In Marja, it’s war the old-fashioned way
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021905294.html?wprss=rss_world
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Think Tank Photo will soon begin shipping their largest roller to date, the Logistics Manager. At a glance, it might appear to be simply an oversized version of the company’s Airport Security V2.0, the next-largest roller in the lineup, but it is in fact the company’s first entry into a larger category of gear case.
Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: Think Tank Photo announces supersized Logistics Manager roller
Amnesty International audio-slide show on Roma housing rights in Romania from Rob Godden on Vimeo. Audio slideshow to support campaigning…
via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/02/they-dont-care-they-say-you-are-roma-you-will-die-there/
I am not sure about the exact wording since Google cannot translate this page, but according to the tipster Nikon is suppose to have another press conference next week on February 23, 2010 (last day of PMA): “Nikon will have a press conference regarding n
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021905335.html?wprss=rss_world
His iPhone site was created to extend the reach of his regular site into the mobile community. “The easier and faster someone can find and access your work, the better,” he states. “The iPhone completely changed the digital landscape. Now, when Iʼm traveling or out to dinner and meet a potential client they can take a look at the site immediately, bing, bang, boom. It’s truly an incredible tool.”
Pioneers of rock photography talk through their favourite shots
via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/feb/20/day-we-clicked-rock-photography
Today Zeiss’ showed the very first “Compact Prime 2″ Cine Lenses that will mount on HDDSLRs. In fact these are quite versatile in that they come with both and EL (Canon mount) and PL (Cinema standard) that can be switched on the field w a Tor-X screwdrivers! (Although Zeiss recommends you have them do this.)
Link: The Big Players are coming to join the HDDSLR Party! (PART I) « Vincent Laforet’s Blog
Harry Benson, the legendary Scottish photographer, sat down with NYT’s Gadgetwise blog and shared some tips on taking photos in low-light situations. Benson’s photographs include celebrities such as Michael Jackon, every president since Eisenhower, and th
I have been widely criticized for commercializing photojournalism and war photography since I appeared in the Warner Brothers television show “In Harms Way.” Since then I have been working hard on ways of making my work even more commercial. The bottom li
via ZORIAH – A PHOTOJOURNALIST AND WAR PHOTOGRAPHER’S BLOG: http://www.zoriah.net/blog/2010/02/war-photography-meet-fashion-photography.html
Today is Day 8 of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada, almost the halfway mark, and it’s time to have a look at the activities in British Columbia. Over 100 medals have been awarded so far, with the United States, Germany, Norway and Canada leadi
via Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/02/vancouver_2010_part_1_of_2.html
In the same proposition there is also an anti paparazzi part. A rule “that in effect will prohibit photography in public places where anyone who’s in the photograph might be unhappy about being photographed.”. This law, of course, applies only to pro photographers, otherwise tourists would be prevented to take pictures, and that, my friends would not be good.
Link: Thoughts of a Bohemian » Blog Archive » Of Orphans and unhappy faces
News Agencies Boycott Distributing Hand-Out Photo
Link: Photographers, Reporters, Kept Away From Obama Meeting Dalai Lama
Heather McClintock has been taking photographs in Uganda for a few years now, covering the civil war in the northern part of the country.
he has photographed in a radically different way than what I have seen before from Haiti, but also the content of the images seems more considered to me. But of course it is a risky thing to photograph a “news” story in such a “limited” way.
[slidepress gallery=’jacopoquaranta-naomi’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Jacopo Quaranta Naomi play this essay Naomi was my neighbor, and the firs…
via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2010/02/jacopo-quaranta-naomi/
After 20 years, Adobe Creative Director Russell Brown sits down with Photoshop co-creators Thomas & John Knoll as well as original Photoshop PM Steve Guttman. If nothing else, check out the 199…
via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2010/02/video_the_creators_of_photoshop_look_back.html
The National Press Photographers Association announced today that the Wedding Photojournalist Association has generously provided NPPA with funds sufficient to support the tuition costs of 20 attendees to the upcoming Northern Short Course to be held March 11 – 13, 2010 in New Brunswick, NJ.
Link: Wedding Photojournalist Association Provides Educational Grants For NPPA Event
Luxury is a compilation of works created by Martin Parr between 2003 and 2009 whilst visiting a range of high profile and wealthy social occasions such as horse racing at Ascot, Art Basel Miami Beach or Sotheby’s auctions in Dubai.