ELIZABETH AVEDON: SYLVIA PLACHY: New York City Panoramas

by Mário Pires 02.02.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography NowSylvia Plachy seeks and finds her images wherever she goes. She captures fleeting moments in time with her roaming eye. She says the panoramic frame intensifies her perceptions. It allows her to get close to her subjects, to be inside their space, and to be surrounded by it — unorthodox, whimsical, [...]

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Twelve i-D covers by Chen Man | La Lettre de la Photographie

by Mário Pires 02.02.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography Now i-D magazine is taking ”The Year of the Dragon” by storm and lending their February cover to Chinese superstar photographer Chen Man. Man has produced no less than twelve different covers celebrating the diversity of beauty in China today.Via lalettredelaphotographie.com

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Foto/Gràfica: Latin American Photo Books | La Lettre de la Photographie

by Mário Pires 02.02.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography Now The exhibition Foto/Gràfica, A new history of Latin-American photography books” features, until April 8, 2012, 40 photographic books published between 1921 and 2012.Via www.lalettredelaphotographie.com

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Photo Booth: Close Inspection: Magnum Contact Sheets

by Mário Pires 01.02.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography NowNo document gives greater insight into how a photographer shoots and edits than a contact sheet. the direct print, from a roll or negatives, where a film photographer often first sees her work, grease pencil in hand, and marks her best frames.Via www.newyorker.com

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Jacob Israel Avedon (by Richard Avedon)

by Mário Pires 01.02.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography NowRichard Avedon took this series of photographs of his father, Jacob Israel Avedon, during his last seven years.Via juan314.wordpress.com

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Book Reviews

by Mário Pires 01.02.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography Now We all love our photo books, so here are four great titles on sale at Waterstones right now.Via www.vignettemagazine.com

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The Daily Edit – Tuesday 1.31.12

by Mário Pires 01.02.2012 Photography Now

Via Scoop.it – Photography NowOutdoor Life Design Director: Sean Johnston Associate Art Directors: Kim Eddy, Shayna Marchese, James A. Walsh Photography Director: John Toolan Photo Editor: Justin Appenzeller Photographer: Jens Mortensen Via www.aphotoeditor.com

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