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Mr. Whiskets writes, “There is a quote by John Szarkowski that I read years ago and cannot remember clearly. He said something about photography being promiscuous. I am not quoting him obviously because I’ve already said I can’t remember…but it was something like: Photography is a promiscuous lover, she will give it up (a masterpiece) on a one night stand to an amateur as readily as she will to some professional who is wed to her. I am sure the actual quote doesn’t say “give it up” but you get the point.” Read more…

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“Photomonth has grown into an international photography festival with over 80 exhibitions and events in 50 galleries and spaces in the East End of London.” Read more…

Source: Alternative Arts via digitalarte.co.uk

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?

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“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)

“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)