DIYPhotography Friday January 21, 2022
The end of year report for Japanese camera sales in 2021 has been published, and it’s a little surprising, notes DIY Photography. No DSLRs, Nikons or full-frame cameras reached the top 10 in sales. Topping the list (compiled by Japanese body BCN Retail) is the Sony A6400 (Double Zoom Lens Kit, Black); the Canon EOS M50 Mark II; the Canon EOS M50; the Sony A6400 (Double Zoom Lens Kit, Silver); and the Sony ZV-E10. “While we hear the most noise about the biggest, newest and most expensive cameras, it’s worth noting that often those are not the most popular in terms of what people actually buy, “ adds DIYP. Read the full Story >>
GOST Friday January 21, 2022
Chloe Sells grew up in Aspen, CO, amid what she calls “a pretty wild, bohemian family,” and beginning in 2003 she became the personal assistant for the ski town’s most famous literary resident—gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson—for whom she worked until his death in 2005. During that time she used a camera to document Thompson’s home, possessions and handwritten notes. The images, some hand-printed to create a psychedelic tribute to Thompson, are now collected in the book Hot Damn! (GOST). The Guardian has more. Read the full Story >>
Audubon Friday January 21, 2022
Bird photographers take note: The 2022 Audubon Photography Awards are officially open for entries through March 9 at 12 p.m. Eastern Time. Judges will award eight prizes to photographers and videographers: a Grand Prize, Professional Prize, Amateur Prize, Youth Prize, Plants for Birds Prize, Fisher Prize, Video Prize, and, for the second year, the Female Bird Prize and the Video Prize. The Female Bird Prize showcases the beauty of female birds, which are often under appreciated.
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Politico Friday January 21, 2022
Ray Kallatsa is a die-hard "Trumper" who “definitely” wants to see former President Donald Trump run for office again in 2024, notes Politico, which talked with Kallatsa at a recent Trump rally in Arizona—his first of 2022. Also there was photographer Mark Peterson, who won the 2018 W. Eugene Smith Grant for his ongoing project about white supremacists in the U.S. His color images capture capture the rally attendees as they listened to Trump’s latest conspiracy theories surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Read the full Story >>
