A History of Women Photographers

The last section contains valuable thumbnail biographies of approximately 240 female photographers-from the obscure to the famous-whose illustrations appear in the text. An ambitious bibliography makes this a prime tool and stimulus for researchers. Highly recommended for photography, women's studies, and young adult collections. Joan Levin, MLS, Chicago Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The essential illustrated history of women photographers, now updated and expanded to include women working in the twenty-first century. Women have had a special relationship with the camera since the advent of photographic technology in the mid-nineteenth century. Photographers celebrated women as their subjects, from intimate family portraits and fashion spreads to artistic photography and nude studies, including Man Ray's Violon d'Ingres.


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Tate Modern Presents: Street & Studio - An Urban History of

Street & Studio is a magnificent exhibition of international photography. It presents a fascinating history of photographic portraiture taken on the street or in the photographer�s studio, looking at the differences between these two key locations in which photographers work.

Street & Studio brings out the contrast between the photos taken in the carefully orchestrated studio, and images captured in the changing and uncontrollable street, whilst highlighting the crossovers between the genres and their influence on each other.

Over 350 striking works are gathered in this stylish exhibition, by some of the world�s most famous and important photographers including Francis Al�s, Diane Arbus, Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Rineke Dijkstra, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Robert Mapplethorpe, Irving Penn, Norman Parkinson, August Sander, Cindy Sherman, Malick Sidib�, Paul Strand, James Van der Zee, Juergen Teller and Wolfgang Tillmans.


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Open Call Photography Exhibition At Brooklyn Museum

A Crowd-Curated Exhibition is a photography installation that invites Brooklyn Museum's visitors, the online community, and the general public to participate in the exhibition process. The installation will be on view from June 27–August 10, 2008, at the Brooklyn Museum.

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Tate Modern’s Street & Studio is a blind alley

But in what meaningful way is Sternfeld doing something different from zillions of photographers who see something interesting in the street and snap it?

A sensible visitor is advised, therefore, to ignore the show’s stated purpose entirely and wander about looking at things that catch their fancy. Of which there will be many. In 1917, Alvin Langdon Coburn shot the American poet and fascist sympathiser Ezra Pound in a startling set of "vorticist" portraits that reduce Pound’s likeness to a hard black profile set in a grid of dark shadows, some of which - and this could be my imagination - seem to form a scary preemptive

swastika on the wall. A few images later, Paul Strand looks down on Wall Street in 1915, and notices the way the shadows of the rushing crowd cut dynamically across the blocky squares of modern architecture.


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Luminescence of Nature Press Releases New Guide to Nikon Capture

Digital photographers of all levels will be able to use Dr. Odell's Guide to quickly master Capture NX2. The Photographer's Guide to Capture NX2 is available as a downloadable PDF file, and includes ready-made software presets and copies of the actual Nikon NEF images used as examples in the guide. .


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The photographers drew straws (actually names out of a hat) and Getty Images won Day 1 in the Entwistle murder case.

Getty, a top-shelf international photo agency, has the enviable assignment of covering opening arguments. Getty photographer Darren McCollester, from Boston, said seven photographers from the U.S. and England will all have a turn in the pool for still photographers.

TruTV, formerly Court TV, is the lone pool camera for TV. They have a camera in the very back of the court and a remote camera in the front of Courtroom 430.

Your Herald reporter is in the second row (and sure to be kicked back a few rows once family members for the victims arrive.) Both the defense and prosecution have arrived. ABC, BBC, London Times … they're all here.


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Vanity Fair Portraits

Friend rightly considers them true art.

‘Graydon treats photographers like auteurs,' he says. ‘There is a trust not only between photographer and subject but also photographer and the magazine. And that's reflected in the pictures. Our publication commands a certain respect and that's reflected in the access we get. We tend to elevate the subject in magazines as lush as ours.'

In revisiting the magazine's near and distant history, Friend and Vanity Fair have helped illustrate how portraiture has changed. Einstein atop a mountain in ski boots and shorts like Arnie? I doubt it, somehow. Julianne Moore posed up like a Reuben-esque model? Not bloody likely. What is impressive is the scale and scope of the exhibition, and while it may not ask too much of us, there are some genuinely breathtaking photographs here, which is all that really matters.



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'Cosplay' queen

We had two photographers during that shoot-my close friend and favorite photographer Tricia Gosingtian and schoolmate Tata."

The shoot was held in San Agustin Church. "I remember this one incident where my mom even had to talk to a Spanish priest to allow us to shoot in the premises. We all had fun."

Recently, Gosiengfiao cosplayed the "Tekken" character Lili. "Every time I play with my friends, I would pick her. I practiced using her, and I now know most of her moves and poses."

Mainstream

Gosiengfiao plays an active role in the country's anim�, gaming and cosplay scenes, which are all intertwined, according to her.

"The scenes are quickly expanding and gaining recognition. How people look at it is starting to change.


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Fan Photo Gives Extra Splash To Indianapolis 500 Ticket

Redmer's photo made the back cover of Speed Sport soon after.

"That was probably the highlight of my photography career until now," he said.

