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This from the New York Times graphic piece that appeared on the front page of The New York Times website yesterday.
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My friend George Anderson sent this to me from this smithsonian blog. It is right on the mark. I do have to say that my head is still partly stuck in the “don’t let it out the door mentality”. What do you think?
I always enjoy James Howard Kunstler. Take the 19 minutes out of your day, it is worth it. More about James here. Or read one or all of his books. You won’t regret it.
Canon 5D, perhaps the ideal camera of the moment.
The new Canon 5D will get a good workout for the newly announced Obama White House photographer Pete Souza. As can be seen from the IPTC data below Souza had no problem getting his hand on the new Canon camera. Be sure to download your full resolution copy of the Souza official Obama Presidential Portrait above from the 5D.
Here is a link to Pete Souza’s website, where you can find many more wonderful photos of Obama over the years, like the one below.
Photo of Obama by Pete Souza on Capital Hill
“Summary: During a segment in which Fox & Friends co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe “attack dogs,” Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered — the journalists’ teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe’s hair moved further back on his head.”
Summary from mediamatters
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An extreemly moving audio and photo piece about photographer Paul Fusco’s trip on the Robert F. Kennedy funeral train to carry his body to Washington DC. The images will be part of an exhibition “R.F.K. Funeral Train— Rediscovered,” at Danziger Projects in New York from June 6 to July 31. His book, “R.F.K.,” will be published by Aperture in September.
From the New York Times.
BREAKING NEWS, May 6, 2008 – The House is meeting tomorrow 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 2141 Rayburn House Office Building markup of H.R. 5889, the “Orphan Works Act of 2008″
This means that if you oppose the House Bill as it stands, it is extremely important to make your voice heard before that meeting begins.
At this time, it is understood that the House believes that photographers and other visual artists including their trade associations are in agreement with the current bills. APA opposes both the House and Senate bills as written.
Please take a moment to be heard via a prepared letter of your choice, or by including your own reasoned thoughts in a professional courteous manner.
This link <http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/> will allow you to be heard.
Scroll down about half way to see “For Photographers”.
It is important to be heard. It is your future.
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A Boston Globe story by Sam Berlow and Cyrus Highsmith who work at The Font Bureau Inc. of Boston. Berlow is general manager; Highsmith is a senior designer.
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“The Falling Soldier” by Robert Capa
The discovery has sent shock waves through the photography world, not least because it is hoped that the negatives could settle once and for all a question that has dogged Capa’s legacy: whether what may be his most famous picture — and one of the most famous war photographs of all time — was staged. Known as “The Falling Soldier,” it shows a Spanish Republican militiaman reeling backward at what appears to be the instant a bullet strikes his chest or head on a hillside near Córdoba in 1936. When the picture was first published in the French magazine Vu, it created a sensation and helped crystallize support for the Republican cause.” Quoted from the New York Times
I love good graphics. Here find another good New York Times political graphic. Follow the link for more info from the AIGA Design Archives about it.
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The New York Times has created a slide show of their artistic Op-Ed highlights from 2007. The year’s best round-up includes work from: Harry Cambpell, Matt Rota, Edel Rodríguez, Paula Scher, Barry Blitt, Cristoph Niemann, Mike Slack, R. Kikuo Johnson, Jeffrey Smith, Raymond Verdaguer, Andrea Dezsö, Stephen Doyle, Brad Holland, Graham Romieu, Jordan Isip and Christian Northeast.
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Illustration and design courtesy of Brian Stauffer
Peace Bomb, 2005, Digital and mixed media
This show is the expression of over 60 of the top graphic artists and illustrators working in the United States and abroad whose anguish has compelled them to produce works that challenge the self-destructive ignorance, indifference, incompetence and corruption that is the result of US Middle East foreign policy. These works of art will give a voice to those whose views are not represented by the mainstream media. We will be using this forum as a way to support those most directly affected by the harsh consequences of military combat—the brave men and women who serve their country as well as their family members who must live with the affects of war long after the parades are over.
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If you missed this last year, you will enjoy viewing images and collaborating with the Polling Place Project. Right now the site suggests that entries ended in November of 2006, but the site will be updated and begin asking for new images from this election cycle soon.
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Worth the visit. NYTimes photographers give an audio walking tour through their pictures of the year. Oh yes and all the door to door works a win for Obama in Iowa tonight.
Great NYTimes Flash Graphic (you have to go to the NYTimes site to view the Flash) about how the presidential candidates have mentioned their rivals in debates.
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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | A Society on Steroids | PBS A Bill Moyers essay on what the Mitchell Report on steroid use in baseball can tell us about America today.
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