Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Bangladesh photojournalist issued with death threats

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Shahidul Alam, the director of the Drik Picture Library (and principal of South Asian Media Academy) has been issued with death threats. His controversial investigative photojournalism exhibition, Crossfire, about alleged actions by the country's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), was closed by the authorities last week.

The following are the transcripts of two conversations that took place outside the gallery in recent days as protestors gathered. More . . . , Photo gallery

Saturday, March 27, 2010

JWT Uses Recycled Stock Photo Books to Teach Kids to Read

Bulky old stock photography and illustration catalogues take up a lot of space, but it can feel like an awful waste to pitch the lavishly printed tomes into a recycling bin. A project by JWT has given old stock books new life as educational tools for youngsters learning to read.

Shahidul Alam: They Came By Night

Congradulation to my dear friend Shahidol for his new exhibition
Six years ago this week, the Bangladesh government formed the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to crack down on criminals. Human rights organizations report that RAB has killed more than 1,000 citizens. ”Crossfire,” a new photo exhibition by Shahidul Alam that opened in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 22, examines sites where the extrajudicial killings took place, often before dawn.
His interview about the exhibition & his website

World In Focus 2010 Winners Gallery

We proudly present the winners of the 2010 World In Focus Ultimate Travel Photography Contest. The judges have selected the winning images in the following gallery from an exceptional collection of submissions. More . . . , Gallery , official website

Rock and Roll Photographer Jim Marshall Has Died, Age 74

Jim Marshall, the photographer responsible for some of the most famous photos of musicians from Johnny Cash to Jimi Hendrix died in his sleep March 23 in New York City. A resident of San Francisco, he had traveled to New York for the March 26 opening of “Match Prints,” an exhibit of his portraits alongside portraits by those of celebrity photographer Timothy White, at New York’s Staley-Wise Gallery.


Go here for his website & his last exhibition


Monday, March 15, 2010

War wounds: Don McCullin on photography

The acclaimed frontline photojournalist speaks about the horrors of conflict, struggling with 'this terrible name, war photographer', and why shooting landscapes instead of battle zones has finally granted him a sense of peace

A day in the life of New York City, in miniature

یک مرد، یک نیکون دی تری، 35000 عکس، و یک روز زندگی نیویورک در 5 دقیقه
پیشنهاد می کنم اچ دی و فول اسکرینشو ببینین


اینجا و اگه بیشتر می خواید در موردش بدونید برید اینجا

Shoot With the Camera Still Inside

The Cloak Bag is a camera bag that lets you take pictures whilst your camera is still inside. It also doesn’t look anything like a normal camera bag, making it doubly secure if you’re a vulnerable traveler on vacation.

Magnum Documentary Photography Workshop


The London International Documentary Festival is expanding and this year, will include documentary photography in its programme for the first time. To celebrate this new direction 20 photographers will be given the opportunity to take part in one of two 5-day intensive Documentary Photography workshops lead by internationally acclaimed Magnum photographers Donovan Wylie and Olivia Arthur.

شعرهای خاور میانه

برای محمد خیرخواه: این پست رو برای محمد خیرخواه می ذارم که تو پست فیس بوکش گفته بود دلش برای گرمی مردم خاورمیانه تنگ شده، بعدش فرزانه ابراهیم زاده اومده بود براش کامنت گذاشته و یه شعر از مجموعه «دفتر شعرهای خاورمیانه» حافظ موسوی براش گذاشته بود. من تازه این کتاب رو تموم کردم و کلی حظ بردم، خیلی ساله که با حافظ آشنام، از وقتی که سحر شعراشون برای اولین بار تو جزیره کیش منو گرفت، وقتی یه شعر بلندش رو برام خوندن، اونشب هم اتاق بودیم و نمی دونم که اون روز که فکر کنم بیشتر از 15 سال پیش می شد، چقدر مشهور بود. اما آشنایی ما همینطور ماند. امروز زنگ زدم به دفترش تبریک بگم بهشون برای همین مجموعه اش و احوالی بپرسم، نبود، چند بار زنگ زدم، بازم نبود. شاید رفته باشن برای تعطیلات عید
چون فیس بوک اجازه نمی ده مطلب بلند بنویسیم، شعرش رو اینجا می نویسم و شیرش می کنم تو فیس بوکم
این جا
خاورمیانه است
ما با زبان تاریخ حرف می زنیم
خواب های تاریخی می بینیم
و بعد با دشنه های تاریخی
سرهای همدیگر را می بریم
از شام تا حجاز
از حجاز تا بغداد
از بغداد تا قسطنطنیه
از قسطنطنیه تا اصفهان
از اصفهان تا بلخ
بر سرزمین های ما مرده ها حکومت می کنند
این جا
خاورمیانه است
و این لکنته که از میان خون ما می گذرد
تاریخ است
حافظ موسوی - 04/10/85 از کتاب خرده ریز خاطره ها و شعرهای خاورمیانه
انتشارات آهنگ دیگر - زمستان 1387

