June 2012 Archives

June 26, 2012

 
Video: Photojournalist Tomas van Houtryve - 21st century Communism

Photojournalist Tomas Van Houtryve takes us behind the curtains of 21st century communism with seven years of photographs from China, Cuba, Laos, Moldova, Nepal, North Korea, and Vietnam. He presented this lecture and slideshow a few weeks ago at the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Images provided by the VII Photo Agency.
Video courtesy www.OsloFreedomForum.com

June 25, 2012

 
Preview: Arles Photo Festival 2012, 60+ images

Lens Culture is featuring a high-resolution slideshow preview of more than 60 images from the upcoming Rencontres d'Arles photography festival in France, which starts a week from today. The thematic focus this year is on the work of graduates from international photography schools, including a major overview of 30 former students of École Nationale Supérieure de Photographie in Arles, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

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© Sam Falls - Bartlett Pears and Melon, 2011.
Courtesy of American Contemporary and International Art Objects.

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© Hasan and Husain Essop - Last Supper in Havana, Cuba, 2009.

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© Vincent Fournier - Baf Room 65, Building 25E, Ergol Suit #01,
Guiana Space Center, Kourou, 2007.

June 11, 2012

 
Video: "Peeping" profile of photographer Michael Wolf

This wonderful 15-minute video profile of photographer Michael Wolf is part of a new series produced by FOAM in Amsterdam. Lens Culture has featured (and interviewed) Michael Wolf since our beginning in 2004. FOAM's production is a big-budget treat, and an insider's view to the working methods and thinking of one of today's more provocative photographers. Enjoy!

June 1, 2012

 
Google glasses: Is THIS the future of photography?