Kate MacGarry: Samson Kambalu at Liverpool Biennial 2016

Samson Kambalu, Pickpocket, (film still), 2013. Courtesy the artist and Kate MacGarry Gallery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kate MacGarry, London.

Samson Kambalu at Liverpool Biennial 2016

Tate Liverpool: 9 July – 16 October 2016
Albert Dock
Liverpool Waterfront
Liverpool
L3 4BB (Map)

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Zofia Chomętowska. Albumy fotografki

Karolina Puchała-Rojek
Anna Kotańska, Anna Topolska

Zofia Chomętowska. Albumy fotografki 

Archiwum fotografii Zofii Chomętowskiej znajduje się dziś w dwóch zbiorach – Muzeum Warszawy (zdjęcia stolicy przedwojennej, wojennej i tużpowojennej) oraz Fundacji Archeologia Fotografii (zdjęcia z rodzinnego Polesia oraz z życia na emigracji w Argentynie).

W nowym, wspólnym wydawnictwie obu instytucji archiwum zostało scalone, by po raz pierwszy w pełni ukazać niezwykły życiorys Chomętowskiej – fotografki, kobiety niezależnej, odważnej i nowoczesnej. Publikacja składa się z 597 zdjęć zebranych w czterech albumach: Entuzjastka (1912–1935), Profesjonalistka (1936–1944), Dokumentalistka (1945) i Emigrantka (1946–1981). Odsłaniają one kolejne etapy biografii i silnie z nią związanej twórczości artystki, warunkowanej realiami politycznymi oraz poszukiwaniem odpowiadających im środków wyrazu. Podjęty przez autorki trud identyfikacji osób i miejsc utrwalonych na zdjęciach wydobywa rozmach, z jakim żyła aktywna zawodowo, atrakcyjna towarzysko, kosmopolityczna arystokratka oraz ukazuje dynamiczny fresk historyczny rozpięty pomiędzy Prochońskiem, Warszawą i Buenos Aires, obejmujący blisko siedemdziesiąt lat.

Wydawcy: Muzeum Warszawy, Fundacja Archeologia Fotografii

Premiera książki: maj 2016.

 http://muzeumwarszawy.pl/project/zofia-chome%CC%A8towska-albumy-fotografki/

fot.Zofia Chomętowska

Photographer Edward Mapplethorpe reclaims his famous name

August 7, 2016, 9:46 AM|In the 1980s, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe became a prominent figure in New York City's sub-culture of artists and performers. His younger sibling, Edward, a budding photographer himself, grew up idolizing his mysterious and exciting older brother. But the two parted ways in a nasty split, which sent Edward into a downward spiral motored by drug addiction. He rebounded, and is now creating his own artistic legacy. Serena Altschul reports.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/photographer-edward-mapplethorpe-reclaims-his-famous-name/

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Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron’s photographs were smudged, smeared, out of focus – and ahead of their time. via BBC Culture http://ow.ly/yWg33036Rs4

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Alternative Photography: Working with a View Camera

To photograph in film is one old thing, to photograph with a view camera is another level of vintage, and the effort is worth it. If you’re thinking of upgrading your analogue skills to large format photography, start off with the view camera — a camera obscura introduced in the late 19th century.

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Always read your contracts!

"While the second agreement was more fair to the photographer, it’s notable that Condé Nast tried to get the photographer to sign an unfair agreement in the first place and only offered the photographer a more equitable agreement when they stood up for their rights."

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Professional Photography Mag - August Issue

The August issue of Professional Photography magazine is now on sale, featuring a celebratory 12-page retrospective on the King of Kink, Helmut Newton (official). Also find an exclusive interview with Magnum Photos' Magnum Photos Alex Webb, an insight into the National Portrait Gallery's seminal William Eggleston, and the story of Richard Avedon's master printer, Ruedi Hofmann, interviewed by Richard Corman Photography.
Hear the story behind a Michael Freeman image with tension, and 'that' Nirvana album cover.
Also find a debate on whether photography competitions are your golden ticket to success, a special report on droneography and last but not least, Pinterest: a photographer's friend or foe.

https://www.facebook.com/prophotomag/videos/1133982166658804/

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Brighton Photo Biennial 2016

Brighton Photo Biennial is the UK’s leading curated photography festival and promotes new thinking around photography through a commissioned programme of events and exhibitions.

