Photo by Shawn Nee / discarted
Not sure if this one will materialize, but there is an immigration reform march planned for this Saturday in downtown Los Angeles. The start time is allegedly 10 pm (which is very odd), since most rallies usually kick off before noon. I’m guessing the march actually begins at 10 am.
Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Time: 10 pm (the march may actually start at 10 am)
Location: Olympic and Broadway intersection (downtown Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, CA
Photo of Ernest Hemingway by Ken Heyman
“Not everyone will know Heyman’s name, but they are likely to recognize his work,” said Jean Folkerts, dean of the school. “Heyman created iconic images, and through them he told important stories. I’m glad we can share those stories with all who visit the school.”
To see Heyman’s work check out his website.
Source and exhibit details: UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Photo by Shawn Nee / discarted
Starting Monday, Oct. 18, our theme for the week will be “Superheroes.” So if you have, or know of, any great images of caped crusaders — portraits, street, documentary, etc — send them our way. We’ll pick a special five to include as the Photo of the Day.
Photo by Zisis Kardianos
Although it’s a few years old, Alex Webb’s Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names is still probably one of the better multimedia projects to ever grace the internet. And if you’re not familiar with Webb’s work, he is often referred as a master of composition and one of the best documentary photographers to ever hold a camera. His abilities will fill you with jealousy and self-loathing as you ask yourself, “Why can’t I take pictures like that?!”
To see more of Alex’s work, click here.
Photo by faelius
Last week on October 5, I decided to head to downtown Los Angeles to photograph a rally that was being held at the federal building. What was dubbed as a National Day of Action against FBI Repression ended up being a major non-event, and only about 5-10 people were there to protest the FBI’s recent raids that targeted political activists in Illinois and Minnesota.
So for a photographer hoping to capture another protest with the usual high energy associated with these kinds of events, there really wasn’t much to photograph. Plus, it started raining fifteen minutes into this tiny protest, and that was still before anyone even arrived. However, at the same time the rain started falling, a Department of Homeland Security vehicle arrived, which caused me to believe that people were going to show up—at some point—and they did.
I stuck around and burned the roll’s last few frames on the lackluster protesters that finally arrived and used the very last frame for the Homeland Security decal that was on the front fender of the DHS SUV. It seemed like an important stock image to get, seeing that DHS has been known to harass a photographer or two. I thought I could use my photo for future posts dealing with DHS harassment rather than pulling the DHS decal from the web.
Well, I should’ve known that I would be posting a video showing a DHS officer prohibiting me from returning to a protest that was being held on a public sidewalk before I even processed the roll of film I shot that day.
Photo by Mike Peters
Photo by chuckp
Photo by JH
Morro Bay, CA, isn’t just home to a secretive $133 million lottery winner and some cute-looking seals. On October 22-24, it’s also home to the Morro Photo Expo. For $129, photographers can partake in a variety of classes and workshops all weekend long, including instruction from outdoor photographer George Lepp, an HDR photography tutorial, and a one-on-one portfolio review.
For more info, go here.
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