“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” – Elliott Erwitt
I’m sure that’ll buff right out
The Chris Hondros Fund has opened an online auction of prints in connection with next month’s benefit at the New York Public Library. Bid on prints of the above photos and dozens more at: http://paddle8.com/auctions/chrishondrosfund. The auction ends at 9:30pm EDT on June 7, 2013.
The Chris Hondros Fund was created to honor Getty Images photojournalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Chris Hondros, who was killed April 20, 2011, in a mortar attack in Misrata, Libya. CHF advances the work of photojournalists who espouse his legacy and vision, and sponsors fellowships and programs that bring shared human experiences into the public eye.
Read more about the foundation and its work on the Chris Hondros Fund Web site.
Image credits: “Oil Spill,” by Benjamin Lowy, 2010; “Eagle Hunter,” Palani Mohan, 2012; “Cotton Field, Kurdistan,” by Ed Ou, 2011. (Reportage by Getty Images.)
1932 Ahrens-fox chemical pumper brought out for #hoboken #memorialday #parade
Strobe shot of Sarasota photographer Joe Steinmetz “taking a photo the hard way”. 1947
(via Florida Memory)
Photo by Vivian Maier
Tennessee Williams, where are you? Come and get your girls!
Spitting on the Grave jimcolton.com By Jim Colton Yesterday, at a press conference after an “acquisition” meeting of Tumblr, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was quoted with the following statement: “There’s no such thing as Flickr Pro today because [with so many people taking photographs] there’s really no such thing as professional photograp...
“No thing such thing as a professional photographers…”?
Dec. 9, 1957: Even in the 1950s, New York City public transit was a squeeze at Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street. Photo: Eddie Hausner/The New York Times
Yogi
WSJ reports Yahoo board has approved a $1.1 billion deal — in cash — to purchase Tumblr.
Well this is going to muck things up..
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