pictures to prove it™

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.

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.

some people know, and maybe some don’t, but actor jeff bridges is a pretty interesting photographer. for a few years now he has been documenting the films he has been in and the results are pretty cool. it’s an insiders view.
The Dude is a-ok in my book.

peep here to see his Crazy Heart snaps. and here to see Ironman.

i didnt actually jump on the strobist bandwagon, but it doesnt mean i dont appreciate the ingenuity and enjoy solving problems and creating things. its just sometimes, i’d rather make photos than make light modifiers. however…

i just stumbled across this and i gotta say, im stoked.

http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2010/01/ivar-loves-dolly.html

this unique site provides an opportunity to buy prints from some fabulous photographers and support some worthy causes.

http://collectdotgive.org

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…