Category Archives: photographers & exhibitions

UPDATE: 11 November 2008

Posted on November 19, 2008 by webdev

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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The Big Picture, Again

Posted on November 11, 2008 by webdev

The Boston Globe’s The Big Picture site keeps on delivering fabulous imagery. This time, Obama. Also see these remarkable Callie Shell photographs. About Callie Shell, from The Digital Journalist: Four years ago Time photographer Callie Shell met Barack Obama backstage when she was covering presidential … Continue reading →

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Front Pages

Posted on November 6, 2008 by webdev

See this story from the National Press Photographers Association. And check out yesterday’s Newseum entry: Wednesday, November 05, 2008. 719 front pages from 65 countries

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Scout Tufankjian

Posted on November 5, 2008 by webdev

She is a freelance photographer based in Brooklyn who has covered the Obama campaign from day one, and is said to have made over a million exposures in doing so. See more of her superb Obama images here. Tufankjian is also … Continue reading →

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Seeing With A Different Eye

Posted on September 16, 2008 by webdev

Provocative, and for real: http://www.theblindphotographer.com

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James Nachtwey

Posted on June 26, 2008 by webdev

Tonight, while browsing on TED, I came upon something I hadn’t known before — that James Nachtwey was one of three 2007 TED Prize winners. Nachtwey, for those who might not know, is perhaps one of the most respected photojournalists … Continue reading →

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Blu

Posted on May 16, 2008 by webdev

Back in 1970s Los Angeles, I worked with a bunch of mostly Latino graffiti artists, whose work was monumental in scale, but usually static. Today I came upon the work of Blu, a graffiti artist from Buenos Aires, who animates his … Continue reading →

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WJ – 1974

Posted on December 2, 2005 by webdev

A darkroom accident. WJ was a psychologist, race car driver, builder of her own loudspeakers, and computer chip fabricator/technician, as well as photographer.

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Lynne – 1972

Posted on December 2, 2005 by webdev

Shot in her Laurel Canyon home on a dreary rainy day. Lynne was an ex-model turned photographer and teacher, published in several photo magazines and exhibited in LA. We partnered for several years, shooting desert scenes and glamour/fashion work.

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Left-eyed Lynne – December 1969

Posted on December 2, 2005 by webdev
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