Guy Hepner Contemporary Presents ~ Photos by Mark Seliger Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:53 PM PDT WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA.- Photographer Mark Seliger's 2002 "Heidi Does Hollywood" series for GQ is now for sale at Guy Hepner Contemporary. As one most celebrated editorial photographers of today, Mark Seliger has had the rare opportunity to photograph the world's most famous faces.Mark Seliger is currently under contract with Conde Nast Publications where he has shot countless covers for Vanity Fair and GQ. In 2002, Mark Seliger created a stunning collection of photographs for GQ of Heidi Klum.

Marlborough Presents an Exhibition of New Works by Paul Hodgson Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:51 PM PDT LONDON.- “Taken all together, Paul Hodgson’s six new pictures make a powerful address to perennial questions about the self and its ability to articulate an identity, and about faith and its reasonable limits” – Andrew Motion. Hodgson’s new works are concerned with exploring different kinds of uncertainty as a key to pictorial narrative; ‘keys to narrative rather than narrative itself’ he says.

The Royal Ontario Museum to Host "Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008" Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:50 PM PDT TORONTO.- The Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008 from September 26, 2009 to January 3, 2010. The exhibition, which garnered record-breaking attendance in its recent European engagements, showcases 150 portraits, including classic images from Vanity Fair’s early period and photographs featured in the magazine since its 1983 relaunch. A collaboration between Vanity Fair and the National Portrait Gallery, London, the exhibition is curated by Terence Pepper, Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, and David Friend, Vanity Fair’s Editor of Creative Development. Vanity Fair Portraits is presented by the Bay and will be displayed in the Roloff Beny Gallery on Level 4 of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. The ROM will be the only Canadian venue to display Vanity Fair Portraits, and this will be its first showing in eastern North America.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson Special LA Photo Exhibit

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 09:31 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, CA.- The 16th Annual Los Angeles Art Show, taking place January 19-23 at the Los Angeles Convention Center will debut a special exhibit of never before seen works by master photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. Titled “Rarely / Unseen” the exhibit is curated by Peter Fetterman, owner of Peter Fetterman Gallery and will feature more than 35 photographs that have never been printed before. Fetterman, a former colleague of Cartier-Bresson, encouraged the artist to print a selection of unreleased images including photographs of Queen Charlotte’s Ball and the Bolshoi Ballet. This private collection of less familiar gems, amassed over a twenty-year period, will be on display for the first time throughout the duration of the Los Angeles Art Show. A 2006 documentary based on Cartier-Bresson titled “The Impassioned Eye” will run in conjunction with the exhibit. 

Eleanor Antin

San Diego Museum of Art hosts " Eleanor Antin ~ Historical Takes "

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:46 PM PDT

 

San Diego, CA - Organized by the San Diego Museum of Art, SDMA, this solo exhibition features the work of celebrated conceptual artist Eleanor Antin. The exhibition is the first to focus on Antin’s recent series of large-scale tableaux photographs based on Greek and Roman history and mythology, which are presented together for the first time.  

ICA shows ' Dead Language '

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:42 PM PDT

 

LONDON - Platoons of the latest replicas of Banksy roam the landscape, led by General Clone Banksy, a talentless nobody who once found a sample of Banksy DNA on an empty spray can. A rowdy gang of Tracey Emins wrestle half a dozen dazed Andy Warhols to the ground.

Tina Modotti

Retrospective of Photographer Tina Modotti at Kunst Haus Wien Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:00 PM PDT VIENNA.- The photographer Tina Modotti, who was born in 1896 in Udine, Italy and died in 1942 in Mexico, was one of the most fascinating women of the 20th century. She became famous as a result of the photographs she created in Mexico in the 1920s and her involvement in the revolutionary movements of her time. The exhibition at KUNST HAUS WIEN offers an overview of significant areas of her photographic work, which has yet to receive the tribute it deserves: her portraits and studies of plants, her images of the revolutionary movement of the 1920s in Mexico, her marionette photographs, her famous series on the "Women of Tehuantepec", and a selection of little-known vintage prints of photographs that Modotti made of Diego Rivera’s murals. On view 1 July through 7 November.

2011 Canon EYEcon photographic competition.

Could you please circulate the announcement to all tertiary students who a studying a photographic paper and encourage them to enter.

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23^rd March 2011

Canon’s EYEcon returns for 2011

Attracts top photographers as mentors

 

     Chris Sisarich                  Hannah Johnston              Johannes van Kan

Entries are now open for New Zealand’s most talented emerging photographers in the 2011 Canon EYEcon photographic competition.

Canon EYEcon 2011 will give tertiary photography students and apprentice photographers the chance to win an enviable prize pack of Canon product and cash as well as the unique opportunity to gain experience, insight and inspiration by spending a day with three of the country’s top photographers: Chris Sisarich, Hannah Johnston and Johannes van Kan.

