Sad, sad news released today: The company that pioneered instant photography is getting out of the film business to focus on digital imaging. Polaroid says it will close its two remaining film manufacturing plants in Massachusetts. The facilities in Norwood and Waltham employed about 150 people and made large-format film for commercial use. Polaroid has [...]
In the age of downloadable albums and iPods, some people might find it surprising that I occasionally buy LPs. Sometimes I find it kind of surprising myself. When the rare occasion comes, however, I tend to justify my purchase by reassuring myself how wonderful the particular album would sound on vinyl. You see, there are [...]
… but I will still buy you in Pro-Packs. Find out which other single rolls have been slashed, over on 2point8. UPDATE: To clarify, this does not mean you can’t still go to your local photo store and buy a single roll of said film. This simply means that Kodak will no longer be distributing [...]
spread from Hackney Flowers, 2007 © Stephen Gill Martin Amis (welcome Hipshots to the blogosphere) makes note of The Sunday Times (UK) article highlighting the Best Photography Books of 2007 released in the UK. The titles were chosen by the UK’s own Martin Parr, photographer and noted lover of books. Parr’s choice for book of [...]
Earth-rise, November 3, 2007 © JAXA/NHK Earth-set, November 3, 2007 © JAXA/NHK The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announces 3D HD images of the Earth both “rising” and “setting” as seen from the moon explorer Kaguya. (via TEDBlog)
Blaine Hewison, 15, left, and Austin Visschedyk, 14, center © Axel Koester / New York Times The New York Times has an interesting article about two of the youngest paparazzi in the business. Blaine Hewison, age 15 and Austin Visschedyk, age 14 (yes they have their own websites, too) are serious about their job. However, [...]
August 8th, 1982, 2004 (from “Seven Years”) © Trish Morrissey This past Thursday I went to a lecture at the Museum of Fine Arts by Irish photographer Trish Morrissey. Morrissey discussed her early influences that led her to work within the documentary aesthetic of photography, touching on both Diane Arbus and Ralph Eugene Meatyard and [...]
Fjord is a collaborative book project made possible by friends and photographers Grant Willing (founder and curator) and Alana Celii (webmaster and designer), of which I am very happy to take part in. Fjord aims to bring the work of a generation of young photographers together and to, ultimately, produce the work in the form [...]
Good news, reported by the New York Times: Responding to an outcry that included a passionate Internet campaign and a satiric rap video, city officials yesterday backed off proposed new rules that could have forced tourists taking snapshots in Times Square and filmmakers capturing that only-in-New-York street scene to obtain permits and $1 million in [...]
Michelangelo Antonioni in an undated photograph © Agence France-Presse / Getty Images It is reported in the New York Times that yesterday (yes, the same day as the death of seminal director Ingmar Bergman), Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni passed away at his home in Rome. Tall, cerebral and resolutely serious, Mr. Antonioni harkens back to [...]
