Photographer Alain Pons has released a serie of photo guides of Tanzania, Namibia, Kenya, Botswana, and India. His models are tigers, bears, oryx and elephants. He is one of six animal photographers (Tony Crocetta, Vincent Munier, Michel et Christine Denis-Huot, Dominique Delfino) showing their work int the exhibition "Latitude Animal" in Drancy (France ) until march the 30th.
Michał Szlaga lives and works in Gdansk.
"Gdansk Shipyard has always been my biggest interest: since 2002 I have been taking pictures to show the changes it is going through, its workers and beautiful architecture."
He works for Newsweek Poland, Przekroj, Twój Styl...
Michał Szlaga
Travel Images, a visual journey through Europe.
France - Perpignan - until Septembre the 16th.
PR : Visa pour l'Image is now 19 years old.
And these nineteen years have been devoted to promoting a certain type of photography analyzing events around the world and going beyond the coverage presented by the traditional medial. Some people may find this attitude provocative, but that is the goal, as this is the only way of exposing and speaking out against so many negative forces in the world.
After the Depardon maelstrom, our joy at the success achieved (52,000 visitors, 20% of them foreign; overall, a 50% rise on 2005) was tinged with concerns: what future could we invent so as not to lose the impetus generated and the movement that had carried us along. This perplexity definitely has a starry-eyed “forever onwards and upwards” side to it.
“Alive” is not only beautiful pictures of animals. It is also about our lifestyles, with facts and figures, and presents the paths we should follow in the future. We are all responsible for our planet. It is up to each and every one of us to realize that we must act by taking some simple and obvious measures. Let us all adopt more meaningful everyday gestures. Now is the time.
Paris - France
Quai Branly : from 21st may to 22nd august 2007
Between May 30 and July 22, PHE07 will be offering more than 60 exhibitions with work by photographers and visual artists from 31 countries. Twenty-six international curators are involved in the programming of this edition.
AFP photographer Olivier Laban-Mattei has been awarded the 11th "Georges Bendrihem" prize for European political photography, for a picture of the French ruling UMP party chief and former interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy, talking to journalists during his party's summer conference in Marseille in September 2006.
If you’ve never seen Andreas Gursky ‘s giant photos, here is your chance. His work is to be seen in Munich’s Haus der Kunst until may the 13th
The leading international convention and trade show, PMA 07 hosts retail entrepreneurial memory makers from around the world, including photo retailers, professional photographers, mass merchandisers, professional labs, custom picture framers, and scrapbook retailers. The PMA 07 International Convention features more than 200 sessions, encouraging the discovery of more opportunities, professional development, and the inspiration to act on emerging trends. Further opportunities are found at the PMA 07 Trade Show, offering more picture-related products than any other event. PMA® members help people everywhere create, keep, display and share memories through pictures.
PMA 07 International Convention and Trade Show
March 8-11, 2007
Las Vegas Convention Center, South HAll
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Born in 1955 in Indianna (USA) he was 19 when he met Robert Doisneau and became his assistant. He did the front page of Newsweek forty times, with his coverage of big international events.
One of Jürgens Freund favourite ways to shoot the marine habitat is half over, half under - or split level photography.
Dive in his web site.
It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.
Nelson Mandela
Mikhael Subotzky did, you can see his work in Berlin (Germany) at the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein
Since its creation in 1980, the Month of Photography has played a pivotal role in making Paris a major centre for photography. The festival takes place in November every two years, and is only possible thanks to the committed involvement of cultural institutions and galleries all over Paris.
Long nights in wait... Unobtrusive approaches... Merging into the environment... Modestly step into the sanctuary of wildlife ...
I went to Dublin for a film Yves Allegret was making, LA JEUNE FOLLE. It was about Sinn Fein, the Irish revolutionary organization...
Hasselblad Launches World's First 48mm Full-Frame DSLR Camera System
With a new, fully digital strategy, Hasselblad sets new benchmark in high-end DSLR camera systems for professional photographers.
The new SD14, powered by the 14 megapixels Foveon X3® direct-image-sensor, can reproduce high definition images rich in gradation and impressive three-dimensional detail. The SD14 Digital SLR camera feature s four JPEG recording modes, large and bright pentaprism viewfinder with 98% coverage, a built-in flash with a Guide Number of 11, 5-point AF system, a large 2.5” 150,000 pixel resolution LCD monitor as well as high resolution and user friendly design. The durable shutter mechanism has over 100,000 cycle life and is ideal for the demands of digital photography.
PENTAX Imaging Company announced today the PENTAX K10D digital SLR camera with 10.2 effective megapixels and a host of advanced technologies including a PENTAX-developed Shake Reduction (SR) system and a weather- resistant body.
Designed to deliver high-quality digital images and responsive operation for advanced photo enthusiasts, the K10D features an array of PENTAX innovations in image capture and camera functionality.
Imaging is more - photokina is more: Starting on September 26, 2006, photokina will once again be setting the standard as the global information and communication platform of the imaging sector, with the latest techniques, products, applications and services. It is the wide range of products on show, which cover the entire scope of the complex imaging market that makes photokina unique. At the same time, the leading trade fair is presenting itself in a new light: The modified concept of the "new photokina" and the premiere in the new Cologne exhibition center ensure that even regular visitors to the show are eagerly awaiting this year's event.