CQ36 International Call for Entries

We are now accepting entries for CQ36. Categories include: Advertising, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography and Fine Art. Open to all professionals, students and educators in all countries. 
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Deadline: April 25, 2014

Ian Ruhter: Silver & Light

SILVER & LIGHT from Ian Ruhter on Vimeo.

Inspiring video on photographer Ian Ruhter's Silver & Light project.

Found via Wanken.com

Photographing Funny

Art director's sketches

Final layout

Photographer/blogger Andrew Hetherington shares a recent photo shoot for Wired’s humor issue. Great to see the art director’s sketches, how Andrew worked with the subject and the messiness of cream pies.

Mardi Gras from the Magnum Archive

New Orleans—A Mardi Gras mask seen through a bus window, 1977.
©Bruce Gilden / Magnum Photos 

A look at Mardi Gras though the years from Magnum. Some images NSFW.
Found via Slate

Schadenfreude Dog

Schadenfreude Dog
Originally uploaded by fatheed

Just seeing this makes my trigger finger itchy. That's the Duck Hunt dog. See more of Aled Lewis' "Video Games Vs Real Life" where all your favorite 8-bit characters live again. Awesome series.
Found via Quipsologies

Mil Besos: Afanador Photographs Flamenco

Noted fashion photographer Ruven Afanador's most recent work is called Mil Besos, or one thousand kisses. He creates an intricate choreography of poses and gestures that embody the passionate song and dance of flamenco. Photographs of older and more traditional dancers are joined with images of younger women who today infuse flamenco with other musical traditions.

Selected works are exhibited at Throckmorton Fine Art through December 12, 2009. And the book, published by Rizzoli, is available on Amazon.

Pushpin Masterpiece

Just got back from our whirlwind tour of universities in the UK and have been slogging through the enormous accumulation of emails in my inbox. Before my eyes, completely glazed over, I saw the good folks at Photojojo are selling the nifty Pushpin Frame. Easy to use on cubicle walls or other surfaces that aren't conducive to large nails. The frames are a little pricey, but perfect for a Christmas gift.
Found via Photojojo

Tokyo Camera Style

Tokyo Camera Style is a great blog that documents old film cameras in Tokyo. These cameras are primarily used by young people. The camera above is a Leica Map camera with the original lens hood.
Found via Swiss-Miss

We Snap Pictures and Toot Our Own Horn

Stefan G. Bucher, talented designer/illustrator and monster-lover has just completed his newest book, The Graphic Eye: Photographs by Graphic Designers from around the Globe. And Charles and I are pleased to have our photographs included!
The Graphic Eye is published by Chronicle in the US (and Rotovision in the UK) and is due out in November.

Visiting (not living in) a Glass House

Yesterday Charles and I finally had the opportunity to visit Philip Johnson’s Glass House now part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In case you haven't heard of the Glass House it is one of the iconic mid-century modern houses in the country. Johnson actually lived in the house (although not full-time) and continued to build other structures and extensively landscape the vast property. I had seen photographs of the place before (there are multiple books on the House), but was not quite prepared by the wonderful play between the buildings and the landscape. Even if you're not sold on modernist architecture, don't worry as Johnson moved on to various styles and those are reflected on his property.
If you're in the New England area, I encourage you to take the trek out to New Canaan, CT and take this tour.
And if you do take the tour, you just might have the opportunity to meet Tricia White. Not only was she gracious, knowledgeable and in possession of a charming British accent, but she also is a talented artist. Her work is currently on show at hpgrp Gallery in New York.
And on somewhat related news, noted photographer of modernist homes, Julius Shulman has died. Although Schulman was known for photographing homes in California, he too made it out to Johnson's Glass House and some of his work can be found on their website.

Fine Art Photography: Call for Entries

The Center for Fine Art Photography has announced a call for entries for 2 contests. The first is an open theme and the second one's theme is "Works of Man."

Photography Scholarship

The Ike Royer Memorial Scholarship For Traditional Black and White Photography is a $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student who incorporates traditional black and white photography into their photographic studies.
View details for this and other scholarships.

A Camera that Stares Back

An awesome camera by Thomas Keeley.

Found at itsnicethat.com