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Paula Bronstein Podcast
Veteran Getty photographer, based in Asia ,talks to Jonathan Klein of Getty images about her work ...moreLabels: Photojournalism
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"Fresh Face and Wild Eyed" Boris
 Dalian MA Photography graduate Boris Austin has been selected for the Fresh faced and wild eyed competition for his final project work from China, a selection of which which will now exhibit at the Photographer's Gallery in London. He will also publish an edit of the project in Dutch Magazine Foam in their up and coming Talent issue.Labels: Photo MA News
Posted at 5:35 PM
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1.7 Million Multimedia Visitors
A current student on the MA Photography photography programme in Dalian who also works as a picture editor in Shanghai used his skills gained on the course to produce five multimedia pieces from his papers photographers covering the earthquake. According to Sina press who published them the new media pieces had received more than 1.7 million unique users since they were posted.
Below are three examples -
http://news.sina.com.cn/photo/2008-05-17/326/701.html http://news.sina.com.cn/photo/2008-05-18/326/710.html http://news.sina.com.cn/pc/2008-05-18/326/716.htmlLabels: Photo MA News
Posted at 5:11 AM
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New Commissions
"LSE Photography Initiative Exploring Representations of Poverty Expressions of interest are invited for an LSE photography initiative on poverty and its representation, past and present. Ideas are welcome from photographers in the following cities: London, Kinshasa, Mumbai, Istanbul, New York, Jakarta, Cairo and Shanghai. Your work will be exhibited publicly at LSE and published in Global Civil Society 2009.
The total fee for each city assignment will be £2,000. Selection will be based on the best ideas/approaches submitted for any four of the eight cities highlighted above. The deadline for submission of ideas is 16 June 2008. Successful entrants will be contacted by 4 July. The deadline for final submission of all assignments is 29 August 2008." ...moreLabels: Awards/grants
Posted at 6:41 PM
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Adam Dean in Burma & China
 In a mad dash between two major disasters ex MA student Adam Dean travelled between Burma and China to cover both the cyclone and the earthquake. His images appeared in The Daily Telegraph, the Wall Street Journal and the front page of the New York Times. See his images from Burma here and a slide show from China here.Labels: Photo MA News
Posted at 6:06 PM
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Wedding Photographer in the Quake
Some dramatic images of the earthquake were captured by a wedding photographer in the middle of a shoot when the quake struck in Sichuan....moreLabels: General
Posted at 6:04 PM
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Another Hoax
Another photoshop hoax, but this time featuring a man jumping between two rocks carrying his camera and tripod ...moreLabels: Issues
Posted at 6:02 PM
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Polaroid A Day
Photographer took one polaroid picture a day for all of his life, but no one knows who he is ...moreLabels: General
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Student Publishes in Stern
 Current Dalian MA student Nick Kosak flew to the earthquake area with 5 others from the course soon after news broke. His coverage of the disaster has led to a new agreement with Sipa Press and his first picture publication in Stern. ...moreLabels: Photo MA News
Posted at 6:39 PM
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BBC Apologise for Citizen Picture Mistake
"The BBC is to make an on air apology after admitting that it broadcast a picture which it claimed was of dozens of people killed by the devastating Burmese cyclone, but which instead was taken in Sumatra during the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004"....moreLabels: Issues
Posted at 10:24 PM
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World Press Photo Interviews
World Press Photo once again offer interviews of the prize winning photographers on their websites ...moreLabels: Photojournalism
Posted at 9:21 PM
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Meeting Notes Photographed
 Notes prepared by officials for UK Housing Minister Caroline Flint were photographed with the as she entered No 10 for a Cabinet meeting through a clear plastic sheet revealing to the photographer some key issues being discussed in the closed cabinet meeting....moreLabels: General
Posted at 9:13 PM
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Celebs Hire Photoshop Experts
"Pascal Dangin, the ‘retouch’ artist most sought by celebs, has sparked a debate on how far images are digitally altered" ...more and also more here
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Posted at 9:07 PM
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Radio Coverage offers most Compelling Quake Coverage
An NPR reporter who was recording an interview in Chengdu at the time of the earthquake and was quickly on the scene offers a US audience the most compelling coverage...moreLabels: General
Posted at 7:02 PM
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Students cover earthquake
 Six current MA students and two graduates are now in the earthquake areas of Sichuan covering news for various publications, agencies and NGO's. Meanwhile graduate Adam Dean has been covering the typhoon aftermath in Burma.
picture Rui Pestana, Beichuan - SichuanLabels: Photo MA News
Posted at 5:20 PM
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The Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Association Award Anounced
"The Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Association has been established and launched by the VII agency has announced. A grant will be awarded for a photography project that "seeks to keep the spirit of the father and daughter alive." The deadline for applying for the first Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Grant is July 1...more Labels: Awards/grants
Posted at 8:58 PM
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Foto8 Awards
"The Foto8 Awards and Summer Show is open to all photographers. We’d like to see your personal or political work from the past 18 months.
Those familiar with Foto8 and 8 magazine will know that we are interested in photography which challenges and engages the viewer, conveys stories and raises questions rather than answers. We encourage free expression, new ways of seeing and telling and photography that conveys feelings as much as facts." ...moreLabels: Awards/grants
Posted at 8:56 PM
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Camera Noise Leaves a Unique Signature
 "If you take enough images with your digital camera, they can all be compared together and a unique signature can be determined. This means that even when you think that you are posting a photo anonymously to the internet, you are actually providing clues for the government to better tell who you are. The larger the sample size of images they have, the easier it is them to track down images coming from the same camera. Once they know all the images are coming from the same camera, all they then have to do is find that camera and take a picture to confirm it beyond a reasonable doubt." ...moreLabels: Issues
Posted at 8:53 PM
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Contact Photo Exhibition

 CONTACT 2008 examines how photography shapes our understanding of the world around us and the enduring role it plays in the preservation of individual and collective memories. A wide range of images – from the epic to the everyday – look beyond the headlines to explore private and social histories....moreLabels: Events
Posted at 5:18 AM
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Ian Parry Scholarship
The Ian Parry Scholarship 2008 deadline is Friday 20th June 2008. All applications must be digital. Our FTP instructions and the application form will be available from www.ianparry.org shortly. If you have any questions please email becky@ianparry.orgLabels: Awards/grants
Posted at 5:16 AM
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WINNERS of the Px3 2008 PHOTO COMPETITION
"They Valley" by Simon Barnett, wins Photographer of the Year at the Px3 Photo competition in Paris....moreLabels: Awards/grants, Photojournalism
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Jehane Noujaim speaks about the power of the image
"In this hopeful talk, 2006 TED Prize winner Jehane Noujaim unveils her wish: a global acceptance of diversity, mediated through the power of film. The first step? Getting people to understand each other. In 2003, Noujaim gained access to both sides of the story of the Iraq war for her film Control Room, a dichotomy she illustrates with provocative clips of Al Jazeera journalist Sameer Khader and U.S. press officer Josh Rushing. Noujaim ends by outlining her plans for Pangea Day, an event in which people all over the world can watch the same films at the same time"....moreLabels: Issues
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Flickr the new form of Photography Art
"Rebekka Guoleifsdottir, one of Flickr’s most popular photographers, is the leading exponent of the site’s style. ... Tellingly, she learned to work Flickr before she became proficient with a camera. She discovered how to create the minicollections called “photostreams”; how to create images that would look good shrunk, in “thumbnail” form; and how to flirt with the site’s visitors in the comments area to keep them coming back." ...moreLabels: Issues
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