Too Many Angles on Suffering?

“Photographers from across the globe descended on Haiti last month after the earthquake. As the death toll grew, more photographers arrived — some with a deep history of working in Haiti or in conflict zones, some with neither.”

An interesting essay on Lens.

STAND Digest and Jehad Nga's photography from Darfur

This month’s issue took a bit longer than expected.

More info via STAND Canada.

Europe weather mess

The weather caused a mess in Europe just before winter holidays. Canceled flights and trains everywhere. Thankfully Eurostar sorted themselves out and we only had to wait 2.5 hours to start our trip from London to Paris.

Ryan Lobo: Photographing the hidden story

National Geographic photography contest

You have until December 4th to vote for your favourite photo from the 30 highest rated submissions on NG’s website. Below are two of my favourites. Vote for your favourite photo of 2009 via National Geographic.

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Gabot Szilas: The Eloquence Of The Everyday

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Gabor Szilasi is a documentary photographer renowned for his humanitarian vision. His fascination with daily life has led him to search for images that show the traces of man’s presence – be it photos of people, interiors, vernacular architecture and urban landscapes. This exhibition of 124 portraits will be on display at the NGC until January 17th.

More information and videos available here.