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Developing Native Eyes

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 16th, 2007

 By Miki Johnson for Pop Photo:
“Emaciated African babies with flies in their eyes. Indian women picking through earthquake rubble. Israelis and Palestinians throwing rocks. These are the images that Westerners are used to seeing from these countries — and in many ways they have lost the ability to see anything else.
Although these are only tiny [...]



More lensmen now zoom in on fine arts

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 15th, 2007

By Ashoke Nag of The Indian Times:
“KOLKATA: The market for fine art photography is fast catching up in India. If there were just 3-4 exhibits yearly of this genre around two years back, the numbers have grown to 4-5 such shows monthly in the major hubs now. Well, this action is largely centred in Delhi [...]



Sony Cyber-shot W80 Review

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 15th, 2007

Pixel Perfect reports:
“So then, the W80 is a camera that is capable of producing surprisingly good results in good light at ISO 100 and is perfectly usable at ISO 400-800 in low light if you don’t want big prints (the church interiors in the samples gallery, for example, are better than I expected), but a [...]



Taoist photography is of the moment

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 15th, 2007

 By Joleen Oshiro of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
“If Zen masters practice their philosophy through the art of calligraphy and flower arrangement, why can’t a photographer exercise his Taoist sensibilities through his camera?
The answer is, he can. Philippe Gross, a research psychologist who had his first experience behind the lens at age 8, empties his mind [...]



Local film photography stores fading amid digital revolution

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 11th, 2007

Jay Walters saw how much photography had changed when he tried to sell camera bags and photo albums at a recent flea market.

“I was selling stuff for 10 cents on the dollar,” said Mr. Walters, 59, of Clarks Summit.
BY JAMES HAGGERTY of the Scranton Times-Tribune:
“The explosion of digital photography [...]



Leibovitz exhibit includes queen, celebrities, personal moments

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 11th, 2007

From The Edge at BostonHerald.com:
“WASHINGTON – Three official portraits of Queen Elizabeth II will be displayed alongside Annie Leibovitz’s signature celebrity photography in a 15-year retrospective exhibition of her work that opens Saturday at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
The Corcoran is the third of seven stops for the show titled “Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, [...]



The 23rd Annual PDN | Nikon Self-Promo Awards Gallery

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 10th, 2007

From PDNonline.com:
Our annual edition showcases many of the irresistible promos that skimmed industry professionals’ desks this year. While the entries ranged from new talent to seasoned pros, every one had a distinct vibe and modern feel.
When our panel of judges came in to view the promos, spirits were high as they chatted about the creative, [...]



Fine-art photography from the microscope

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 10th, 2007

 Care of C-net’s News.com:
“Every year Nikon sponsors the Small World competition for photomicrography, the art of photography through a microscope. In its 33rd year, the 2007 competition had more than 2,000 entries. For more about the competition, including information on when the exhibit tour of micrographs will be in a city near you, take a [...]



By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 10th, 2007

By Roger Green for the Metro Times:
“As the drumbeats for war against Iran intensify, the question arises, where can we discover truths about that far-off land? From Ari Fleischer and the pro-war moneybags at Freedom’s Watch? From Dana Perino?
Get real. 
 
Better to gather input from Iranians, an option now auspiciously at hand in an eye-opening exhibit, [...]



TWU photography professor examines subconscious for a lifetime of relevant art

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Oct 8th, 2007

 From DentonRC.com:
“Thirty years of work, carefully selected and mounted at The MAC (The McKinney Avenue Contemporary in Dallas), show that photographer and book artist Susan kae Grant questions the line between our conscious experiences and our dreams.
Grant, a professor of photography at Texas Woman’s University for 20 years, didn’t set out to spend [...]