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Amateur Photographer
20-Jul-2019Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Amateur Photographer is the world's oldest weekly magazine for photography enthusiasts. With its unique weekly format, it is the first for news and events, plus features on techniques, equipment tests and darkroom advice. It appeals to those interested in buying and learning about digital and film photographic equipment, wanting advice on improving their technique, and learning about the greats in photography. Regular features on reader portfolios, darkroom, digital, black & white and photographer profiles ensure all areas of photography are covered. With an audience of dedicated photography enthusiasts.
I DENNE UTGAVEN
a week in photography
Did you know that when NASA set out on its quest to reach the moon it had no plans for how it would be photographed? The first astronauts took cameras they bought themselves, from local drugstores. The Hasselblad debuted when Walter Schirra bought one from a Houston camera shop and had NASA engineers modify it for space. These are among the fascinating facts in this Collector’s Issue which brings you the photographic story of the 20th-century’s greatest achievement. And nothing conveys the beauty and fragility of our little blue home, or the importance of looking after it, like William Anders’s iconic ‘Earthrise’ – we tell you the story behind what I consider to be the most important photo ever taken. Finally, you may never get to visit the moon, but…
online picture of the week
Frogs Canon EOS 77D, 100mm f/2.8, 1/160sec at f/16, ISO 100 by Helen Davies THIS picture of frogs was uploaded to our Twitter page using the hashtag #appicoftheweek. It was taken by photographer Helen Davies. She tells us, ‘I attended a “Just Frogs” photography workshop at Liberty's Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre in Ringwood, Hampshire, the other day. It has a studio set up for photographing the frogs, using studio lights. We started off with one frog then introduced another one. When they sat together they looked so appealing, so I took the shot, focusing on the eye closest to the camera.' IMAGES MAY BE USED FOR PROMOTION PURPOSES ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA…
news round-up
Olympus tough compact sees red Olympus has released a special fire-engine red version of its Tough TG-6 compact camera, exclusive to John Lewis. This resilient compact is waterproof to 15m and freeze-proof to -10°C, as well as being dustproof and shockproof. Key features include a 4x optical zoom lens, a backlit 12MP sensor, and the ability to record 4K video at 30fps. There are also new underwater modes. The eye-catching camera is available to pre-order now from John Lewis for £449.99. Leica discounts and trade-in deals You don’t normally associate Leica with discounting, but it is offering up to £1,725 savings on the Leica SL and various kit lenses. The camera is selling for £6,950 with the Summilux-SL 50mm, for example, and you can get a £1,300 trade-in bonus for a working DSLR…
big picture
PHOTOGRAPHER Ralph Morse captured this photograph in 1964, and it shows new astronauts Ted Freeman (bottom), Buzz Aldrin (centre) and Charlie Bassett (top) experiencing zero gravity in NASA's Boeing KC-135 aircraft – affectionately known as the ‘vomit comet'. Ralph was a staff photographer for LIFE magazine and he captured some of the most pivotal events of the 20th century, from World War II to the United States space program. This image is from a new Taschen book (www.taschen.com) by Norman Mailer called MoonFire, 50th Anniversary Edition that includes hundreds of iconic images of the Apollo 11 journey sourced from NASA, magazine archives and private collections. © RALPH MORSE/TIME & LIFE PICTURES/GETTY IMAGES/ TASCHEN SOURCE: HASSELBLAD…
marilyn stafford award winners exhibition
AT THE 2019 AP Awards we honoured veteran photojournalist Marilyn Stafford, for her lifetime achievements in photography, and you can now see the winners of her own Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award. This award is granted annually to ‘a professional woman photographer towards the initiation or completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay which addresses an important social, environmental, economic or cultural issue, whether local or global.' The overall winner is Özge Sebzeci from Turkey, for ‘I Am Beautiful – But My Destiny…' (see picture above) and the two runners-up are Simona Ghizzoni (Italy) for ‘UNCUT' and Mary Turner (UK) for ‘Dispossessed'. Sebzeci's work looks at Syrian refugee child marriages in Turkey and how to stop them, while Ghizzoni covers FGM in Africa and Europe, and Turner examines the survival…
nadav kander and alamy in ‘photo of a photo’ row
A DISPUTE has erupted between celebrated portrait photographer and artist Nadav Kander, The Big Issue magazine and major stock library Alamy. In a recent post on his Instagram page, Kander accuses The Big Issue of publishing a photo (via Alamy) of one of his most famous images – a portrait of film director David Lynch – without his permission. ‘A “photographer” goes to one of my exhibitions and photographs my framed print of David Lynch,' a clearly aggrieved Kander writes. ‘He uploads this picture to Alamy. Now this week The Big Issue publishes an interview with David and buys this despicably shot picture of my photograph, crops in and uses it on the cover…. Unbelievable blatant copyright infringement… I would never have wanted this photograph sold.' A representative of The Big…
