Tuesday 28 September 2010
Articles – Viceland – Finnish photographer Jouko Lehtola has passed away (Vice: September 2010) He shot honest and stunning portrayal of Finnish youth
Features and Essays – Nina Berman: Poisoned While Deployed (NOOR: September 2010) US military suffering illnesses having exposed to toxic hazards across Iraq
Talk about a long term project…
Features and Essays – Zed Nelson: The Family (Institute: September 2010)
The Twitter-sphere was buzzing yesterday about the differing views of Visa Pour L’image organiser Jean Francois Leroy and DuckRabbit’s Benjamin Chesterton towards the Daniel Morel vs AFP case…
The debate started when DuckRabbit wrote this…
Articles – Duckrabbit: Why AFP, Getty, Jean-Francois Leroy, CNN, ABC, CBS love photographs but have no time for photographers, or ‘it wasn’t rape your honor because she was in the room and I was horny’ (DuckRabbit: September 2010) Daniel Morel claim against AFP
JF Leroy didn’t quite like that, and wrote this..
Articles – JF Leroy: ‘My position here is that of an insurance company.’ (DuckRabbit: September 2010)
Duckrabbit’s response to Leroy…
Articles – DuckRabbit: Dear Mr Leroy (DuckRabbit: September 2010)
BJP rounded up the debate here.
I might go to this…
Exhibitions – Nadav Kander: Yangtze – The Long River : Flowers Gallery : London : 15 October – 13 November 2010
Guardian on Kander’s project
My friend Jane has a book launch this week in London…
Books – Jane Stockdale: I Predict A Riot book launch : 30 September : KK Outlet : London
Interviews – Ivor Prickett (BJP: September 2010)
Competitions – National Geographic Photography Contest : As a leader in capturing our world through brilliant imagery, National Geographic sets the standard for photographic excellence. Now you can share your vision of the world. Enter to win $10,000 and have your photo published in National Geographic magazine! Photos will be judged on creativity and photographic quality. Submit your entry online in any of these three categories: People, Places, and Nature. The submission period begins September 16 and ends November 30. Winners will be announced in early December. There is an entry fee of U.S. $15 per photo. Send us your best shot!
Photographers – Dean CK Cox
Articles – Verve Photo: David Bowen (Verve: September 2010)
Twitter – Photo Espana
Twitter – Photo Raw
Equipment – Gary Fonge Store
Job opportunities – Institute is looking for someone in NY to run all commercial/cultural efforts for the agency. Contact Frank Evers at frank@instituteartistmanagement.com