Amazing article today in the New York Times today by Michael Kimmelman about James Nachtwey…in addition to his recent show at 401 Projects (the opening for which I had the good fortune to attend) the exhibition “World Free of TB” is showing at the UN.
My favourite excerpt…
“The marine said he thought these pictures should be […]

The heavy word on the street was that noted fashion shooter Nathaniel Goldberg (Harper’s Bazaar, French Vogue) was heading to Art + Commerce after several years with his former agent.

(Solve Sundsbo)
And who do I see as the newest addition on the site? Someone who has been absolutely everywhere lately. Solve Sundsbo. […]

It seems that Getty has re-branded its representation division under the name of Orchard. I actually think that’s a decent name. And perhaps it will help Getty differentiate its assignment services from its stock licensing. However I am not holding my breath.

Apologies for the dearth of posts…but on March 21st the winner of the Deutsche Borse Photography Prize was announced, awarded to Walid Raad/The Atlas Group for his real, and constructed, photographic documentation of Lebanese history.
The award carries a hefty cash prize of around $60,000 US dollars.
Congratulations to Mr. Raad (a Brooklynite!) but I wanted to […]

Out of the news that LIFE Magazine’s third coming was drawing to an end with the April issue, came this amazing piece of information.
“LIFE is continuing with plans to put its entire collection of 10 million images online, 97% of which have never been seen by the public. The site will be launched later this […]

There’s a wonderful article in the Guardian Weekend about legendary fashion photographer David Bailey and his first major break.  His hunch to go against the grain and to use his muse, model Jean Shrimpton, for his first shoot in New York for Vogue established him as one of the stars of fashion photography for years […]

There is an absolutely fascinating piece on photographer, collector and oh, yes, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in this week’s New Yorker.  It really is about who you know.

Like Candida Hofer, Bert Teunissen has been photographing very specific subjects pertaining to environments throughout his career. Unlike Candida’s work his subject matter is not nearly as grandiose.
He has been documenting Dutch homes and their inhabitants for the last decade or so, taking photos using natural light in their environs. He really captures the […]

Does anybody know where he has landed yet after leaving Art + Commerce?

Andreas Gursky’s 99 Cent II was recently auctioned for $3.3 million, setting the record for a photographic work being sold at auction.  One of his other 99 Cent II pieces had already sold for $2.48 million.  Pretty crazy stuff!
Read more at PDN.

So those forward thinkers over at Art + Commerce have recently launched Tip of the Tongue, a broadsheet dedicated to essays, debate and discussion on the art of photography.  Headed by Charlotte Cotton, A+C’s director of cultural events, I think this will be a great forum to discuss photographic trends and issues.
The first essay by […]

The good people at American Photo have written up a great list of shows to go see…starting with Taryn Simon at the Whitney.
I still have to go see the Cartier-Bresson and Martin Munkacsi shows at ICP. For shame.
American Photo