- Mike Davis makes the distinction between a photo story and photo essay.
- APhotoEditor gives advice on showing your portfolio to Art Directors and Art Buyers.
- Elliot Erwit talks about street photography.
- Because it’s Friday: Nikon ante-ups to Canon and releases their own telephoto lens coffee mug.
- Thats awkward: A series of portraits with the subjects hanging upside down. (via PetaPixel)
- Epic Edits asks the question: Why is street photography dominated by black and white?
- NPR photographer John Poole shot a bunch of landscapes, that you can now use for your desktop.
- The Society of Nashville Artistic Photographers are sponsoring a print auction for the victims of the recent floods. (via PhotoAttorney)
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Normal lenses are great for travel and low light indoor photography
The poor “normal” lens. It sees so little use these days. If you’re like me, a 50mm normal lens was the first lens you had when you bought your first camera. It’s the piece of glass that helped you fall in love with photography and it’s been with you since the beginning.
However, the romance has faded and now you’ve moved on. You’re attracted to the bigger, longer and wider lenses, drawn to the powerful zooming capabilities of telephotos and the extreme viewing range of the wide angles. Your poor 50mm sits unused in your bag. Maybe you don’t even take it with you anymore. [click to continue…]
- Trawling around in the darkness, Magnum photographer Renee Burri’s documented New York City’s first major blackout in 1965.
- Egypt based photographer David Degner explores the rising popularity of “parkour” among Egyptian youth.
- “Amsterdam Discovered by New York Photographers” is an exhibition that commemorates the discovery of the Hudson river by Dutch explorer Henry Hudson
- A humorous collection of tourists caught with cameras
- French photographer Jean-Francois Rauzier exhibits his work publicly at the Goldman Project Space.
- Matt Slaby talks about the common problem that independent photographers face, settling an invoice.
- Chase Jarvis challenges readers to take apart his photos.
- With the latest release of the Polaroid 300, The Impossible Project remains indifferent over the project launch.
Buddhist prayer flags flutter in the wind, Ladakh, India
An iconic travel image should communicate the very essence of a place to your viewers. When shooting travel pictures it helps to have some idea of what you want to shoot before you go on your trip. The last thing you need on a trip is to be overwhelmed by your surroundings when arriving at your location. [click to continue…]
Magnum Photo agency has launched their very own iPhone application. Users can view their favorite Magnum photos and have an updated story every week.
Lauren Greenfield takes a closer look into shooting runway fashion with a cinematic approach.
The Magenta Foundation in Canada presents its annual emerging photographer exhibition.
Protests in Greece quickly turn violent as outburst from protesters make for dramatic images.
- A Los Angeles photographer faces criminal charges of for documenting graffiti artists.
- Take a look at photos from a free medical clinic that was set up at a Los Angeles sports arena.
- Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer visit cities and rural areas to photograph South Africans’ fascination with football as the 2010 FIFA World Cup approaches.
- VII photographer John Stanmeyer takes a look at the acres of the disappearing Amazon.
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