VIEW Pictures expands stock library

VIEW Pictures, a stock photography library based in the United Kingdom, recently launched a new Web site powered by The Data Archive. VIEW used to specialize in architecture and interior design imagery, but "the company is touting several improvements with the new platform including a powerful…

Top 10 Documentary Photo Contests

Want photography fame and fortune? Check out this list of photography competitions to see a wide range of contests starting with newer competitions and building up to those that are well-established and garner widespread prestige. So get to work on compiling your photo essays, project proposals, and…

Funding Opportunity for documentary photographers

The Open Society Institute (OSI) began its Moving Walls project in 1998, and since then has featured the work of more than 100 photographers. OSI is a private foundation that "aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform."

A hired a paparazzo: but why?

Amy Stein's comments on a recent Wired article are like reading the inside of my mind. The Wired writer hired…

Just an Idea

The power of visual storytelling (or visual journalism) is extraordinary, not that I need to remind you. Photographers have to use new tools as they become available; they must take advantage of advancements in technology before others have seized the opportunity.

I often think about creating…

How to respond to a Call for Entries

Let’s be honest here, I sort through a ton of photography entries every week. I get so many, I forget who is who, often, even if I’ve seen it before; but there are some things I never forget.

The difference between a good entry and a bad entry is such a huge gap, it makes it very…

PDNedu goes of the deep end

Looks like PDNedu, a blog I mistakenly feed into my RSS reader, ran out of things to write this week.

Monday’s PDNedu post urges students not to reach for their PDA…

What would $700 Billion buy?

Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine (author of What Would Google Do?) has written an interesting little article on what $700 billion could buy.

Stitch yourself a panorama

I found a nice little create-a-panorama application called Microsoft Image Composite Editor. The great things about this app are that it’s completely free, it’s super simple…

Learn about Photoshop CS4

The recently launched Photoshop CS4 from Adobe has pleasantly surprised most photographers and designers based on reviews of the Beta version. Despite its release being just on the heels of Photoshop CS3 (launched 18 months ago), I think we will see plenty of folks jumping on the CS4 bandwagon when…