Photojournalism: ‘Sincere Art’ and Roiling Egypt

Destination Egypt

These days, Egypt is the place to be for any aspiring photojournalist, Urban Photographer, or Combat-Zone aspirant.  American Photo has published a gallery of images of civil disturbances in Cairo and other Egyptian cities.

Right from the word 'go' it is clear that a great photojournalistic image must also needs be a great photo.  Luck or skill, the very first photo is well composed, catches the right moment,...

Rare to the Power Four

Our weekly walk through the wild and weird side of photography takes a rare train stop today: Rare.  Here are four rare photographs that some pro photogs would give an arm and a leg to have taken.  We'll see a seldom-seen species, an equally seldom-seen cultural icon, a rare natural phenomenon, and an optical illusion that is rare in its perfection.

Species

Regardless of the rarity of this hitherto-unseen animal in...

A Real-Life ‘Q’ and Karl Lagerfeld’s Publisher

The 'Couture' Photo Book Maker

PDNOnline has just published an article that is as lengthy and detailed as it is interesting and informative; it is an inside look into the world of 'couture' photo book publishing.

Why Gerhard Steidl Is a Book Publishing Master by David Walker is about a man dedicated to the art and...

The Talking Point about the Nikon Photography Contest

Our two just-previous posts had to do with Nikon gear and a major contest.  Let's close out the week by combining these two topics: The Nikon Contest!  This year's contest results were announced two days back.  

Nikon is an innovator not only in photographic gear, but (and very obviously) in photography contests: witness the types of categories: Photo story (two...

Gear Day on the BPrints Blog, and Beginner’s Day at Nikon

The past 24 hours have seen a far-higher-than-normal number of gear announcements.  So much so that all we can do is take in some highlights!  What's more, it's an all-Nikon post today.

Only a few hours back (among other announcements), Nikon announced two new Coolpix cameras, both meant for beginners.  Softpedia carried a brief announcement of both items; DPReview focussed on one of them, the S6600, while Popular...

The British Raj and India

Few people in the Commonwealth Countries do not have at least a passing interest in the British Raj.  For nostalgics – and arguably even for realists – the Raj brings visions of grandeur and a sense of pelf at its zenith.

A set of images from that bygone age are available at the Royal Ontario Museum clear through to January 2014.  Between Princely India & the British Raj: The Photography...

Three-Pack: News, Gear, and How-To

We'll close the week with one nibble each from three of our usual categories: interesting news, tutorials and how-tos, and gear and gadgets.  

News

If you're an amateur you're probably not a member of the AIPP.  Why not see how 'the other half lives'?  Earlier today the AIPP reported on their just-finished Epson-Sponsored State Awards 2013 which ended after Victoria's winners were announced.  A "total of 3383 prints entered...

Of Humour, Ants, and That ’Orrible ‘Glamour-Dimmer’

A Myrmecologist's Gallery

DPReview writes that ant fights include "brutal take-downs that rival UFC brawls."  Poetic flight of fancy, straightforward facts, or something in-between?  Look at this photo and you will be able to make a quick and correct decision.

DPReview's very specialized story on ant Macro Photography is about the strange passion of Alex Wild who seems to have photographed ants in many parts of the world and seems...

The ‘Black and White’ of Coastal Ukraine and Inner-City Chicago

The 'Black Sea' of Ukraine

If you like no-holds-barred documenting of grey city zones and urban decay, Rafal Milach's Black Sea of Concrete may appeal to you.  This play on words focusses on the ugly 'sea' of 'concrete' along Ukraine's Black Sea coastline.  The photographer himself sees his work as "post-Soviet nostalgia," as he puts it in a story on BJP.  

Check out his bleak vision of a dock...