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NYC, 1986
Published October 28, 2010 Photo Of The Day , Photography Leave a CommentTags: MIchael Cinque
Photo by MIchael Cinque
“Stop and Search” Fails As An Anti-Terror Method
Published October 28, 2010 Photography Leave a CommentTags: anti-terrorism measures, Section 44, stop and search
The data from the Home Office is in, and it turns out not one person was arrested in connection with terrorism in the UK as a result of “stop and search” powers allowed under section 44 of the Terrorism Act. Wait — surely that photographer police harassed in front of a skyscraper, or on the subway, or in a mall was up to no good…? Really? Not one?
Really. We’re talking about 101,248 stops over the past year.
Which only bolsters what civil liberties advocates have long been saying — that these measures employed by often fearful and hamstrung governments do more to strip our rights than keep us safe.
Source: BBC
Photographing the Front Lines
Published October 28, 2010 Photography , Photojournalism Leave a CommentTags: Afghanistan, conflict photography, Iraq, Joao Silva, Moises Saman, war
On the heels of back-to-back A1 photos in the New York Times, The Columbia Journalism Review has an interview with freelance conflict photographer Moises Saman. Along with explaining how he got the shots that ran with stories on the WikiLeaks documents, Saman had a lot to say about his good friend and colleague João Silva, who lost both legs to a landmine in Afghanistan last weekend.
But when something like this happens there are many questions that go through your mind. You try to reconcile that sense of loyalty to a story—the reason you got into the business in the first place. You have to keep focused and continue to do your job. I still feel strongly that it’s very important to have independent journalism, especially from conflict zones.
On a side note, Foreign Policy has a gallery of Silva’s war zone work here.
Source: CJR
Photography Link Roundup
Published October 28, 2010 Photography 2 CommentsTags: critical mass, daguerreotypes, double rainbow, link, Lucie Awards, Michelle Sank, roundup, Sacha Baron Cohen
Photo by Dean Terry
• A man with a blog examines some daguerreotypes of the Cincinnati waterfront from 1848 and, with the help of a reader, unearths one of the first photos of humans — ever. [Boing Boing]
• The British Journal of Photography awarded its International Photography Award to Michelle Sank’s image of a man lying face down in the grass. People were dismayed and confused. One of the judges explains the decision. [BJP]
• Seven years of taking the same shot out his office window, and Andy Kyle finally got the big one — a double rainbow over the River Dart in Dartmouth, Devon. The double rainbow guy would be apoplectic. [Daily Mail]
• Critical Mass announces their Top 50 and the Lucie Awards were given out last night. Cheers to all. [A Photo Editor]
• Cameraman Mike Skiff is suing Sacha Baron Cohen for assaulting him at a Prop 8 rally (in character as “Bruno”) in LA in 2008. He wants $25K to make it all better. [E! News]
Armenia: The Elderly and War
Published October 27, 2010 Photo Of The Day , Photography Leave a Comment
Photo by United Nations
To see the entire issue visit F8mag
White House Photographer Pete Souza is Taking Your Questions
Published October 27, 2010 Photography , Photojournalism Leave a CommentTags: Pete Souza, White House
To submit your question go here.
Contrast LA: A Special Project at A&I
Published October 27, 2010 Exhibit , Photography Leave a CommentTags: Claire Mallett, David Rush and Marjorie Salvaterra, Lauren Frick, Lisa McCord, Marian Crostic, Michael Hutsenpiller, Stella Lee
If you find yourself in the Hollywood area over the next couple of weeks, you should stop by A&I Photographic and Digital Services where Contrast LA is showing.
The exhibit lasts until November 6 and includes work from Marian Crostic, Lauren Frick, Michael Hutsenpiller, Stella Lee, Claire Mallett, Lisa McCord, David Rush and Marjorie Salvaterra.
A&I Photographic and Digital Services
933 N. Highland Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038
Photo by Andrej Filev
“Suspicious Activity Reporting,” And We All Lose
Published October 26, 2010 Photographers' Rights , Photography , Police Harassment Leave a CommentTags: ACLU, SAR, Suspicious Activity Reporting
In an op-ed column today, the ACLU’s Michael German takes on “Suspicious Activity Reporting” (SAR) programs employed by the government in an effort to identify criminals and terrorists. The only problem? When the criteria of so-called suspicious activity is so broad as to include people taking photographs, jotting down notes, wearing hooded sweatshirts, etc., it essentially criminializes everyday, legal activities and makes all of our lives not just more uncomfortable, but less free. Moreover, as German notes, there is no evidence that “these programs have identified a single terrorist plot.”
A program that violates American values and fails to keep us safe is a lose-lose proposition. Law enforcement already has the authority it needs to fight crime and terrorism without sacrificing the rights of those it seeks to protect.
Incidentally, German is a former FBI special agent and intelligence expert.
Read the column here.
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