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Friday Links

July 25, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

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Happy Friday y’all! Ready for links? Here goes: Frank Underwood as photographer, BuzzFeed reinvents the photographer’s rights wheel, controversy over photoshoot of poor people, and granting prisoners a photographic wish.

Ansel Adams wasn’t the only early photographer to explore Yosemite. Carleton Watkins also photographed the area in the late 1800’s.
The documentary work by Brenda Ann Kenneally of people living in poverty in Troy, NY caused a barrage of negative internet comments after it was featured in Slate. The New York Times has a good breakdown of the controversy.
This week is the 45th anniversary of the moon landing, so check out some of these rare photos of the Apollo 11 mission.
The New York Daily News laid off 17 journalists this week, including five photographers.
Oh Buzzfeed, this is a tale as old as time. Welcome to D.C., where security guards at Federal buildings enforce rules that don’t exist. “Which ugly Federal building are you?” quiz coming soon.
Border Patrol agents hold boy scouts at gunpoint for taking a picture of them. “The agent immediately confiscated his camera, informed him he would be arrested, fined possibly $10,000 and 10 years in prison,” Fox was quoted as saying.
A D.C. couple had their first photo as an engaged couple taken by Frank Underwood.
The Afghan police officer who killed AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus got the death penalty.
Photographer Mark Strandquist asked hundreds of prisoners a straightforward question — if your cell could look out on one scene, what would it be?
“He noticed that Chinese customers would often make a day out of it — bringing their tea and snacks, getting some shopping done and then treating themselves to a nice nap.” Kevin Frayer documents the not uncommon practice of IKEA shoppers in China taking naps in display rooms.
Wired goes “On the Prowl With Instagram’s Ultimate Street Photographer” Daniel Arnold.
Queen Photobombs Hockey Player’s Selfie. Enough said.
And finally, CityLab shares a video about the National Wildlife Property Repository, which houses millions of “products” of the illegal wildlife trade. The property includes an abundance of tigers.

Friday Links

July 18, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

The end of the week is nigh! So you’re gonna need some links to help you cross into the next world. Or the weekend. We have the winners of Nat Geo’s first drone photography contest, the top World Cup photos and why they’re so fab, an interview with Exposed alum Jim Darling, and tigers designing jeans. Head towards the light:

You can read an interview with Exposed alum and local photographer Jim Darling in Atlantic Media Strategies.
The Guardian’s sports photo editor picks the top World Cup images and explains why they stood out from the 250,000 shots they received. Spend some time with these shots.
Photographer Melissa Golden wrote about her experience of being misquoted and having her work falsely represented in Politico, and works to clear her name.
Want to learn how to be a street photographer without being a jerk? Learn from four local photographers in this article on CityLab.
Need help getting your images copyrighted? Local photographer John Harrington made this video as a step-by-step guide to registering published images.
Local photographer Gaston Lacombe, who we interviewed last year, is showing his Antarctic penguin photos at Photoville in New York. The New Yorker has a slideshow of his images.
Photos by Gregg Segal of people lying in a week’s worth of their own trash.
Science magazine used a photo of transgender women with their heads cropped off as the cover for the latest issue, highlighting how to stay a “step ahead of HIV/Aids.” In a field that has been trying to attract more women, the cover did not go over well.
Is drone photography a fad, or here to stay? It may not matter when you look at these amazing drone photos.
Want to get a master class in space photography? Then read this Time interview with astronaut Don Pettit.
And finally, tigers are so awesome they are “designing” their own jeans.

Friday Links

July 11, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

This week we’ve dug up an absorbing assortment of links for you, including a famous photographer held responsible for the recent South Korean ferry disaster, a photographer suing the Feds for being unfairly tagged as “suspicious”, and a popular photography educator stealing other people’s material. Oh, and some stuffed birds.

