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A look at South Africa right now

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:52:44 +0000

A South African boy plays soccer in an open field in Soweto, South Africa.
Photo by Hassan Ammar

Australia’s Lucas Neill is reflected in the water as he jogs with the team during a training session at Ruimsig Stadium in Roodepoort.
Photo by Daniel Munoz

Soccer City, also known as the FNB Stadium, seen in Johannesburg on May 11, 2010. The stadium is set to host both the opening and final soccer matches of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.
Photo by Siphiwe Sibeko

Photos from the Boston Globe’s “Preparing for the World Cup” by Alan Taylor.

View it here. Thanks Meg.

A South African boy plays soccer in an open field in Soweto, South Africa – Hassan Ammar

San Francisco: Valencia shops

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:49:50 +0000

Valencia is home to a number of unique shops selling a variety of odd and interesting items. From a shoe store with an oven baking fresh cookies at the register, to entire stores dedicated to hand-made stationery. Earlier we featured a Pirate Supply shop. Some of the stores are clearly trend setters, the type of places that inspire similar creations in other cities and countries years later. Here are photos from some of our favorites including The Curiosity Shoppe, Viracocha, Paxton Gate, and Paxton Gate’s Curiosities For Kids.

Edward Burtynsky: Oil

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:45:51 +0000

Winner of the And/or Book Award 2010 for photography, given by the London-based Krasna-Krausz Foundation.

“In addition to revealing the rarely-seen mechanics of its manufacture, Burtynsky captures the effects of oil on our lives, depicting landscapes altered by its extraction from the earth, and by the cities and suburban sprawl generated around its use. He also addresses the coming “end of oil,” as we confront its rising cost and dwindling availability.”

More info via his website.

His work is featured in the documentary Manufactured Landscapes.

Why we travel

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:29:48 +0000

The New York Times has released a slideshow of some of their best travel photos from 2009. A personal story accompanies each one.

Photos by Oliver Hartung and Timothy Fadek. More via the NYT.

Haiti: Too Many Angles on Suffering?

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:26:46 +0000

“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

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:42:01 +0000

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

More info via STAND Canada.

Europe weather mess

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:12:27 +0000

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

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:18:06 +0000

National Geographic photography contest

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:03:58 +0000

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.

Gabor Szilasi: The Eloquence Of The Everyday

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:42:06 +0000

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.