Aniston flaunting single status Aug 28, 2008
magazine: "It's like Jennifer is on nothing less than a revenge tour. While in the past, Jennifer shunned publicity and shrank from photographers' lenses, now she's openly encouraging the attention, smiling, showing off her body, and creating photo ops! Since John said it was he who broke off their four-month romance, Jennifer has kept a stiff upper lip and let her actions do the talking, making sure everyone sees her smiling and looking sexy.". Last week, Jennifer flew from Los Angeles to New... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
At the Met, portraits of an alternate history Aug 28, 2008
The show is also an excellent epilogue to the historical survey "Framing a Century: Master Photographers 1840-1940," just across the hall in the Howard Gilman Gallery. If "Framing a Century" presents a hallowed history of photography, "Photography on Photography" gleefully violates that sanctity. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Once an outsider, Obama navigated a path to the marquee Aug 27, 2008
Obama suddenly found himself being followed by a pack of photographers. He begged for a moment of peace when he stepped into the portable toilet outside the convention center in Boston. (International Herald Tribune)
More of this story Aug 27, 2008
Matte's paintings were separated from the next display by a beautiful quilt that made a perfect backdrop for photographers to capture their friends and family's visit to the new center. A large display of simply-framed, black and white photographs continue down the right side of the gallery and provide a stark contrast to the colorful quilt and Matte's vibrant colors and light. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
What the Heck? "The New-Wave Mai Tai" Aug 25, 2008
Vol. 13, Issue 237 - Sunday, August 24, 2008. PHOTO BY JOHN HECKATHORN Planet Hollywood threw a party last Wedsnesday for Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, in honor of her new book on the mai tai. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Abducted photographer 'on a mission' Aug 25, 2008
Friends and fellow photographers today spoke of Brennan's inner strength, passion and professional commitment to his work. Former colleague Tanya Heidke, who worked with Brennan when he was at the Bundaberg News Mail, said she wanted to follow her friend overseas because the work sounded so exciting. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Joe Biden quick to enter the fray Aug 24, 2008
Candid shots of pop culture icons by Los Angeles Times photographers. More on LATimes. (Los Angeles Times)
* Chinese officials deny protest claim by Dalai Lama Aug 23, 2008
Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee yesterday described the rough treatment of two Associated Press photographers trying to cover a protest in Beijing as unfortunate. Plainclothes officers roughed up the photographers as they took pictures of the pro-Tibet protest near the Olympic area on Wednesday, the Foreign Correspondents Club of China (FCCC) said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
6 foreigners get 10-day detentions for Tibet protest Aug 23, 2008
Two photographers for The Associated Press were also roughed and taken into custody, according to news agency reports and press freedom advocates. The police questioned them for 30 to 40 minutes and took the memory cards from their cameras. (International Herald Tribune)
Site stitches digital photos into panoramas Aug 22, 2008
Photographers select a collection of related images from their hard drives. The software crunches the files, looking for pixels that are the same in each photo. (CNN -- Tech)
Flower power Aug 20, 2008
hanami party amongst the Japanese cherry blossoms (iAfrica.com)
Photo Finish Aug 19, 2008
Vol. 13, Issue 231 - Monday, August 18, 2008. CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / Winners of the 2008 Duke's OceanFest Coloring Contest posed by their artwork and the surfboards that they won at the Surftech Grand Opening Party in Kakaako on Saturday. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The Hunt is On Aug 19, 2008
The group's board of directors decided to try a new fundraising concept and asked some local photographers to help. What they created is a book called "Look Up Mobile!" that features 25 black-and-white images of architectural details found on both sides of Interstate 65. (AL.com)
A work of art itself, Doudna Fine Arts Center will reopen Monday Aug 18, 2008
Although it says Do not enter, I m going to show you the women s (rest) room, Lynch says as he grins to reporters and photographers during a tour Friday. And, true to his word, even the bathrooms in Eastern Illinois University s Doudna Fine Arts Center underscore an effort to foster creativity and wonder with every inch of this modern architectural marvel: The restroom walls are covered with mirrored glass, illuminated by brightly glowing lamps hung strategically. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