Adam Ryder writes about D.C. photographer Caitlin Teal Price and her work photographing taxidermied birds in the Smithsonian’s collection.
The deadline for the Emerging Photography Fund 2014 grant of $10,000 is July 31.
Pat Padua interviewed local photographer Mark Parascandola about his new book on the decaying Carabanchel Prison in Spain.
Remember the South Korean ferry that sunk and killed hundreds a few months ago? The prime suspect is the “de facto owner” of the ferry, a famous South Korean photographer. Yes, a photographer.
After being investigated by the FBI for taking photos, James Prigoff is one of five plaintiffs suing Eric Holder. “They seek a ‘permanent injunction’ on the current lax standards of the suspicious activity reports and to end law-enforcement training on them.“
“Few photos of this Underground Railroad exist, which is why Jeanine Michna-Bales has spent months following some of the known routes north, photographing the homes, forests and caves where those escaping slavery sought shelter.”
Doug Gordon has been accused of plagiarism for the second time, and has been one of a number of big name photography “educators” to be found stealing from other photographers. It would be wonderful if the large conventions would just ban anyone caught plagiarizing.
We’ve previously shared a wedding shoot with a raging wildfire as backdrop. Now, here’s one with a tornado.
And finally, USA Today has a list of animal sanctuaries that you should visit. The list includes a large cat sanctuary in Florida, where you can see their white tiger Zabu.

Friday Links

July 3, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Since you’ve all been working so hard, we thought we’d let you have Friday Links a day early. This week, we have pugs in costume, portraits of early hip-hop artists, incredible wildlife photos, and cheeky bridesmaids. Have a great Fourth!

This weekend you may need these tips on photographing fireworks from National Geographic.
Just like those who picked VHS over Beta, folks who went with Lightroom over Aperture must be feeling pretty good after the news that Apple is dumping Aperture.
The only thing better than pugs is pugs in Game of Thrones costumes.
“With his camera, Helmer-Petersen flattened space, translating into a two-dimensional medium not just the objects and scenes he shot, but perspective itself.” Explore the work of LIFE magazine photographer Keld Helmer-Petersen.
Here is a small sample of some of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year photos, and they are stunning.
Just when we thought trends in the wedding photography industry couldn’t get any worse, you have bridesmaids showing their butts? What? Why? Just say no photographers. Just say no.
“Prior to (World War I), because of the scarcity of press photography in general, picture desk editors from newspapers were quite happy to use photographs which were merely representative or illustrative of a point rather than showing a genuine event itself.” Lens blog explores the origins of war photography and how it connects to the way modern wars are covered.
Lisa Leone was still a student at New York’s High School of Art and Design in 1982 when she began photographing the burgeoning hip-hop movement.
Three photographers, Stephen Freskos, Scott Haefner and Jon Haeber, are risking jail to capture crumbling relics from America’s Cold War.
Stefanie Klavens has created a photographic series of iconic movie palaces titled “Celluloid Dreams.”
And finally, we are sending you off on a long weekend with this three way tiger kiss from the San Diego Zoo. Really.

Friday Links

June 27, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

ICYMI: Instant DC, the collective focused on mobile photography, is now part of Exposed DC. Look forward to some great posts from their writers and collaborative events very soon.
Traveling this summer? You can read these tips for traveling with your gear from the Capital Photography Center.
“But, once every four years, the FIFA World Cup offers a glimpse into the wider world of totally-not-gay international man-on-man affection.” We have nothing to add, just click.
In Focus has a nice selection of photos from the National Geographic Traveler Photo contest.
The Library of Congress highlights photographers willing to do anything to get the shot; here they are battling volcanoes.
National Geographic announced a new program for their photographers, the Fellows program.
Rochester, NY was the home of the once-photography-giant Kodak. Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris have documented the impact of the loss of the company on the town.
Literacy Through Photography gives D.C. students the opportunity to document their lives.
“CYJO has created a series of portraits that examines how race, ethnicity, and heritage contextualize a person as an individual, and how they coexist within the framework of a family.”
Want more from people that are famous for something else, but also take photos? London’s Royal Academy of Arts is exhibiting The Lost Album, a collection of Dennis Hopper’s photos unseen since 1970.
And finally, Metro is giving you the chance to have the ultimate D.C. souvenir – a SmartTrip card with baby tigers on it! Pandas are cute, but tigers are for winners.