Prepping for the 4th!
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I’m checking focus on a Nikon F in this picture. It was 1983, and I was about to shoot the 100th Anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge from a rooftop in Brooklyn. There’s an F3 and an F2 on the twin cam platform, so I am basically out with the whole family. Poking into the pic on the right was the finder for my Hassy, which was fitted with an 150mm
A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY
This is just a quick note to all of you who care about well done pieces that document photographers, their work and their thoughts. Rachel Elizabeth Seed is in the final stages of finishing a film about her mother’s wonderful two-box set of images and interviews on eight photographers produced back in 1972, including W. Eugene Smith, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Cornell Capa, Brian Lanker, Lisette Model, Eliot Porter, and…
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The ‘Stiftung Kulturwerk’ announces the names of the recipients for this year’s grants. The foundation is one of the largest sources for funding in the fields of photography, illustration and design in Germany. It carries out the cultural mandate entrusted with the Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst and awards project grants to photographers, illustrators, graphic artists, graphic designers and film makers.
Amongst the projects that receive funding, is Gerd’s proposal “Chernobyl – A
Why don’t we do it in the Road? a short film by Chris Purcell
Why don’t we do it in the Road? from chris purcell on Vimeo.
Last fall I had the good fortune of working with Chris Purcell on a project for South African Tourism. He showed me his personal project Why don’t we do it in the Road…. It is a wonderful film and is now available on Vimeo.
Stephen Alvarez
Sewanee, TN
“Pakistan Through Our Eyes”
National Geographic hosts Photo Camps around the world providing young people with creative opportunities as well as promoting cross-cultural learning for everyone. Giving the youth of our communities a voice in discussing their unique perspectives on current issues affecting our world has proven important for all of us.
Photo©2012_Noor Za Din
Last year, Internews… collaborated with National Geographic to bring Photo Camp into Pakistan. Seventeen young photographers from rural Federally
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Life Breath of Half the World
India
Monsoon rains have covered the entire country a month …
