Monthly Archives: June 2012

This Week in Photography

  From CNN, Never before seen photos of the Rolling Stones: Legendary rock-and-roll photographer Jim Marshall spent time with musicians in a way that journalists could only dream of today. Before his death in 2010, he captured some of the most influential … Continue reading

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Photo Finish Catches a Tie

3,000 shots a second too slow? Over the last century, photography has been an integral part of professional sports. Photography has brought us closer to our favorite athletes, helped to measure distance and time, and has been increasingly used as … Continue reading

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Welcome to the World of Gigapixels

Aware-2 reaches 1 billion pixels The future of hight tech cameras is just around the corner. Researchers at Duke university have announced the details of a new super camera claiming the ability to take pictures 30 times better than current … Continue reading

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Winners of the 2012 Oskar Barnack Competition

The Winners of the Leica 2012 Oskar Barnack awards were announced this week.  American Frank Day was the grand prize winner, and Piotr Zbierski from Poland won the Newcomer award.  Here are descriptions of their work from the awards page: … Continue reading

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Tunnel Under Brooklyn

  Trivia question: What is the oldest subway tunnel in the world? Answer: The Atlantic Ave. Tunnel. This tunnel lay abandoned and mostly unknown for the better part of 150 years. Re-discovered 30 years ago by an amateur historian, the … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Photoville

http://www.photovillenyc.org/ Get ready for photoville! United Photo Industries is organizing a two week outdoor photo exhibit in Brooklyn Bridge park. From June 22nd, photoville will host gallery shows, lectures, community events. A beer garden, and even a dog-run. This looks … Continue reading

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2012 Oskar Barnack Awards

NEW RECORD NUMBER OFENTRIES FOR THE 2012 LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD Winners of the esteemed international photography competition to be announced June 20, 2012. Solms, Germany (May17, 2012) – Leica Camera AG has again received a record number of entries … Continue reading

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Little Red Lighthouse

  If you want a fun day-trip photo-op, grab a bike and take a trip to the Westside bike path. Ride all the way uptown, enjoy the great views along the Hudson River and then stop to see The Little … Continue reading

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Sara Cedar Miller

Sara Cedar Miller at the Leica Gallery Transforming Central Park: A Celebration of the Central Park Conservancy For more than 150 years, Central Park has been the centerpiece of New York City Created in 1858 by landscape architects Frederick Law … Continue reading

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Following Up

  We’d like to follow up on a few of the great stories talked about over the last few weeks. We previously posted about two great once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunities: The retirement of the Space Shuttle Enterprise and the Transit of … Continue reading

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