“The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired Newman’s archive, including all of the artist’s negatives, slides and color transparencies, all of his contact sheets and more than 2,000 prints. The center will also hold Newman’s sittings books, clippings files and correspondence, plus early sketchbooks and photographic albums.”
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This time with Clint Eastwood at the helm of a World War II drama.
“Flags Of Our Fathers” revolves around the most famous photograph of the war, and the subjects in the image.
The power of a still image of wartime was never felt as strongly in the minds of the general public as this one. In [...]

Last week we let you know that a complimentary signed book of photographs could be yours.

How ?????
We are very happy to announce our first competition (of
sorts ) with a pretty great prize for the winner.

This is a current hardbound edition of the classic book,
East 100th Street signed by the artist ,Bruce Davidson.

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What does it [...]

Interested in owning a piece of photographic history ? Or perhaps an original photographic print of your favorite personality?
Read on………
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Dorthea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936
There is a great way to own an affordable, legitimate print.
The US Government maintains an archive of commissionedimages in the Library of Congress. Yes, this image is from the [...]

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Edward Weston
Shell, 1927
Gelatin silver print.
The Dayton Art Institute. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. John W. Longstreth.
On this site you have seen us present elements of Edward Westons’ work. We have given away DVD documentaries of his life.
Here we share with you an article by a terrific writer, Deborah Hornblow, and let you know about a [...]

Well Photokina, in Cologne ,Germany ,one of the biggest photographic product fairs, is around the corner, followed by PhotoPlusExpo in New York November 2,3,4.

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Click on the links above for the full reports.
What the heck does that all mean?
Most of the major manufacturers will be debuting their brand new and improved cameras,printer,scanners,software, etc.
As [...]

Many of the photographers I would love to meet are gone.
It always fascinates me to make the visual connection between the photographer and the images.
On Saturday night I met Bruce Davidson.
. Click the link for a strong background piece from his photo agency,Magnum.
His book East 100th Street is one that has been on my shelves [...]

Back in 1972 Bill Owens published the now classic ” Suburbia “, a collection of images of life in the ‘burbs as the population became greater outside of cities than in them.
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One of the more interesting facts of this book is that he photographed these scenarios with definite vision of where he was going [...]

Are you a fan of all things Lomographic?
These are the folks that distribute some of the coolest, most innovative, different kinds of cameras.
From the HOLGA, to the Super Sampler (personal favorite), and the star of the the line, the Lomo.
Well they have just introduced something a wee bit different.
Sure, you’ve seen pinhole cameras and pictures [...]

Always at the forefront of visual culture, SURFACE has proudly
supported emerging photographic talent who were not afraid to defy aesthetic standards. To celebrate this rich history we announce…
THE ABSTRACT IMPRESSIONS
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

sponsored by Travel Channel
Focusing on photographers who take a more artful or experimental approach to documenting their travels, we invite you to submit images [...]

….then this is a great event for you.
If are in LA check this out. If you are not ,click on the seminars link to see when this event may be coming to your town.
Samy’s Camera in Los Angeles and Apple are co-hosting anevent at the Milo Studio In Los Angeles on Sept 27th. with a [...]

Yep. The best photo printer. I have seen quite a few and looked at the test prints of the competition.
The one to get? Epson Sylus PHOTO R2400. Just set it up and I have been printing for hours…..
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And here are some of the reasons;
*Clear set up instructions out of the box
*Downloadable paper profiles [...]

A few more exhibits coming up.
The Stephen Cohen Gallery
Immaterial World
September 7-November 4, 2006
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Opening Reception
Thursday September 7, 7-9pm
An exhibition of photographs exploring the haunting intersections of photography and the supernatural. 19th century “spirit photographs” by William Mumler, John Beattie, Frederick Hudson, et al. will be exhibited alongside contemporary works by Christopher Bucklow, Dan Estabrook, [...]

Yes, this weeks giveaway has been postponed till next week.
But it promises to be a good one. Sign up to the mailing list and watch your in-box next Wednesday. Books and DVD’s!

Cheers!
Damon Webster

We are proud to present the second installment of our monthly series from Laura Oles,author of “Digital Photography for Busy Women”

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Simple Steps to Finding Your Favorite Digital Pictures
“Our digital pictures seem to multiply like rabbits,” Anna sighed, as she searched through her hard drive files for the photo her brother had requested. With the [...]

You may have heard that there is new movie coming November 10th called “Fur”. It’s an homage or tribute to Diane Arbus. Click on the link above ,and you can also see a trailer for the movie.
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From what we can tell from various posts, it is a mix of truth and fantasy about [...]

One thing I forgot to mention:
Did you see the Rolling Stone Magazine 1000th issue cover? 3D plus the back cover had an ad from Target in 3D also. NO glasses needed. It was glued on to the cover.
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If you didn’t see it, try to catch a copy. Very cool.
OK. That’s all.
Quick note.
Cheers!
Damon Webster