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newyorker: Nearly two years ago, Tim Hetherington was killed...

nycshutterbug — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:27:15 -0400

Nearly two years ago, Tim Hetherington was killed by mortar shells in Libya while he was photographing the civil war there. Hetherington, who is known for his work in West Africa and with U.S. Army soldiers in Korengal Valley, in Afghanistan, worked in both still and moving images, and, as Whitney Johnson wrote in her 2010 post, explored “the boundaries… between photojournalism and conceptual work.”

This week, Yossi Milo Gallery presents “Inner Light: Portraits of the Blind,” an exhibition of the black-and-white photographs Hetherington took between 1999 and 2003 at the Milton Margai School for the Blind in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where he was fondly known as Uncle Tim. About the conflict in Sierra Leone, Hetherington said, “As a result of the civil war, many people were left with serious medical conditions. As well as the more common abuses of amputation, the fighters of the Revolutionary Front (R.U.F.) also terrorized people blind by cutting their eyes out. Others lost their eyes to shrapnel or as a result of being caught up in combat. Many simply lost their eyesight because they did not have access to a doctor and therefore a simple medical condition developed went untreated.”

The Yossi Milo show opens on April 11th, and the HBO documentary “Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington,” directed by Hetherington’s friend and filmmaking partner Sebastian Junger, premières on April 10th.

—Richa Sinha. Here’s a selection of photos from the exhibition: http://nyr.kr/16K1ter

AP Photos: NY Fashion Week's beautiful blur

nycshutterbug — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:37:35 -0500

AP Photos: NY Fashion Week's beautiful blur:

John Minchillo is a photojournalist usually known for his hard hitting (and sometimes hard to look at) images of war and conflict and the violence that accompanies them. These images are a breather from that as he comes back to his hometown of NYC to artistically explore and capture what he calls “the organized chaos” that is Fashion Week. Nice work, John!

I always feel torn about beautiful photos of disaster, but...

nycshutterbug — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:49:13 -0400

I always feel torn about beautiful photos of disaster, but it’s hard not to re-post this.

wnyc:

To keep track of NY Transit visit the Tracker - your one-stop (embeddable) shop for public transportation in the Metro region. We’re also tracking flood gauges up and down the Eastern Seaboard.

Have a question? Want to contribute a photo? Head to our liveblog to Ask WNYC.

—

Image via usatoday:

Another amazing Sandy photo — a flooded parking lot filled with taxi cabs in Hoboken, N.J. http://usat.ly/TRKcsH

Photo by Charles Sykes, AP

tried to find the source of this photo, but it I couldn’t...

nycshutterbug — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:50:03 -0400

tried to find the source of this photo, but it I couldn’t get to it through tumblr. really like the peacefulness of it though. Don’t know if this will work for everyone, but when you click on the photo, it changes in tone.

These are two images from one of my former NYCSalt students,...

nycshutterbug — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:17:43 -0400

These are two images from one of my former NYCSalt students, Chris. He is blazing new trails for himself through his studies at SCAD. I am SO unbelievably proud of him.

christianbokeh:

This weeks update:

I can taste home, I can taste the dirty beer ridden and rat invested streets of New York City and by golly am I ready for it. As I try to keep it, non-stop burning film, scanning, printing, and improving.

I had a critique in my color class and aside from being late it went quite well. The images above are two that I wasn’t able to show because they weren’t developed on time. I scanned them today and did some small cleaning up here and there, nothing to heavy.

Hope all is well with all of you folks and I hope you enjoy the imagery.

PS. Believe it or not I’m working on a self portrait series, I have two of them shot and plan to do about twelve. I’ll upload the two I’ve got sometime next week. Also the images above were shot on Ektar 100 and a Hasselblad 501CM

What is it about artists who draw on “paper” that...

nycshutterbug — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:14:51 -0400

What is it about artists who draw on “paper” that seems like it shouldn’t or cannot be drawn on? I absolutely love this work.

escapekit:

The work of Ed Fairburn

An illustration graduate, Ed paints, draws and constructs using a flexible range of tangible media across a wide range of surfaces and contexts, allowing his practice to exist across various disciplines. The work he produces is largely self-directed, allowing him to explore a wealth of ideas and concepts which need to be realized.

Came across the stunning work of Iain Sarjeant...

nycshutterbug — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:03:58 -0400

Came across the stunning work of Iain Sarjeant (http://www.iainsarjeant.com/) this morning, thanks to another new blog called Duck Rabbit that I discovered as a source for interesting multimedia projects (http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2012/09/among-trees/)

Check out both links for some serious inspiration!

