Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Death of Kodachrome

Posted on June 23, 2009 by webdev

Kodak will no longer produce Kodachrome, once its flagship film offering. Many of us grew up with Kodachrome. Paul Simon famously sung about it. While I mostly shot black-and-white Tri-X in my film days, I can feel the sense of loss … Continue reading →

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Olivier Laban-Mattei

Posted on June 15, 2009 by webdev

Friend and fellow photographer John just helped me discover a great photojournalist in AFP’s prize-winning Olivier Laban-Mattei of France. See a sample of his work at http://portfolios.afp.com/photographer/olivier-laban-mattei.html. Also, his images from Iran following the recent election are appearing almost everywhere, including here.

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D-Day, Another View

Posted on June 13, 2009 by webdev

This week we commemorated the 65th anniversary of D-Day in Europe. Most of us are familiar with the Omaha Beach landing photographs of Robert Capa, regarded as perhaps the greatest war photographer of the era.  One of my very favorite … Continue reading →

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Besting Hemingway

Posted on June 11, 2009 by webdev

Friend John sends along a link — passed to him, I gather, by a participant in the photo shoot — of Felice Arenas’ portraits, coupled with appropo Ernest Hemingway quotes, that try to go beyond Hemingway’s challenge of avoiding big words to … Continue reading →

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