According to the NY Times, the Defense Department’s ban on photography of returning casualties’ coffins has been lifted. I was surprised to learn that the ban was instigated in 1991 by the first President Bush, not in the previous administration. The new policy leaves the decision to allow or disallow photography to the families of [...]
Back in late 2007, Blind Spot sponsored a series of three panels and conversations about photography. I love Blind Spot’s magazine and was glad to see each session was recorded and is available on the NYPL site. The three sessions are:
Part One: A Conversation with Jack Pierson and Jerry Schatzberg (Listen)
Part Two: Money, Money, Money [...]
Not exactly the way you might think to use an old lens, but Oye Modern is offering some unique bracelets made from the focus rings of old camera lenses. Looks like the outfit is based in Australia, so not sure what the shipping costs would be. Depending on the style, bracelets run from $135 USD [...]
Holland Carter’s long piece in the Times about how the economic difficulties are going to drive great art verged on exulting in the downturn and what a great effect it would have on culture, making comparisons to the cultural output of the 80s and 90s recessions. Rhapsodized about the joys of working a day job [...]
Despite the decidedly unsexy title, “Sequencing the Photo Essay”, this workshop with photographer Sylvia Plachy caught my attention when it landed in my inbox this morning. With the growing interest and easy access to the means for making photo books, it should be interesting to a lot of folks. And the $350 cost isn’t too [...]
