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September 1, 2011 11:01 AM
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DocuWeeks: “The Mexican Suitcase” Fascinates on Multiple Levels

DocuWeeks: “The Mexican Suitcase” Fascinates on Multiple Levels | Photography Now | Scoop.it
Ziff's film is simply a compilation of the found photos (plus some of Capa's famous Spanish Civil War shots, such as 'The Falling Soldier') and numerous talking heads of all sorts, from survivors (one woman sits positioned just beneath her own gia...
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September 1, 2011 9:12 AM
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Cinemetrics – Film Analysis Meets Raw Data

Cinemetrics – Film Analysis Meets Raw Data | Photography Now | Scoop.it
The past century has seen the rise to preeminance of statistics. Aided by utopian ambitions and exponential growth in computing power, raw data became the currency of the age, heralded as the solut...
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September 1, 2011 6:04 AM
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“the answer is blowin in the wind…”

“the answer is blowin in the wind…” | Photography Now | Scoop.it
  yes, Bob Dylan had it right..answers for life tend not to be empirical but rather instinctive gut level decisions based on the moment and (New post from @DavidAlanHarvey on BURN : "The answer is blowin in the wind" :
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September 1, 2011 4:58 AM
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James Nachtwey leaves VII | La Lettre de la Photographie

James Nachtwey leaves VII | La Lettre de la Photographie | Photography Now | Scoop.it
It was the buzz of the night: James Nachtwey is no longer affiliated with VII and is currently managing with his professional affair threw his own studio. VII Photo’s managing director Stephen Mayes tells British Journal of Photography.
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August 31, 2011 11:23 AM
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Photo Essay: Insha’Allah – Pakistan’s Christian Minority, by Marco Gualazzini

In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Christians represent 2.5% of the population - a minority living in a climate of tension and repression due to the institution of Sharia. Social segregation forces them to the most humble of work.
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August 31, 2011 10:19 AM
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Explorer des collections historiques avec Recollection

Explorer des collections historiques avec Recollection | Photography Now | Scoop.it
Créé en 2000 à l’initiative du Congrès, le National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) est un programme collaboratif piloté par la Library of Congress.
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August 31, 2011 6:42 AM
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The Long Road From Personal Project To Payoff

The Long Road From Personal Project To Payoff | Photography Now | Scoop.it

When I first saw Massimo Gammacurta’s Lollipop project I knew he had a hit on his hands. 2 years later I wanted to know how a great personal project translates into paying jobs.

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August 31, 2011 4:58 AM
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Christian minorities

Christian minorities | Photography Now | Scoop.it
image from christian minority in egypt © michele borzoni With xenophobia on the rise in the western society, making it harder to settle down for civilizations from different religious backgrounds, you might forget that there are minority groups...
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August 30, 2011 9:40 AM
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The age of “low cost” photojournalism | La Lettre de la Photographie

The age of “low cost” photojournalism | La Lettre de la Photographie | Photography Now | Scoop.it
The days of traditional news agencies are gone, this is the era of stock photos online and based on an economic model comparable to that of Airlines: offshoring, removal of social benefits and cut throat competition.
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August 30, 2011 7:05 AM
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Interview With Sarah Rozen – Photography Director for Women’s Health

Interview With Sarah Rozen – Photography Director for Women’s Health | Photography Now | Scoop.it






Heidi: The content for the health service magazine relies heavily on the art. How do you keep coming up with fresh ideas for the same stories?
Sarah: That’s one of the biggest challenges.
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August 30, 2011 4:39 AM
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Listening in: The use of audio in photography - British Journal of Photography

Listening in: The use of audio in photography - British Journal of Photography | Photography Now | Scoop.it

Some photographers believe audio is a better partner for still images, adding depth to their multimedia presentations, despite video getting all the attention right now. Olivier Laurent talks with photographers and picture editors about the benefits and pitfalls of producing audio slideshows.

