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| Screen shot of Great Falls Tribune Website. |
I have always had a great admiration for Holly Pickett. I looked up to her as a young photographer at the University of Montana and if not for her I wouldn't have received an internship at the Chattanooga Times Free Press in Chattanooga, Tenn – an internship that turned into a five-year staff position. I remember her turning cartwheels down the halls at the Times Free Press, impressing the entire newsroom with her athleticism and bubbly attitude. I followed her amazing images when she worked for the Spokesman Review and I remember her sitting in the nearly empty Beacon office – only a year old, if that – and telling me, "Yeah. I'm moving to Cairo."
Little did I know what kind of photographer Ms. Pickett would become. Now, based out of Cairo, Egypt, Holly is documenting stories in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kabul, Kandahar, Yemen, Gaza, Egypt and Tunisia (I'm sure I left somewhere out) and her images have been published in numerous national outlets.
This past month, the Montana Standard has a great Q&A with Pickett (a Butte native) and more recently the Great Falls Tribune profiled her time in Egypt and Tunisia. Check out both stories (especially the sweet photo of Pickett on the Tribune site), but more importantly, check out her blog, The Pickett Lense, and be wowed by her stories, images and sensitivity.
I look forward to the work she has yet to produce, pray for her safety daily and am always thankful that photographers like Holly are telling the stories I wish I was brave enough to tell myself.
Little did I know what kind of photographer Ms. Pickett would become. Now, based out of Cairo, Egypt, Holly is documenting stories in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kabul, Kandahar, Yemen, Gaza, Egypt and Tunisia (I'm sure I left somewhere out) and her images have been published in numerous national outlets.
This past month, the Montana Standard has a great Q&A with Pickett (a Butte native) and more recently the Great Falls Tribune profiled her time in Egypt and Tunisia. Check out both stories (especially the sweet photo of Pickett on the Tribune site), but more importantly, check out her blog, The Pickett Lense, and be wowed by her stories, images and sensitivity.
I look forward to the work she has yet to produce, pray for her safety daily and am always thankful that photographers like Holly are telling the stories I wish I was brave enough to tell myself.
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| Final Kodachrome Images on Steve McCurry's Blog. |
Last August I wrote a quick blog about Steve McCurry and his challenge of shooting the last roll of Kodak's Kodachrome Film. On Dec. 30, 2010, at the end of a year, a decade and more than 70 years of celebrating the film, McCurry published nine images from the last 36 frames on his blog.
Looking at his images it's not hard to understand why such a beautiful and historic film works wonders in the hands of a brilliant photographer. For his final frame, McCurry focused on a cemetery in Parsons, Kan. Parsons housed the last lab on earth to process Kodachrome.
See his post "The End of an Era – 1935 to 2010" here.
Looking at his images it's not hard to understand why such a beautiful and historic film works wonders in the hands of a brilliant photographer. For his final frame, McCurry focused on a cemetery in Parsons, Kan. Parsons housed the last lab on earth to process Kodachrome.
See his post "The End of an Era – 1935 to 2010" here.
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| The New York Time's 2010: The Year in Pictures |
To close out 2010, here is a brief – by no means comprehensive – roundup of some of this year's best of 2010 in photography galleries. If there are other websites I have missed, please post them in the comments section or feel free to e-mail me a link.
The New York Time's 2010: The Year in Pictures – The NYT went big this year. Browsing more than 90 images pulls the viewer through the entire year in chronological order. Beautiful pictures, wonderful interface and at the end – three links to three more (although much smaller) galleries. Check out more memorable moments in the Sports, Arts and Metropolitan galleries.
The Boston Globe's The Big Picture 2010 in Photos – The Globe broke up its year in pictures into three galleries released over consecutive days. I have linked to part one, but be sure to check out the other two posts as well.
Time Magazine Pictures of the Year 2010
The Wall Street Journal Year in Photos 2010 – Here's another gallery that utilizes a time line and adds a map to follow along as you browse images. I really liked the idea of the map, but found it clunky. On both my 15-inch laptop screen and 22-inch monitor I had to scroll down to see each image and back up to see the map. But any small annoyance is overpowered by the stunning images.
MSNBC The Year in Pictures – MSNBC's "best of" photo gallery is one of my favorite weekly traditions, so cruising through its picks for photos of the year is always a treat. It also has a Year in Sports Pictures 2010 worth browsing.
And, of course, check out the Beacon's The Year in Images for your fix of local photographs from 2010.
The New York Time's 2010: The Year in Pictures – The NYT went big this year. Browsing more than 90 images pulls the viewer through the entire year in chronological order. Beautiful pictures, wonderful interface and at the end – three links to three more (although much smaller) galleries. Check out more memorable moments in the Sports, Arts and Metropolitan galleries.
The Boston Globe's The Big Picture 2010 in Photos – The Globe broke up its year in pictures into three galleries released over consecutive days. I have linked to part one, but be sure to check out the other two posts as well.
