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Former picture editor with Reuters, The AP and AAP, London Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, and Group Picture Editor for Cumberland-Courier Newspaper Group.
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History & Antiques
Was Peter Lik’s world record Phantom photograph a good deal?
With one sale to a single client worth $10 million in 2014, photographer Peter Lik claimed three of the Top 20 spots for most expensive photographs ever sold. Lik had already laid claim to a position...
On Photography
Susan Sontag’s essay ‘Photography’ 50 years on
It is 50 years since Susan Sontag’s essay Photography was published This year marks 50 years since Susan Sontag’s essay Photography was published in the New York Review of Books. Slightly edited and renamed In Plato’s...
Climate Change
What is the Streisand effect?
The Streisand Effect is the phenomenon of significantly increasing public awareness of information when attempting to hide, remove, or censor that information. The Streisand Effect is named after Barbra Streisand, an American actress and singer,...
Earth Care
NASA’s Famous Blue Marble Photo Is 50 Years Old
The Blue Marble photograph, made by NASA’s Apollo 17 astronauts on December 7, 1972, is one of the most published photographs on Earth. The last manned mission to the Moon, Apollo 17, made this photograph of Earth...
History of Photography
Robert Capa, a prolific & great war photographer
Robert Capa, one of the most prolific and greatest war photographers, died on 25 May 1954 in Indochina after stepping on a land mine while photographing for Life Magazine. Capa hated war and he used the...
Art Galleries & Museums
Life Magazine’s Innovative Photography at MFA Boston
MFA Boston Presents Unprecedented Exhibition Exploring Life Magazine’s Innovative Use of Photography On view October 9, 2022–January 16, 2023. Photo captions: 1. Normandy Invasion on D‐Day, Soldier Advancing through Surf, 1944Robert CapaRobert Capa © International Center of Photography / Magnum...
History & Antiques
Glossary of photography terms for auction & collectors – with examples.
FEATURE Series: Collecting Old, Antique and Vintage Photography Albumen print Prints made on a paper coated with an egg white and salt solution, then sensitized with silver nitrates. Candid Shot The refinement of smaller cameras and better lens in...
Collectibles
FEATURE: Collecting Old & Vintage Photographs
The invention of photography in the 1830s opened up new vistas, a new way of seeing that has forever changed the way we view the world. In fact, it's difficult for the modern mind to...
On Photography
It’s Paris Photo Week ° November 8–13, 2022
PARIS PHOTO FAIR November 10–13, 2022. Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris Paris Photo, the leading international fair dedicated to the photographic medium, is held each November in the heart of Paris. For 25 years, the fair has contributed...
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Jason Statham diving at 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games
Before he became one of Hollywood’s most recognizable action stars, Jason Statham was an elite athlete, representing England as a diver at the 1990...
Submission to NSW Chief Scientist’s CSG Review
Submission to the NSW Chief Scientist following the meeting with Manning Clean Water Action Group on 16th of December 2013. Date: 2nd January 2014 -...
Court allows NGO to sue NSW Forestry Corp for Violations
In a landmark decision on May 16, 2024, the Court of Appeal has granted South East Forest Rescue (SEFR) the right to continue its...
Trump Orders USA Nuclear Testing to Resume
Trump orders US to resume nuclear testing Update 30 October 2026 - "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War...
Susan Sontag’s essay ‘Photography’ 50 years on
It is 50 years since Susan Sontag’s essay Photography was published This year marks 50 years since Susan Sontag’s essay Photography was published in the...