MetaFilter posts tagged with photography and photographers

Too old for photography

klausness — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:46:24 -0800

Expiration Notice is an on-line magazine dedicated to work by emerging photographers over 35. An interesting counterpoint to the usual hyping of "young and emerging artists." (via)

Helen Levitt, RIP

mudpuppie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:52:08 -0800

Photographer Helen Levitt, known mostly for her New York street scenes, has died at 95. Here's a recent interview. (Links on site open in new window/resize by default.)

Shaky arms don't stop gifted eye for photography.

grapefruitmoon — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:21:30 -0800

Thirteen year old Matt Milligan is a gifted photographer despite suffering from Cerebral Palsy. He uses a monopod, or his parents stabilizing his arms, to help minimize distortion from his shaky arms.[via.]

USGS Photo Library

sleepy pete — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:36:24 -0800

U. S. Geological Survey Photographic Library Highlight the term and click submit if you're not doing a keyword search. That's about the only flaw I could find with the site.

Magnum Photos' two newest nominees

madamjujujive — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:29:44 -0800

American-Dutch photographer Peter van Agtmael and English photographer Olivia Arthur are the two newest nominees recently welcomed into Magnum Photos. Agtmael's images of Afghanistan and Iraq are very powerful - he discusses his work in Conscientious. Arthur's recent work has focused on women's experiences in what she calls the Middle Distance. "The Magnum Photos selection process for new members is legendary for its toughness. Becoming a full Member of Magnum Photos is a process that takes place over at least four years, with candidates evolving from the status of Nominee, to Associate, to Member, each evolution in status requiring a vote by the Magnum Photos Members." This year, member status was granted to: Antoine d’Agata, French (many images NSFW) Jonas Bendiksen, Norwegian Alec Soth, American

Apartheid: then and now

madamjujujive — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:24:14 -0800

Then and Now presents works from 8 South African documentary photographers - each contributes 10 photos taken during apartheid and 10 made since the democratic elections of 1994. (On display at Duke University through July 27.) More about the project Prior mefi thread: South African Photography during the Era of Apartheid More works by the eight featured photographers: David Goldblatt Guy Tillim Paul Weinberg Eric Miller Graeme Williams Gisele Wulfsohn Cedric Nunn George Hallet

formal and contemporary

nickyskye — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:39:27 -0800

The Young Gallery has an exceptional collection of photographs by both renowned and recently discovered photographers. The feast of visuals includes elegantly haunting images of African wildlife by Nick Brandt, Night Views of cities by Floriane de Lassée, salad vegetables by Viktor Polson, nudes and portraits by Patrick Demarchelier and images of Tibet, Mongolians and Tibetans by Richard Gere.

High Quality Photos of Scilly.

Effigy2000 — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:10:31 -0800

Scillywebcam. A frequently updated website with high quality photographs of Scilly. Here are some of my favorites.

30 years of stellar photojournalism

madamjujujive — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:18:49 -0800

Contact Press Images - 30 Years of Excellence - Digital Journalist highlights three decades of photojournalism from this premier independent agency dedicated to producing "in-depth photographic essays of pressing global concern." [more]

tone & texture

madamjujujive — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:10:52 -0800

The Art of the Photogravure celebrates the process and the history of the all-but-forgotten art of the hand-pulled photogravure. In addition to the extensive collection of works from early masters to contemporary practitioners, check out the site's affiliated blog and some rich ambrotypes by site founder Mark Katzman. (via Gordon Coale)

Blame, bane or the way of the future? Micropayment stock photography

flarbuse — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:09:28 -0800

Snapping your way to riches, $0.30 at a time. Some say micropayment sites are the bane of photography--that micropayment stock photo sites prey on the gullible and will single handedly destroy professional photography as we know it. Others say it's more money than you would make than if you just let the photos sit around on your computer, that it's just the way it is, it's the way it's gonna be and you may as well hop on board. [via]

Massimo Vitale's photographs

madamjujujive — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:19:39 -0800

Photographer and photojournalist Massimo Vitali captures large-scale crowded panoramas of people at play in shared public spaces. His biography and works discussed: 1, 2. (via mira y calla)

uk music photographers

funambulist — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 11:54:32 -0800

Music photography goodness - some UK-based photographers with plenty of image galleries of rock and pop bands: Peter Hill (also see his livejournal for more pics), Ami Barwell, Michael Williams, Scarlet Page, Graham Smith (on livejournal too), Emma Porter, and the already mentioned Andrew Kendall (lj). Also UrbanImage which licenses the work of several photographers and has sections on jazz, hip hop, grime, reggae, punk, etc. as well as travel photography and other cool stuff (free registration required to access single galleries and images).

