Recently I visited the Netherlands for a quick meeting and overnighted in Amsterdam where the FOAM Museum is. If you are close or will visit this wonderful city this summer, then you should try to stop in at FOAM to see the Helmut Newton show which is quite fantastic! The show runs until September 4th, 2016. They have a large number of his photos spanning his entire career in many rooms spread over the three floors of the museum. ThisRead more
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Excellent article on Diane Arbus
“Was Diane Arbus the Most Radical Photographer of the 20th Century?” by Alex Mar I thought this article on Diane Arbus was very well written and revealed some facts about her personal and photographic life that I had not heard before. Well worth reading! And if you can, check out the show of her very early photographs at the MET in NYC that is currently running! Here’s the link to the show details Diane Arbus Early Years AndRead more
ACLU Releases List of Rights of Photographers
ACLU Releases List of Rights of Photographers You have broad rights to photograph in public. Confrontation with citizens and authorities when you are photographing has become more frequent since 9/11. Police have been particularly sensitive to being filmed or photographed after Ferguson et al. It’s a good idea to become familiar with laws and your rights so you can act professionally if confronted and hopefully defuse the situation. The ACLU has put together a good list and review here:Read more
Reblog: “5 Japanese Photographers you need to know”
I’m reblogging this post on Japanese Photographers since I thought it was worthy of attention. To save time the 5 photographer’s in their list are below. If you click on the name it will take you to a Pinterest image search of that photographer so you can see more images from each photographer on the list. Be advised many are NSFW! Shomei Tomatsu (1930-2012) Eikoh Hosoe (1933-) Ihei Kimura (1901-1974) Daido Moriyama (1938-) Nobuyoshi Araki (1940-) Read more