Monthly Archives: January 2012

International Conference on Photography of India

International Conference on Photography of India Inauguration of Exhibitions – Pradyumna Vyas, Director, National Institute of Design 1700 hrs T S Satyan – Recorder of Life, Beauty and Truth, Aquarium | NID & Tasveer 1730 hrs Travelling Light, Foyer | … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 30, 2012
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Upcoming photo contests and residencies

Dear friends of photographyONLY ONE WEEK LEFT DANISH DIGITAL 2012 will close for registration of entries on 4 February. DANISH DIGITAL 2012 is an international salon of photography organanised by Fotoklubben Negativ, Roskilde, Denmark, under patronage of FIAP (2012/007) and … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 28, 2012
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Win for Jashim Salam

Jashim Salam wins Honourable Mention at FCCT Photo Contest: Jashim Salam is a Chittagong, Bangladesh-based photographer working for DrikNEWS, an international news photo agency, since 2008. He is also studying photojournalism in The South Asian Media Academy and Institute of … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 28, 2012
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Clever Conceptual Photo Manipulations That Tell a Story

By Sonali Vora Editor’s note: Storytellers have always been inventive people. While evangelists fight over whether original pixels are intact in a modern photograph, it is worth looking at how people have embraced the new technology to create compelling images … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 21, 2012
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35 Magnum Photographers Give Their Advice to Aspiring Photographers

35 Magnum Photographers Give Their Advice to Aspiring Photographers by ERIC KIM on SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 Bill Reeves, a passionate photographer who is fortunate enough to have Magnum photographers Eli Reed and Paolo Pellegrin as his mentors, told me about a blog post that Magnum had a … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 21, 2012
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Selective Outrage Media Lens, London, 18 January 2012 News that a fourth scientist in two years, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, had been assassinated in Iran by an unknown agency generated minimal outrage in the press. Patrick Cockburn notedin the Independent: ‘While … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 20, 2012
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