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Great photographers are fundamentally unhappy people. Not in the suburban housewife way of unhappy and waiting for something tremendously beautiful to happen and be swept  away, a la “Madame Bovary”. Not at all. They are unhappy with the world around them and how it functions. What bothers them is theContinue Reading

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While the world of photography was busy trying to figure out how to squeeze one more dollar out of every image, pointing the fingers at potential scammers, or listing, day after, the name and addresses of every single newspaper closing its door, the hallways of the supreme court justice inContinue Reading

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Just heard about this today and while it is a little late in the game, it is still interesting. Did not read about it anywhere else. The idea is quite simple. you submit  a project you really want to shoot, post it and have people vote for it. There isContinue Reading

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There is confusion in the heartland of photography…and a lot of budgeting. Today, after a few months of waiting, the legendary LIFE magazine relaunched as a website. Great idea !!. I , personally, could not wait. How great was my deception. Besides the great images of the past, all newContinue Reading

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When most companies announces layoff, downsizing, bankruptcies, others announce new beginning : CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHER FRANK MICELOTTA FORMS NEW PHOTOGRAPHY AGENCY NAMED PICTUREGROUP Los Angeles, CA – Trusted entertainment photographer Frank Micelotta has announced that he will launch a new digital photography production company called PictureGroup. Micelotta, a 25-year photography veteran,Continue Reading

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A bunch of photography associations recently banded together and issued a joint statement.  Called “Save photography !”, it is looking to garner enough signatures from photo professionals to make an impact. The country is France and the associations are Freelens (a photojournalist association), the UPC ( Union des Photographes Createurs)Continue Reading

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 If you do not live in Italy, you might have not seen this. In an interview given to the Sunday magazine of Corriere della Sera, an Article on legendary photo woman and person extraordinaire, Grazia Neri : As you can see, its starts with a reference to this blog. InContinue Reading

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So,  Hearst publishing is going to come out with an e-magazine reader. For those familiar with the Amazon e-book reader Kindle, it will be easy to picture the same with a bigger screen and less bulky. For those who are not, here is a photograph of the Plastic Logic reader:Continue Reading

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I know it has been said here that the World Press Awards 2009 was a nice selection, albeit maybe too much linked to the most important events of the year. Who is to say that a lesser known event might have had stronger images ? Regardless, ever since the results,Continue Reading