Santiago Arcos: La Cienega

"(Santiago Arcos) went on to college to study photography, then dropped out to actually do photography. He was working at El Telégrafo in Guayaquil, Ecuador, when he was discussing projects with his editor, who mentioned a town he had visited decades earlier..." read more

Weird Sports: Sol Neelman

Sol Neelman: The Wide Weird World of Sports (Blog)

How To Start A Sucessful Photography Business

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO STARTING A SUCCESSFUL PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS

"I get a call almost every week from various photographers:  old photojournalism colleagues leaving their newspaper staff jobs (sometimes voluntarily, sometimes not…), college students nearing graduation, assistants who are ready to strike out on their own, and sometimes, advanced amateurs in other careers who I’ve met at a workshop.  All of them want the same thing….”we want to do what you’re doing….you know, work full time as a commercial photographer.”..." read more

Findin Vivian Maier

Article: The Myth of Vivian Maier (Aperture Magazine)
"The new documentary Finding Vivian Maier...is structured through interviews with families Maier worked for, testimonies from photographers Mary Ellen Mark and Joel Meyerowitz, and selections from Maier’s photographs and films.

...This visually conventional documentary unravels the life of a secret street photographer, a native New Yorker who grew up in France and died destitute in a Chicago hospital in 2009 after decades working as a nanny to families in that city’s suburbs..." read more

How To Fix Common Photography Mistakes

15 Things Every New Photographer Does Wrong
"There are lot of mistakes that we make as new photographers. Some are to be expected, but others are easily avoided. Here are a list of the most frequent mistakes made by every new photographer and hopefully it will inspire you to let some of these bad habits go and replace them with something better..." read more

10 Landscape Photography Mistakes Every Photographer Does Wrong (and how to fix them)

"Landscape photography is one of the most popular photographic subjects and there are superb images everywhere to inspire us. But there are a few pitfalls that can trouble even experienced photographers.

Don’t despair, though; our head of testing, (Digital Camera World), has put together a list of the most common landscape photography mistakes every photographer is guilty of at one point or another, and has some great advice to help you avoid any landscape errors in the future..." read more

Wes Anderson: Centered

Backgrounds: Celebrity Photobombs

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Citizen Photojournalism Ethical Dilemma

 Most professional photojournalists we are often the target of attacks for not taking action in many of the incidents they are reporting. Al Diaz (below) was attacked by some for taking photographs although he took action first. Other highly-discussed ethical case study of Kevin Carter who was the target of much criticism for his Pulitzer Prize-winner photograph of a little girl at a feeding center in Sudan (read more about it here).



Watch the video, read the comments, and see what you think.

How to Clean a Camera Lens in the Rain

Al Diaz Confronts Photojournalism Ethics

Al Diaz - About A Photograph from thinkTank Photo on Vimeo.

"...A still photograph can change the course of history, affect policy, raise awareness and cause leaders to act. And, in this case, maybe it can inspire others to become trained in CPR techniques — and to swiftly offer their assistance to those in dire need. So, I grabbed my camera from my car and began recording what I saw. Little Sebastian de la Cruz stopped breathing for a second time, and his aunt Pamela Rauseo again performed CPR. I captured the Breath of Life in a still photograph..." read full story

People in Crimea Take Selfies with Soldiers

People in Crimea are taking photographs with soldiers. see more

How One Image Changed Americans' View of the Iraq War (Columbia Journalism Review)

"Khalid Mohammed, a photographer for the Associated Press, took a picture 10 years ago of two charred American bodies hanging from a bridge and surrounded by a crowd of cheering Iraqis. His was far from the only photograph depicting the killing and mutilation of four civilian contractors on the street..." read more

Stop Action! Things Thrown at Woman's Head

"Things Thrown at My Head" photo series -link

Stars Photoshopped with Younger Selves

Oscar nominees photoshopped with their younger selves: see more

Roger Ballen New Short Film and Book

"...From 2008 to 2013, American photographer Ballen, who has lived in South Africa for more than 30 years, embarked on a body of work that focuses on birds and explores the notion of ‘asylum’ as both a refuge and a prison. He photographed at a house in a secret location on the outskirts of Johannesburg, inside which people, animals and birds live side by side. It is here that he created his bizarre and fantastical worlds..." read full article