Too funny not to post:
Great Photographers on the Internet
June 28, 2006
June 27, 2006
Beer photography contest deadline approaching
This isn’t the contest for the photographer who can drink the most beer or take the best picture of a pint of beer. It’s the Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards 2006. The deadline is June 30, so hurry and get your entries in. Unfortunately the winner doesn’t even get a keg of beer. Instead, they get $10,000, which is almost as good.
2005 winners, 2004 winners, 2003 winners
On a side note, I do think the choice of sponsorship is peculiar. I would have thought that while alcohol does play a big part in the creativity for many photographers, a company with a more direct link to photography, like Canon or Fuji, would have sponsored an event like this. From the IPA website:
Tremendous synergy exists between the brand characteristics of Pilsner Urquell and the medium of photography and both are appreciated by discerning individuals who believe in self-expression and the right to their own opinions.
And it continues:
We are confident that Pilsner Urquell’s support for the IPA will benefit the organisation and its objectives as we have common goals of raising awareness of our respective brands, building on their prestige and making them truly international properties.
Weird.
June 22, 2006
Blog gives legal advice to photographers
June 19, 2006
WP reporters issued video cameras
Apparently 50 or so Washington Post reporters, mainly foreign correspondents, have been given video cameras with the intention of using the video for the newspaper’s website.
“We’ve always had the concept that reporters having video cameras out in the field would be useful,” says James Brady, executive editor of Washingtonpost.com. “We would buy the cameras and give them to reporters to shoot still pictures, record voice, or shoot video. It’s a triple-threat device. It adds a whole different dimension than you can get on the print side.”
Kashi released by Nigerian navy
He was detained anywhere from two to five days according to the various news reports, but at least now Ed Kashi has been released unconditionally.
UPDATE: CPJ condemns arrest
June 18, 2006
NatGeo photog arrested in Nigeria for his own good
National Geographic photographer Ed Kashi was arrested by the Nigerian navy for taking pictures of an oil facility without permission and because "the area is volatile and he could have been kidnapped."
Getty World Cup photogs blogging about experience
This is a fun, behing-the-scenes take on what it’s like to photograph the World Cup. There is plenty of insight about shooting the actual matches balanced by some funny off-the-pitch moments. Stuart Franklin jokes about being "embedded" with the Brazilian team, and Ross Kinnaird experiments with a blurring effect to keep himself awake at one of many press conferences.
Also World Cup related, but not having anything to do with photography…
Check out the World Development Movement’s team chooser that lets you pick who you think should win based on the economical and political situations of the various teams in the tournament. Maybe all the extra support from this website is what led Ghana to defeat Czech Republic yesterday.
June 15, 2006
Like how’d you get those gnarly surfing pics, dude?
Surf photographer David Pu’u discusses what it takes to be able to create unique surfing photos in a first person article in Surfer magazine. It appears as though surfing photography equipment costs are a bit higher than for your daily newspaper photographer. [via SS]
June 12, 2006
Moore’s Law and the future of the digital camera
"Why choose between still and video; why not both? While you’re at it, throw in 3-D data, wireless networking and Internet access."
June 8, 2006
NoTxt = no captions, interesting mag
Not really sure what to think of this new online magazine from Trent Nelson and Grayson West called NoTxt. After going through the site, it isn’t hard to figure out how they got their name.
Photos and art can have the ability to speak for themselves, but sometimes I’d like a little background info to go with the story. Even a little statement about the inspiration for each month’s work would suffice.
It almost seems a bit elitist for a photographer to think that his/her photos can stand up alone without any words to explain the situation. Am I missing something here?
On a positive note, I do really love many of the photos in the magazine. Those by Matt Eich and Ashley Francell really stand out.
We’ll wait to see if things stay the same for issue #2. The deadline to submit images is June 24.
June 1, 2006
9 staff photogs to leave Washington Post
Bobby and him
Former Pittsburgh Pirates team photographer Les Banos became great friends with the team’s star Roberto Clemente. Had it not been for the Immaculate Reception that kept the Steelers in the playoffs, and thus kept Banos in Pittsburgh to work the game, Banos would have been on Clemente’s plane that crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Banos and Clemente had a very close relationship, something that I think is rare for photographers and their subjects these days. That relationship gave Banos the access to make some great photographs. Beginning this weekend, many of those photos are being displayed at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum in Pittsburgh.