A last hurrah Aug 18, 2008
He also manages the Photographers Interest Group, a Palo Alto-based organization with regular meetings and group shows. Angles and patterns pepper his photography, echoing throughout subjects as diverse as aspen trunks in Telluride or fork tines shot against a black background. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Fans cheer Formula Atlantic's return to Trois-Rivieres Aug 18, 2008
The Top Ten driver lineup was determined in voting last spring by a panel of auto racing journalists and photographers and was selected from a field of 25 finalists. Plans are now being finalized to honour the team members at the 2008 season finale Oct. 3 during the ALMS Petit Le Mans weekend at Road Atlanta. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Phelps wins 8th gold medal; breaks tie with Spitz Aug 17, 2008
After getting his gold, Phelps quickly found his family, climbing through a horde of photographers to give all three a kiss. Mom put her arm around his neck and gave him a little extra hug. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Is It Bigfoot, Or Just a Big Hoax? Aug 17, 2008
There were what appeared to be 100 reporters and photographers crowded into the room. But the half dozen veteran Bay Area reporters on hand did not recognize any of the other "reporters," including one sporting tattoos and a rhinestone belt whom Whitton called on by name. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Free, low-cost school meals available Aug 17, 2008
Thursday afternoon, I was talking to ace photographers Apolinar Fonseca and Gary Feinstein, wondering. . (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Frustration builds over federal cultural cuts Aug 16, 2008
National Post's photographers explore Toronto after sunset. Tyler Anderson takes a look at an unusual retirement home for ex-HIV test patients. (National Post)
Ask Babe: More questions for the Babe Aug 16, 2008
It's from the Welcome Home Dinner to the Dodgers by the Dodgers "xxxx'' (can't make out this word) Hole Club, Inc. It was taken by Knickerbocker Pictures, Banquet, Outing rcial Photographers, 82 Court St. Brooklyn 2, N.Y. on April 14, 1946. It is 20x12 inches in size. It is still in its original mailing tube with three-cent stamp. -- Dolores Dobson, Flowery Branch, Ga. The missing word should be "Knot. The dinners were held in Brooklyn right after spring training each year in the late 1940s. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Events to mark 50 years as state Aug 15, 2008
Vol. 13, Issue 227 - Thursday, August 14, 2008. STAR-BULLETIN / 1959 Here is what the front page of the Star-Bulletin looked like on Aug. 21, 1959. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Revolution Money Chosen By Salon Media For Micropayments Aug 15, 2008
5 million unique visitors each month, recently launched Open Salon, a new publishing platform for writers, photographers and artists. With MoneyExchange as its exclusive payment option, Open Salon community members who open MoneyExchange accounts now have a secure, free method to send online payments to support bloggers and artists. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
ADW Celebrates With Reception, Photo Auction & Awards Dinner Aug 14, 2008
"It was gratifying to see the response of our readers and advertisers. "We are also delighted to have this impressive artwork by renowned artist Leroy Campbell to commemorate this milestone," Scott continued. Scott's grandfather, W.A. Scott II, founded the newspaper on Aug. 5, 1928. Approximately 230 well-wishers joined Atlanta Daily World Publisher and CEO M. Alexis Scott, members of the Scott family and the newspaper staff to celebrate the milestone birthday on Aug. 7. Monica Pearson, WSB-TV's... (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
LACMA Acquires Vernon Collection of... Aug 14, 2008
The more than 700 artists' works, some dating from the 1840s, also demonstrate the owners' patronage of local photographers. Carol Vernon, the collectors' daughter, was quoted as saying, "My parents would be pleased to know that the collection they so passionately fostered will remain in Los Angeles, a city rapidly developing into a photography collecting hub.". (Suite101.com)
Point and Shoot Digital Infrared Ph... Aug 14, 2008
With three simple tools - a digital camera, an infrared filter, and a tripod - photographers of all skill levels can explore and get creative with invisible light. Source: Complete Guide to Digital Infrared Photography by Joe Farace, ISBN #1-57990-772-5. (Suite101.com)
