The New York Times Tuesday November 14, 2023
War, with its guarantee of violence, is always in progress somewhere, in one of three predictable stages: preparation, detonation, cleanup, and it is this long view of conflict as a perpetual reality is, notes The New York Times, the major subject of the work of American-Vietnamese photographer An-My Lê. Her images of her images of Vietnam, the American South and the California desert on view in the exhibition “An-My Lê: Between Two Rivers,” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art through Mar. 16, 2024.
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AP Tuesday November 14, 2023
Hungary’s government determined in late October that five photos on display at the prestigious World Press Photo exhibition in Budapest violated the law restricting children’s access to content that depicts homosexuality or gender change. Viewing was restricted to people over 18. Now, reports AP, the director of the Hungarian National Museum, Laszlo L. Simon, has been fired from his job. The crackdown is part of a steady shift in Hungary toward using LGBTQ issues as a tool to mobilize voters in a country that remains highly conservative, adds The New York Times.
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Aperture Tuesday November 14, 2023
The winners of the ninth annual Paris Photo-Aperture Book Awards have been announced: Critic Vince Aletti’s book The Drawer wins the Photobook of the Year prize. “This phenomenal publication offers special insight into one person’s unique commitment to collecting, curating and archiving imagery in public circulation over several decades,” noted juror Renée Mussai. Photographer Carla Williams’s book Tender wins the First Photobook award. The Photography Catalog of the Year award goes to The Public Life of Women: A Feminist Memory Project.
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PetaPixel Tuesday November 14, 2023
Looking for some new photo equipment? You can get some really good deals on camera equipment right now from Fujifilm, Canon, Apple, Shure, Profoto and other brands, notes PetaPixel. For instance, OM System is having an early Black Friday promotion that is seeing hundreds of dollars of discounts on a lot gear. Through November 27, you can pick up a Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR as a body only, paired with a 24-105mm f/4, or either the 24-70mm f/2.8L II or 16-35mm f/2.8L II for $200 off.
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