Thursday 24 February 2011
Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain…. now Libya….
New York Times have several photographers on the ground..Scott Nelson, Ed Ou, Moises Saman, as well as Tyler Hicks…
Photo: Scott Nelson
Features and Essays – NYT (Scott Nelson, Tyler Hicks, Ed Ou and Moises Saman): Libyans Call for Qaddafi to Step Down (NYT: February 2011)
The day before…
Features and Essays – NYT (Ed Ou, Scott Nelson et al): Turmoil Continues in Libya (NYT: February 2011)
Two days ago…
Features and Essays – NYT (Ed Ou, Scott Nelson et al): Towns Slip From Qaddafi’s Control (NYT: February 2011) Libya
Egypt …
Features and Essays – Moises Saman: How Far Will a Revolution Reach? (NYT: February 2011) Egypt
Bahrain…
Features and Essays – Yuri Kozyrev: Crackdown in Bahrain (TIME: February 2011)
Yuri Kozyrev’s Egypt work now also on NOOR website…Truly extraordinary…
Features and Essays – Yuri Kozyrev: Egypt’s Tumult (NOOR: February 2011)
Tumult in Wisconsin…
Features and Essays – Shaul Schwarz: Showdown in Wisconsin (TIME: February 2011) Union protests
Features and Essays – Adam Patterson: Another lost child : an escape from south London gang life (Guardian: February 2011) An exhibition at the Photofusion gallery in South London shows how a friendship with photographer Adam Patterson changed the life of one former gang member
Features and Essays – Edward Burtynsky: Pentimento/Gulf Oil Spill (FT: 2011)
Articles – NYT Lens: What Does Mercy Look Like? (NYT Lens: February 2011) Mercy is commonly defined as compassion, forgiveness, kindness or an act of piety. But photographs of prisoners reaching through bars, a wrestler being contorted by masked men and an infant dressed for burial are among the many interpretations of the word in the book “The Mercy Project/Inochi,” created and curated by James Whitlow Delano.
Features and Essays – Patrick Witty: Mr Presidents (PDN: February 2011)
Incredibly powerful piece on the Medevacs in Afghanistan by cameraman Vaughan Smith…
Videos – Vaughan Smith on life and death on the frontline in Afghanistan (psmithjournalist.com: February 2011)
Another Google Street View project…. Which I actually.. shock shock horror… kinda like!
Articles – BJP: The View from the Streets (BJP: February 2011)
Articles – BJP: National Portrait Gallery investigated judge-winner relationship (BJP: February 2011)
Features and Essays – Boston Globe Big Picture: New York Fashion Week: Behind the scenes (Boston Globe: February 2011)
Loads of interviews to share… I love reading, watching, listening ’em..
First two I never posted last month even I meant to…
Interviews – James Nachtwey : Photographing the Birds of Hope: An Army Medevac Unit in Afghanistan (TIME: January 2011) video
Neither posted this…
“If you do this long enough, you will eventually find yourself in a bad situation”
Interviews – Moises Saman (Columbia Journalism Review: 2010)
Some interviews I just discovered via Twitter or by email…
“I am a journalist and I think my job usually is to document a reality not to make it pretty.”
Interviews – Shaul Schwarz (Commarts.com: February 2011)
Interviews – Melissa Golden (Thisisthewhat: February 2011) @_MelissaGolden
Interviews – Sally Mann (NPR: February 2011)
Interviews – Andrew Testa (Zorye: 2011)
Interviews – Brian Ulrich (Vimeo)
Interviews – Steve McCurry (Irish Times: 2011)
Interviews – Yumi Goto (Sojournposse: 2011)
Interviews – Roger Ballen (e-photoreview: February 2011)
Interviews – Bruce Gilden meets Jake La Motta (BJP: February 2011)
Interviews – Celia Talbot Tobin (NYT Lens: February 2011)
POYi…
Awards – NYT Lens: Unveiling the Pictures of the Year (NYT Lens: Februry 2011)
Articles – Jeremy Nicholl: World Press Photo’s Afghan War (Jeremy Nicholl blog: February 2011)
Articles / Tutorials – PDN: How to Distribute Your Self-Published Book (PDN: February 2011)
Articles – BJP: Photographers’ Gallery raises £325,000 in auction (BJP: February 2011)
Articles – BJP: US Marines pull the plug on photojournalism experiment (BJP: February 2011)
Articles – Guardian: Photographer Adam Patterson takes shots as the crew lowers its guard (Guardian: February 2011)
Articles – Professional Photographer: Robert Frank Profile (Pro Photo mag: 2010)
Articles – Professional Photographer: Bruce Weber Profile (Pro Photo mag: 2010)
Articles – Guardian: Elliott Erwitt’s law of intended consequences (Guardian: February 2011) Elliott Erwitt’s photo sequences leave his subjects multiply exposed, as the mood of one frame is shattered in the next
Agencies – Demotix : Recently joined forces with both PA and Newscorp to distribute images
Agencies – Burnham-Niker (commercial agency in London)
Joerg Colberg of Conscientious is back on Twitter…
Twitter – @jmcolberg
One of the links shared by Mr Colberg…
Blogs – Beikey.net: Sunset soldiers (Beikey.netL February 2011)
Photographers – Salem Krieger
Photographers – Lisa Krantz
Interviews and Talks / Tutorials and Tips – Guardian: Ask the experts: How to become a professional photographer (Guardian: February 2011) Have an eye for a good picture and the skill to turn your passion for photography into a career?
Articles / Tutorials – Solar Power! Charging your photo gear out in the wild
Articles / Tutorials – BBC: How to make money from your photos (BBC: February 2011)
Services – Touch Me (UK) : they make websites
Jobs – One week left to get your applications in for the Panos Pictures multimedia internship
War of words: “Copy editors the world over remember the battle of Gaddafi vs. Khadafy vs. Qadhafi.” – @mikerrr