OC exhibit showcases East Texas photographer Aug 14, 2008
Campbell is one of more than a dozen photographers whom Goff has brought in to stage exhibits and do workshops with OC students. Jerry Uelesmann, Judy Dater and Ann Mogel are a few of whom Goff said are "nationally known photographers" he's brought in ... These are all photographers whom Goff looked up to growing up, ever since his mother gave him a camera when he was a little boy. (Odessa American, TX)
Inexpensive Macro Photography: Clos... Aug 13, 2008
However, these supplemental lenses are so inexpensive that they offer a great alternative for entry level and budget conscious photographers looking to try out macro photography. Keep a close-up lens in the camera bag. (Suite101.com)
Photography is his first love (2) Aug 12, 2008
Photography supplies dried up during the war, forcing photographers such as Steinmetz to find alternative employment. He went to work for a Carlisle crystal company called Standard Piezo, where he was a machine shop foreman producing radio crystals. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Call for Artists: National Juried Digital Art and Photography Exhibition Aug 11, 2008
Digital artists and photographers are invited to submit work for the National Juried Digital Art graphy Exhibit at Asylum Gallery, 1719 25th St., Sacramento CA 95816. Entries are limited to original digital art and photography. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Collected portraits of human endeavor, industrial forms Aug 10, 2008
"August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century" and "Bernd and Hilla Becher: Basic Forms": The J. Paul Getty Museum, which has one of the world's richest photography collections, draws on it for this inspired pairing of work from three of the most influential photographers of the last century ... Their detached, documentary style can be detected in the work of numerous contemporary photographers ... "Pigozzi and the Paparazzi": Paparazzi are the ultimate celebrity photographers, showing the... (Boston Globe)
At Yale gallery, aspiring curators demonstrate a collector's eye Aug 10, 2008
Bry clearly favors certain photographers ... Women photographers are well represented, too. (Boston Globe)
Warner Music narrows loss on brisk digital sales Aug 10, 2008
Candid snapshots of pop culture icons, from Ben Stiller to James Franco, by Times photographers. Text. (Los Angeles Times)
South Africa: Men, Women Commemorate Women's Day Aug 10, 2008
About 500 women will attend a luncheon and a phenomenal stage performance at the Opera venue at the Theatre and together celebrate the huge contribution women have made to the arts as performers, musicians, painters, sculptors, crafters, poets, dancers, photographers and fashion designers, to mention just a few. "With this exciting initiative our objective is to expose and present an opportunity for female artists to develop within their chosen fields of expertise and creativity."This... (allAfrica.com)
Aug. 22 Credentialing Deadline Set for Farm Aid 2008 Presented By Whole Foods Market and Horizon Organic Aug 9, 2008
Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The August 22 deadline for media and photographers to request advance credentials to Farm Aid 2008 Presented by Whole Foods Market and Horizon Organic is fast approaching. Credentials will also be available at the venue on the day of the show for an additional fee. (PR Newswire)
Womens' Perspectives on Madness and... Aug 9, 2008
The women who contributed to this anthology are writers and poets, but others are performance artists, photographers, dancers, musicians, graphic artists, spoken word performers, pornographic actresses, sketchbook artists and playwrights. What each contributor has to share about her madness is profoundly enlightening. (Suite101.com)
Bush dedicates new massive US embassy in Beijing Aug 8, 2008
Typically, reporters, photographers and camera crews are able to get off the White House press charter right after landing, board buses and head to their hotels and work areas while U.S. State Department officials process immigration and customs details. Politics, at least peripherally, have always been part of the Olympics. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Mystic Arts festival Aug 8, 2008
Selected artists include photographers, ceramic, metal and wood sculptors and painters using oil, watercolor, acrylic and pastel media. Crafters showing their wares this year include fiber artists, weavers and quilters. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Tabloid photo offers no clarity Aug 8, 2008