Redmer's handiwork with his Canon camera provided the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and fans of the "500" with one of the most dramatic and telling images of the soggy 2007 edition of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." For his work, the Speedway rewarded Redmer with a 2008 month-long credential and honorary starter status Friday, May 16, when he waved the green flag to start practice.

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Indy 500 tickets on sale: Tickets are on sale for the 2008 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25, the 92nd running of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

Fans can order tickets online at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com, by calling the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700 or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area, or at the ticket office at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.


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Somerville seeks to install cameras at traffic lights, catch violators

The photo-enforcement program uses a close-up photograph of the license plate to identify cars that run red lights. Police then ticket the owner of the car, making the vehicle's owner responsible for the behavior of its driver.

"The administration is reviewing the issues, and we are trying to determine if there are any workable solutions," Terrel Harris, a spokesman for the Patrick administration's Public Safety Department, told the Daily. While Harris acknowledged that the installation of traffic cameras would create a number of logistical issues, he said that they would also provide "potential public safety and municipal revenue benefits."

According to Harris, no legislative action has been taken to allow for red-light photo enforcement.

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Police Department Chief Anthony Holloway both signed the letter to Patrick, which was circulated by Red Flex Traffic Systems, a camera vendor that is vying for Somerville's business.



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Photos offer virtual tour of French heritage

"Thanks to these photographers, Vietnamese visitors will be given some insight into the unique and artistic characteristics of French architecture and culture, a centre of international culture and architecture," said Pham The Khang, director of the Viet Nam National Library, noting that the photographers captured unique scenes that highlight French heritage.

"Visitors float into the space of the photos," Ngoc commented." Sometimes, I feel lost in the passion of the work."

"The archiving will never be finished, it will go on as long as time continues," said Guillaume Rousson, counsellor of the French Embassy in Vietnam.

"The exhibition is the result of archiving efforts, and we hope that some Vietnamese people will get a chance to learn something about French heritage in the country first hand."

The event, which is jointly held by the French culture centre L'espace, the French Embassy in Vietnam and the National Library at 31 Trang Thi Street, Hanoi, will run until June 18.


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WV Nature photographers serve up nature videos of the forests of

A team of nature photographers hike through the forests of West Virginia braving the dangers of steep cliffs, jagged rocks and various wildlife to capture some of the most remote and beautiful pictures of the Mountain State termed �Almost Heaven�. ForestWander Nature photography consists of a father and son team that has recently added another member to the team which is the youngest son of the family.

Some of the videos feature dangerous waterfalls, wonderful nature trails and trekking through the high mountain snow, just to mention a few.

Upcoming features include the scenic views of the wonderful floral display from the hills and valleys throughout the Monongahela forest.

For more information you may visit the ForestWander website at�

http://www.ForestWander.com

Free Nature Pictures and Photography

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Helen Gahagan Douglas - A Woman for All Seasons

A background of projected visual images illustrated the dialogue and included Gahagan Douglas as a starlet, the iconic photograph Migrant Mothertaken by photojournalist Dorothea Lange, shots of the Capitol, and the 1973 issue of Ms. Magazine featuring Gahagan Douglas on the cover. In addition, audio clips from the period added dimension to the production

The turning point in Gahagan Douglas's life was the 1931 cross-country trip she took with her husband. It opened her eyes to the "other America," which existed outside the sphere of her insulated world. In 1939, Eleanor Roosevelt extended an invitation to the couple to dine and spend the night at the White House. It was the beginning of a long-term relationship. In December of 1940, Gahagan Douglas got her feet wet when she was appointed as both the Vice-Chairperson of the California Democratic Committee and the head of Women's Division.


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Camera Grants Professor Access to Cultural Communities

Mason, 53, teaches African history, South African history and the history of photography. He also uses photography to document history, preserving for posterity images of seldom-studied corners of culture.

"There are plenty of photographs of the Cape Town Carnival, but never photos from the inside," Mason said.

Mason, a frequent visitor to Cape Town for more than 20 years, studies 19th-century slavery in South Africa and its impacts. Documenting the minstrels is part of this, since many in the mixed-race community are descendants of slaves.

Mason donned a uniform and spent six weeks with Cape Town's Pennsylvania Crooning Minstrels � participating in their New Year's marches and six weeks of weekend competitions that followed � all the while capturing their activities in photos.



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Mandy in Matt-rimony

Her photography style uses both a photojournalistic approach with traditional lovey-dovey photos.

It's funny how money matters work. It wasn't two weeks after I sent off a check for the photography deposit when the mansion folks sent me an e-mail saying they needed a deposit to hold our date. Great timing, though I can't blame them for wanting to get paid.

Wedding and reception locale? Check. Photographer? Check.

Now all we need is the dress, the tux, cake, the pastor, a hotel to stay before the wedding, a hotel for the wedding night, a rental car, airplane tickets ... well, you get the picture.

I think it's going to be a long ride to matrimony lane.

You can e-mail Amanda at amillard@gastongazette.com.

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Helping others grow an entrepreneurial spirit

The camera-equipped signs would photograph the license plates of speeding cars, upload the information to a satellite and would automatically issue and mail them a citation. His second idea was to sell insurance in China. Glasheen dutifully reviewed both proposals, recommended some corrections and Hitchcock won the contest. He later advanced to the state finals, then the regional, and finally was selected to compete nationally.

