The New York Times Monday January 9, 2023
Applications are now open for the free New York Portfolio Review, a program produced by The New York Times photo department, the Photoville organization and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. This year’s edition of the event, the 10th, brings together 80 talented photographers with 80 top photo editors, publishers, curators and gallery owners for virtual portfolio reviews (via Zoom) on Jan. 26. Deadline for application: Jan. 19.
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The Guardian Monday January 9, 2023
Photojournalist Marilyn Stafford, who captured key international events and personalities of the 20th century, passed away on Jan. 2, at age 97. Her extraordinary career began by accident with her first portrait: a grainy 1948 picture of Albert Einstein shot while Stafford was accompanying friends who were interviewing the physicist. “Whether due to the misogyny of the male-dominated newspaper industry, modesty or even a casual failure to fully appreciate the social and historical value of her own work, Stafford was well into her 90s before she began to receive the recognition she deserved,” notes The Guardian.
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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM Monday January 9, 2023
The Nigerian-Cameroonian artist Samuel Fosso is arguably one of the most compelling photographers working in the genre of self-portraiture today, notes the Princeton University Art Museum, which features the exhibition “Samuel Fosso: Affirmative Acts” through Jan. 29. In his work, Fasso assumes various characters and gender roles to highlight the connections between identity, consumption, and global commerce. The New York Times recently explained how Fasso became a man of many faces.
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Digital Camera World Monday January 9, 2023
Talk about timing! While you may be able to see the E3 comet with your naked eye, a telescope wouldn’t hurt. And at the CES show in Las Vegas, French smart telescope-maker Unistellar has announced its new eVscope eQuinox 2 smart telescope. The app-controlled 4.5-inch/114mm reflector telescope has a focal length of 450mm, focal ratio of f/4 and 50x magnification. It’s so powerful that even users in light-polluted cities and suburbs can gaze upon everything from planets in the Solar System to galaxies far beyond, adds PetaPixel.
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