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Friday, March 30, 2007
From Magnum Site...
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General Information
Assignments
Most Magnum photographers are available to the editorial, commercial and cultural worlds for assignment. Please contact the appropriate Magnum office for more information. To view portfolios of individual and group work, go to the Photographers’ pages and view the portfolios as either a slideshow or as thumbnails.
Online Search
The online search selects from over 200,000 photographs that have been digitally scanned into the database. The four Magnum offices maintain a physical archive of over a million images dating from the 1930s until today, which can be accessed in person by researchers by official appointment. Please call the appropriate Magnum office for more information.
All searches on the archive are in English language only.
To search the archive, all users must register their company details and be approved by Magnum or the agents. The search facility is for use only by the photo licensing and buying. Magnum Photos may require extra information regarding the activities of you or your company before an account can be confirmed. If your interest in Magnum Photos is of an educational or vocational nature, then you are still free to browse the information pages, books, features, photographer biographies and portfolios.
The 'Image Search' searches through all the images within the digital database (around 350,000 images). There are two search types within this search and a number of extra filter options within the 'Image Search' screen. To see all the available options, click on 'Show' for the Advanced Criteria, the 'Sort Order', the 'Assisted Keywords' and 'Exclude'. For more information on the language, click on 'Help' on the search pages.
The 'Search Features' search engine looks through the Magnum database at all the Magnum features or stories, books and exhibitions since 1997 with a selection of features from pre-1997, and offers a selection of narrative feature packages rather than single images. For more information on the language, click on 'Help' on the search pages.
If you cannot find the image you require, call you nearest Magnum office or agent (see 'Contact Us') and a Magnum representative will search for you. There may be a service fee charge for an assisted search, which will be notified to you before the search commences.
Picture Licensing
All usage agreements are subject to a 'license to reproduce' a given image, which will be subject to an appropriate fee. Before Magnum or an agent can authorize an image to be downloaded, the license fee must be agreed beforehand. Please see the terms and conditions for more information.
Magnum reserves the right not to consent to allow any given image to be reproduced in a particular context. Contact the appropriate Magnum office or agent with your enquiry about reproducing a photograph. Please note that most images are not model-released unless stated at the image screen level.
Software Compatibility
On a PC, this web site is viewed best using Netscape Communicator or Netscape Navigator version 4.5 and above or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 and above.
On a Macintosh, use Netscape Communicator or Netscape Navigator version 6 or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 and above. The web site can be viewed in Netscape 4.5 to 4.7, but some features may be unclear on screen.
America Online browsers are not fully compatible with the site.
Cookies are used to remember your user ID and password details, but problems may be encountered if your computer does not accept these, or your system may be behind a server firewall which can make accessing secure servers difficult. Please contact the Magnum offices if you encounter any problems.
Downloads
All downloaded images from this web site are scanned as RGB or Grayscale digital files, compressed to 80% (Photoshop compression at 7 or above). The average file size for an A3 or Double Spread file is between 2 and 4MB. All digital files are minimally sharpened in order to retain the quality of the file. If you prefer to receive a digital file scanned or saved in a different format (for example an 80MB Tiff file saved onto a CD), please call the appropriate Magnum office or agent. There may be a charge for this extra service, which you will be notified of before the order is processed. You will need to note the image number (found on the enlarged image screen – e.g. PAR1234) before ordering.
Only registered users who have entered a mailing and billing profile and have been approved by either Magnum or an agent have access to non-watermarked comps.
Caption, copyright and licensing information can be found in the IPTC fields in every scan. If you would prefer to receive either a print, transparency instead of a digital file, please call the appropriate Magnum office or agent. There may be a charge for this extra service, which you will be notified of before the order is processed. You will need to note the image number (found on the enlarged image screen – e.g. PAR1234) before ordering.
