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Philippe Halsman

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The man who made Marilyn fly: Philippe Halsman’s stunt shots – in pictures

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/oct/23/philippe-halsman-astonish-me-in-pictures

 

Marilyn Monroe in mid-air, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis goofing off, the Duke of Windsor in his socks, and Salvador Dalí nose to nose with a rhino – Halsman’s freaky frames defied gravity and convention

The top image is a true classic. Not made with a modern SLR capturing 10 images per sec. A true master of the trade!

See for yourselves!

😊 Pelle

 

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Photographer of the year 2015?

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No, it is not me. Would be nice to announce that, but no. I still love what i do.

Here are the most incredible images that agency photographers sent to our picture desk this year. Our picture desk in The Guardian, that is. The year has not ended yet, but it is very close and I don´t expect many surprises.

http://gu.com/p/4emy3/sbl

Photographers:

Ifansasti is an Indonesian photographer for Getty, and has stood out this year with his coverage of the volcanic eruptions, peat fires and the Rohingya refugee crisis in the region, in addition to his features. It is his image at the top.

Here is one of his feature images.

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Mohammed Abed: The parkour acrobats is one of my favorite pictures, because those guys try to find the life through the death and through the destroyed houses

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David Ramos: I am a fervent fan of new ways of visual storytelling.

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These are my own small selection. Use the link to see more talented photographers and amazing photographs.

The overall winner will be announced on 21 December

😊  Pelle

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Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2015

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More winners and more amazing photos. Great photography is being made every day all over the world. I told you, being a photographer is the best thing to be. I think. It is great to get inspiration from wunderful images like these.

😊  Pelle

Featured image by: Anuar Patjane

Article found on theguardian.com

http://gu.com/p/4b8vt/sbl

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Travel Photographer of the Year

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Travel Photographer of the Year: What was the best? – BBC News

http://www.bbc.com

Stunning photography from some of the planet’s remotest locations.

I can only agree. 😊  Pelle
More amazing photographs if you follow the link.
About the featured image: North of Svalbard in the Arctic – Joshua Holko/www.tpoty.com
So what would life be without photographers and photography? Boring don´t you think?
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vintage photo mystery

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Amazingly beautiful images, but who made them? I hope we will find out. Read the full story with the link to BBC below.

A US photographer has launched an internet hunt to find two mysterious women pictured on an old roll of film she discovered in a second-hand shop.

Meagan Abell was sifting through a box of vintage photographs in Richmond, Virginia when she found four sets of “transparency slides”.

She took them home to scan them and was “shocked” at the level of detail.

“I thought ‘holy wow they are beautiful’. I’d love to find the women or the photographer who took them.”

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33729714?post_id=10206726417661549_10206882589725753

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The impact of photography.

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I saw this on the BBC News App and thought you should see it:
Ten steps to improve your photography
Lecturer Grant Scott offers advice on how to use your interests to produce better pictures.

” Every decision you make in your life from what you wear, what you eat, how you vote, how you decorate your home, where you visit, what you listen to, what you watch and what you believe are influenced by professional photography and professional photographers. They don’t just shoot weddings.”

Ten steps to improve your photography
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-33674327

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Another day at the races

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Today I got another opportunity to photograph more horse racing. I had a great time! This time at Täby Galopp just outside Stockholm. It will be interesting to see how I can develope this series.

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A different view

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More from BBC. IR images can make a great difference. See for yourself. A way of creating a different view. The photographers name is Terry Gold. And her photographes shine!

http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-33622821

See more on her homepage:   http://www.terrigoldworldimagery.com/

😊  Pelle

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A new experience

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I have never been much of a horse person. A cat and dog person, perhaps, but not horse. I have mostly had a neutral interest in them. However, recently I discovered the excitement attending horse racing in southern Sweden. At Jägersro.

Derby 1Standing up close and feeling the power of the horses and the concentration, determination of the jockeys were overwhelming. With a very small camera I made theese photographs.

Derby 4Derby 6The images are mostly from the warm up and while the jockeys were showing them to the audience and those to bet on them.

Derby 2This was all new to me and I must say that I have discovered a whole new world. I really like to go there again, or to another horse race, to see what I can accomplish. Time for a new challange!

Derby 3Derby 5

😊 Pelle

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Where to draw the line?

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Another interesting article about photography, from BBC. About the line not to cross in photojournalism. I have spent several days with colleagues at the Visa pour l’Image Perpignan, France. An international press photo festival. The discussions are very interesting. They as photo journalists have totally different standards for their jobs. Me, on the other hand, being a food and commercial photographer, I am most often expected to do images “better”. We have the same tools but different standards to follow. Stories about staged photos makes you think. We should all do that. Sometimes it is OK, but sometimes absolutely NOT. History will tell…

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150708-altered-images-is-this-real-or-faked

Please read and think. Of course this is a problem when it comes to photo contests.

😊  Pelle