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Deconstructing Trees. Monochrome photographs exploring the patterns of constructal law in trees. Delete the scoop?
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Reviewed by John Camp TOP looks at quite a few books over the course of a year; this is a review of an unusual one called A Photojournalist's Field Guide, with the subtitle, "In the trenches with combat photographer Stacy Pearsall." Via Mario Pires 
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June 16, 1:01 PM
This book covers topics you don’t often encounter in photo how-to books, and that are directly applicable to people who travel in tough, dirty, remote and sometimes dangerous places, with expensive, delicate equipment...and come back not only alive, but with good photography. Delete the scoop?
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Exhibition at centre of child pornography allegations reopens, with part of show sealed off. Delete the scoop?
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"Photographers never want to talk about the fact that they may well be in decline. It's the greatest taboo subject of all," says Martin Parr in our special issue devoted to ageing. We spoke to photographers aged 19 to 100 about their career highs and how they keep their work fresh in the face of creative decline. Via Mario Pires Delete the scoop?
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From a splash of molten lead to a telephone call, the Fondazione Prada has recreated an extraordinary 1969 exhibition down to the last detail – and captured Adrian Searle's heart Delete the scoop?
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More than 100 previously unseen LS Lowry drawings and sketches are to go on show, shedding light on his distinctive style and his fixation with erotic figures. Delete the scoop?
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On the advent of his newest book, Fred Ritchin writes on the power of the photograph in the modern era and the relationship between social justice and photojournalism. Via Andrew Mendelson Delete the scoop?
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Alec Soth: A few years ago Robert Frank said, “There are too many images, too many cameras now. We’re all being watched. It gets sillier and sillier. As if all action is meaningful. Nothing is really all that special. Delete the scoop?
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Jackson Pollock's No 19, 1948 and a few other paintings achieved the top prices during last week's contemporary art auctions, but not the biggest returns. Delete the scoop?
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Stephen Shore: Actually, I started to use color a year before, in 1971, with two projects: the Mick-O-Matics, which were color snapshots, and the Amarillo postcards. I think it was simply the time was right for color photography. Delete the scoop?
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A gallery show features pictures of residents shot through their windows. The subjects are understandably annoyed Via Andrew Mendelson Delete the scoop?
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Daniella Zalcman created a series images that are part New York, part London, and collectively represent her vision of home Delete the scoop?
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The photograph I bought from Mark Power to help support the publication of a bookwork celebrating 21 years of photography at the University of Brighton arrived this morning. Via Mario Pires Delete the scoop?
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Seth Rosenblatt: "Comics fans are getting a double-dose of digital innovation this summer, as DC Comics lets you choose your own Batman adventure and revel in new tales of the campy '60s Batman." Via The Digital Rocking Chair 
Dorothea Martin's curator insight,
June 6, 1:57 AM
Very interesting. Looking forward to how comics adapt 
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Importanti novità da @DCComics le storie #vintage si fanno #transmediali Delete the scoop?
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His second solo exhibition in New York opens tomorrow. Delete the scoop?
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Create. Inform. Engage. | Journalism training, media news & how to's Delete the scoop?
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Venice Biennale: Iraq's art world emerges from the ruins Mail & Guardian Online But she and British curator Jonathan Watkins, director of Birmingham's Ikon gallery, went on the road to find and meet artists from Kurdistan to Basra and Baghdad,... Via Jules Rochielle 
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An interesting look at the art world in Iraq through the lens of the Venice Biennale... Delete the scoop?
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It is written in the Torah that God’s name cannot be spoken. Delete the scoop?
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Street art and contemporary art exhibitions in Johannesburg, South Africa on Mallory on Travel, graffiti, photography, prints and the Arts oin Main project Delete the scoop?
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Every medium stimulates and meets the sensibility of an audience as well as, impacting its orientation, political and otherwise. Via The Digital Rocking Chair 
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May 18, 10:31 AM
At a guess, I'd say we all new the answer to the question ... but here's the how & the why .... 
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Since his teen years, Hoshi has been obsessed by the nightlife of the urban entertainment districts of Tokyo; the vulgar neon signs, the dark trash-filled alleys, and the backdrop of human drama taking place both inside and outside the clubs and bars. Haruto Hoshi was born 1970 in Kanagawa and educated at Contemporary Photography Research Institute. Via Mario Pires Delete the scoop?
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The Caribbean has suffered a huge loss with the recent passing of Luise Kimme. We pay tribute to Kimme and her work by republishing one of the last articles to be written about her. Delete the scoop?
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It's hard to create more nostalgia than with the faded tones of a vintage advertising poster. Those glorious old ads push just the right buttons, bring Delete the scoop?
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Charming images, interesting insights into the future of comics online.
Digital comics is a medium that is still finding its footing. 2012 was a banner year, and saw the launch of new and progressive approaches to exploring the seemingly infinite possibilities of the digital canvas. One such launch was Comic Book Think Tank, spearheaded by Ron Perazza and Daniel Govar.
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