Posted in Photography, Photography sites on April 29, 2007 | No Comments »
by Renee C. Byer of the Sacramento Bee
Two years ago, Cyndie French learned that her son, Derek was diagnosed with cancer, a disease that over 1 million people are diagnosed with every year. Despite the painful journey, Derek and Cyndie open their lives for a year to share their story, as cancer slowly steals [...]
Posted in Books, Photographers, Photography on April 26, 2007 | No Comments »
by John Dugdale (Self Portrait)
In my last year of high school, I had a wonderful photography teacher who used to leave the back door open to the school so I could go to the darkroom. I’d decided after graduation that I’d go to the Culinary Institute of America to be a chef, but this [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on April 21, 2007 | No Comments »
From the series “In transition” © Per-Anders Pettersson
I first learned about Per-Anders Pettersson when he won an award of excellence at the 2006 Picture of the Year competition in the category of Science/Natural History with the image of a chimpanzee being washed. I love that image.
© Per-Anders Pettersson
“A CHIMPANZEE BEING WASHED” Crew members [...]
Posted in Photographers, Photography on April 18, 2007 | No Comments »
by Oded Balilty (AP)
The 2007 Pulitzer Prize for photography was awarded two days ago to Oded Balilty of the Associated Press for Breaking News Photography.
Since the moment I saw this image months ago, it has remained in my mind. The unbalanced power between the security forces and the the woman is a striking message [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on April 14, 2007 | No Comments »
© Kari Collins
The “New Documentary Award” from the Julia Dean Photo Workshops for a long term project in 2006 was fiven to Kari Collins, for her moving multi-media presentation on the care-givers of an Alzheimer’s patient. Her presentation is available here.
Florence Abel, 89, of Owebsboro, Ky., has spent the majority of her life caring for [...]
Posted in Photographers, Photography on April 12, 2007 | No Comments »
by Kelly Shimoda
I look for what no one else is noticing, the strange and beautiful things people are quickly walking by.-Kelly Shimoda
PDN online has an article about the work of Kelly Shimona (see her portfolio here). I love her boldness to find beauty in details of ordinary life, too ordinary for many to miss, [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on April 9, 2007 | No Comments »
The frontlines of contemporary wars are right where people live. -James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey was awarded with the TED price 2007. You can see his TED talk online or download the videopodcast here. Like all other winners he gave a talk about his work and made a wish:
Help me to gain access to a story that [...]
Posted in Books, Photographers, Photography on April 7, 2007 | No Comments »
© Bruce Davidson (Magnum)
One of my favorites storytellers … the legendary Bruce Davidson … and one of my favorites series of his work, Subway (published in a book). You have to see an exhibition to really appreciate the beauty of his images. Listen to Bruce describe the project here at the New York Times. You [...]
Posted in Photographers, Photography on April 4, 2007 | No Comments »
© Carlos Serrao
Carlos Serrao’s images covering the Soccer World cup in 2006 for Nike (see under special portfolios at his website) were striking, but what I like the most about his work is the variety of images in his portfolio. You will find at his website a combination of styles that have nothing to do [...]
