Nik, Lit By Computer Screen

Posted on October 16, 2015 by webdev

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The Nikon is out of service; using a handheld Canon borrowed from a friend …
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Exploring The Archives

Posted on October 13, 2015 by webdev

In my gradual quest to review the 70,000 – 80,000 black & white negatives — of which the overwhelming, vast majority have never been printed or even inspected closely — in my basement storage, I randomly delve into some to see what I can find.  Today, these from 1975, taken in the San Pedro seaside area of Los Angeles:

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Photogrammar

Posted on October 11, 2015 by webdev

Photogrammar is a Yale online project site for organizing, searching, and visualizing the 170,000 photographs from 1935 to 1945 created by the United States Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information (FSA-OWI).  In just a quick search in my region, I find hundreds and hundreds of photographs taken by legendary Dorothea Lange, for example, such as this one:
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Light L-16

Posted on October 10, 2015 by webdev

(Note: A 30-second ad precedes this video, but you can skip it in a few seconds.)

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Hawkeye

Posted on October 10, 2015 by webdev

hawkeyehueyHawkeye is the 5-year-old son of National Geographic photographer Aaron Huey.  Accompanying his father on photographic trips throughout the American West, Hawkeye shot over 1,000 photograph, assembled into a remarkable Instagram account and now a book.  

Read and see more here, too.

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Cadillac Sky

Posted on October 2, 2015 by webdev

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Revisiting the Monkey Selfie

Posted on September 24, 2015 by webdev

naruto_9-24-2015 8-29-48 AMYou probably remember Naruto, the Indonesian monkey who made photographic self-portraits a few years back.

Now, PETA is suing to have the courts give shutter-tripping animals their own copyrights to their “work”:

http://qz.com/508911/remember-the-monkey-selfie-peta-are-suing-to-give-the-monkey-the-rights-to-it/

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Death by Selfie

Posted on September 23, 2015 by webdev

selfie_9-23-2015 8-57-51 AMThink twice; use your camera/smartphone responsibly.

http://mashable.com/2015/09/21/selfie-deaths/#OLEUIfy6akq3

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Refugees, migrants and smartphones

Posted on September 19, 2015 by webdev

smartphone_refugeeQuartz tells us how critical smartphone technology is for refugees and migrants fleeing into Europe from Syria and other distressed regions:

http://qz.com/500062/the-most-crucial-item-that-migrants-and-refugees-carry-is-a-smartphone/

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Socality Barbie

Posted on September 8, 2015 by webdev

"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."

“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”

Thanks to an anonymous wedding photographer from Portland, we have a splendid satirization of Pacific Northwest lifestyles, selfies, Instagram itself and more in Socality Barbie.  Designated targets include That PNW Life | Adventurer | Coffee Drinker | Jesus | Authentic Living | Socality.  Have a look.

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