Oh Canada! (click)

Darkman — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:00:54 -0800

Canuck shutterbug E-zine debut issue. A Canadian photographer and his wife have just launched a new eZine that features Canuck photographers and their work. The first issue features four great photographers (actually, there’s a fifth featured, but he doesn’t seem to have a personal Web site).

Very impressive for a debut issue; worth a look for those who enjoy capturing the world one RAW file at a time.

Through the eyes of the soldiers

bedhead — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:12:55 -0800

What do the soldiers see? We've been saturated with images from Iraq - from the media and from other sources. Under Mars has images from a different perspective - they were all taken by soldiers in Iraq. Some are wistful, some are painful, and some are just plain great photographs. There are a few that are kind of funny, too.

forum morbid

of strange foe — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 13:00:13 -0800

Henri Cartier-Bresson is gone. As I was dithering about whether to introduce a double post , google served up this neat little link; and they even have stiff competition. Creepy or handy?

Peter Turnley

ig — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:03:11 -0800

Peter Turnley One of the great photojournalists living today. Peter, (and his twin brother David) have witnessed and documented some of the most important events in recent history.

ice photographs

specialk420 — Mon, 24 May 2004 09:50:31 -0800

ice photographs
beautiful photos from d. hirmes

In the eye of the beholder, or a bar of soap?

ashbury — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 11:55:58 -0800

Beyond Compare: Women Photographers On Beauty "An international photography exhibit from Dove that aims to inspire dialogue, move beyond stereotypes and challenge women to question their definition of beauty."
(Flash, mostly safe for work)

Nobuyoshi Araki

hama7 — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 14:22:41 -0800

Arakimentari: A Documentary Film and Journey Into the Mind Of Photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. [some nudity + salacity]

Smithsonian Magazine's new photo contest

taz — Fri, 10 Oct 2003 00:09:20 -0800

Smithsonian Magazine is holding its first-ever photo contest, open to all adult non-professional photographers to submit entries in five categories. (Professionals may want to see about freelance opportunities here.) I find it particularly nice that there is no entry fee, and no citizenship requirements. For inspiration you may want to browse a gallery of Smithsonian freelance photographers or view the beautiful (and seasonally appropriate) Ghost Towns by Night Light and pick up a few tips on night photography from the photographer.

Seeing The Horror

thisisdrew — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:04:20 -0800

Seeing The Horror. The Digital Journalist has interviewed several photographers about their experiences on September 11, 2001. The video interviews of James Nachtwey and David Handschuh (this man) describing their experiences, will stay with you.

Daniel Blaufuks, Photographer

MiguelCardoso — Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:24:34 -0800

The ~~Short Stories~~ Long, Long Photographs Of Daniel Blaufuks: The collected ~~long~~ short ~~photographs~~ stories, some from New York, of an amazingly talented Portuguese photographer.

Carlos Quevedo — Sat, 09 Nov 2002 18:50:29 -0800

Is this naturism, photography or soft-core child pornography? If you search for photographers like Sally Mann or Jock Sturges you'll come across this entirely legitimate purveyor of naturist books and videos. In the Fifties and Sixties nudist magazines, like Health and Efficiency, were an excuse for looking at naked bodies. Now that porn is legal, have nudist publications made a comeback as an excuse for looking at photographs of naked children? Their website is itself well concealed - the front page looks innocent enough but, the further you click into it, the more unsettling it becomes. Or are we all becoming to paranoid for our own good? (I'd say NSFW)

pedantic — Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:18:32 -0800

"I took the picture of Kelly's butt, I saw she was naked and I took it." Theresa King, Photographer, Age 5.