Magnum Membership
Magnum Photos is a co-operative owned and run by its member photographers. The photographers meet once a year, during the last weekend in June, in New York, Paris or London, to discuss Magnum's affairs. One day at this meeting is set aside for considering and voting on potential new members' portfolios. Successful applicants will be invited to become a 'Nominee Member' of Magnum, a category of membership which presents an opportunity for Magnum and the individual to get to know each other, but where there are no binding commitments on either side. In each of the last 5 years, between zero and four new nominees have been selected from among the many portfolios presented.
After two years of Nominee membership, photographers then present another portfolio if they wish to apply for 'Associate Membership'. If successful, the photographer then becomes bound by all the rules of the agency, and enjoys all the facilities of its offices and worldwide representation. The only difference between an Associate Member and a full Member is that an Associate Member is not a Director of the Company and does not have voting rights in its corporate decision making. Finally, after another two years, an Associate member wishing to apply for full membership presents a further portfolio of work for consideration by the members. Once elected as a full member, this effectively confers membership of Magnum for life or for as long as the photographer chooses. No member photographer of Magnum has ever been asked to leave.
General Information
Assignments
Most Magnum photographers are available to the editorial, commercial and cultural worlds for assignment. Please contact the appropriate Magnum office for more information. To view portfolios of individual and group work, go to the Photographers’ pages and view the portfolios as either a slideshow or as thumbnails.
Online Search
The online search selects from over 200,000 photographs that have been digitally scanned into the database. The four Magnum offices maintain a physical archive of over a million images dating from the 1930s until today, which can be accessed in person by researchers by official appointment. Please call the appropriate Magnum office for more information.
All searches on the archive are in English language only.
To search the archive, all users must register their company details and be approved by Magnum or the agents. The search facility is for use only by the photo licensing and buying. Magnum Photos may require extra information regarding the activities of you or your company before an account can be confirmed. If your interest in Magnum Photos is of an educational or vocational nature, then you are still free to browse the information pages, books, features, photographer biographies and portfolios.
The 'Image Search' searches through all the images within the digital database (around 350,000 images). There are two search types within this search and a number of extra filter options within the 'Image Search' screen. To see all the available options, click on 'Show' for the Advanced Criteria, the 'Sort Order', the 'Assisted Keywords' and 'Exclude'. For more information on the language, click on 'Help' on the search pages.
The 'Search Features' search engine looks through the Magnum database at all the Magnum features or stories, books and exhibitions since 1997 with a selection of features from pre-1997, and offers a selection of narrative feature packages rather than single images. For more information on the language, click on 'Help' on the search pages.
If you cannot find the image you require, call you nearest Magnum office or agent (see 'Contact Us') and a Magnum representative will search for you. There may be a service fee charge for an assisted search, which will be notified to you before the search commences.
Picture Licensing
All usage agreements are subject to a 'license to reproduce' a given image, which will be subject to an appropriate fee. Before Magnum or an agent can authorize an image to be downloaded, the license fee must be agreed beforehand. Please see the terms and conditions for more information.
Magnum reserves the right not to consent to allow any given image to be reproduced in a particular context. Contact the appropriate Magnum office or agent with your enquiry about reproducing a photograph. Please note that most images are not model-released unless stated at the image screen level.
Software Compatibility
On a PC, this web site is viewed best using Netscape Communicator or Netscape Navigator version 4.5 and above or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 and above.
On a Macintosh, use Netscape Communicator or Netscape Navigator version 6 or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 and above. The web site can be viewed in Netscape 4.5 to 4.7, but some features may be unclear on screen.
America Online browsers are not fully compatible with the site.
Cookies are used to remember your user ID and password details, but problems may be encountered if your computer does not accept these, or your system may be behind a server firewall which can make accessing secure servers difficult. Please contact the Magnum offices if you encounter any problems.
Downloads
All downloaded images from this web site are scanned as RGB or Grayscale digital files, compressed to 80% (Photoshop compression at 7 or above). The average file size for an A3 or Double Spread file is between 2 and 4MB. All digital files are minimally sharpened in order to retain the quality of the file. If you prefer to receive a digital file scanned or saved in a different format (for example an 80MB Tiff file saved onto a CD), please call the appropriate Magnum office or agent. There may be a charge for this extra service, which you will be notified of before the order is processed. You will need to note the image number (found on the enlarged image screen – e.g. PAR1234) before ordering.