Sunday, March 14, 2010

ICP's Infinity Awards

Caption: Letizia Battaglia, Nerina worked as a prostitute. She and her two friends were murdered by the mafia for not respecting their rules, Palermo, 1982 © Letizia Battaglia, from the book Passion Justice Freedom: Photographs of Sicily (Aperture, 1999

ICP's Infinity Awards were inaugurated in 1984 to bring public attention to outstanding achievements in photography by honoring individuals with distinguished careers in the field and by identifying future luminaries.

The Cornell Capa, Lifetime Achievement, and Trustees Award recipients are selected by ICP's Board of Trustees, President's Council, or staff. Other recipients are chosen by a Selection Committee from the submissions of a rotating International Nominating Committee.

The Infinity Awards ceremony is ICP's primary fund-raising benefit, and the revenues generated assist the full range of the Center's programs, including exhibitions, collections, community outreach, and the School at ICP.

More . . . - Slide Show

2010 ICP Infinity Award Winners Announced

The International Center of Photography announced the winners of the 2010 ICP Infinity Awards last night. The nine recipients of the 26th annual awards are:

John G. Morris: Lifetime Achievement Award
Peter Magubane: Cornell Capa Award
Gilbert C. Maurer/Hearst Corporation: ICP Trustees Award
Raphaël Dallaporta: Young Photographer
Luc Sante, author of Folk Photography: The Real-Photo Postcard (2009): Writing
Looking In: Robert Frank’s “The Americans”, editor Sarah Greenough (National Gallery of Art): Publication
Lorna Simpson: Art
Reza: Photojournalism
Daniele Tamagni, Gentlemen of Bacongo: Applied/Fashion/Advertising Photography
More . . .

POYi's Documentary Project of the Year

Picture of the Year International's Documentary Project of the Year prize went to Reuters for "Times of Crisis," an in-depth examination of the global financial crisis that the wire service produced in conjunction with MediaStorm.

The top editing prize, called the Angus McDougall Overall Excellence in Editing Award, went to the Los Angeles Times. Judges said they gave the paper the award "for its consistent approach and dedication to photojournalism in both print and multimedia." More . . .

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

بازپس گیری یک جایزه ورلد پرس فوتو

صفحه ورلد پرس فوتو پس از حذف عکس های استپان رادیک

جایزه استپان رادیک در ورلد پرس فوتو 2010 پس گرفته شد. بنیاد ورلد پرس فوتو اعلام کرد به خاطر دستکاری در عکس، جایزه این عکاس را لغو و عکس هایش را از وب سایت خود حذف کرده است. استپان رادیک جایزه سوم گزارش فیچرهای ورزش را از آن خود کرده بود. این بنیاد پس از آن که فایل "را" عکس های او را خواست متوجه شد که عکس ها دستکار شده و چیزی در آنها حذف شده است

بنیاد ورلد پرس اعلام کرد این تصمیم با بحث بسیار و دقیق داوران این دوره ورلد پرس اتخاذ شده است

استپان را دیک اهل اوکراین است و عکس های او با عنوان "جنگ های خیابانی" جایزه سوم ورلد پرس را برده بود. این مجموعه عکس در نشریه "ریا نووستی" اوکراین به چاپ رسیده بود