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Around The Horn
23 September 2024
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Oktoberfest, Reuters, Stephon Dupont, Jeff Cowen, Apple's concept of photography, Kodak's snapshot, Jonathan Becker, Barry Kornbluh, common Z problems and Shreyovi Mehta.
- The Associated Press celebrates the beginning of the 189th Oktoberfest.
- Reuters showcases its Pictures of the Day.
- In Art and War, Stephon Dupont talks about his pictures from visits to crisis regions around the world and collaborating with artists. "If I am being challenged creatively and I can combine other artistic elements with the photography to make the impact stronger or more interesting, then that's a great thing," he says.
- In Jeff Cowen Provence Works, Jim Casper reviews a new body of work about Provence now on show in Amsterdam at simultaneous exhibitions by the Van Gogh Museum and Huis Marseille Museum of Photography. "The prints are mostly very large and Cowen has performed his darkroom alchemy on each of them -- using chemicals, toners, tree branches, brushes, rips, tears and paints -- to create sculptural abstractions from nature that are stunningly unique," he writes.
- Nilay Patel reviews the Apple iPhone 16 Pro and talked to Apple vice president of camera software engineering Jon McCormack about the company's philosophy in contrast to Google's view its cameras capture "memories" rather than photos. The way we like to think of it is that it's a personal celebration of something that really, actually happened," McCormack said. "And that is why when we think about evolving in the camera, we also rooted it very heavily in tradition. Photography is not a new thing. It's been around for 198 years. People seem to like it. There's a lot to learn from that. There's a lot to rely on from that."
- Coleman Lowndes reveals How Kodak Invented the 'Snapshot' in this 6:15 video:
- Ellie Violet Bramley reviews Lost Time, Jonathan Becker's book of celebrity photographs over five decades. To be released early next month, the $100 title by the Town & County and Vanity Fair photographer is 328 pages.
- In Robert Frank by Barry Kornbluh, Mike Johnston corrects an old error and links to a fortuitous event.
- Thom Hogan answers a few Common Problems he keeps hearing about from Z system users.
- In Meet the 10-Year-Old Winning International Acclaim for Her Wildlife Photography, Ali Rogran talks to Shreyovi Mehta about getting up at 4:45 a.m. to study photography.
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