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A collection of fascinating articles on photography

There’s an inherent mystery to the art of photography. We often think of artists as controlling their materials directly: using their hands, they shape stone, trace ink, or apply paint. But photographers seem to work in a more oblique and indirect way, by capturing, staging, or framing reality. In the best photographs, real life merges with the world of art.

How is that magic accomplished? This week, we take you behind the lens with a collection of pieces about the art and craft of photography. There are profiles of Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Nan Goldin, Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, and Edward Steichen. Susan Sontag writes on how photography shapes our view of war; Janet Malcolm explores the question of how “realistic” a photograph can (or should) be. We hope you enjoy these glimpses of the photographer’s quest to, as Malcolm puts it, uncover a “work of art in the mess and flux of life.”

—Erin Overbey and Joshua Rothman, archivists

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Film News: FujiFilm Discontinuations

Sad news over the weekend from FujiFilm as they have made another announcement on their Japanese website. As we all know, these announcements are almost never good news. Unfortunately this one is no different, as FujiFilm have this time cut several multipacks and some sheet film from their already stripped range.

Photo by http://www.japancamerahunter.com

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Portraits Of Celebrities Taken By Irving Penn

Extraordinary Black And White Portraits Of Celebrities Taken By Irving Penn

Photo by Irving Penn

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#latinoamerica

My images from ‪#‎latinoamerica‬ at Creativepool http://bit.ly/2aC4XwS

© Barbara Gibson

© Barbara Gibson

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Bill Cunningham: Facades

"Fashion is the armour to survive the reality of everyday life. I don’t think you could do away with it. It would be like doing away with civilization" – Bill Cunningham

At the very sad news of his passing, we revisit an early series of work by the pioneering fashion photographer.

Editta Sherman on the subway, 1968-1976Photography by Bill Cunningham, Courtesy of New-York Historical Society, Gift of Bill Cunningham

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Educating the Eye: Looking Back With Marc Riboud

These windows overlook Liulichang, the street of antique and curio shops. Here, during the Cultural Revolution, people were expected to hand over their jewelry to the state, receiving nothing in exchange. China, 1965 © Marc Riboud 

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Morning, welcome you all with my new ‪#‎collage‬

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FAPA 2016 - my work nominated in Cityscape Category!

In 2016 Fine Art Photography Awards received more than 3994 submissions from 83 countries around the world. Winners were selected by highly acclaimed panel of international judges, including: Qingjun Huang, Carolyn Guild, Klaus Kampert, Pini Hamou, Rupert Vandervell, Pongsatorn Sukhum, Kilian Schönberger, Peter Kool, Lara Zankoul and GMB Akash.

ok... so this is Sunday! No, I do not lie in my garden (although still with my whiskey + coke) - I rather create a new content for my commission. And here it is! A wonderful news saying that my work had been nominated in this year Fine Art Photography Awards competition in Cityscape category. Really pleased<3

The whole series nominated HERE

Interview with Photojournalist / Documentary photographer Tomasz Lazar

Photographer Tomasz Lazar

Born 1985 in Szczecin, Poland. An independent photographer, a graduate of the West Pomeranian University of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology. Winner of photography contests in Poland and abroad (e.g. the Sony World Photography Award, the International…

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Vintage: London Fog in black and white

July 1907: St Pancras Railway Station. (Topical Press Agency / Getty Images)

The cold weather preceding and during the smog meant that Londoners were burning more coal than usual to keep warm. Post-war domestic coal tended to be of a relatively low-grade, sulfurous variety (economic necessity meant that better-quality “hard” coals tended to be exported), which increased the amount of sulfur dioxide in the smoke. There were also numerous coal-fired power stations in the Greater London area, including Fulham, Battersea, Bankside, and Kingston upon Thames, all of which added to the pollution.

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How Not to Succeed in The Art World

Artists everywhere work hard to sabotage their careers, compromise their reputations, make sure they never get shows, ignore the advice of gallery owners or advisors or coaches or consultants or anyone else knowledgeable about how the business works, all in order to maintain art world statures of consummate anonymity. In the interest of helping to streamline this process, and as a public service to all artists who cherish oblivion, I hereby offer the most expedient means of attaining and solidifying lifelong stature among the ranks of the unknowns. So are you ready to go nowhere? 

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Streets of my City 2014'