Digital artists and professional photographers say there is not enough information available to say whether the photo is authentic ... "In journalism, you're always told to check the source."John Long, chairman of the National Press Photographers Association's ethics and standards committee, said the Enquirer's photo is too fuzzy to serve any conclusion. (News & Observer)
Art: Salmieri's Cadillacs are the erosion of an American dream Aug 8, 2008
The road exerted a seductive pull on photographers for much of the 20th century ... Some Cadillacs gleam, but Salmieri isn't trying to compete with advertising or automotive photographers. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Outdoors briefs Aug 7, 2008
Professional photographers will share their experience taking landscape and wildlife photographs using the latest digital technology. Photographers leading weekday programs include Otto Pohl and Anne Sherwood. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Master of manipulation reaches southern shores again Aug 6, 2008
"He was regularly referred to in local publications as one of the great ocean photographers," Maloney says. "Australians really admired his ability to do that because it was so technically difficult.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Man heckles Obama about Pledge of Allegiance Aug 6, 2008
The man, who carried a large, professional-style telephoto lens, was among photographers and videographers on the main press platform at one end of the gym. He wore what appeared to be the regular daily news media credential the campaign issues local news media members who cover the Illinois senator at a single events. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
12-year-old with HIV opens AIDS conference Aug 5, 2008
Tobha's story and many others are depicted by Magnum photographers in "Access to Life." NBC's Ann Curry reports. Nightly News. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Tory criticises men's magazines Aug 5, 2008
Gallery (20 pictures): Apr 7 2008: A selection of images from Reuters - Our World Now, a book that features 350 pictures taken by the news agency's photographers in 2007. Aug 5 2008. (guardian.co.uk)
Climate Change in Action in Greenland Aug 5, 2008
You can't see climate change in action, much to the disappointment of photographers and magazine art directors. Warming is a function of time, and we see it only as time passes. (Time.com)
Cusack calls 'Shanghai' unique opportunity Aug 4, 2008
Hong Kong movie star Chow Yun-Fat, left, Chinese Movie star Gong Li, center, and Hollywood star John Cusack pose for photographers during a press conference about their movie " Shanghai" in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, August 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit). (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Scuba Diving Buoyancy Control Aug 3, 2008
Photographers and models use buoyancy control to hover beside delicate gorgonian coral or timid clown fish. On a drift dive it is important to stay in the current and above the bottom. (Suite101.com)
NUDE Magazine Sets New Standard for Fine Art, Says Kim Weston Aug 2, 2008
"Imagine, it has taken almost fifty years for America to catch up with the rest of the world in how the female form is viewed as art and not pornography. In Europe and Japan the female body has been viewed in the way NUDE portrays it for decades and now finally in America we have a publication that breaks new ground for artistic freedom. My grandfather, the legendary photographer, Edward Weston, had spent his last years attempting, but with no success, to publish his work in a format similar to... (PR Newswire)
Jolie-Pitt Baby Photos Will Again Raise Funds for Charity Aug 2, 2008
Its award-winning photographers and imagery help customers produce inspiring work which appears every day in the worlds most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites. Getty Images believes in the power of imagery to drive positive change, educate, inform, and entertain. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Are Britney, Paris To Blame For L.A.'s Paparazzi Problems? Aug 1, 2008
Bratton felt compelled to comment, he said, in response to a meeting planned for Thursday (July 31) at City Hall, which was called by Councilman Dennis Zine to discuss possible new restrictions on freelance photographers, or paparazzi. Zine, who told reporters that the impetus for his motion came when the city was forced to spend $25,000 to this past January, wants the city to enforce a "personal safety zone" around celebrities. (Yahoo News -- Britney Spears)
Capturing light: Photography by Cathy Gregg on display Aug 1, 2008
