Life is Good & Good for You in New York, 1956. © Photography Magazine / William Klein
“While not all photobooks considered great or groundbreaking will see a reprint, one can hope that enough will exist to maintain a full sense of photobook history” – Jeffrey Ladd, photographer, writer, editor and founder of Errata Editions
“In just over two weeks, Japan will be observing the one-year anniversary of the disastrous magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck its east coast in March of 2011. The destruction was unprecedented and the loss of life and property were staggering — more than 15,800 are confirmed dead, with another 3,300 still listed as missing nearly a year later. Photographers documented the many faces of this tragedy and have now returned to give us a look at the difference a year can make, re-shooting places that were photographed during and immediately after the quake. Collected here are 20 of these pairings. They are interactive: Starting with number 2, click the images to view a fading before/after comparison.” – The Atlantic In Focus with Alan Taylor – Japan Earthquake: Before and After
This combination of pictures shows the view of a tsunami hit area of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture on March 14, 2011 (right side) and the same scene as it appears on January 15, 2012 (left side). March 11, 2012 will mark the first anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummeled Japan. (Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images)
A revealing blog post about Magnum’s long-time master printer, Pablo Inirio,
by Sarah Coleman at The Literate 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
“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
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
A wonderful insight into the work of one of photography’s most influential masters, William Klein:
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)
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.
“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:
Vice Magazine: Picture Perfect
The New York Times – Lens
Emphas.is
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/)
Pablo Picasso - Guernica 1937
Links:
Lena Gieseke Website
Museo Reina Sofía
Pablo Picasso – Guernica
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
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
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