Only registered users who have entered a mailing and billing profile and have been approved by either Magnum or an agent have access to non-watermarked comps.
Caption, copyright and licensing information can be found in the IPTC fields in every scan. If you would prefer to receive either a print, transparency instead of a digital file, please call the appropriate Magnum office or agent. There may be a charge for this extra service, which you will be notified of before the order is processed. You will need to note the image number (found on the enlarged image screen – e.g. PAR1234) before ordering.
Magnum Membership
Magnum Photos is a co-operative owned and run by its member photographers. The photographers meet once a year, during the last weekend in June, in New York, Paris or London, to discuss Magnum's affairs. One day at this meeting is set aside for considering and voting on potential new members' portfolios. Successful applicants will be invited to become a 'Nominee Member' of Magnum, a category of membership which presents an opportunity for Magnum and the individual to get to know each other, but where there are no binding commitments on either side. In each of the last 5 years, between zero and four new nominees have been selected from among the many portfolios presented.
After two years of Nominee membership, photographers then present another portfolio if they wish to apply for 'Associate Membership'. If successful, the photographer then becomes bound by all the rules of the agency, and enjoys all the facilities of its offices and worldwide representation. The only difference between an Associate Member and a full Member is that an Associate Member is not a Director of the Company and does not have voting rights in its corporate decision making. Finally, after another two years, an Associate member wishing to apply for full membership presents a further portfolio of work for consideration by the members. Once elected as a full member, this effectively confers membership of Magnum for life or for as long as the photographer chooses. No member photographer of Magnum has ever been asked to leave.
Magnum 2007 Portfolio Submissions
Well this is a great opportunity to apply and get into this great photo agency...Good Luck...
007 Portfolio Submissions
Magnum Photos is a co-operative owned and run by its members/photographers. They meet once a year during the last weekend in June to discuss the organization’s affairs. One day of the meeting is set aside for looking at and voting on potential new members' portfolios.
Successful applicants will be invited to become a "Nominee", a category of membership which presents an opportunity for Magnum and the individual to get to know each other. At this stage there are no binding commitments on either side.
The next meeting will be held in New York in June 2007.
Photographers based in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, Africa, South East Asia and the Middle East who wish to be considered should get their portfolios to Magnum Photos’ London office. Please email magnum@magnumphotos.co.uk if you have any further queries. Do note that Magnum London is only considering digital submissions in the first instance. Prints and other supporting material may be required at a later stage.
Those residing in the Americas should submit their portfolios to our New York office, which can be contacted on photography@magnumphotos.com. Do note that Magnum New York is only considering digital submissions in the first instance. Prints and other supporting material may be required at a later stage.
Photographers within Europe (excluding the United Kingdom) must submit portfolios to our Paris office: magnum@magnumphotos.fr.
Applicants must make their own arrangements to deliver and collect their portfolios if required. Magnum Photos cannot take responsibility for any portfolios sent by the post. Please make sure that all material is clearly labeled with contact details, content and the specific format. All portfolios will be ready for collection in July.
Please note that these are provisional details and are liable to change. Please phone or e-mail Magnum nearer the time to check dates.
We regret that due to confidentiality reasons, Magnum cannot give out personal information regarding our photographers, nor can we enter into correspondence regarding any decision made about Nomineeship.
Form of Submission:
The preferred format for submission is digital, however if the photographer has no access to this format, other forms of submission would be accepted.
Digital:
- Up to 80 images can be submitted digitally.
- Images should be submitted on a CD-ROM as JPEG files with compression 8-10.
- The resolution should be 72 dpi and the maximum size of each image should not exceed 700 x 950 pixels.
- Your images should be numbered in the order that you wish them to be presented, with the number coming first in the file name (to ensure the correct sequence use two digits, example: 01, 02, 03) and then your last name. F.ex. 01Smith, 02Smith, 03Smith etc. - Please do not use any spacing in the name.
