pictures to prove it™

http://picturestoproveit.tumblr.com/

it’ll take some time, but i plan on eventually moving the archive over to tumblr too.

hi fives
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The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You™, but it’s also an inspirational 3-part “ecosystem” created by photographer, Chase Jarvis. Introducing an iPhone app that allows you to shoot, edit and share your images; a book that celebrates photography with any camera; AND a thriving, online community made of iPhone images from around the world.

interestingly i know a few of the people in this collection and i haven’t heard any of them mention it. maybe being on the other side of the lens is a bit too difficult for them to share.

photographers in conflict is a collection of portraits and interviews of several contemporary photographers who have covered areas of conflict. the collection is impressive, including; shaul schwarz, marco di lauro,ben lowy, bruno stevens, samantha appleton and many others.

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In the aftermath of Abu Ghraib and the Tsunami, a cross-section of 32 photographers were invited in sit for a portrait by the artists Goran Galic and Gian-Reto Gredig, into a Spartan, black painted studio, in order to capture their still portraits and video interviews. By isolating the photojournalists and placing them in front of their camera, Galic and Gredig reverse the asymmetrical power relationship between photographer and subject, and explore the self-perception of the photographers.

cool Nikon contest to show Your Day in 140 seconds or less. the date is past, but you can see the entrants on the site. there are some good ones.

ive been a bit swamped and not posting like i want to, but until contest season is over, i’m just going to leave you with this gem i found via Zoriah. he posted a pretty comprehensive list of good photo related blogs.

check it out here. it’ll keep you busy for awhile.

happy new year.
david…

Lots of people show their photo love by inking it on their skin. HERE is Dave Shepherd’s version and at the moment one of my favorites.

i dont know him, but he is from (Toledo) Ohio, so what’s not to like? hi fives to this guy.

also of note, because of this i just realized that you can put videos in flickr. im sure i’ll be surfing a ton of flickr galleries over the next couple weeks.

The poor man’s steadicam has been around for awhile. the first one someone had shown me was a monopod with a small weight at the bottom. Johnny Chung Lee posts his plans here in a nicer version of the same concept. you can order it from Johnny, or you can use his free plans to make your own. if you do, be sure to send him a cupcake or email reminding him that he is awesome.

here is a video of Johnny’s version from the fine folks at MAKE magazine.

you can learn more about steadicams here. look how much $$$ he is saving you.

http://lenscratch.blogspot.com/2009/10/women-are-heroes_07.html

seriously.
thanks JR.

peep these and get it straight from the mouths of Brent Stirton, Spencer Platt, John Moore, Paula Bronstein and Adam Pretty. Listen and get stoked.