"Breakfast by the Pool" at Karama Lodge and Spa in Tanzania. Photo by Brendon Church.
The next photo challenge is: Travel Photos
Please send your photo submission to Photo@snapsort.com, along with your name, and a short description of the photo by the end of the day Thursday, November 29.
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101,254 images were submitted to this years World Press Photo Contest, 5,247 photographers from 124 nations entered. Here are some of the winners: World Press Photo of the Year: A woman holds a wounded man, inside a mosque that was being used as a field hospital during the demonstrations against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen on 15 October 2011 photo by: Samuel Aranda — The New York Times
1st place Spot News: On Revolution Road, photographer by Yuri Kozyrev2nd Prize Sports: Scrum Half, photo by Ray McManus1st place Daily Life: North Korea, photo by Damir Sagolj2nd place, Arts and Entertainment, Dakar Fashion Week, photo by Vincent Boisot1st Prize General News, Mubarak Steps Down, photo by Alex Majoli2nd Prize Spot News, Utoya, photo by Niclas Hammerstrom2nd Prize General News Stories: Tsunami aftermath, photo by Paolo Pellegrin3rd place General News: Japan's Nuclear Refugees, photo by David Guttenfelder2nd prize Nature: Infinity Cave photo by Carsten Peter1st prize Contemporary Issues: Child Brides, photo by Stephanie Sinclair1st prize Contemporary Issues: photo by Brent Stirton
A photo of who is believed to be Henry Capewell (seated center) along with family and friends. The string used to activate the shutter is plainly visible in the foreground - courtesy of willceau.com
When Joe Williams and Tina Garceau inherited several boxes from a neighbor of Joe’s father, the last thing they expected to find was a treasure trove of glass negatives dating from the early 1900s.
After going through the boxes the couple discovered nearly 200 glass negatives of photos that were shot by a gentleman named Henry Capewell, who owned a factory that manufactured glassware in South Philadelphia. Mr. Capewell was also an amateur photographer and spent a lot of time taking photographs of himself and his friends around the region.
Joe describes the process he went through to digitize the negatives here and the results are glimpse back in time to another era. The very first shot he developed was a picture of Niagara Falls frozen over, which happened in 1911.
In many of the photos you can Mr. Capewell, surrounded by friends and relatives, activating the shutter with a length of string. It must have been a trick to hold still while tripping the shutter as those old, glass plates would require very long shutter times.
Niagara Falls frozen solid in space and time in a photo believed to be taken by Henry Capewell - courtesy willceau.com
What’s fascinating is trying to figure out how something like this would happen a 100 years in the future? Is someone going to find an old hard drive in an attic box…that’s if homes even still have attics? It seems unlikely images could be recovered from technology that old, but who knows what recovery technology will exist then. We as humans are simply not conditioned to think in time frames that long.
You can use photography to help others and draw attention to the plight of the less fortunate
There are many opportunities for photographers to get involved helping others. It’s a great way to gain experience, add to your portfolio, and give back at the same time.
You’ll find there are a lot of ways to lend your artistic expertise to charities and aid your fellow man. And a few of them will fund worthy projects with grants and awards.
Started by celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart, Help-Portrait is a community of photographers using their photography skills to help people in their local area by making professional portraits available those who wouldn’t normally couldn’t afford such services.
Help-Portraits can be a tool to help job hunters, the homeless, or drawing attention to the plight of the needy. It’s your chance to do something you love for the benefit of others less fortunate.
Collective Lens is a 501(c)3 organization that promotes social change through visual awareness. They let the photographer pick the cause and anyone can upload photos.
At Collective Lens you’ll find photo essays on poverty, disease, famine and other weighty issues.
Photo Philanthropy takes a slightly different tact by lining up photographers with worthy causes and non-profit entities working for social change.
This organizations sponsors the PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Award every year that provides a platform for photo essays, and also awards cash prizes to non-profits and photographers throughout the year.
Promotes conservation photography to deliver striking images of endangered animals and environments.
Blue Earth accepts proposals and funds the projects most in line with their mission statement. With the deadline for submission coming up in January, 2012, this would a good time think about a proposal if you have an idea.
It may be cold comfort to photojournalists to see some editors also get the ax at CNN, but the bottom line means there are fewer jobs in photography today.
Layered in HR-groomed executive double-speak, CNN claims in an announcement issued earlier this month to take into consideration the use of “…user-generated content and social media.” Most likely that means you’ll be seeing more cell phone photos, microstock, and Twitpic photography.
The announcement also cited the availability of improved consumer cameras as one of the reasons for cutting loose their pro talent.
“Consumer and pro-sumer technologies are simpler and more accessible.”
CNN also mentioned their growing reliance on iReport, which has been criticized in the past for not paying for the photos they use.
The timing of the announcement, immediately after Employee Appreciation Week, only seems to rub in the irony of putting the “…right resources in the right places…”
As many as 12 photojournalists were let go from offices in Miami, New York, Washington, and Los Angeles. Several media editors were let go in Atlanta, apparently to be replaced by workers in other areas working remotely. Right now there is no indication if any of the replacements are outsource contract labor or employees in other offices.
Even though CNN says the review has been going on for three years, the news came as a shock to many staffers. And even though CNN discovered that, “Small cameras are now high broadcast quality.” That certainly wasn’t true three years ago.