- Please test the CD before you send it to us and be sure to label it with your name and contact details.
- If your portfolio does not meet these requirements, it will not be considered.
There are no such restrictions for submitting books, photographs or portfolios. However, your editing skills will be deemed as important as your ability to photograph so please bear this in mind when refining your submission.
Please also include a printed copy of your biography, artist statement or project description as well as list of captions to accompany your images.
Deadline: May 20, 2007 (at Magnum, not the postmark date)
Submissions should be sent to your nearest Magnum office:
Magnum Photos Inc./ Portfolio Review
151 West 25th Street 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
USA
Magnum Photos/ Portfolio Review
19 Rue Hégésippe Moreau
75018 Paris
France
Magnum Photos Ltd./ Portfolio Review
63 Gee Street
London EC1V 3RS
United Kingdom
007 Portfolio Submissions
Magnum Photos is a co-operative owned and run by its members/photographers. They meet once a year during the last weekend in June to discuss the organization’s affairs. One day of the meeting is set aside for looking at and voting on potential new members' portfolios.
Successful applicants will be invited to become a "Nominee", a category of membership which presents an opportunity for Magnum and the individual to get to know each other. At this stage there are no binding commitments on either side.
The next meeting will be held in New York in June 2007.
Photographers based in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, Africa, South East Asia and the Middle East who wish to be considered should get their portfolios to Magnum Photos’ London office. Please email magnum@magnumphotos.co.uk if you have any further queries. Do note that Magnum London is only considering digital submissions in the first instance. Prints and other supporting material may be required at a later stage.
Those residing in the Americas should submit their portfolios to our New York office, which can be contacted on photography@magnumphotos.com. Do note that Magnum New York is only considering digital submissions in the first instance. Prints and other supporting material may be required at a later stage.
Photographers within Europe (excluding the United Kingdom) must submit portfolios to our Paris office: magnum@magnumphotos.fr.
Applicants must make their own arrangements to deliver and collect their portfolios if required. Magnum Photos cannot take responsibility for any portfolios sent by the post. Please make sure that all material is clearly labeled with contact details, content and the specific format. All portfolios will be ready for collection in July.
Please note that these are provisional details and are liable to change. Please phone or e-mail Magnum nearer the time to check dates.
We regret that due to confidentiality reasons, Magnum cannot give out personal information regarding our photographers, nor can we enter into correspondence regarding any decision made about Nomineeship.
Form of Submission:
The preferred format for submission is digital, however if the photographer has no access to this format, other forms of submission would be accepted.
Digital:
- Up to 80 images can be submitted digitally.
- Images should be submitted on a CD-ROM as JPEG files with compression 8-10.
- The resolution should be 72 dpi and the maximum size of each image should not exceed 700 x 950 pixels.
- Your images should be numbered in the order that you wish them to be presented, with the number coming first in the file name (to ensure the correct sequence use two digits, example: 01, 02, 03) and then your last name. F.ex. 01Smith, 02Smith, 03Smith etc. - Please do not use any spacing in the name.
- Please test the CD before you send it to us and be sure to label it with your name and contact details.
- If your portfolio does not meet these requirements, it will not be considered.
There are no such restrictions for submitting books, photographs or portfolios. However, your editing skills will be deemed as important as your ability to photograph so please bear this in mind when refining your submission.
Please also include a printed copy of your biography, artist statement or project description as well as list of captions to accompany your images.
