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Friday Links

December 6, 2013 By Meaghan Gay

Tree on a Hill II bu ep_jhu
Tree on a Hill II by ep_jhu

Our links today include a D.C. photojournalist being knocked down by security guards at the Smithsonian, the story behind a popular street photo, some very creepy Victorian baby photos and much more.

  • The New Yorker has a nice collection of images of the life of Nelson Mandela.
  • Photojournalist Kristoffer Tripplaar was knocked to the ground yesterday by guards at the National Air and Space Museum. Fellow photojournalist Charles Dharapak shared the images on Instagram, and stated that guards were trying to “stop him from photographing a protest about the minimum wage at a McDonald’s restaurant” inside the museum.
  • While demonstrating “how the pros” change their camera lenses a man drops his Canon L series lens on the ground. The best part is that he uploaded the video to YouTube for all of us to enjoy.
  • Photographer Mikhail Mordasov’s images of the people of Sochi show the city as it is, not as seen through the Olympic glow.
  • Over 10 years ago Zoe Strauss took an image of a boy doing a flip on the street in Philadelphia. The image went on to be published around the world, but the story behind it is just being revealed by his friends and family.
  • Jason Kottke is compiling a list of this year’s best of photo lists.
  • Coal production, and its impact on communities in Appalachia is the focus of Justin Kaneps new work. The images are reminiscent of Walker Evans’s work for the Farm Security Administration 75 years ago.
  • We found a baby photo trend you will never find on facebook. Victorian parents, mostly mothers, used to hide in plan site to get their babies to behave while getting photographed. The result is the stuff of nightmares.
  • Dirds. Birds look much better with dog heads.
  • CoEdit Collection is a new site selling photography prints. The curated selections include work from D.C. photographer Melissa Golden.
  • Here’s a story and photos of a rich white lady going to China in the 1940s and stealing baby pandas, which she kept in her apartment for a while. China’s panda protection and breeding program makes so much more sense now.
  • And finally, a baby lion, tiger and bear walk into an animal sanctuary…

Filed Under: Friday Links Tagged With: Art Desks, Charles Dharapak, CoEdit Collection, E. Brady Robinson, friday links, Justin Kaneps, kottke, Kristoffer Tripplaar, Melissa Golden, Mikhail Mordasov, nelson mandela, Photographer's Rights, sochi, soe strauss, tiger

Friday Links on Wednesday

November 27, 2013 By Meaghan Gay

Sumatran Tiger Cubs by John Sonderman
Sumatran Tiger Cubs by John Sonderman

We are posting early this week so you can enjoy these tasty links over the long holiday weekend. Feel free to click for escape if one of your relatives starts talking about politics over the weekend.

  • Beautiful photos of individual snowflakes are possible with this cheap, home-made camera rig. Let it snow!
  • A photo series started in D.C. by E. Brady Robinson, is spreading across the East Coast. She is creating a book called Art Desks, the work spaces of of artists and curators, and is funding it via Indiegogo.
  • You can vote for your favorite finalists in the Air & Space Magazine photo contest until December 12.
  • Open now until December 20, the Pepco Edison Gallery is hosting Montgomery College Foundation’s Portraits of Life Exhibit. “The emphasis of Portraits of Life is tolerance, understanding, knowledge and the inherent value of the individual.”
  • Squinching is the new Duck Face.
  • You have until December 2 to get a great deal from Adobe on their subscription to Photoshop & Lightroom 5.
  • Epson has several great tutorials on printing available online. These black & white print videos are a highlight.
  • “We’re constantly tweeting and instagramming, and the media is always showing us exactly what’s happening when it’s happening, but it’s an illusion. Are we really so connected?” Washington Post review of Alex Prader’s new show at the Corcoran.
  • Need a job? Critical Exposure, the D.C. non-profit that teaches youth the power of photography, is hiring a Development & Communications Director.
  • Hotel guests across the country will no longer be greeted by propaganda first thing in the morning, since USA Today has announced it will no longer publish handout photos from the White House.
  • Do you have a lot of leaves to rake? Perhaps getting a baby lion to play in them will make your leaf piles more manageable.
  • Many images from space are amazing, but this collection is particularly stunning.
  • Umm, the following link is pretty gross, so perhaps you should click with care. But merging animals before cooking used to be a thing I guess. “There is a variation on this dish called the Helmeted Cock in which the bird is made to ride the pig in military regalia.”
  • Photojournalist ranks just below dishwasher as a career.
  • If you have some spare time this weekend, the Library of Congress uploaded their 20,000th photo to Flickr this week.
  • The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation gave $3 million to the World Wildlife Fund to help grow the tiger population in Nepal. Leo, if you need photos of baby tigers taken, call me.

Have a great Thanksgiving! We will see you back here on Monday.

Filed Under: Friday Links Tagged With: Adobe, Air & Space, Alex Prader, Art Desks, baby lion, E. Brady Robinson, Epson, friday links, Library of Congress, Pepco Edison Gallery, Snowflakes, Squinching, tigers, USA Today

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