Category Archives: photographers & exhibitions

Cassini Exposed

Posted on April 20, 2009 by webdev

The Boston Globe’s Big Picture today is publishing the most gorgeous images I have seen yet from NASA. These document the Cassini spacecraft visit to Saturn. Also see NASA’s Cassini pages.

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WWII and LIFE.com

Posted on April 17, 2009 by webdev

Getting lost looking at photos on life.com again. Here is the famous Alfred Eisenstaedt photograph of the sailor and nurse at Times Square, celebrating the end of World War II in August 1945. This image, and some others from that … Continue reading →

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Brubeck Meets Adams

Posted on April 4, 2009 by webdev

While visiting NPR’s music site in connection with a previous post on my music blog, I came upon an unexpected connection. In earlier posts, we mentioned how Ivi was turned on to Dave Brubeck’s classic Take Five and the “Time Out” recording from … Continue reading →

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Life in Beta

Posted on April 2, 2009 by webdev

Life.com is now in beta, I have discovered. Guess it’s okay, but it somehow doesn’t have the impact for me that opening a paper issue did when I was a child. UPDATE 4/4/09 – There is an incredible wealth of images here … Continue reading →

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Here’s Where I Want To Spend MY Spring Break

Posted on March 27, 2009 by webdev

As the kids wrap up their spring break today, I see that the newAnnenberg Space for Photography kicks off its first exhibition tonight. Been watching for this one for some time. Featuring 11 L.A. photographers, most familiar (and world-class) names, in … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day

Posted on January 4, 2009 by webdev

Anja Niedringhaus is an internationally-acclaimed German photographer for the Associated Press who has documented war in the Balkans, Iraq and other war zones. Her photo of an Israeli Arab child appears in today’s newspaper.

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Vanity Fair Photographs

Posted on December 16, 2008 by webdev

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

Posted on December 13, 2008 by webdev

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

Posted on December 12, 2008 by webdev

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?

Posted on December 2, 2008 by webdev

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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