Vivian Maier: Better and Better – The NYTimes Lens

“The more you look at someone’s work, the more in tune you get with it,” said Mr. Jeff Goldstein, who has close to 16,000 negatives in his collection. “This is a rarity, where the work just gets better and better” - Vivian Maier: Better and Better – LENS The New York Times


Links:
Vivian Maier Photography Prints Inc.
Vivian Maier – Official Website

Advice to Young Photographers: Wear Good Shoes

Austria. 1948. © David Seymour/Magnum Photos.

After being asked if he had any advice for young photographers, Magnum photographer Alex Soth thought it would be cool to email his Magnum colleagues with the same question. The 35 different responses was published on the Magnum Photos blog in 2008. I thought it inspiring enough to revisit it here.

Links:
Magnum Photos PDF of article
Magnum in Motion

Magnum Photos
Alec Soth’s Little Brown Mushroom Blog

The Nikon D800

I am unashamedly a Nikon Ambassador. I would not have agreed to become one if I did not have complete faith in the brand. I love the fact that Nikon asks us what we want, then listen to what we have to say. First the D4, and now the newly announced D800, (the specs of which are mind blowing). Click on the image to learn more.


Emphas.is – Trading to Extinction

“Day by day, hour by hour, our planet’s rarest creatures are being hunted, trapped and slaughtered to feed a global black market in wildlife products” -  Emphas.is – Trading to Extinction

Patrick Brown has been a good friend of mine for over twenty years. I know how much heart he has brought to this amazing body of work.

“Emphas.is has decided to partner up with one of the world’s leading printers in Italy to publish high-quality photo books. By pre-ordering a copy, you decide if a book will get done”.

Also check out Faded Tulips by William Daniels and UK Uncensored by Peter Dench

Links:
The New York Times – Lens
Emphas.is

Eastman Kodak Files for Bankruptcy

Not having shot a roll of film since 2006, I feel like I played some small Shakespearean part in Kodak’s demise. C’est la vie.

(Kodak advertisement, 1904Emergence of Advertising in America On-Line Project – Ad #K0053John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing HistoryDavid M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke Universityhttp://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/eaa/)

Links:
Dealbook – The New York Times

The Washington Post

Valparaiso: Sergio Larrain

It was while discussing photography books with photographer Martin Parr when he encouraged me to seek out the work of his colleague at Magnum, Sergio Larrain. His classic book, ‘Valparaiso’ may be difficult to find, but at least you can get some idea as to how extraordinary this work is here:

Links:
Magnum Photos: Sergio Larrain
5B4: The books of Sergio Larrain