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Friday Links

January 24, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Ready for the Weekend by ep_jhu
Ready for the Weekend by ep_jhu

This week we have photos from STRATA, two photo editing controversies, a very angry speed skater, and tips for making your facebook photos better.

  • The retouched Vogue images of Lena Dunham sparked controversy after Jezebel posted the unedited images.
  • Photographer Ami Vitale has a list of funding sources for photographers on her website.
  • Local photographer Timothy Hyde was interviewed by the City Paper this week.
  • Tempers flared at the European speed skating trials, resulting in an image that captures the joy of winning and the agony of defeat.
  • The scene surrounding this award winning image of a dead teenager in Haiti tells a much different story than the photo itself.
  • The Women Photojournalists of Washington are hosting their Third Annual Seminar and Portfolio Review on February 9.
  • The Center for Photography at Woodstock has a call for submissions.
  • Want to hear an International Center for Photography lecture, but can’t make it to New York? No problem, their lectures are available online.
  • The D.C. based STRATA Collective shared images from the MLK Peace Walk.
  • The identity of a young girl in an iconic photo by Lewis Hine was identified, more than 100 years later.
  • Photographer John Schneider shared the story of what happened when an actor stopped acting, and shared rare emotion.
  • Prince of Petworth shared the history of the Pension Building, home of the National Building Museum. The post has some fascinating historic photos of the D.C. landmark.
  • The Associated Press cut ties with photographer Narciso Contreras after he altered an image from the conflict in Syria.
  • Photoshelter has editing types to make your Facebook photos look better.
  • And finally, bad news for tigers this week. There is a deadly virus spreading among India’s already threatened tiger population.

Filed Under: Friday Links Tagged With: Ami Vitale, Center for Photography at Woodstock, friday links, ICP, Jezebel, John Schneider, Lena Dunham, Lewis Hine, National Building Museum, Pension Building, Prince of Petworth, Speed Skating, STRATA Collective, tiger, Timothy Hyde, Vogue, Women Photojournalists of Washington

Exposed Interview: Matt Dunn, STRATA Collective

July 11, 2013 By Meaghan Gay

On its website, D.C. based STRATA Collective states that its photographers “seek to document the beauty, humor, mystery and absurdity in the quotidian.” We dug deeper into the group’s history and aims with founding member Matt Dunn.

Aziz Yazdani
Image by Aziz Yazdani

What does STRATA mean?

Strata is the Latin word for street.

Steve Goldenberg
Image by Steve Goldenberg

Why a collective? How did it form?

Aziz Yazdani organized some local DC street photographers to form a collective. The collective provides peer review, group marketing, resource sharing, as well as opportunities to hang out in pubs. Peer review is primarily in the form of image and image set critiques. STRATA, as a group, selects images and sequences them for a set. An image for STRATA needs to be selected by a majority of the group in order to be used in any of our online, printed or marketing materials. Our internal critiques are brutal but necessary to maintain our standard and foster individual growth. We believe that our group marketing efforts have a wider reach than could be achieved by any individual photographer. STRATA also shares resources. Everything from lenses, to lighting equipment, leads, contacts, hotels and ride sharing.

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