Photography is Dead

“Can an amateur take a picture as good as a professional? Sure,” Ms. Eismann said. “Can they do it on demand? Can they do it again? Can they do it over and over? Can they do it when a scene isn’t that interesting?” But amateurs like Ms. Pruitt do not particularly care.

The New York Times

Rock and Roll Photographer Jim Marshall dies at 74

Jim Marshall, took some of the most famous images of rock and pop musicians.

   

Photographs by Jim Marshall

Photojournalist Margaret Moth

Margaret Moth, a pioneering video female photojournalist has died of cancer at age 59. Even after getting seriously wounded and working in war zones for years, cancer took its toll. Checkout this fantastic piece from CNN, the network she worked for numerous years.

The Alabama Hills Photo Workshop - March 27

http://www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com/Alabama_Hills.html

Black Star Photographer Charles Moore dies at age 79

Charles Moore who documented the Civil Right movement from 1958 to 1965 has died. He was represented by Black Star and attended Brooks Institute of Photography to study fashion photography. (LA TIMES) I can recall seeing his photographs in LIFE MAGAZINE as a child. See this portfolio from THE NEW YORK TIMES.

Montgomery, Ala., 1958: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is sprawled across the booking desk at a police station as his stunned wife, Coretta, looks on. He was arrested for loitering at the Montgomery Courthouse and released when his identity became known to the police. (Charles Moore / Black Star)

Death Valley Abstractions

We had a fantastic trip to Death Valley last week. There was water at Badwater Basin and the weather was great.

There are spaces open for the Alabama Hills workshop on March 27th and Santa Barbara on May 15th.

Great Performers - The New York Times Magazine

Photo by Peter van Agtmael

A new floral photo gallery for Keith Skelton