© LINDA CONNOR, Chartres, 1983 Words are tucked away at the back of Odyssey, Linda Connor’s most recent book of photographs, a series of 142 tri-tone plates published by Chronicle in 2008. Drawn from work spanning four decades, this book, which accompanied a traveling exhibition in 2009-2010, embodies the very deliberate nature of [...]
© JUDY DATER, Juggler, 2012 Every Saturday morning, five-year-old Judy Dater eagerly went with her father to the movie theater he owned near Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. While he put away cartons of candy and popcorn and retreated to his office, she stepped into the blackest space imaginable to her, its [...]
Panasonic recently announced the latest additions to its popular Lumix line of cameras and lenses: the Lumix G5 interchangeable lens mirrorless system camera; the Lumix FZ200 super-zoom compact camera; and the Lumix G Vario 45-150 mm interchangeable telephoto zoom lens. “These products represent the next generation in their respective categories, allowing shooters at every level [...]
Sigma Corporation of America announces the new 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lens, which offers a more compact size, macro capability with a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2.9 and the use of Thermally Stable Composite (TSC) material. Often compared to polycarbonate, TSC has a high degree of elasticity and exhibits little variation in its [...]
The new Canon EOS Rebel T4i features an 18-megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor, DIGIC 5 Image Processor that helps capture the action with high-speed continuous shooting of up to five frames per second and an extended ISO range of 100- 12800. The camera includes a revolutionary new autofocus (AF) system to achieve fast, sharp focus and [...]
The Pro Effects Kit from Lensbaby bundles the latest Lensbaby lens, optics & accessories and includes the Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 Optic, the Edge 80 Optic, Macro Converters, Lens Cleaning Cloth and the Lensbaby System Bag. This versatile kit provides a selective focus system solution for many types of photography, enabling you to [...]
Nikon has added two lenses to the NIKKOR lineup. The AF-S DX NIKKOR 18- 300mm v/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens is a versatile and compact 16.7X all-in-one super zoom DX-format lens. The AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR is an ideal standard zoom for any FX-format photographer. Both lenses are equipped with Nikon’s Vibration Reduction (VR) [...]
Macduff Everton’s recent book, The Modern Maya, Incidents of Travel and Friendship in Yucatà¡n (University of Texas Press, 2012) is a work of visual anthropology, with images and text by Everton. The subject of the book is a culture in transition over a period of four decades, beginning in 1967. Everton has earned [...]
In a booth on a quiet side of the Flying Star Café in the small town of Bernalillo, New Mexico, I found Danny Lyon working on an old Mac Powerbook. His heavy grey wool Pendleton coat, thrown across the table, bore a black and red “OCCUPY” button pinned to its lapel. Lyon, now 70, began [...]
She washes the last of the breakfast dishes, gives the children a quick goodbye kiss on the cheek, slings her camera around her neck and heads out the door. It’s another overcast Saturday in a northern Chicago suburb as nanny and housekeeper Vivian Maier takes the train once again into the city. Or [...]