Rochelle Mora, Brand Manager – Imaging, Canon New Zealand says the winner of this year’s EYEcon competition will have a learning experience like no other.

“Canon EYEcon 2011 reflects Canon’s commitment to develop photographers through innovation and industry support which is mirrored in the competition’s theme of self-discovery and growth.

“This competition encourages our up-and-coming talent to explore their inspiration and who they are as a photographer, with the winner receiving an experience that will literally shape their career,” says Mora.

Chris Sisarich is acclaimed for his commercial images, working predominantly off-shore his cinematic style, acute sense of light and the environment play a strong part in his automotive, landscape and lifestyle portfolios.  Sisarich has recently exhibited in New York and won “The Curator” competition run by leading American magazine Photo District News (PDN).

Recent clients include Tourism New Zealand, Lexus Europe, Subaru Australia and Tourism Egypt. Sisarich is also photographer of choice for Air New Zealand and known for his role as judge and photographer on New Zealand’s Next Top Model.

Hannah Johnston is one of only a couple of photojournalists in New Zealand working for the major international photography agency Getty Images, her career has taken her to sports events around the world.  Johnston covers the news and entertainment and is renowned as the pro sports shooter.

While her portfolio features work from the Paralympic and Commonwealth Games and sports of every code, our nation’s passion for Rugby sees Johnston on the sidelines for close to ten months of the year. Johnston’s imagery has featured in many leading media outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald, the BBC and TIME Magazine and has gone on to win several awards including honors from PANPA and TP McLean National Sports Journalism Awards.

Johannes van Kan, of MODA FOTOGRAFICA, is a multi award winning wedding and people photographer. He is known throughout the industry for his ability to capture the emotion and the story of the subject in each of his stunning images.  “There is a unique magic in being able to photograph people and their feelings,” he says.

He’s not only photographed weddings and portraits across New Zealand but also in Colorado, Miami, Perth, London, Barcelona, Malaysia, Vanuatu and Fiji.  Johannes and his wife Jo Grams run MODA FOTOGRAFICA, jointly they have taken out awards every year since 2004 in categories such as Wedding Photographer of the Year and Wedding Album of the Year.

Mora says they are absolutely thrilled that Chris, Hannah and Johannes have agreed to be involved in EYEcon and mentor the winner.

“With three such well established photographers, all with different specialities and distinct styles, the 2011 EYEcon winner will gain invaluable knowledge to take with them through the rest of their photographic career,” she says.

As well as the experience day with the Canon mentors, the overall winner of the competition will receive $4000 Canon dollars, a Canon PIXMA Pro 9500 Mark II Printer, $1000 cash, an A2 large format print of their choice and a year’s membership with NZIPP and AIPA.

Judges will be looking for a strong combination of creativity, originality, print quality and technical ability across the entire portfolio.

“Importantly, the work must convey a sense of vision. We see many photographers with great technical expertise, but EYEcon is all about combining this expertise with the ability to think laterally to capture the perfect shot,” concludes Mora.

The competition is open to tertiary institutions and industry nationwide. All students studying photography and assistant (apprentice) photographers are eligible to enter. 

For important enrolment criteria and key dates visit www.canon.co.nz/EYEcon

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Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Names Annie Leibovitz as 2010 Women of Distinction Honor

2010 Women of Distinction Honor

 

SANTA FE, NM.- The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum announced today that legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz will be the guest of honor at its 2010 Women of Distinction Series event on March 6, 2010, at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe. Leibovitz was a selected in recognition for her 40 years of iconic work, which has included some of the most memorable, provocative and moving works, making her arguably the most well-known living artist in the photographic medium. At the March event, Leibovitz will take those in attendance on a journey through some of her most famous photographs.

Of being recognized by the Women of Distinction Series, Leibovitz said, “Georgia O’Keeffe was one of the first artists I was aware of as a young person. Alfred Stieglitz’s photographs of O’Keeffe are especially important to me. They are some of the greatest portraits ever made. But it is O’Keeffe’s example as a working artist that makes her such an inspirational figure to so many of us. She set off on her own, did her own work. I’m honored to receive this award from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.” 

Richard B. Stolley, who has edited several photographic histories as a senior editorial advisor at Time Inc., will lead the event in a question-and-answer format with Leibovitz.

Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz began her career as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone in 1970 while she was still a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her pictures have appeared regularly on magazine covers ever since, and her large and distinguished body of work encompasses some of the most well-known portraits of our time.

