Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Nikon D3S supported in Capture One 5.1 suite
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A family and a conscience, destroyed by North Korea’s cruelty
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/21/AR2010022103690.html?wprss=rss_world
“I am fool.”
That self-assessment comes from Oh Kil-nam, a South Korean economist who moved to North Korea a quarter-century ago, dragging along his unhappy wife and two teenage daughters. He then defected to the West, leaving his family stranded in a country his wife had called “a living hell.”
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in or out?
It is a bit nerve-wracking being a POYi judge. Contests are very emotional for members of the photojournalism community and being asked to determine the best images from a year puts one in the cent…
via shooting from the hip: http://strazz.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/in-or-out/
It is a bit nerve-wracking being a POYi judge.
Contests are very emotional for members of the photojournalism community and being asked to determine the best images from a year puts one in the center of the storm.
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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
They had slogged through knee-deep mud carrying 100 pounds of gear, fingers glued to the triggers of their M-4 carbines, all the while on the lookout for insurgents. Now, after five near-sleepless nights, trying to avoid hypothermia in freezing temperatures, the grunts of the 1st Battalion of the 6th Marine Regiment finally had a moment to relax.
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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
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“They don’t care, they say, you are Roma, you will die there.” — duckrabbit
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/
Audio slideshow to support campaigning on the right to adequate housing for Roma in Romania, focusing on the case of the Romani community of Miercurea Ciuc, Central Romania.
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Breaking news: Another Nikon press conference next week? – Nikon Rumors
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
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How spy technologies foil old-school political killings
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021905335.html?wprss=rss_world
The practice of secretly assassinating purported enemies of the state — an age-old tool of foreign policy — has run up against steadily improving international police collaboration and the global proliferation of surveillance technologies that make it harder for anyone anywhere to surreptitiously conduct a high-profile killing on foreign soil.
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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.”
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The day we clicked: rock photography
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
Photographing U2 has become more difficult as they have become more well known. The Joshua Tree was taken over a period of three days travelling through the desert. It’s unthinkable for U2 to do that now. For their last album I had two hours in bad weather.
Even after 28 years I always try to take a different picture of U2. If I’m stuck, I’ll go to Holland, smoke a joint and come back with new ideas.
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PHOTOGRAPHERS SPEAK
Don Bartletti: Spotlight on Immigration Los Angeles Times photojournalist Don Bartletti (a San Diego native) began taking pictures of undoc…
Link: http://photographyinterviews.blogspot.com/2010/02/don-bartletti-spotlight-on-immigration.html
Los Angeles Times photojournalist Don Bartletti (a San Diego native) began taking pictures of undocumented Mexican immigrants towards the end of the 1970s, well before illegal immigration became a high-profile, hot button issue. He eventually expanded his focus to include immigrants from Central American and other countries. Bartletti’s tough, poetic images both comment upon and transcend the myriad social and political ramifications of immigration. His fundamental concern is to depict with unflinching honesty the basic humanity of individuals who feel compelled to leave their homelands in search of a better life in the United States.
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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
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Legendary Photographer Gives Tips for Low-Light Shots
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
Use program (P) mode to get best results and capture detail in every corner.
Don’t set ISO at the very top. Don’t go beyond 1000 because it gets noisy.
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War Photography, Meet Fashion Photography
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
I would like to announce that I am beginning to take my career in a new direction. I am not now, nor will I ever give up photojournalism, but it is time to go far beyond the limits of the profession.
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Vancouver 2010, part 1 of 2
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
Collected here are some photos from Days 1-8, with more to follow in another entry after the closing ceremony.
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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
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News Agencies Boycott Distributing Hand-Out Photo
Link: Photographers, Reporters, Kept Away From Obama Meeting Dalai Lama
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Heather McClintock has been taking photographs in Uganda for a few years now, covering the civil war in the northern part of the country.
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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.
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jacopo quaranta – naomi
[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/
Naomi was my neighbour, and the first person in London to say ‘hello’ to me. A strange woman, I thought… Yellow eyes, violent mood swings, desperate cries, and a lot of anger. She allowed me to photograph her.
She was always drinking and talking to herself: an internal monologue about war, rape, and her family who didn’t want her anymore.
Her dad had said ‘call me when you’re sober, otherwise don’t bother’. Only her older brother Thomas still passed by to take care of her.