Deadline: May 20, 2007 (at Magnum, not the postmark date)
Submissions should be sent to your nearest Magnum office:
Magnum Photos Inc./ Portfolio Review
151 West 25th Street 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
USA
Magnum Photos/ Portfolio Review
19 Rue Hégésippe Moreau
75018 Paris
France
Magnum Photos Ltd./ Portfolio Review
63 Gee Street
London EC1V 3RS
United Kingdom
places
i liked the play of the shadow in this picture and waited for a human to walk past to balance the image. I blured the woman here to get a dreamy feel to the image. Hatta,Dubai2007
places
After days work i was looking out for some water when i came across this picture in Hatta, a small township in the outskirts of Dubai.UAE.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
National Press Photographers Association
National Press Photographers Association
Reuters Concludes Lebanon Photos Investigation, Appoints Editor To Oversee Middle East
(January 18, 2007) – Today in London the editor in chief for Reuters reported in his blog a series of actions the news agency has taken in the aftermath of publishing two digitally altered photographs last August during the clash between Israel and Lebanon, including issuing a new code of conduct for the photographers and appointing a new senior editor to supervise photography operations in the Middle East.
Editor David Schlesinger announced that Stephen Crisp has been appointed to manage Middle Eastern photography operations, replacing an editor who was fired “in the course of the investigation for his handling of the case.” Crisp is a Reuters veteran who’s worked in the London bureau and run photography desks for Reuters in Asia, Europe, and globally since 1985.
Reuters refuses to name the editor who was fired, but more than one industry source has told News Photographer magazine that the editor was hired by a major news picture agency within days of his dismissal.
Schlesinger wrote that Reuters systematically terminated their relationship with the freelancer who altered the two images in question, Lebanese freelancer Adnan Haj, and assigned veteran picture editors and senior editorial staff to the task of going through thousands of images from the Lebanon conflict. He says they determined there were no other altered photographs outside of the two images in question. But their conclusion was that they were not satisfied with “the degree of oversight that we had that allowed these two images to slip through.”
In August two pictures were transmitted to Reuters News Pictures clients that were discovered to have been altered. One showed thick smoke rising from downtown Beirut after an Israeli bombing raid, and the smoke appears to have been awkwardly doctored using Photoshop’s cloning tool. It was discovered by several Web bloggers, and the controversy ignighted. In the course of investigating the picture, Reuters editors discovered a second Haj image that showed an Israeli F-16 during one of the raids which had been altered to increase from one to three the number of flares it was dropping, and in the caption the flares were identified as “missiles.”
Now in addition to appointing Crisp, Schlesinger said senior photographers were assembled and assigned to strengthen Reuters’ existing ethical guidelines. They were also asked to write a new code of conduct for the photography staff to follow.
“We have restructured our pictures editing operation to ensure that senior editors deal with all potential controversial photographs, and we have ensured that shift leaders are focusing solely on quality issues instead of doing editing themselves,” he said. Schlesinger also said that Reuters has brought in outside experts to consult them on the issues surrounding digital workflow, training, and supervision.
Schlesinger said that as a result of their investigation he’s convinced that there was no intention on the part of Reuters to mislead the public, and that “it was unfortunate human error that led to the inadvertent publication of two rogue photographs.”
The editors blog contains links to the new rules and guidelines regarding their photographers’ use of Photoshop, and a link to their code of values and standards.
Schlesinger has been Reuters editor in chief since December 2006, and he overseas 2,300 editorial staff in print, pictures, and television operations.
Reuters Concludes Lebanon Photos Investigation, Appoints Editor To Oversee Middle East
(January 18, 2007) – Today in London the editor in chief for Reuters reported in his blog a series of actions the news agency has taken in the aftermath of publishing two digitally altered photographs last August during the clash between Israel and Lebanon, including issuing a new code of conduct for the photographers and appointing a new senior editor to supervise photography operations in the Middle East.
Editor David Schlesinger announced that Stephen Crisp has been appointed to manage Middle Eastern photography operations, replacing an editor who was fired “in the course of the investigation for his handling of the case.” Crisp is a Reuters veteran who’s worked in the London bureau and run photography desks for Reuters in Asia, Europe, and globally since 1985.
Reuters refuses to name the editor who was fired, but more than one industry source has told News Photographer magazine that the editor was hired by a major news picture agency within days of his dismissal.
