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Jul 02

World Monuments Fund Asks: ‘What Does Preservation Look Like to You?’

There’s a time and a place for ruin porn in the quest to preserve crumbling cultural landmarks, whether in Damascus or Detroit, but the World Monuments Fund is taking a more upbeat approach with its inaugural “Everyday Preservationist” photo contest. The New York-based organization has put out the call for “original, evocative digital images that advocate for historic sites by reflecting their aesthetic beauty and importance to the communities in which they are located.” Entries will be accepted through July 31 in five categories: appreciation, adaptive reuse, sensitive urban development, thoughtful tourism, and traditional building materials. Start scouring your digial folders immediately, because the public voting is now underway. Mark Robbins, executive director of the International Center of Photography, will have the final say in selecting the five winners in each category based on on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, and artistic merit.

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Jun 27

Behind the Lens: Michael Gross to Write Book on Fashion Photography

Posted in: Michael Gross

Having peeked behind the gates of trophy estates and triplex apartments on both coasts and revealed the “lust, lies, greed, and betrayals that made the Metropolitan Museum of Art,” Michael Gross is returning to the fashion world he so astutely chronicled in Model, his 1995 tome. The author has inked a deal for Girls on Film, “a look at modern fashion photography from a different angle—behind the lens—focusing on the photographers, and the magazines and marketers who hire them to make images of beautiful girls (and some boys) to sell products and manipulate people,” according to a deal report from Publishers Marketplace. The book is slated for publication by Atria Books in 2015, but you don’t have to wait that long to get a fresh fix. Gross’s House of Outrageous Fortune: Fifteen Central Park West, the World’s Most Powerful Address is due out in March of next year. Fingers crossed for chapters on Bob Stern and the joys of limestone alongside scoops on residents such as Lloyd Blankfein and Sandy Weill.
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Jun 27

For Instagram Addicts!

Posted in: instagram, Projector

Love your Instagrams?! Well, now there’s an entirely new way to show off your mad photo skills. Send up to 9 of your favorites to Projecteo and they’ll develop them on 35mm film and send you a custom wheel along with the tiniest projector you’ve ever seen. Just turn it on to project them at parties or set the mood at your pad. It’s the quickest way to become Instafamous! Get it here.

Designer: MINTDIGITAL

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Jun 25

Face Painting

Posted in: jv, maha Shivaratri, Rakesh, rakesh jv

Le photographe Rakesh JV réalise des clichés magnifiques, y compris des moments de la Shivaratri festival, à Maha en Inde, une célébration annuelle hindoue afin de vénérer Shiva. Une sélection de photos et une très belle série de « Face Painting » à couper le souffle, sont à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.

Jun 21

Lucy McRae Photography

Posted in: lucy mcrae, michael kampe

Le créateur Michael Kampe a demandé à la photographe et artiste Lucy McRae, dont nous avions déjà pu parler pour sa réalisation du clip « My Yoko Ono » de Reptile Youth, de concevoir une série de clichés pour mettre en avant sa dernière collection. Plus de ces superbes images dans la suite.

Jun 21

Lil’bitty Light Sensor

Posted in: Cellphones, light meter, smartphone

Access to a good light meter can make or a break a photo, but the designs are often bulky, archaic in user-friendliness, and expensive. The Lumu light meter is reduced to the size of the round sensor, eliminating the need for a separate handheld device. Instead, it works with your smartphone using a dedicated app for taking luminance measurements with a spectral response sensor that works like the human eye. Why not, since you already have your phone with you?!

There is no darkness too dark and no light too bright which Lumu can’t measure! It’s not just about getting your measurement right… Lumu’s app enables the light meter to use all the cool features smartphones already have. By saving it to a cloud you are able to track your progress. Save all the data about the moment you shoot, including: location, voice record, note, picture, photo parameters, and many more. The app is made to support your creative process, not to stand in your way.

Designer: Lumu Labs

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Jun 19

Places Landscapes

Posted in: abandoned, abandonned, Alex, alex fradkin, deserted, fradkin, place, places

Vivant à New York, le photographe Alex Fradkin aime surtout voyager et découvrir de superbes paysages. Avec ces clichés « Places » confrontant la nature face à des structures réalisées puis abandonnées par l’homme, l’artiste américain nous offre des images fascinantes à découvrir dans la suite.

Jun 19

Matthias Paul Hempt Photography

Posted in: intérieur, matthias paul hempt, paul hempt, Paysage

Focus sur les clichés du photographe autrichien Matthias Paul Hempt nous font entrer dans un monde à l’atmosphère légère et diffuse, dont les couleurs semblent parfois irréelles. Une très belle série de photographies à découvrir en images dans la galerie et dans la suite de l’article.

Jun 18

Urban Photography by Jared Lim

Posted in: Curve, line

Focus sur le travail de Jared Lim, un photographe originaire de Singapour, qui présente des clichés intensément graphiques et géométriques. Dans l’espace urbain, il fait d’abord sortir les lignes et les courbes, préférant le motif à la globalité. Un travail remarquable à découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article.

Jun 17

McLaren MP4 Photoshoot

Posted in: mc laren, mclaren, p4

La photographe Benedict Redgrove et Thomas Moeller ont eu l’occasion, pour le lancement du nouveau site de la marque de voitures McLaren, de photographier la MP4-12C au McLaren Product Center à Woking en Angleterre. Des clichés impressionnants magnifiant le modèle, à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.