William Drenttel writes, “This slideshow of photographs from 1989 is offered in solidarity with the people of Burma – as they again confront one of the most brutal regimes in the world.” Read more…

Source: Design Observer via digitalarte.co.uk

Jim Casper writes, “The huge international photography fair at Paris Photo is at once exhilarating, inspiring, and an epicenter for visual overload and happy exhaustion.” Read more…

Source: lens culture via digitalarte.co.uk

Anthony Lane writes, “Fifty miles north of Frankfurt lies the small German town of Solms. Turn off the main thoroughfare and you find yourself driving down tranquil suburban streets, with detached houses set back from the road, and, on a warm morning in late August, not a soul in sight. Nobody does bourgeois solidity like the Germans: you can imagine coming here for coffee and cakes with your aunt, but that would be the limit of excitement. By the time you reach Oskar-Barnack-Strasse, the town has almost petered out; just before the railway line, however, there is a clutch of industrial buildings, with a red dot on the sign outside. As far as fanfare is concerned, that’s about it. But here is the place to go, if you want to find the most beautiful mechanical objects in the world.” Read more…

A must read in the New Yorker about Leicas. Seven pages long…

Source: The New Yorker via digitalarte.co.uk

Alec Soth writes, “I recently dipped my toes into the art education industry. After several waves of exhilaration and despair, I’m happy to find myself back on the relative terra firma of this blog. But I’m struggling to bring any coherence to my impressions. With only two weeks spent at the San Francisco Art Institute, I’m not qualified to offer much on the topic of arts education. But something is nagging at me. Something seems wrong.” Read more…

Alec Soth’s insights about art education. He thinks something is wrong. What do you think?

Source: alec soth – blog via digitalarte.co.uk

“Of the many stories, myths, and just all around Chanel lore that i can’t seem to get out of my head yet (expect a few more posts just so i can clear my head)… the one i woke up with that was driving me crazy was that Coco Chanel designed her first Chanel No.5 bottle to perfectly match the shape of Place Vendome (where the Ritz is, and where she basically lived…”

Brilliant!!

(via NOTCOT)

“The most noteworthy event of this month is of course the European Photobloggers Meetup in Berlin, which starts this Friday. A few of us are heading there, but don’t worry if you’re not going, because there is still plenty to visit in London as well.” 

After the summer months September is the month to start visiting galleries again. Choose your pick.

(via London Photobloggers)

“Released in early September, 2007, just a few weeks after introduction, the Canon 40D is nominally Canon’s fifth generation (D30, D60, 10D, 20D, 30D) prosumer DSLR. In truth though, in some cases, such as between the 20D to 30D, there was little to be seen in terms of either features or performance improvements other than nicer floor mats and dual headlights.

The 40D is another matter. More than three years after the 20D’s introduction Canon has taken a major step forward and has brought to market a camera that though it is very much in the traditional mold, is almost completely new in terms of features. Performance in a number of areas is also significantly enhanced.”

Canon released 40D in early September and Michael Reichmann of The Luminous Landscape writes a hands on report on the camera.

(via The Luminous Landscape)

Smashing Magazine have selected over 40 expert books in the fields of typography, colour, graphic design, brand identity, inspiration, web design and programming, Web 2.0,usability, data visualization and simplicity. If you’re interested in any of these disciplines then this is a must read.

(via Smashing Magazine)

“Today is the first anniversary of this blog. I’m happy to have made it this far, but I’m feeling a little guilty. With an average of 2,000 unique visitors per day (and 220,000 visitors in total), I fear I’ve squandered the opportunity to provide much of a public service. Too many of my 310 posts have been devoted to subjects like Erotic Baseball Photography, Pamela Anderson, Rabbits n’ Circles, Jesse ‘the body’ Ventura and, of course, Sandwich Jumping. So in hopes of doing some good for the photo-blog community, I’m posting something that might be helpful:

Career Guide for Photographers”
 

Alec Soth’s tongue in cheek careers for photographers. Brilliant!

(via alec soth – blog)

alec soth – blog
Why bother? // By Alec Soth
Today I became aware of the fabulous Picture Australia archive. Searching on the topic of ‘new south wales police dept,’ I once again wonder why I bother with photography. It seems unfair that an anonymous police photographer can be as good as Avedon and Arbus. more

Inside Lightroom
Basic Tonal Control in Lightroom 1.1 // By Colleen Wheeler
Using Lightroom’s Develop module, you can do a lot to bring out the best tonal qualities of your images. Lightroom has easy-to-use sliders that allow you to react to the Exposure, Highlight/Shadow, and Brightness/Contrast needs of your images. In this excerpt from Chapter 5 of Photoshop Lightroom Adventure, Mikkel gives you a lushly illustrated overview of how to use the sliders in the Lightroom Develop module to quickly, easily, and satisfyingly make a variety of technical and aesthetic improvements to your photos more

Daily dose of imagery // By Sam Javanrouh
Daily dose of imagery is a simple view of my day to day visual experience, or my personal photoblog. I post one photo a day on this web site. For a brief technical detail of each photo, leave your mouse pointer on images more

lens culture photography weblog
Lens Culture Contest #1 — “in between” moments // By Jim Casper
Many of us carry cameras every day, everywhere we go. And often the images that surprise us and delight us most are those that are taken while we are waiting for something else to happen more