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August 29, 2011 9:50 AM
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Success Stories: Ken Rosenthal

Success Stories: Ken Rosenthal | Photography Now | Scoop.it
Many years ago, back in the Stone Age when photographers used film and worked in the darkroom, and when I was struggling to find my voice as a photographer and looking a lots of work, I came across images that had a tremendous impact on me.
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August 29, 2011 7:27 AM
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‘this wall only has one side…’ or why crowd-funding matters

‘this wall only has one side…’ or why crowd-funding matters | Photography Now | Scoop.it

Some weeks ago I had lunch with two professional photographers, and naturally we talked about money. I mean, we’re not bankers. — I had dinner with a banker this week, and yes, we talked mostly about creative things.
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September 1, 2011 10:24 AM
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To Talk of Many Things: Of Digital and Dye Transfer Prints

To Talk of Many Things: Of Digital and Dye Transfer Prints | Photography Now | Scoop.it
By Ctein
No cabbages and Kings, I'm afraid. That would be Off Topic. And besides, I am not The Walrus. Still, the question remains...what's the better printing medium for photographs, dye transfer or digital inkjet?
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September 1, 2011 8:42 AM
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Lucie Awards 2011

Lucie Awards 2011 | Photography Now | Scoop.it
"I have never been at a loss when deciding what I wanted to photograph next." - Eli Reed, 2011 Lucie Awards honoree : http://ow.ly/6i1rc...
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September 1, 2011 5:26 AM
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PBN Winners Announced

PBN Winners Announced | Photography Now | Scoop.it
We’re extremely excited today to announce the winners of Photography Book Now 2011.
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August 31, 2011 12:18 PM
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JACOB HOLDT: "Not Born in the USA - A Vagabond's Views" (1986)

JACOB HOLDT: "Not Born in the USA - A Vagabond's Views" (1986) | Photography Now | Scoop.it

"The only thing that has any meaning for me in my journey is being together with these lonesome and shipwrecked souls. My photographic hobby is really nothing more than an exploitation of the suffering, which will probably never come to contribute to an alleviation of it. But I still can't stop registering it because in some way or other it must get to the outside world."

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August 31, 2011 11:00 AM
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Ed Kashi, Seeing Eye-to-Eye

Ed Kashi, Seeing Eye-to-Eye | Photography Now | Scoop.it
Why do photographers avoid photos that have eye contact? "We don't want to exist in our pictures," says Ed Kashi, whose exhibition "Eye Contact" opens in Brooklyn this week.
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August 31, 2011 9:07 AM
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Photojournalism award launched in tribute to fallen photographer

Photojournalism award launched in tribute to fallen photographer | Photography Now | Scoop.it
The family of Lucas Dolega, a French photographer who was killed in Tunisia on 17 January, has launched a new prize dedicated to photojournalists...
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August 31, 2011 5:46 AM
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Exclusive : Focus on Hubert Henrotte | La Lettre de la Photographie

Exclusive : Focus on Hubert Henrotte | La Lettre de la Photographie | Photography Now | Scoop.it
Today, many millions of Sygma’s photographs, black and white and color originals are sleeping in a bunker near Dreux…” The man that said this, with a dry but calm tone, his voice tainted with anger and emotion is Hubert Henrotte, 77, retired, laid...
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August 30, 2011 11:29 AM
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A Qaddafi Family Photo Album

A Qaddafi Family Photo Album | Photography Now | Scoop.it
Most families cherish family photos. As Tyler Hicks discovered over the weekend, the family of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi is no different.
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August 30, 2011 8:44 AM
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Where We Live

Where We Live | Photography Now | Scoop.it

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.
- Charles Dickens
 
 

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August 30, 2011 5:39 AM
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Photo Stories – Wrestlers, Synchronised Swimming and Gay Pride

Photo Stories – Wrestlers, Synchronised Swimming and Gay Pride | Photography Now | Scoop.it

Thanks to the internet, I come across work that I may never normally see. There’s a sporty focus in today’s post with portraits of the many faces of wrestling by Daniel Patrick Lilley, synchronised swimming in London in the run up to the 2012 Olympics by Nicola Tree and Gay Pride in Brighton by Matthew Coleman.

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August 29, 2011 12:29 PM
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CLINT McLEAN: The Girl Who Married a Snake

CLINT McLEAN: The Girl Who Married a Snake | Photography Now | Scoop.it

Clint McLean is a photographer and Director of Photography based in Dubaï/Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Having worked in Canada for many of the major titles, McLean was brought to the UAE to help launch a new weekend magazine.

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August 29, 2011 9:06 AM
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Multimedia photostories: the key to reach new audiences? - British Journal of Photography

Multimedia photostories: the key to reach new audiences? - British Journal of Photography | Photography Now | Scoop.it

Online is the future, says Hedy van Erp, reporting from the recent Photostories conference held in Nederlands Fotomuseum. As photographers face declining commissions from newspapers and magazines, they can reach an audience of more than two billion people online.

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