pictures to prove it™

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/showcase-14/

and if that isnt enough, check his own site.

http://www.photomichaelwolf.com

SS just informed me that Lynsey Addario Wins a MacArthur Fellowship.

Today Addario is to be named one of 24 recipients of a “genius award” from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. As a MacArthur fellow, Ms. Addario will receive $100,000 annually for five years, no strings attached.

Based in Istanbul whose work appears in The New York Times and National Geographic, among other publications. In Pakistan on May 9, while returning to Islamabad from an assignment at a refugee camp, her collar bone was broken in an automobile accident that injured another journalist and killed the driver of the car. that article can be found on PDN here.

Im sure she will make the most of this opportunity. congrats Lynsey.

In 2008, the Polaroid Corporation announced that it was ceasing production of all of its instant films and cameras. In a digital age, many believed that Polaroids were a nostalgic, but redundant, throwback to the analog era. However, even a cursory glance at Etsy reveals that there are many amazing artists that continue to work with the beautiful medium of instant peel apart and integral films. Polaroid photography thrives on Etsy, and with the Polaroid Street Team growing each day, the marketplace is a wonderful venue for exploring the amazing world of instant photography. Artists using vintage Polaroid cameras abound, selling their original photos, emulsion lifts, transfers, and photo and giclée prints to growing audiences that love the soft focus and nostalgic beauty that only genuine analog instant photography can create.

(from the fine folks at etsy) continued here…

also of note.

this and this and this and this and this and this and oh dont forget this.

and im still on the fence about this one.

i was going through a few old emails and found this link that Joey Pulone had sent out about this lens. (surprisingly?) it is still for sale. it says it is rare, but does anyone know who owns the others?

At 92 Lillian Bassman is still finding ways to inspire.

Avedon said of her, “No one else in the history of photography has
made visible that heart-breaking invisible place between the
appearance and disappearance of things.”

chris chen just sent me the NYT article on Bassman. you can read it here.

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

http://www.featureshoot.com/

Getty Images today completed its fifth annual photojournalism grants program by announcing that Krisanne Johnson, Brenda Kenneally (both from the United States) and Zalmai (from Afghanistan and Switzerland) have been selected to each receive $20,000 grants, as well as collaborative editorial support from Getty Images, to pursue their documentary photography projects.

Getty Images also named two student winners in the grants program: Ed Ou, (Canada) studying at the University of Southern California, and Carl Kiilsgaard, (United States) a student at Western Kentucky University. Each will receive $5,000 and editorial support to pursue their projects.

Aidan Sullivan, vice president of photo assignments for Getty Images, marked the occasion by saying, “We’re very grateful to our judges who carefully considered 199 applications and proposals from professional photojournalists across 26 countries, along with 24 student proposals from 8 countries.”

The grant judges included:

Cheryl Newman, Picture Editor, Telegraph Magazine (UK)
Jean-Francois Leroy, Director General, Visa Pour l’Image (France)
Volker Lensch, Department Head, Stern Magazine (Germany)

“Getty Images is honored that in its first five years, our grants have empowered 24 photojournalists to bring eye-opening visual essays to the world’s attention,” added Sullivan. “We’re delighted with the judges’ choices of the newest winners, whose projects deal with some of the most compelling issues of our time.”

Krisanne Johnson’s project, “I Love You Real Fast,” examines the lives of young women in Swaziland, where women have a life expectancy of close to 31, due to the country’s high rate of HIV infections. “My intent is not only to shed light on their struggle, but to present the full spectrum of their experiences and to capture deeper, truer visual references that are distinct from a sea of status quo images that define Africa to most of the world,” said Johnson.

Brenda Kenneally’s project, “Upstate Girls: What Became of Collar City,” studies the issues of class and poverty in Troy, New York, a once-prosperous city whose traditions and culture have been disrupted by numerous economic and social issues. “My project has followed seven women for five years as their escape routes from poverty have led to further entrapments,” said Kenneally. “In compiling a generational history of the emotional spiral of those resigned to the lower class in the United States, I will use my grant to continue this work over the next year, as the need for nuanced and sustained journalism will be crucial to reflect the social fallout from the economic crisis.”

Zalmai’s project, “Promises and Lies,” reveals the human cost of the war on terror in Afghanistan. “As most of the western media focuses on what is taking place militarily, I feel strongly that the extensive human tragedy taking place in my country is being ignored by Western eyes and is going unnoticed to the rest of the world,” said Zalmai. “I also believe that one can never find a solution to such tragedy if one does not look at the whole picture.”

Carl Kiilsgaard’s project, “The White Family,” follows a family that has lived in rural Kentucky – where, in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty that has not yet been won – for generations. Kiilsgaard notes that, “The Getty Images grant will allow me to continue to raise awareness about those struggling in a region that most Americans have forgotten.”

Ed Ou’s project, “Perilous Journey,” documents the full journey that Somali refugees take as each year thousands flee from the violence in Mogadishu to the port city of Bosasso and the perilous boat journey to Yemen begins, as they seek work as laborers in the oil-rich Persian Gulf.

More information about the new grant winners and judges, as well as previous winners and their completed projects, can be found at www.gettyimages.com/grants.

“Have you seen a truly awful piece of Photoshop work? Clumsy manipulation, senseless comping, lazy cloning and thoughtless retouching are our bread and butter. And yes, deep down, we love Photoshop.”
- photoshop disasters

this site has been around for awhile, but only recently has it become one of my fav resources. there are so many goodies tucked away on this site. it’ll make you giggle and it’ll make you look at photos a little more closely.

not that i want to pick on Annie Liebowitz (cause it seems every magazine i stumble onto has some comment on her financial woes) but this photo of husband and wife Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet boggles me. with so many eyes on the production through publication of this, how did THIS happen?

i love the photo, or the concept of the photo. maybe she didnt sleep enough. that is usually my problem. i think she needs a week of RnR or maybe a solid spa day. im sure she has had a lot on her mind, but are the editors that work with her so in awe of her that they would let this pass? did they praise it?

curious eh? you can see some video of the shoot HERE. it’s funny that it isnt really a composite because they weren’t together, someone had just decided that they didn’t like him in a jacket i guess. she is famous for convincing people to take their clothes off in her photo shoots. maybe now she just tries to do it in photoshop.

HERE you can see how Vanity Fair ran it online.