"He came in third. Now I wished I'd worked with him even more. He would have won," Glasheen says flashing a broad smile.

Hitchcock was accepted at MIT, but decided to go to Worcester Poly Tech where he promptly enrolled in their real entrepreneur program. His third year in college, Hitchcock racked up a million dollars in sales, Glasheen recounted.


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Civil rights photographer: 'You could feel the fear'

The High Museum of Art will include some of his images in "Road to Freedom," its survey of civil rights photography opening next month. A one-man show opened last weekend at Jackson Fine Art in Buckhead.

Davidson, a 74-year-old native of Oak Park, Ill., talked about his work and experiences at the gallery.

Q: How did you become interested in civil rights?

A: I had spent a year in 1959 photographing a Brooklyn street gang. I applied for a Guggenheim Fellowship to keep working along those lines, documenting American youth.

Someone suggested I go along with the Freedom Riders, the young people who were challenging segregation on interstate buses. I didn't know much about civil rights at the time. That experience changed my life.


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Industrious photographers

We are not talking some kind of supercool art deco photography, where the pipes and flues and steel I-beams are transformed into geometric abstractions of great energy and diagonal verve, but straight-on, middle-of-the-frame, precisely half-toned shots of gas tanks, winding towers, etc., often arranged in groups of nine or a dozen, each shot taken at a different factory in a different region around the world.

They are photographs an engineer might take, or possibly a munitions director, since they focus on steel plants and their attendant industries. But the Bechers' "Typologies" have become icons of contemporary art, helped along from the couple's perch at the Dusseldorf State Art Academy, where the husband-and-wife team worked and Bernd taught for nearly 50 years. Over that time they trained many of the best-known, often large-format contemporary German photographers, like Thomas Struth (famous for his mural-sized shots of tourists in art museums) and Andreas Gursky (celebrated for his gleaming, billboard-sized color photos of prismatically stocked supermarkets and over-the-top modern architecture).


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Child can have right to privacy infringed by surreptitious photography

It was arguable that a child had a reasonable expectation that he would not be targeted in order to obtain photographs in a public place for publication which the person taking or procuring the photographs knew would be objected to on the child’s behalf.

The Court of Appeal so stated in a reserved judgment, when allowing an appeal by the claimant, David Murray, suing by his litigation friends and parents, Dr Neil Murray and Mrs Joanne Murray, from the decision of Mr Justice Patten (The Times August 7, 2007) in which he struck out as unarguable the claim that the second defendant, Big Pictures (UK) Ltd, had infringed his right to privacy under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by the publication in the Sunday Express Magazine of a photograph, taken covertly and without his parents’ consent, which depicted him in a public street with his father and his mother, the author J.


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Peter Henry Emerson And American Naturalistic Photography

America's first movement of creative photography and its revolutionary founder, Peter Henry Emerson, are the subjects of a new exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA.) Nearly one hundred naturalistic photographs by Emerson and twenty other photographers will be on view through September 7, 2008.

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Saul Leiter Early Color 1948-1959

His first exhibition of colour photography was at the Artist's Club in the 1950 (a meeting place for many Abstract Expressionist painters) while Edward Steichen had included Leiter's black and white images in Always the Young Stranger at MOMA, NY, in 1953. In the late 1950's Henry Woolf published Leiter's colour fashion images in Esquire and later in Harpers Bazaar. For the next 20 years he worked as a fashion photographer for Elle, British and French Vogue and Nova. However, Leiter seemed to almost drop out of public view sometime in the 60s, until 2006 when the process of being rediscovered started. In both his fashion and more personal work Leiter has made an enormous contribution in the area of colour photography. His distinctively subdued colour and abstracted forms often have a painterly quality that stand out among the work of his contemporaries.


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Bob Carey to lead photographers' assoc.

Among his credentials as a photographer, he has done freelance work for United Press International several times a year since the early 1990s. His photographs have appeared in The Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, in numerous other papers and in various publications affiliated with Southern Baptists, such as Baptist Press, and other religious groups.

Carey was elected unanimously by the NPPA's 11-member board during their May 28 meeting in Louisville, Ky. He previously was one of the organization's regional directors.

Carey, who joined Gardner-Webb's faculty in 1997, teaches photojournalism, convergence journalism, mass media theory and media law.

"I discovered photography in high school and quickly found I loved capturing moments in time," Carey writes on his website, www.bobcareyphoto.com.



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Reporter Hassled By Union Station Security While Reporting a Story

This is pretty good: Fox 5's Tom Fitzgerald decided to do a report on the ongoing harassment of photographers inside D.C.'s busy Union Station, a topic we've written about and heard about from our own Flickr contributors many times before. While he was there interviewing Amtrak's spokesperson on the subject, who in fact told the reporter that photography is absolutely allowed inside the Amtrak portion of the station, a security guard came up to the Fox 5 crew and told them turn their cameras off. You can watch the report here.

Interestingly enough, the company that owns the mall area of Union Station never got back to Fox 5 to clarify their policy.

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