Inside this Web Pick. Take a tour of B&H in New York using Google Street View. A short documentary about Kodachrome and Bruce Dale shares his story about shooting for National Geographic over the past 30 years.
30 Years of BAD Pictures from Bruce Dale on Vimeo.
Some of you may recall some time back that we used to have a Website of the Week feature. As time went on we focused on other areas and gradually the feature phased out. Today I want to try a new feature and get your feedback on it. Some ideas on what to call it would also be good. For the time being I am going to call it “Web Picks” and it will serve as a post to share with you some of our favourite stories on the web. Feel free in the comments to link to other great stories you may have found and want to share.
Wet Plate Photographer
Dana Geraths – Wet Plate Photographer from Kia Geraths on Vimeo.
Have you ever looked over pictures from you past and wished you could go back there? Wished you could pass a message on to those in the picture who may have passed one? Dear Photograph is a website that shares images from the past shot in the same place they were taken but now in the present… does it make sense? If not go check it out. It is really worth it. You can even see a video from ABC News about it here.
It has been some time since we picked a website, truth be told, its not that there aren’t great sites out there but its been difficult to keep on top of what was a weekly feature. That said, we will still share great sites as we dive into them and one such site is Improve Photography. This site is the home of photographer and author Jim Harmer and a great resource. We have to thank him for adding us to his list of Top 21 Up-And-Coming Photography Sites to Watch. Improve Photography is now on my Google Reader.
There are several websites that I subscribe to in my Google Reader and which I have shared before, like PetaPixel and The Phoblographer. Another such site is The Online Photographer. With news, great images and opinion images its a great read.
In light of the recent events in Japan having heard the news yesterday on the radio and not owning a TV, I took to the net to find images and videos of the scenes that are capturing the world at this time. I came across Boston.com’s Big Picture blog. Our heart goes out to those who have been so poorly effected by this catastrophic event. I passed Sony South Africa’s offices in Midrand yesterday on the way home for the KIKI Meet Up and was told of contacts they made with people in Tokyo still working from under their desks as the buildings swayed… does life really go on that quickly?
I was shocked in some ways (though I understand to make the news applicable to one’s readers) as photographic and gadget sites across the net began to report on factories of Nikon, Canon, Sony etc that would be impacted by this disaster and the reports so soon afterwards from these companies – I guess in efforts to alleviate fears of investors – reporting how staff and facilities have been affected. It seems that in this busy world the only thing that seems to stop and acknowledge the effects of the massive earthquake and tsunami are the photographs. Do not forget the impact of a moment frozen in time.
Yesterday I sat chatting to Johan and Paul from Lens Rental about various different things and in the process of doing so they told me about a new initiative they are working on at Photocom.co.za
In essence this is a Photography Community site where the emphasis is on the images not chit chat. Images are rated by the members and get a number rating. There are awards for top image of the day, week, month etc and occasional competitions. Check it out.
This weeks photo website is Kruger-2-Kalahari. A great resource for those with a love of Africa and wildlife this site is filled with tips, reviews and interviews with photographers including big names like Moose Peterson. If your passion is wildlife photography then make this site a regular stop in your week.
This week I want to share what is quickly becoming one of my favourite photographic sites, PetaPixel. When I check through my Google Reader for the RSS feeds I follow, particularly the ones I mark with a Star, I quickly find that a great deal of them come from PetaPixel. A great website with fantastic articles, an example of which is a recent on a photographer whose captured the windows, doors and televisions of Ponte City, see it even has stuff close to home.
I have been excitedly waiting for the day that this announcement would come. Cape Town based wedding photographer Christine Meintjes has launched KIKI which is an online community for photographers that she has been working on for some time now. I recall the first time we chatted over Skype and the excitement she expressed over the idea, it was tangible.
Now the big day has arrived. I highly recommend signing up and becoming a part of what looks to be a great photographic community.
This weeks Photo Website came as a suggestion from Pikkie Wolmarans who is the founder and editor of the Camerazzi Community. This South African based photographic community is a place where people can get together online and share their photographs, tips, experiences, you name it. If you still haven’t found your perfect photographic home on the web then perhaps you should give Camerazzi a try.
Doing this Photo Website of the Week feature is a great deal of fun. Sometimes I will come across a website and know in an instant that I want to share it with you and other weeks I am still trying to find a website that grabs me on a Saturday morning.
This week is one of those search till the last minute weeks but I have found a great site that I am adding to my Google Reader, The Phoblographer. Great reviews and content it is a great read and well worth checking out.
A story at Crunch Gear really caught my interest this week. It was of a photographer, Richard Nicholson who is documenting the last remaining photographic darkrooms of London. The work is titled “Analog – The Last One Out , Please Turn On The Light”.
Wired have an interview with Richard Nicholson on this series of his work which you may want to read as well.
This weeks Photo Website is Ilan Godfrey’s and provides an insight of what is coming in our February issue of the magazine. Ilan is a South African born and until recently returning home, UK based documentary photographer.
We will bring you more about Ilan in our Pro Portfolio for the February issue of PhotoComment Magazine.
Following my discovery of The Sartorialist in the post made yesterday, I checked out the site a bit further and thought it could make a fantastic website pick for this week. The images are fantastic and if you have watched the video from yesterday you will know how his approach is so simple. Do yourself a favour and take some time to check it out.
Today I thought to share two photographically orientated websites with you. The first is the the Encyclopedia Britannica Blog’s post “2010 in Pictures” which takes a handful of the international stories that made headlines in 2010 and shares an image for each.
The other website to check out is the BBC with their “2011 Around the World: Your Pictures” gallery that brings the images of the new year coming in from all over the globe. Again, its just a handful.
We hope you had a great New Year celebration and look forward to sharing in a great 2011 with you. Don’t be shy to share your favourite websites with us too.
Our favourite photo website for this week is Julian Goldswain’s site which we stumbled across recently. Julian is a Cape Town based photographer whose website is full of great images. He also has posts with news and the occasional photography tip as well. Well worth checking out for some inspiration.
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