Leibovitz’s first major assignment was for a cover story on John Lennon. She became Rolling Stone magazine’s chief photographer in 1973, and by the time she left the magazine ten years later, she had shot one hundred and forty-two covers and published photo essays on scores of stories. Memorable Rolling Stone stories include her unforgettable accounts of the resignation of Richard Nixon and of the 1975 Rolling Stones tour.

In 1983, when she joined the staff of the revived Vanity Fair, she was established as the foremost rock music photographer and an astute documentarian of the social landscape. At Vanity Fair, and later at Vogue, she developed a large body of work—portraits of actors, directors, writers, musicians, athletes, and political and business figures, as well as fashion photographs—that expanded her collective portrait of contemporary life.

In addition to her editorial work, she has created several influential advertising campaigns, including her award-winning portraits for American Express and the Gap.

Several collections of Leibovitz’s work have been published. They include Annie Leibovitz: Photographs (1983); Annie Leibovitz: Photographs 1970–1990 (1991); Olympic Portraits (1996); Women (1999), in collaboration with Susan Sontag; American Music (2003); and A Photographer’s Life, 1990-2005 (2006). In 2008, she published Annie Leibovitz at Work, a first-person commentary on her career, from her coverage of the resignation of Nixon to the commissioned portraits of Queen Elizabeth II. Exhibitions of her work have appeared at museums and galleries all over the world.

Leibovitz is the recipient of many honors. In 2006 she was decorated a Commandeur in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. The previous year, in a compilation of the forty top magazine covers of the past forty years by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), she held the top two spots (number one for the photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono taken for Rolling Stone the day Lennon was shot, and number two for the pregnant Demi Moore in Vanity Fair). In 2009, she received the International Center of Photography’s Lifetime Achievement Award and was also named the first recipient of ASME’s Creative Excellence Award. Leibovitz has been designated a Living Legend by the Library of Congress.

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AIRPORT SECURITY ISSUES WHEN TRANSPORTING PORTABLE LIGHTING BATTERIES

AIRPORT SECURITY ISSUES WHEN TRANSPORTING PORTABLE LIGHTING BATTERIES | by Phillip Simpson

A number of AIPA photographers have reported being refused permission to check in battery packs for their portable lighting systems at local and international terminals. The reason for this is that the chemicals contained within batteries can quickly corrode the fuselage of an aircraft and as such they are considered ‘dangerous goods'. It is therefore up to the individual photographer to convince airline officials that their batteries are safe to check in.

Having a written statement to the effect that 'these batteries are fully sealed, non-spillable and conform to clause A67 of the IATA safety standard' (an internationally recognized safety standard agreed by multiple airlines) is the key.

There are three ways to achieve this:

1. Check the batteries themselves to see if they are labelled to this effect.

2. Download a letter from the manufacturer of your lighting system stating that the batteries conform to the IATA safety standard. For example, for Profoto this can be downloaded from www.profoto.com if you click on 'downloads' and choose 'select document' on the right side on your screen.

3. Download the MSDS (safety data sheet) from the manufacturer and present this at the airport if challenged by airline staff or airport security.

Your chances of being allowed to check the gear onto a flight are much higher if you armed with this information, but success still relies on the mood of any given airline official on the day of travel. So other things you can do to increase your chances of checking the gear in without hassles include:

- Know your gear and be able to state immediately whether the batteries use lead-acid, lithium or other technology.

- Remember that officials in any situation naturally tend to avoid taking personal responsibility for anything that might cause them to lose their jobs. Lighting equipment can look quite foreign to non-photographers, so give a very clear explanation of what the gear is used for and use the word 'professional' liberally.

- If this does not work it is always worth demanding to speak to someone higher up. Airport security and the airlines themselves will have dangerous goods specialists who may be more experienced and helpful than the first person you encounter.

Remember to arrive early so that you have time to sort out problems if need be. In fact if you are boarding an international flight and the whole job will be in jeopardy if you don't have the right gear, then you could even go so far as phoning ahead, speaking to the highest official you can access and dropping their name if challenged at check in.

If the above measures fail to work for you, there is usually a separate check in area for dangerous goods, but they don't guarantee the batteries will necessarily travel on the same flight as you, so it's to be avoided if possible.

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Nikon D-Photo Amateur Photographer of the Year Competition 2011

This year's competition is well underway and we are hugely impressed with the skill and creativity on show in the hundreds of entires we have received. If you haven't already entered you have one month left to get clicking.

There are lots of prizes on offer, including the Nikon D7000 kit with an 18-105mm lens and, in case you missed it, the sixth category has been announced as 'Heart of New Zealand'.

The judging panel this year includes D-Photoeditor Pauline Herbst; Jeremy Andrews, sales and marketing manager for Nikon's local distributor TA Macalister and photographer Aaron K, president of the Advertising & Illustrative Photographers Association (AIPA).

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