… .. On November 12, a major exhibition featuring two of the greatest sports photographers in history will open at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles. “Sport: Iooss & Leifer” will showcase 80-plus prints by Walter Iooss and Neil Leifer. Walter, of course, has shot nearly 300 covers for Sports Illustrated, in addition [...]
.. … Last month, Kwaku Alston traveled to Ethiopia to document a TOMS Shoes shoe drop and the debilitating foot disease Podoconiosis. As Kwaku notes at his blog, “Podo is 100% preventable with shoes!” But many people there can’t afford shoes, and so…efforts like those of TOMS are vital. Kwaku came back with some [...]
.. This just in from Walter, taken this morning: .. .. ..
… Emily Blunt, who memorably played an ambitious, carbs-averse fashionista in The Devil Wears Prada, has her first big starring role with The Young Victoria, which hits theaters next month. The movie, produced by Martin Scorsese, focuses on the year 1836, when the 18-year-old Victoria becomes queen. But far from being a dusty period piece, [...]
… … Back in May, I did a Q&A with Michael Muller about photographing the Galapagos as part of a collaboration between Swiss watchmaker IWC and the Charles Darwin Foundation. Next Wednesday, a selection of those photos will go on view in Los Angeles at the Hanger at Milk Studios. If you’re in town [...]
… Last week, I posted a Q&A with Allegra Wilde on her efforts to establish a Universal Bid Form for the photo industry. She mentioned that she was working on the project with Lou Lesko of BlinkBid, “who agreed to put together a template example for us, and has also agreed to give up a [...]
.. Grids, the Society of Publication Designers’ blog, is inviting the design community to comment on American Photo‘s redesign. This is what the magazine used to look like: .. … And here’s the new look: .. … What do you think? The art director is Donna Reiss, and Larry Nighswander is serving as director of [...]
Photographers and Twitter
… Photographers are always trying to work out how they’re going to find time to be marketing pros—because that’s what the job involves now—in addition to shooting, maintaining their portfolio and a good website, keeping up with technology like CGI and HD video, etc. So you can’t blame them for wondering if everything option out [...]