Many thanks to the DMLA for letting us post this recap of the Keynote from the recent DMLA conference with Scott Braut, Adobe’s new Head of Content for Digital Media. Content with impact. Scott Braut’s message is that we now “Live in the World of digital experiences “ and this is the “Age of Content”! …
The giving season is upon us and Julian Jackson’s conversation with Tim Harris about NaturePL and how they do things a bit differently is nothing if not timely. NaturePL (Nature Picture Library) is a world-renowned nature specialist photo agency, based in Bristol, a city in the south west of the UK. Bristol is notably an …
By Brooke Hodess Despite high winds and whipping rain, a nearly sold out Visual Connections New York 2015 Media Expo took place on Wednesday, October 28, attracting dozens of new exhibitors and a significant increase in the number of big budget art buyers and producers than past expos. After four years at the Altman Building, …
Writer Douglas Adams once observed, “It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression, ‘As pretty as an airport.’” From the access roads that engorge and disgorge an infinite stream of cars; to the behind-the-scenes conveyor belts that somehow (but not always!) manage to deliver millions of bags …
by Julian Jackson Arcangel Images is a photo agency which has grown from specialising in book covers to a wide range of artistic images, mobile media, and video. Founded by Michael Mascaro and Gloria Mejuto in 2004 it has grown to have offices in Paris, London and New York, although its HQ is unusually in …
Whether it’s assignments, stock or production, Wonderful Machine knows how to assemble photography for virtually any visual project you can dream up. Guest post by Jain Lemos It’s been nearly 10 years since Bill Cramer started his cooperative photography agency, though he says it’s hard to pinpoint the actual founding date. That’s because Wonderful Machine …
Ellen Boughn reviews ‘HOLD STILL’, the photo memoir of the summer, if not the year. I wasn’t particularly interested in reading Sally Mann’s autobiography, Hold Still, but took it up a few weeks after my husband bought it for me as a surprise. I began the book more out of a sense of guilt about …
Last week, Jain Lemos talked with storm chaser Martin Lisius in Part One of her two-part article on weather photographers. Here’s her interview with Evan Ludes. Getting up to speed quickly on safety rules is Evan Ludes, a 22-year-old photographer from Omaha, Nebraska. Already, he’s amassing a solid collection of weather-related content, images that are …
The dog days are upon us, as is Storm Season. We have long been fascinated by Storm Chasing image makers and VC Blog is delighted to have Jain Lemos talk to two of the best. We start this week with veteran cinematographer and chaser Martin Lisius. Next week, look for Jain’s chat with time-lapse specialist, …
In a world where we now upload 1.8 Billion photos a day, maybe it’s time to take stock of all things ”photographic” and what those little image suckers – both professional, amateur and press – might actually mean in the scheme of things; as our high art, media and pop culture changes; both aesthetically and …