pictures to prove it™

i was fortunate to see this work as Stephanie developed it. her persistence was intimidating and the work is stellar.

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.

On his blog Dallas based shooter Jensen Walker has posted a video showing how he gets things done. you can peep it here. it’s almost enough to make me wish i photographed pretty girls.

ok truth is, i do really love the winner (black sea of concrete) and the dennis kleinman book is pretty top notch too.

read more here.

hi fives all around!

good job blurb. you’re awesome.

and to the uninformed, there is a lot to wade through, but the books on blurb are one of the best ways to see amazing photos from shooters you’ve never heard of (as well as plenty of people you already know and love).

Teengenerate @ Fireside Bowl, Chicago, IL (photo by icki)

MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL PHOTO ISSUE! edited by Mark Murrmann!!!

Take pictures at shows? Have a 20 year old box of band photos? We wanna see them! Maximum Rocknroll is putting together a photo issue. Here’s how to be part of it…

Photo Submission Guidelines:

Send up to 10 pictures.
We accept digital files and prints.
If you send prints and want them back, PLEASE PROVIDE A SASE!!! Otherwise prints will not be returned. Prints should be no larger than 8×10. Send all prints to MRR, ATTN: Photo Issue.
Digital files should be 10” at the longest side, at 300dpi. Please only send JPGs or TIFFs. You can email the files to Mark Murrmann at the email address below. You may also send a CD/DVD of images to MRR, ATTN: Photo Issue.

All photos should be in black & white. If you submit color photos, we will convert them to black & white.
Bands in the photos should fall within MRR’s area of coverage.
Please provide as much caption information as you can with the photos. At the very least we need: the name of the band (or who is in the photo), when it was taken, where (city, state, country) and who took it. Include this information in the IPTC fields of the photos, or on a separate piece of paper/word document.
Make sure to include an email address at which you can be contacted, and a street address so we can send a copy of the magazine to you, if your photos are included.

Questions? Don’t hesitate to ask. Know someone you think would make for a good interview subject for the photo issue? Get in touch!

Due date for submissions is October 1, 2009.

Email your photos to: markmurrmann {at} gmail(.)com
Maximum Rocknroll
ATTN: Photo Issue
PO Box 460760
San Francisco, CA 94146-0760
USA

August 18th, 2009 by icki

my dear friend Rachel Sauer is one of the greatest and most genuine voices i’ve ever known. i find great joy in the fact that she has packed her wagon and scuttled to china for a bit to teach english and to learn a bit about the world.

she has an amazing blog that chronicles her adventures. every word is worth reading, but i’d suggest you start with this current post about how her camera bridged a gap between her and a train full of locals.

she is wonderful. this is proof.

A glimpse at my roomie Ami’s exhibit done in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. (from the photoshelter blog.)

08:04 am CDT May 12, 2009
(K2Climb.net) Central Asia Institute’s founder Greg Mortenson shot over the following news Sunday:

“Teru Kuwayama, the NYC photographer who has helped Central Asia Institute (CAI) for several years, was in a near fatal accident on the road from Peshawar to Islamabad last Saturday evening,” Greg Mortenson reported. (story continued here)

and a much better more thorough story in PDN here.

and American Photo here.

day in the life of luceo

Stop motion made by Tim Lytvinenko.

after you watch it, you should go buy one of these guys’ prints. you’ve only got until april 15 and you’ll never see them this cheap again.

you can also read their blog and look at their website and i hope it makes you smile cause their are some great and inspired souls out there in the world.

hi fives.

im not one of those people.

me as photographed by ben lowy

ben was here for the past couple weeks. he made some pics of me and he put them on his blog. he has just started doing these multiframe portraits. id dig em. peep it.