Among her most notable honors, Gregg took home the People s Choice Award at the 2007 Autumn Arts, Grapes and Grains Festival, and the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission chose her and nine other photographers to shoot The Essential Worker, an exhibit set to run through Sept. 12 at the Channing Peake Gallery in Santa Barbara. I m glad (my condition) took me down the path I should have been on because I ve been an artist all my life, she said. (Santa Maria Times)
TODAY: Hugging lions legacy Jul 31, 2008
Incredible pictures of our wild world that taken by young photographers in 'Natures Best Photography for Kids. more photos. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Beijing disappointed at South Korean TV's broadcasting of Olympic Games opening rehearsal Jul 31, 2008
According to sources with the International Olympic Committee, photographers who take any still images of the dress rehearsals face legal action and withdrawal of accreditation for the Games if they leak the secret. Zhang Yimou's team of elite artists have made three years of preparations for the opening show, which is expected by the Chinese to showcase the essence of China's rich culture, concept and vision to the world. (Xinhuanet, China)
No to terminal art, for now Jul 30, 2008
Coos Art Museum wrote on Jul 28, 2008 6:58 PM:We have an abundance of painters, photographers, printmakers, fiber artists etc ... We have painters, photographers, printmakers, and more. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Venetian in Manila Jul 29, 2008
Photographers love me for my unusual, interesting and eye-catching clothes. I am what I am and I am not changing my style for anyone. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
UAF professor's technically impressive works laced with impersonal imagery Jul 28, 2008
There are art photographers who manage to transcend the medium and give the viewer personal revelations or insights into our collective humanity -- not just by the manipulation of the media but through the communication of ideas. Truth may be hard to decipher in an abstract expressionist painting or a minimalist sculpture, as well. (Anchorage Daily News)
What the Heck? A fallen friend Jul 28, 2008
First a who's who of photographers -- Shuzo Uemoto, Ric Noyle, Linny Morris, Monte Costa, David Croxford, Dana Forsberg and Olivier Koning. Then came the filmmakers -- Brett Wagner, Torry Tukuafu, Stephanie Castillo. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
More of this story Jul 27, 2008
So, please move over there, she said, narrowing her eyes attentively, pointing photographers to a spot beyond the yellow tape labeled police line, do not cross. Walking side by side and straightforward, the teens searched for more clues, later expanding the perimeter of the crime scene when a bloody sock was found. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Paper prints Obama's private prayer Jul 27, 2008
At the Western Wall, Obama was greeted by a crowd of curious onlookers and photographers. He donned a white skullcap, listened to a rabbi read a prayer, and inserted a folded white paper between the stones. (MSNBC -- Politics)
War declared on paparazzi after fight at Brad Pitt and Angelina ... Jul 26, 2008
- A "fed up" has declared war on the paparazzi after camouflage-wearing photographers snuck onto his French estate trying to get pictures of his new twins ... The photographers deny they invaded the estate's grounds, instead insisting they were besieged by motorbike-riding goons in a public forest. (New York Daily News)
Why Non-White Communities Could Be Hit The Hardest By Climate Change Jul 26, 2008
The panel will include photographers, graphic artists, producers and illustrators. 8:30 to 10 a.m. McCormick Place West, W175. (PR Newswire)
Camouflaged paparazzi fight with bodyguards at Jolie-Pitt chateau in France Jul 26, 2008
The police spokeswoman said the injured personnel from the estate got doctors' notes giving them four days off from work, but that the photographers did not. Police took everyone downtown to the nearby village of Carces and took statements. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A woman for all seasons: South Dakotan stars in 'Mad Men' Jul 25, 2008
Jones laughs after photographers have snapped dozens of pictures. "When you look in the mirror and the clothes and hair and makeup are all 1962, you definitely feel like you're stepping into the era. But we're not trying to portray people from the past. We're trying to play people now...something we in 2008 can relate to.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Pitt threatens legal action over photos Jul 24, 2008
Pitt's lawyer, Yael Holtkamp, has served the agency with a cease and desist order, and claims the photos were "surreptitiously" taken by photographers with "highly powerful telephoto lenses". The shots feature Pitt with new mom Angelina Jolie, his parents and their children playing in the garden of their rented French chateau. (WOKR13 Rochester)
