This week, we chime in on a recent NY Times article that questions the new definition of photography. Should using a camera somewhere in the process be a prerequisite to calling something a photograph? Are curators simply throwing stuff at the wall and hoping that Art is the only thing that sticks? We also discuss a listener email that centers around the flood of tutorials and techniques available to photographers, which begs the question “What should I learn?” Plus, National Geographic shooter Bruce Dale is our Photographer of the Week.

With Cameras Optional, New Directions in Photography – NYTimes.com
Debunking the Myth of the 10,000-Hours Rule: What It Actually Takes to Reach Genius-Level Excellence | Brain Pickings
The 10,000 Hour Rule
Inside Instruments | Colossal
Snowflakes, night city and other things: My technique for snowflakes shooting
The artist with the bad camera | Photography | Agenda | Phaidon
Sundance 2014 Old-Fashioned Portraits – Sundance 2014 Victoria Will Tintypes – Esquire
Today In WTF: Russian Socialite Poses On Chair Made Of A Black Woman
The Reality Behind Instagram Feeds – The Bold Italic – San Francisco
Triangulation 134 | TWiT.TV

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Photographer of the Week

Bruce Dale – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruce Dale | Selected photos
Bullet Hitting Watch
30 Years of BAD Pictures on Vimeo