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/jun/28/steve-mccurry-photography
For the man behind one of the most widely recognised photographs in history, Steve McCurry has kept a low profile. Afghan Girl, taken in 1984, made the cover of National Geographic magazine the following year, and led to McCurry’s signing to the Magnum picture agency. It is a simple portrait distinguished by intense colour, the girl’s green eyes burning with dignity and despair. It is also, in McCurry’s view, far from his best shot.
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Solar-Powered Camera Strap Keeps You Shooting
Avoid dead camera batteries by putting a strip of solar panels on your camera strap. Simple, and rather clever, right? That’s exactly what Weng Jie’s Solar Camera Strap does, although in coming up with the design he forgot an important point: you can’t ch
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/solar-powered-camera-strap-keeps-you-shooting/
I hope that my work can remind us that imagination can defy gravity and bend time. It is our own responsibility to enjoy every second of the day. Nobody else can do that for us. Have fun, eat candy, do what you love, love what you do… We might get thrown off this spinning ball of iron and mantle tomorrow.
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“A Year at War” Begins in Afghanistan
Damon Winter is part of The Times team following the First Battalion, 87th Infantry in northern Afghanistan.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/must-47/
In “A Year at War,” The New York Times will trace the steps of the men and women of the First Battalion, 87th Infantry of the 10th Mountain Division during their yearlong deployment in northern Afghanistan. Damon Winter, the winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography, followed the battalion in late March and early April as it made its way from Fort Drum, N.Y., to Kunduz Province. Over the weekend, as the first installments of the series were published, he spoke about the project with James Estrin.
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We’ve all learned a lesson “the hard way.” We all wish we paid more attention in school. We all think that life would have been easier if someone just taught us that one really important lesson.
I decided to ask a few of photographers what they wished they learned earlier in their career. I asked them to think of an experience that happened in their life that would have been better if they had learned something earlier.
Link: The Top 11 Things Photographers Wish They Learned in Photo School – A Picture’s Worth | PhotoShelter
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The Renowned, Unknown Bruce Davidson
Bruce Davidson is one of the best-known photographers in America. With his three-volume retrospective, he hopes to be rediscovered.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/showcase-177/
One thing I learned is that I had photographs that were very contemporary in their scope that I didn’t print. At the time, I didn’t think they were worthy. What’s great about looking at your work is the emotion comes back. The emotion comes back. The rhythm of what you were photographing comes back. It’s almost like a musical score. You can see where I may have quit too soon, or stayed too long.
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G20 Protests in Toronto
Last week, leaders of nations from both the G8 and G20 gathered in Ontario Canada, for meetings in in Huntsville and Toronto. Canadian authorities planning for the event spent an estimated $1 billion, mostly for security. Tens of thousands of protesters d
via Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/g20_protests_in_toronto.html
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Here is a camera that is actually smaller and feels lighter than a 35 mm pro DSLR, handles much better than any Medium Format camera, yet delivers image quality competitive with the bigger, heavier and much more cumbersome top of the line Medium Format systems. I would say that this is proof that the tweener concept is a great one.
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First of all, why even write an artist/project statement? Well, you write a statement because that’s part of the game. That’s a pretty lousy answer, and there is more to statements than just that. But you need to realize that a) you should have a statement because you are expected to have one and b) you should spend a little bit of time on it, because a bad artist statement will make you and your work look bad.
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