Yearly Archives: 2008

Vanity Fair Photographs

John W. tells me about visiting LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) recently where he saw and highly recommends the Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913–2008exhibition. Through March 1, 2009. Look at the photographers represented: Cecil Beaton, Harry Benson, Julian Broad, … Continue reading

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Reza: War and Peace

Just as I awoke this morning, NPR Radio was presenting an interview with Reza Deghati, exiled Iranian photojournalist. You can hear the interview, view a gallery of his work and learn about his latest book: Reza War and Peace: A Photographer’s … Continue reading

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Running White Deer

About the time I was getting into photography, one of its leading lights was Paul Caponigro. In 1967, he captured an image of running white deer in Ireland, an image that has gone on to be one of his signature pieces. … Continue reading

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Will She Run in 2012?

Arguably the best-known photographer of our times, Annie Liebovitz has done an upcoming Vanity Fair cover starring the best-known political impersonator of our times, Tina Fey. This sneak preview is making the rounds of the Internet:

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While Returning to Work After Lunch Today …

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Top 50 WTF Moments In Comics

Just stumbled across this one. A fascinating site it is. Among other things, I learn that Captain America was fighting the Nazis at least a year before the United States entered World War II. Back in the 70s, in my SPARC … Continue reading

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UPDATE: 11 November 2008

There is some controversy swirling about in photography circles concerning the Callie Shell work (see The Big Picture, Again post of 11/11/08). Some believe it is clearly inspired, if not a direct rip-off (particularly, Shell’s Whistle-Stop Tour piece), of photographer Paul Fusco’s 1968 … Continue reading

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Ivi and Olivia in the 19th Century

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The Moon, Restored

Forty-two year old lunar images are being restored and enhanced in aspecial project between NASA and a team of data recovery specialists. Here’s an initial example: Also check out: http://www.moonviews.com http://nasa.gov/ames

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Hiroshima: The Lost Photographs

My friend John passes on a link to an amazing post at DesignObserver. Thanks, John, for pointing this out and helping me discover the very wonderful DesignObserver.

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