Posted in Photojournalism on Dec 29th, 2008 No Comments »
NY Times: 2008 - The Year in Pictures
Wow, this is a spectacular collection from a variety of photographers. Play the audio and sit back for a great photojournalistic ride.
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Larry Towell has a wonderful collection of images at the Magnum site. Let the slide show go, it’s an endless collection of spectacular images.
[via Gary Sharp]
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Big Pictures Help Tell Big Stories at Boston.com
Great review of The Big Picture with a bit more on its creatore, Alan Taylor.
[via Simon Owens]
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The Big Picture has another great collection: The year 2008 in photographs (part 2 of 3).
And another: The year 2008 in photographs (part 3 of 3)
More amazing sets. Alan Taylor is an excellent picture editor.
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The Big Picture has a great collection: The year 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3).
They’re all great. These caught my eye:
#11: The north face of the Eiger with stars
#18: Dutch ship on beach
#27: Rescue helicopter on Mt. Cook
#32: Fishing festival
#35: Polar bear shake
#40: Kerby Brown rides a huge wave
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The Big Picture: 2008 Asian Beach Games
About a month ago in Bali, Indonesia, the inaugural 2008 Asian Beach Games came to its conclusion. Intended to promote sports and culture, the games (held every two years) encourage tourism, support local economies and allow host countries like Indonesia to present a more global face to the world. [...]
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The Big Picture: Mumbai after the smoke has cleared
The world is getting smaller.
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has two excellent photography shows up right now that are well worth seeing.
Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913–2008 which includes work for the magazine by Cecil Beaton, Harry Benson, Julian Broad, Imogen Cunningham, Annie Leibovitz, Man Ray, Mary Ellen Mark, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Edward Steichen, Mario [...]
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The Big Picture continues coverage of conflict in Congo: Congo’s crisis worsens.
Picture #7 is one of the most haunting images I’ve ever seen. That boy’s face… how can that be a child? He has the face of someone who has seen terrible things.
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LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
Wow, this is a huge collection of images, many infamous that are now easily browsed and searched. What a fantastic resource.
[via Daring Fireball]
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