Schlesinger wrote that Reuters systematically terminated their relationship with the freelancer who altered the two images in question, Lebanese freelancer Adnan Haj, and assigned veteran picture editors and senior editorial staff to the task of going through thousands of images from the Lebanon conflict. He says they determined there were no other altered photographs outside of the two images in question. But their conclusion was that they were not satisfied with “the degree of oversight that we had that allowed these two images to slip through.”
In August two pictures were transmitted to Reuters News Pictures clients that were discovered to have been altered. One showed thick smoke rising from downtown Beirut after an Israeli bombing raid, and the smoke appears to have been awkwardly doctored using Photoshop’s cloning tool. It was discovered by several Web bloggers, and the controversy ignighted. In the course of investigating the picture, Reuters editors discovered a second Haj image that showed an Israeli F-16 during one of the raids which had been altered to increase from one to three the number of flares it was dropping, and in the caption the flares were identified as “missiles.”
Now in addition to appointing Crisp, Schlesinger said senior photographers were assembled and assigned to strengthen Reuters’ existing ethical guidelines. They were also asked to write a new code of conduct for the photography staff to follow.
“We have restructured our pictures editing operation to ensure that senior editors deal with all potential controversial photographs, and we have ensured that shift leaders are focusing solely on quality issues instead of doing editing themselves,” he said. Schlesinger also said that Reuters has brought in outside experts to consult them on the issues surrounding digital workflow, training, and supervision.
Schlesinger said that as a result of their investigation he’s convinced that there was no intention on the part of Reuters to mislead the public, and that “it was unfortunate human error that led to the inadvertent publication of two rogue photographs.”
The editors blog contains links to the new rules and guidelines regarding their photographers’ use of Photoshop, and a link to their code of values and standards.
Schlesinger has been Reuters editor in chief since December 2006, and he overseas 2,300 editorial staff in print, pictures, and television operations.
Magnum Photos Inge Morath Award..
FROM MAGNUM SITE...
Magnum Photos Inge Morath Award
Magnum Photos announces the fifth Inge Morath Prize to be awarded to a woman photographer under thirty years of age. The $5000 prize is given to assist in the completion of a long term documentary project.
Inge Morath was an Austrian-born photographer who was associated with Magnum for almost fifty years. She died in January, 2002. As Inge devoted much of her enthusiasm to encouraging women photographers, this award is given as a tribute by her colleagues.
Form of Submission
Images should be sent as a Powerpoint slide show. No Quicktime presentations, PDF or HTML files will be accepted. A folder with the individual image files should accompany the Powerpoint file.
Image file the specifications are:
- 40-60 images
- file size: 1200 pixels on the longest side @ 150 DPI saved as a Jpeg compression at 8
- images should be numbered in the order that you wish them to be presented, with the number coming first in the file name (to ensure the correct sequence use two digits, example: 01_, 02, 03) and then your last name. F.ex. 01_Smith, 02_Smith, 03_Smith etc. Please do not use any spacing in the name.
Please test the CD before you send it and be sure to label it with your name and contact details. If your portfolio does not meet these requirements, it will not be considered.
Support material:
- Send a project description (optional; maximum one page)
- Curriculum Vitae (required; maximum three pages) including photographer's name, telephone number, plus shipping and mailing address.
Submissions should be sent to:
Inge Morath Award
c/o Magnum Photos
151 West 25th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
USA
Deadline: May 15, 2007
Award Announcement: July 15, 2007
-Return of material is the responsibility of the applicant. Submissions that are not accompanied by SASE will not be returned.
Magnum Photos Inge Morath Award
Magnum Photos announces the fifth Inge Morath Prize to be awarded to a woman photographer under thirty years of age. The $5000 prize is given to assist in the completion of a long term documentary project.
Inge Morath was an Austrian-born photographer who was associated with Magnum for almost fifty years. She died in January, 2002. As Inge devoted much of her enthusiasm to encouraging women photographers, this award is given as a tribute by her colleagues.
Form of Submission
Images should be sent as a Powerpoint slide show. No Quicktime presentations, PDF or HTML files will be accepted. A folder with the individual image files should accompany the Powerpoint file.
