| London, Not So Long Ago ★ | bbc.co.uk |
© Johnny Stiletto
By Johny Stiletto, from his book Vintage 80’s: London Street Photography. (Via CR)
13 September 2011
The desire to know is outweighing the otherwise;
for not knowing is a real bliss in disguise.
Yours Truly ★
7 September 2011
| Iconic photos, Instagrammed ★ | mastergram.tumblr.com |
© Robert Capa (click for larger version)
Capa would’ve missed that shot if the iPhone and Instagram existed that time. (Via Kottke)
| BJP on the iPad ★ | bjpapp.com |
© Incisive Media
Instead of digitizing their existing print edition to the iPad, they will be publishing a mix of the best from their print content and ‘some unique content’ for a quarterly update for the iPad.
First ‘teaser’ issue is out now.
6 September 2011
| Retroism ★ | losttype.com |
© Jon Ashcroft
Speaking of the X Series, here’s some futuristic-looking vintage cameras collected by creative director and illustrator, Jon Ashcroft:
Taking pictures with these monstrosities was a complex process that required the user to adjust a number of functions in order to get the desired outcome. All those complex adjustments meant a great deal of information had to be present on the cameras and thus we have a typographic gold mine. Etched exposure knobs, aperture rings, film speed suggestions, canister loading instructions and of course the manufacturers logo mark.
It looks to me that we have gone backwards, not forward in terms of camera aesthetics today; none of them make ’em like that anymore. (Via Theo Inglis)
| The X10 ★ | fujifilm.ca |
© Fujifilm
Notable features:
- ƒ2.0-2.8, 28-112mm metal-housed/manual barrel zoom lens with built-in image stabilization & up-to 1cm macro capability.
- Lens ring on/off switch & a bright optical viewfinder
- High-sensitivity, ⅔” EXR-powered CMOS sensor with bespoke pixel array
- Black-coated magnesium body
5 September 2011
| FCCT Photo Contest 2011 ★ | fccthai.com |
Online submission is now open for images shot in the Asia-Pacific region for spot news, photo essay, environmental issue or Photographer of the Year winning category.
Hosted by the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand and OnAsia, the competition aims to promote excellence in photojournalism in the Asia-Pacific region for an up-to $3000 of prize money.
| Outdoorproof ★ | dpreview.com |
Excellent editorial by Rob Spray for DPReview:
It’s very confusing, and all the more so as it’s the users who really get to test this stuff. Obviously there’s a certain amount of reticence to test the limits amongst people with less money than sense and simple lore tells you that pride comes before a fall. The camera that’s never taken to sea will never be filled with saltwater when a seal fails. Some of us have to work close to the limits; we need to take pictures at sea, in rain and snow or even underwater and many of us will have suffered casualties.
It’s funny how a camera, which is very much an outdoor gear, requires all the cases, straps — protections — to be used in its natural habitat: the outdoor, with its unpredictable weather and element of surprises.
The basic benchmark would be our own human body, a camera should be able to withstand reasonable low, or high temperature, dust, moist, weather, water, physical abuse, as much as a human body can withstand. But the truth is far from it.
How long do you think it will take for our personal electronic devices — cameras included — to be outdoor-friendly? Will that day ever come?
Ruggedness is overrated.
| Tim Hetherington Grant ★ | bjp-online.com |
World Press Photo:
The Tim Hetherington Grant, which is the result of a joint-initiative between World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch, will be awarded to a photographer “to complete an existing project on a humanitarian or human rights theme.
Deadline is October 15, 2011.
And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.