A Whisper Room of Her Own
Photographer Ozier Muhammad introduces us to Claire Daly, who practices baritone saxophone in a soundproof booth.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/a-whisper-room-of-her-own/
Photographer Ozier Muhammad introduces us to Claire Daly, who practices baritone saxophone in a soundproof booth.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/a-whisper-room-of-her-own/
[slidepress gallery=’dmitrymarkov_awkwardage’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Dmitry Markov Awkward Age PLAY THIS ESSAY I grew up in a small …
via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2010/04/dmitry-markov-awkward-age/
A blogger who goes by the name of Mr. Mallon — sounds like our 5th Grade science teacher — claims to have created a six-month-long exposure by placing film in a tin can and punching a hole in the side. He then hung the can in his backyard with a clothespin and left it there for six months.
The photographic reporting of famine, especially in ‘Africa’, continues to replicate stereotypes. Malnourished children, either pictured alone in passive poses or with their mothers at hand, continue to be the obvious subjects of our gaze. What should dri
via David Campbell: http://www.david-campbell.org/2010/04/13/famine-photographs-critique/
Sean O’Hagan: Simon Roberts has invited the public to turn their cameras on an England gearing up for the 2010 general election. Already, the results are jaw-dropping
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/apr/12/photographer-simon-roberts-2010-general-election
The photographers Ryan McGinley and Catherine Opie hold a visual conversation through their portraits in two Manhattan galleries.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/arts/design/14opie.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/13/AR2010041303067.html?wprss=rss_world
I recently had the pleasure to chat with Christian Erhardt who is Vice President of Marketing Photographic Division, Leica Camera USA. On the agenda were questions about how Leica has changed recently with the success of their new products, their growing
via The Phoblographer: http://thephoblographer.com/2010/04/13/questions-with-christian-ernhardt-vp-of-marketing-for-leica/
travel photographer
Link: http://thetravelphotographer.blogspot.com/2010/04/george-steinmetz-aerial-views.html
PhotoShelter slideshows give you the ability to embed your galleries almost anywhere like a blog, webpage, or even your Facebook page. And as more and more people have used them, we’ve gotten a lot of feedback on how they could be even better. So I’m happy to announce that we’ve updated the features and functionality.
Link: The Many Faces of the PhotoShelter Slideshow – A Picture’s Worth | PhotoShelter
This is the first reliable rumor I received in a while: in few weeks Nikon will introduce a new version of the Nikon AF-S 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED VR lens. The improvement will be a new VR and few other minor tweaks. I also got a report from Japan that this l
The New York State legislature is once again moving on a right-of-publicity bill for the benefit of Marilyn Monroe’s estate. The state senate could vote on Senate Bill 6790 at any time, but it would still require passage by the New York State Assembly and the governor’s signature to become law.
Link: PDNPulse: New York Again Considering Law to Benefit Marilyn Monroe’s Estate
Bauer, a German-owned publisher which bought music magazines Kerrang!, MOJO and Q in December of 2007 from Emap is trying to impose a new contract on freelancers working for those titles. Over 200 contributors to the three magazines have refused to sign t
via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2010/04/13/freelance-writers-and-photographers-in-a-standoff-with-bauer-publishing/
When BAPLA wrote to the Government regarding the controversial Clause 43 of the Digital Economy Bill the association claimed to be speaking on behalf of a united photographic industry. It wasn’t. BAPLA ignored thousands of photographers lobbying to stop the clause. In an open letter to BAPLA, EPUK asks “Why?”
Link: Editorial Photographers UK | Eight Questions BAPLA Must Answer
Apple has, at last, updated its MacBook Pro Line with new CPUs and graphics. The 15-inch can now be had with Intel’s Core i5 and i7 chips and the 17-inch gets the i5 as standard and the i7 as an option. This speeds things up, although the clock speeds act
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/new-macbook-pro-10-hour-battery-hi-res-screen-i7-cpu/
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Eric Lusito has travelled throughout the former Soviet world from East Germany to Mongolia,
from Poland to Kazakhstan, in search of these former Soviet military bases and his photographs
are an extraordinary record. As the USSR crumbled many bases were simply abandoned.
A few still remain – traces of a once powerful Empire – yet over time they too are beginning
to disappear. The military departed but much else was just left behind.Lusito discovered everything from gas masks to propaganda posters, books and magazines,
instruction manuals and personal photographs. But it is the buildings themselves which are
the most resonant symbols of the fall of a once powerful Empire. A KGB’s lecture hall is laid out
with chairs ready, and theatre spotlights still mounted on the walls, yet the ceiling has begun to
collapse; a Navy’s swimming pool is full of water but this is stagnant water unchanged for years.
And throughout there remain symbols of the old regime – murals of heroic deeds and national
glories, photographs of political and military leaders, posters exhorting young soldiers to give
their all for their fatherland.The book includes photographs not only of the bases but also of the murals, posters, books,
instruction manuals etc. that Lusito found abandoned. It is a rich collection of work and illuminates
the once hidden military world of the Soviet Union, last testimonies left by a modern civilization
which is no longer familiar to us, ruins that invite us to construct our own stories.
Link: Eric Lusito – After The Wall Traces of the Soviet Empire
via: I can’t remember who passed this along, but thanks!
Pulitzers were awarded to photographers at The Denver Post and The Des Moines Register.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/the-pulitzer-prizes/
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