Creativity with your Coffee (or vice versa)!

In the Forever Hollywood Cemetery in Los Angeles, renowned musician Moby talks to a rapt audience about issues ranging from supplying free music for independent filmmakers, through to urban possibilities for creative freedom. In Edmonton, Alberta, stage manager and blogger Michelle Kennedy ponders the sexual health of her city. In Cape Town, Maximillian Kaizen, Public …


1.8 BILLION IMAGES A DAY AND MOST OF THEM GONE IN 10 SECONDS

Reposted from http://kaptur.co with permission from author Paul Melcher Mary Meeker, Kleiner Perkins investor, just released her 2014 her annual  Internet trends report which briefly trended on Twitter yesterday. Year after year, the report is slowly becoming a yearly milestone for the those in the internet business and those just curious about it. For us, …


From ’round the web..

In no particular order, links of interest to picture buyers/researchers that we have bookmarked for you: Interested in expanding knowledge? Courses in Picture Research: http://www.picture-research-courses.co.uk http://www.publishing-school.co.uk/course-list/2013-picture-research/picture-research.html The Copyright Alliance Podcast . Totally free and full of profiles from artists, photographers, musicians and film makers on copyright and issues around IP. The Metropolitan Museum of Art …


Pink Lady Food Photography of the Year 2014

“Photography That’s Good Enough To Eat” by Julian Jackson Winners have been chosen in the international photography competition Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year Award 2014. The category sponsored by specialist food images agency StockFood is “Food off the Press” for the best recently published food photograph. Winning photos were chosen in 16 different …


Women with Disabilities

Guest post by Pat Hunt Women’s issues continue to be in the news lately.  Former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, has written a book about women.  Arianna Huffington has written a book for women. Hillary Clinton discusses women’s issues at a college.  General Dynamics appoints a female President and COO.  Getty Images continues to promote Sheryl …


PERMISSION MACHINE: THE INNOVATIVE WAY TO LICENSE ONLINE IMAGES

Guest post by Jain Lemos. Image pros want to support photographers and avoid copyright infringement, right? Thanks to Permission Machine, there is a new tool to accomplish this and more with just a few clicks. In this age of automation, it’s inevitable that someone would find a way to streamline the often tedious process of …


Ashley Cooper – Documenting Climate Change

In honor of Earth Day, we offer this profile on Global Warming Images by Julian Jackson. Ashley Cooper is a photographer with a mission, and it is an important one: to document the effects of climate change on every continent on the planet. Since 2004 when he started, he has visited all of the continents …


Chicago!

Gearing up for Visual Connections in Chicago next week? If you are going to be in town for a few days, some photography exhibits to check out: The Schneider Gallery currently showing work by Christian Weber and S. Gayle Stevens. Stephen Dalter Gallery – ANDRE’ KERTESZ; “Raison d’Etre”:  This exhibition is comprised of scores of …


Street Photographer or Self-professed Spy?

Photo lovers captivated and mesmerized by the story of the negatives in a suitcase and the mysterious nanny/street photographer Vivian Meier are in for a treat with the just released documentary, Finding Vivien Meier. See where it is screening near you here and go see it immediately. Her story is not what you expect and …


World War One in Pictures

Guest post by Julian Jackson August 2014 will be the 100th anniversary of one of the most destructive conflicts that has ever taken place: World War One, or the “Great War”, as it was named at the time. Although centered on Europe, battles took place all over the seas and nations as far apart as …