Stuart Pilkington, founder of the 50 states project–which I think is such a fantastic idea–is launching a project for 2010 entitled “What Is England?” He’s looking for 46 photographers, each based in one of the counties in England he’s got listed, to take 6 images in 2010 that will represent the photographers style and the [...]
David Alen Harvey’s online magazine burn has a $10,000 grant that they’re giving out for the first time to one of 11 finalists. They just posted the last photo essay (here) on the magazine site and they’re announcing the winner at the Look3 Festival Of The Photograph this weekend.
Go have a look, there’s some good [...]
I was pretty surprised a couple days ago to see Timothy Greenfield-Sanders starting a new portrait series on the Huffington Post (here). This is an incredibly encouraging sign as I strongly believe that photographers need to get out there and forge a path to the future. A photographer of Timothy’s caliber–contributing photographer for Vanity Fair, [...]
“Photography tends to show, to describe much more than it can explain”
Also, check out this story (here) on Snag Films, the company that’s distributing the film for free online. They’re trying to help documentary filmmakers reach a broader audience.
Martin Schoeller talks with writer Charlie Fish (read more here) for a piece in Resource Magazine. Here’s a couple quotes:
“If you’re going to take a picture, really try to make it the best picture you’ve ever taken, every time. Always strive for the best you can do.” This level of professionalism requires that you live, [...]
Verve photo looks like a great resource for anyone looking to hire a documentary photographer (here). I love a good list. Especially when someone else creates it.
Talented, beloved photographer Shawn Mortensen passed away two days ago at the age of 43.
Leigh Anderson, his former agent from Montage had this to say:
Shawn was one of the most talented photographers I’ve ever known, but that’s only a part of what made him so remarkable. He was incredibly passionate about art and culture, but [...]
The April issue of Modern Painters Magazine is dedicated to photography (here). Curator and critic Vince Aletti introduces some of his favorite photographers who have heretofore flown under the radar (here). It’s always interesting and educational to read why someone is attracted to a series of photographs and here’s a few excerpts from Vince explaining [...]
Looks like some really great programming on Ovation TV all week (here)
I don’t remember seeing this video when the Whitney retrospective was announced so I’m posting it now. Winston Eggleston talks about his father.
“He didn’t mean for any of his pictures to make any kind of statement. They just are what they are and how he’d like them to look I guess.” — Winston Eggleston
via, Thomas [...]
Bono confessed that he loved Sugimoto’s seascape photographs and began quizzing the artist about the work.
“He started taking notes as I talked,” Sugimoto recalled. Those notes became the foundation for the new album’s title track. Last year, during a visit to Dublin, Sugimoto heard the first demo tape, and a few months later was told [...]
I found this explanation of the three song rule for live music photographers interesting and if you read the rest of the interview you’ll see how he’s recently got out of it. Photo editor Nicole Radja interviews Chicago music photographer Paul Natkin on her blog called“In Studio On Location.”
Nicole: Another story I wanted to get [...]
Pictures are very important because people believe photographs, and the picture can be a lie, but that person will look at that and it’s real, it becomes a real thing, people might say the written word, bullshit, the picture is what does it.
– Eddie Adams from An Unlikely Weapon.
Click to see the trailer.
“I regularly spend more time looking at something than I do shooting or lighting it.”
I greatly admire the work of Christopher Griffith, but I never had the opportunity to work with him when I was photo editing. Each time I tried he was booked solid. He shoots a large variety of subjects yet they all [...]
I can’t imagine a more useful resource for discovering new photographers by state than this 50 states project (here). I recoginized quite a few names when I landed on the home page (Jeremy & Claire Weiss, Wayne Levin, Larry Schwarm, Juliana Beasley, Jesse Chehak, Naomi Harris, Shawn Records) which really helps. There seems to be [...]
PDN just published their annual list of 30 photographers to watch. See it here or go get a copy on the newsstand. This annual list has always been something worth checking out for photo editors looking for new talent and new approaches to old ideas. What makes this list great is there’s no entry fee. [...]
POYi Announced their Magazine Photographer of the year on Friday. You can see the other winners (here) and still more to come as the finish the judging process. You can actually watch and hear the judging live (link on the front page) which is an education in itself.
First Place goes to Uriel Sinai of Getty [...]
I like this trend where photographers form groups and publish their work on a website or print something for sale. It certainly gives those looking to hire another resource to check out and like some agencies there’s often a thread between all the work so if you’re looking for a specific style you can spend [...]
