Auction Report Thursday June 13, 2024
Collectibles marketplace Goldin has announced that a Type 1 photograph of photographer Joe Rosenthal’s Pulitzer Prize-winning image “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” has sold for $103,000, notes Auction Report, making it the most expensive wartime image ever sold. Goldin says the print is one of only three known to exist and has “dual-service authentication by PSA DNA for Type 1 and for Rosenthal’s signature," adds PetaPixel. A PSA Type 1 photo is one that was developed from the original negative within two years of it being shot.
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Dive Photo Guide Thursday June 13, 2024
Dive Photo Guide has revealed the winners of its 11th annual photo competition, which coincided with World Ocean Day on June 8. This year's competition featured five categories.“Awaken New Depths”; “Small Island Developing States”; “Big and Small Underwater Faces”; “Underwater Seascapes”; and “Above Water Seascapes.” Winners hailed from nine different countries, and all participants signed a charter of 14 commitments regarding ethics in photography, note the contest organizers.
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DIYPhotography Thursday June 13, 2024
In May Profoto announced it would expand into video lighting with a new series of LED lights. Now, notes DIY Photography, the company is rolling out the Profoto L1600D, a powerful 1600W LED light targeted towards higher-end users and studios. “With it’s unique state-of-the-art technology, it offers the world’s DOPs and gaffers speed of use without limiting their creativity,” declares Profoto, describing the L1600D as a “compact all-in-one unit without ballast” featuring a “patent-pending water-cooling system" called HydroTech.
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David Schonauer Thursday June 13, 2024
Any list of "definitive" photographs is up for argument, as New York Times editors understood perfectly well when they recently selected "The 25 Photos That Defined the Modern Age." The article begins
with a disclaimer: "Of the dozens of photographers not represented here that a reasonable person might expect to have been included, the most conspicuous absentees include Berenice Abbott, Ansel
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