. While photographers feverishly discuss the pros and cons of shooting motion work with digital SLRs, at least one TV network has leaped into the fray in a very bold way. The season finale of the hit FOX series House—which aired this past Monday—was shot using, of all things, the Canon 5D Mark II. . [...]
. Walter’s back in Montauk for the season and has sent me the first of what, in the coming months, will be numerous photographs of the view from his home. Here it is: . . Walter, by the way, was interviewed last week about his new book, Heaven, on MSNBC’s show Morning Joe. Click on [...]
. The shortlist for the 2010 Sony World Photography Awards has been announced, and we were thrilled to see that our own Kai-Uwe Gundlach is among the nominees in the advertising category. Congatulations, Kai! Here’s a screen shot of one of his nominated images, taken from the WPA’s website: . . .
. Previously on Stockland Martel Blog Brings You Highlights From “Multi-Platform Editing: Presenting Your Work to the New Media Landscape”: Vaughan Hannigan photo rep Joe Pritchard offered advice for photographers who are editing their books: Don’t get attached to images “that SUCK,” he said, genially but seriously. Photographer Chris Owyoung offered advice for those who [...]
. It’s hard to believe it was only 50 years ago that America treated its people this way: . . Taken from Time magazine’s photographic remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.: . . .
.. This just in from Walter, taken this morning: .. .. ..
… As CNN notes in a story posted here, the winner of the prestigious Prix Pictet will be announced on October 22. This year’s theme is “Earth,” and a dozen photographers have been nominated, including Ed Kashi (for “Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta”), Sammy Bajoli (who combines [...]
… … The fall edition of Esquire‘s Big Black Book, a men’s style guide with a luxury bent, comes out this month, and John Midgley sent me the tearsheets for a story he shot with Esquire fashion director Nick Sullivan. Called “The Revisionists,” it’s about four designers who have attempted to reinvent the suit for [...]
… The November issue of Prevention magazine, featuring Kwaku Alston’s cover portrait of Michelle Obama, has just hit newsstands. And the blogosphere is already buzzing. Kwaku’s photograph highlights the First Lady’s strength, warmth, and beauty yet feels wholly natural, as if he were photographing a friend. The accompanying story is apparently pretty juicy too: Mrs. [...]
