Jeff Wall: “I Begin by Not Photographing”
Here's a short inspirational video featuring Canadian photographer Jeff Wall in which he talks about his method of allowing his eyes to do "photography" first before using his camera.
Here's a short inspirational video featuring Canadian photographer Jeff Wall in which he talks about his method of allowing his eyes to do "photography" first before using his camera.
The power of the Internet is awesome when it helps reunite people with lost photos, but it's even cooler when it uses photos to help reconnect people with relatives. That happened recently with a 71-year-old shoe shiner in China named Shufang Zhong. Zhong's daughter had moved to a far away city five years ago, and although they could speak on the phone, her daughter desperately wanted to see her face. The problem was, Zhong had absolutely no Internet access and no idea how to reach her daughter.
The Negative Effect is a documentary film by Malaysian director Dick Chua about a group of youngsters obsessed with film and lo-fi photography. He followed the group of about 40 photo-enthusiasts back in 2008 as they traveled to Penang Island in Malaysia to shoot and put on a photography exhibition without any sponsorship or support. The film premiered in Malaysia in 2009 and Singapore in 2011. Hopefully it'll start showing internationally soon, or at least become available as a DVD.
If you've ever wanted a lens to hug at night but found your actual glass to be a bit uncomfortable, then these plush pillows are designed for you. Plushtography is a new company that makes these lens-lookalike pillows by hand using "fleece, felt, and a little bit of love". You can buy a small prime pillow for $41 with shipping included or a pro zoom lens for $77.