Image file the specifications are:
- 40-60 images
- file size: 1200 pixels on the longest side @ 150 DPI saved as a Jpeg compression at 8
- images should be numbered in the order that you wish them to be presented, with the number coming first in the file name (to ensure the correct sequence use two digits, example: 01_, 02, 03) and then your last name. F.ex. 01_Smith, 02_Smith, 03_Smith etc. Please do not use any spacing in the name.
Please test the CD before you send it and be sure to label it with your name and contact details. If your portfolio does not meet these requirements, it will not be considered.
Support material:
- Send a project description (optional; maximum one page)
- Curriculum Vitae (required; maximum three pages) including photographer's name, telephone number, plus shipping and mailing address.
Submissions should be sent to:
Inge Morath Award
c/o Magnum Photos
151 West 25th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
USA
Deadline: May 15, 2007
Award Announcement: July 15, 2007
-Return of material is the responsibility of the applicant. Submissions that are not accompanied by SASE will not be returned.
Street Photography site...
Hi guys, did anyone check this site (www.in-public.com). It is a great site for STREET PHOTOGRAPHY...there are some stunning images shot beautifully and a great site to learn from..check out the work of Nick Turpin, Narelle Autio, David Gibson and others...
Friday, March 23, 2007
Photography in India coming of age.
Photography in India coming of age.
2006 has been a windfall for Indian photographers in terms of awards. Six photographers won awards, from first prizes to honorable mentions, at World Press Photo, Headliner Awards, Days Japan, and Best of Photojournalism. I don’t remember so many Indian photographers having won so many awards in a single year. Personally, what makes me happy is that three of these photographers, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Manish Swarup and Rafiq Maqbool work with the Associated Press.
Of course, in 2005, Arko Datta of Reuters won the World Press Photo and Prakash Singh of Afp won the first prize at Days Japan What started as a small peak last year has grown in height this year. Indian photographers have won awards at the international level before, but the frequency had been spread out too far.
There is no dearth of talent in this one billion-plus populated country. What it lacks is role models, and concerted efforts to mould and groom the talent. Indian photography is sometimes reminiscent of its ancient heritage. There are small zealous kingdoms who strive hard to protect their boundaries. There are no empires. What Indian photography needs now is the disintegration of these kingdoms and merging together to form a big empire.
by Sebastian John at Fri Mar 24 23:45:32 UTC 2006 (ed. Jun 9 2006)
2006 has been a windfall for Indian photographers in terms of awards. Six photographers won awards, from first prizes to honorable mentions, at World Press Photo, Headliner Awards, Days Japan, and Best of Photojournalism. I don’t remember so many Indian photographers having won so many awards in a single year. Personally, what makes me happy is that three of these photographers, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Manish Swarup and Rafiq Maqbool work with the Associated Press.
Of course, in 2005, Arko Datta of Reuters won the World Press Photo and Prakash Singh of Afp won the first prize at Days Japan What started as a small peak last year has grown in height this year. Indian photographers have won awards at the international level before, but the frequency had been spread out too far.
There is no dearth of talent in this one billion-plus populated country. What it lacks is role models, and concerted efforts to mould and groom the talent. Indian photography is sometimes reminiscent of its ancient heritage. There are small zealous kingdoms who strive hard to protect their boundaries. There are no empires. What Indian photography needs now is the disintegration of these kingdoms and merging together to form a big empire.
by Sebastian John at Fri Mar 24 23:45:32 UTC 2006 (ed. Jun 9 2006)
Thursday, March 1, 2007
sports
marcos baghdatis of cyprus during the first round of the dubai duty free men's open at the dubai tennis stadium.
sports
defending champion rafael nadal during the first round of the dubai duty free men's open at the dubai tennis stadium.
sports
defending champion rafael nadal during the first round of the dubai duty free men's open at the dubai tennis stadium.
sports
defending champion rafael nadal during the first round of the dubai duty free men's open at the dubai tennis stadium.
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