Monthly Archives: March 2012

Photography in the News- March

Chernobyl 25 years later This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster (April 26th, 1986). The name and site of Chernobyl remains synonymous to environmental ruin and the perils of nuclear technology. The “Exclusion Zone” remains … Continue reading

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Skyscrapers Now and Then

Progress at the World Trade Center Have you been taking pictures of the new World Trade Center buildings? Why not? This is history in the making and being built to amazing heights at an incredible rate. It is estimated that … Continue reading

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The Horses of Sable Island

The Horses of Sable Island Fashion photographer Roberto Dutesco’s gallery at 13 Crosby Street in Manhattan has been showing one of the most uniquely beautiful collections of photographs since 2006.  The Wild Horses of Sable Island will only be showing … Continue reading

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Live Music Photography

Photographing Live Music Taking pictures of live music is an exciting hobby. In this age where nearly everyone in the audience has a cell phone camera or a high quality point-and-click camera in their pocket, the market has become flooded … Continue reading

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Testing the Leica V-Lux 3 Zoom

  The V-Lux 3 Zoom I’ve been carrying the Leica V-Lux 3 with me for the last week. I’ve used it outdoors, indoors, at night, and for use shooting live music events (Later this week I will share the music … Continue reading

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Maintaining Your Memory Cards

5 Tips for Maintaining Your Memory Cards 1.) One Card, One Camera- Try not to use the same card in different cameras, especially if they are from different manufacturers. While it may not immediately affect your shots or your card, … Continue reading

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NYC Photo Focus- Wall Street

Wall Street In this series, we have helped city exploring photographers find unique photo opportunities and rarely looked at urban elements to highlight through photography. We have seen hidden corners of New York through the looking glass of history, but … Continue reading

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Photography As Inspiration

  Universal Appeal The same picture appeared on the front cover of three major Newspapers last Thursday. On March 9th, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal all ran the same photo of a Syrian … Continue reading

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Street Art Goes Global

Street Art Goes Global Award winning photographer Lee Bofkin has taken and collected over 50,000 photographs of Street Art in over 20 countries. Him and partner Daniel Morris have created and are preparing to launch a fantastic new website called … Continue reading

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NYC Photo Focus- Lampposts

New York City Photo Focus- Lampposts New York City is overwhelming to the senses. There isn’t a square inch that hasn’t been built on, rebuilt, touched up, or painted over. Sometimes it takes a purposeful look to notice the very … Continue reading

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