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Vivian Maier: Better and Better – The NYTimes Lens

ddpphoto — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:48:50 +0000

“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

Weegee – The Ballad of the Aging Photographer

ddpphoto — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:18:56 +0000

“Oh yeah, I was named right after the Ouija board” – Weegee 1945

Links:
MOMA – The Collection
Weegee (Arthur Fellig) – Radio Station WEAF July 11th 1945 Sound Portrait
Masters of Photography – Arthur Fellig – Weegee

Advice to Young Photographers: Wear Good Shoes

ddpphoto — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:22:43 +0000

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

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS

ddpphoto — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:40:37 +0000

William Klein – Contact Sheets

ddpphoto — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:15:05 +0000

A wonderful insight into the work of one of photography’s most influential masters, William Klein:

Tokyo Documentary Photography Workshops

ddpphoto — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:41:04 +0000

James Whitlow Delano, Okahara Kosuke and Yumi Goto are friends of mine.
I feel confidant that anyone attending this 5 day workshop will see a marked
improvement in their work by the end of it.

12th – 16th August, 2012 Place Tokyo, Japan (Application deadline – March 31st, 2012 (24:00 JST)

APPLICATION FORM

The Nikon D800

ddpphoto — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:29:13 +0000

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

ddpphoto — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:32:03 +0000

“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

ddpphoto — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:43:53 +0000

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

Pablo Picasso’s Guernica and a 3D animation by Lena Gieseke

ddpphoto — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:28:25 +0000

Pablo Picasso - Guernica 1937

Links:
Lena Gieseke Website
Museo Reina Sofía
Pablo Picasso – Guernica

The Mexican Suitcase by Trisha Ziff

ddpphoto — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:20:51 +0000

A wonderful exploration of ‘The Mexican Suitcase‘ (featuring the work of Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and David ‘Chim’ Seymour) by Trisha Ziff:

The Mexican Suitcase – a film by Trisha Ziff

Bill Cunningham New York

ddpphoto — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:50:36 +0000

Saw this charming film about The New York Times street/fashion photographer Bill Cunningham today. What an extraordinary life. Highly recommended.

Links:
Bill Cunningham – LightBox TIME Magazine
Bill Cunningham On The Street – The NYTimes
Bill Cunningham takes Manhatten – The New Yorker

Valparaiso: Sergio Larrain

ddpphoto — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:50:38 +0000

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

Edward Steichen

ddpphoto — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:32:37 +0000

The Nikon AIPP The Event 23 – 26 October 2011

ddpphoto — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:44:20 +0000

I am heading to Adelaide for The Event. Click on the banner above to download the program.

Tim Hetherington: His Life and His Work

ddpphoto — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:28:17 +0000

Realscreen article