Time Magazine Pictures of the Year 2010
The Wall Street Journal Year in Photos 2010 – Here's another gallery that utilizes a time line and adds a map to follow along as you browse images. I really liked the idea of the map, but found it clunky. On both my 15-inch laptop screen and 22-inch monitor I had to scroll down to see each image and back up to see the map. But any small annoyance is overpowered by the stunning images.
MSNBC The Year in Pictures – MSNBC's "best of" photo gallery is one of my favorite weekly traditions, so cruising through its picks for photos of the year is always a treat. It also has a Year in Sports Pictures 2010 worth browsing.
And, of course, check out the Beacon's The Year in Images for your fix of local photographs from 2010.
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Misty cloud cover kept me from viewing (and photographing) this week's total lunar eclipse. Honestly, I was disappointed. The eclipse – which occurs when the Earth slips between a full moon and the sun, blocking sunlight from reflecting off the moon's surface – was not only the singular eclipse this year, but it was the only one in the last 372 years to coincide with the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. And the moon didn't just fade into blackness. It blazed a beautiful orange (the hue of which depending on the amount of small particulates in the air).
So, if you're like me, and you missed the eclipse, check out some pretty cool pics on MSN's website here. Also, a nice summary article here.
So, if you're like me, and you missed the eclipse, check out some pretty cool pics on MSN's website here. Also, a nice summary article here.
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Ohio University's Rachel Mummey won the honor of the 65th College Photographer of the Year title. She was awarded gold in the portfolio category as well as in the multimedia, individual still image, audio story or essay category as well as gold and silver in the documentary category and silver in pictorial.
Judging took place at the University of Missouri School of Journalism over the weekend. This year's judges – Liz Baylen, staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times; Patty Reksten, former photography director for The Oregonian; Eric Seals, staff photographer for the Detroit Free Press; Joe Weiss, freelance interactive produce and software developer; and Melissa Wiley, deputy editor for electronic publishing at National Geographic – chose from 14,140 still images and 230 multimedia project entered by 670 student photographers from 150 colleges and universities in 12 different countries.
The runner-up College Photographer of the Year is Ty Cacek from Western Kentucky University.
Check out a full list of winners and see their images at the CPOY Web site.
Judging took place at the University of Missouri School of Journalism over the weekend. This year's judges – Liz Baylen, staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times; Patty Reksten, former photography director for The Oregonian; Eric Seals, staff photographer for the Detroit Free Press; Joe Weiss, freelance interactive produce and software developer; and Melissa Wiley, deputy editor for electronic publishing at National Geographic – chose from 14,140 still images and 230 multimedia project entered by 670 student photographers from 150 colleges and universities in 12 different countries.
The runner-up College Photographer of the Year is Ty Cacek from Western Kentucky University.
Check out a full list of winners and see their images at the CPOY Web site.
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I am a huge jazz fan and was ecstatic to see Google's doodle today celebrating the 93rd birthday of puff-cheeked trumpet jazzmaster Dizzie Gillespie.
Over the years I have been wowed by the creativity put into the Google doodle. The first doodle was created in 1999 when founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin used their corporate logo to give a shout out to their attendance at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. According to Google, a stick figure drawing was placed behind the second "o" intended as message to users that the founders were out of the office.
I was again reminded of how awesome the Google doodle could be on the birthday of John Lennon – another favorite musician of mine – this year on Oct. 9, which was accompanied by a video.
Check out the full Google doodle history.
See the full gallery of Google doodles organized by date, including doodles only used in other countries.
Over the years I have been wowed by the creativity put into the Google doodle. The first doodle was created in 1999 when founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin used their corporate logo to give a shout out to their attendance at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. According to Google, a stick figure drawing was placed behind the second "o" intended as message to users that the founders were out of the office.
I was again reminded of how awesome the Google doodle could be on the birthday of John Lennon – another favorite musician of mine – this year on Oct. 9, which was accompanied by a video.
Check out the full Google doodle history.
See the full gallery of Google doodles organized by date, including doodles only used in other countries.
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| Screen grab from the feature videos, "The Beauty of the Power Game," directed by Dewey Nicks and produced by The New York Times Magazine. |
In the late 1800s there was quite a bit of debate about whether all four hooves of a horse are off the ground at the same time when the animals gallop. To settle the dispute, former California Gov. Leland Stanford hired Eadweard Muybridge, a well-known photographer at the time.
Trouble was, automatic shutters were in their infancy and no one had taken a photo at a fast enough speed to stop the motion of a galloping horse.
Trouble was, automatic shutters were in their infancy and no one had taken a photo at a fast enough speed to stop the motion of a galloping horse.
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Steve McCurry – who is most recognizable for his image of the Afghan Girl that appeared on the cover of National Geographic in 1985 – took on the challenge of shooting the last roll of Kodak’s Kodachrome Film. Last August, after a 74-year run, the final master sheet, nearly a mile long, was cut up into more than 20,000 rolls in the final production run.
Read the full story by the Associated Press here.
Read the full story by the Associated Press here.
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