This kid is amazing. I just stumbled upon his work through...

nycshutterbug — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:09:00 -0400

This kid is amazing. I just stumbled upon his work through tumblr and checked out his flickr site. Wow. Really good conceptual and aesthetically sensitive work.

kylejthompson:

Sandstorm on Flickr.

This is another beautiful image from art4theheart, aka Danny...

nycshutterbug — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:53:46 -0400

This is another beautiful image from art4theheart, aka Danny Martinez, one of my former students, who, truly was put on this earth to make art. Go Danny.

art4theheart:

This is a quick video about the planning and fundraising for an...

nycshutterbug — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:09:00 -0400

This is a quick video about the planning and fundraising for an AMAZING trip that my dear friends, Jason Florio and Helen Jones Florio will embark upon this October in West Africa. Please re-blog and forward widely so they can reach the widest audience and support base possible. Thanks!!

floriophotoprints:

Vimeo: Jason Florio explains ‘An Exchange’ - fine art photography prints for sponsorship

Vimeo – Florio explains all about ‘An Exchange’ and how to own one of his fine art photography…

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m0iety: Matthew Cusick creates these detailed and intricate art...

nycshutterbug — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:28:28 -0400

m0iety:

Matthew Cusick creates these detailed and intricate art pieces from maps, book pages, and ink.

Recently came across this - check out the artist’s website as well - here’s one of my favorite works by him:

http://mattcusick.com/paintings-collage/map-works/view/210

And turns out he’s having a new show in Sept at Pavel Zoubok Gallery in NYC!

Can’t wait!

MATTHEW CUSICK: THE MIND IS ITS OWN PLACE

September 7 - October 6, 2012

533 west 23rd street, new york, ny 10011 t 212.675.7490 f 212.675.8672

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nycshutterbug — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:53:05 -0400

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nycshutterbug — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:07:14 -0400

Matthew Brandt Exhibition opening

nycshutterbug — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:09:58 -0400

I posted about Matthew Brandt a while ago after I saw his work at AIPAD. Turns out there’s an opening of his large scale images at Yossi Milo tomorrow night in NYC.

Check it out if you’re in town: http://www.yossimilo.com/exhibitions/2012-05-matthew-brandt/

christianbokeh: My fourth assignment was totally and completely...

nycshutterbug — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:59:26 -0400

christianbokeh:

My fourth assignment was totally and completely full of utter excitement, with so many ups and downs. The assignment was to shoot images that contained a story, a narrative. Some of the difficulties I had where because I wanted to create certain moods with lighting, having only hot lights I needed to find outlets. So here is what I did with hot lights and some friends as models.

This is recent school assignment work from Christian Rodriguez, one of my former NYC Salt students who is now tearing up the place down at SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design). Rock on, Chris!!

nevver: Washed up

nycshutterbug — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:15:23 -0400

nevver:

Washed up

Ethereal black and white images

nycshutterbug — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:06:01 -0400

I recently came across these images that I had sent to a friend a little over a year ago.

I learned about the photographer, Hengki Koentjoro of Jakarta, Indonesia on Feature Shoot, a fantastic blog about photography, curated by Alison Zavos.

They’re really remarkable. Check them out:

http://www.featureshoot.com/2011/02/hengki-koentjoro-jakarta-indonesia/

So proud of my friend Peter who started something which was...

nycshutterbug — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:47:00 -0400

So proud of my friend Peter who started something which was purely an art project but which now has garnered millions of dollars of government funding to create a better quality of life for the people of both El Paso, TX and its sister city, the troubled Ciudad Juarez.

Follow his tumblr, elpasotransnationaltrolley for the whole history and continued updates. It’s really heating up right now!

Interview with the fabulous Maria Garcia. It’s been a crazy journey but this is only the Beginning for the Border!

http://www.kvia.com/news/31069098/detail.html

https://vimeo.com/42256550

bocchieri: In its heyday the Catskills was a bustling scene...

nycshutterbug — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:24:18 -0400

bocchieri:

In its heyday the Catskills was a bustling scene with resorts, camps, inns and farms covering the countryside providing entertainment, employment and relief from the city heat.

No longer the destination of yesteryear, time has transformed the region. The rich history and diverse landscape provides a great backdrop for the “Abandoned Buildings of the Catskills” workshop.

You will have fun exploring sites that are off the beaten path as you hone your photo skills and techniques. Bring your favorite camera and your sense of adventure for this unforgettable weekend.

Most of the time will be spent on location with field instruction including a night image making session.

And don’t worry we will make sure you’re fed well and provide you with a cozy place to get a good nights rest.

Something we all should do more often when we hold ourselves to...

nycshutterbug — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:29:16 -0400

Something we all should do more often when we hold ourselves to such insanely high standards….

nevver:

Forgive