© Marvin Newman

This week, how do you know when you’re making good work? There are so many factors that contribute to the success of a project that worrying about a subjective definition of good ends up getting lost. Is just doing the work — any work — more important than whether or not you call it good? Marvin Newman is our Photographer of the Week.

Jim Carrey: I Needed Color on Vimeo

The Woman Who Paints the $1,000+ Backdrops Used by Top Photographers

Gary Numan: Life lessons from a synth-pop superstar

Dell Outlet Refurbished Laptops, Desktops & Servers

Eight photography podcasts you should be listening to now – Australian Photography

Marvin E. Newman – Wikipedia

Meet the Unsung New York Photographer Who Has Seen It All | Time.com

Marvin E Newman’s best photograph – coated sunbathers in 1950s Coney Island | Art and design | The Guardian

Photobook: City of Lights – The Undiscovered New York Photographer Marvin E Newman – British Journal of Photography

Marvin Newman – Pinterest

Picasso’s Self Portrait Evolution From Age 15 To Age 90 | Bored Panda

Blurred Boxing Action Pictures | Getty Images

© John Vachon

This week, we’re discussing order vs chaos and how each of us feels most productive. We also talk about how some forms of chaos can actually act as a motivator to help you focus and get more done. Plus, a follow up on last week’s discussion around purpose. John Vachon is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #electric

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Hosting for developers – WebFaction

Scott Bourne’s Bird Photography Gear Guide for Micro Four Thirds Shooters – 43 Rumors

Summertime Blues- Eddie Cochran – YouTube

Hidden Brain : NPR

Zeno’s paradoxes – Wikipedia

Time Remembered | Reelhouse

John Vachon – Wikipedia

1941 Chicago streets through the lens of a rookie FSA photographer

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Great Depression Photos

© Gosta Peterson

This week, what is the purpose of your work? What does it mean to live with purpose? Is purpose a necessary component to making good work? Also, the web is filled with reviews of everything you can imagine, but how do you know the unbiased ones from the affiliates and who do you trust? Gus Peterson is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #saturday7PM

Former Google SVP says Android phones ‘years’ behind the iPhone in photography | 9to5Mac

Raw Converter – Raw Photo Editor in Luminar | Macphun

Adam Savage Visits Third Man Records! – YouTube

Purpose Driven Life – What On Earth Am I Here For?

The Universe Doesn’t Care About Your ‘Purpose’ – The New York Times

Chicago Album Cover

Gösta Peterson, Barrier-Breaking Fashion Photographer, Dies at 94 – NYTimes.com

Gösta Peterson – Wikipedia

In Memoriam: Photographer Gösta “Gus” Peterson – Vogue

Gösta Peterson, Barrier-Breaking Fashion Photographer, Dies at 94 – The New York Times

© Olive Cotton

This week, we discuss the work of photographer Chris Killip, whose photographs of Northern England from the 1970s and 1980s manage to embody the spirit of the people as well as the landscape. Who are some of your favorite photographers who perfectly capture the feel or the energy of a particular time and place? We also talk about David Hockney, from the perspective of his ability to constantly explore and embrace new processes and techniques. Plus, the pros and cons of cropping. Olive Cotton is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #collageComposite

Chris Killip Photographer

Now Then: Chris Killip and the Making of In Flagrante | The Getty Museum

Hong Kong In The 1950s Captured By A Teenager

Chris Killip – Wikipedia

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Hockney | The Getty Museum

R.E.M. – Imitation Of Life (Official Music Video) – YouTube

Quantel Paintbox – Wikipedia

An Untouched Frank Lloyd Wright House Is For Sale | Apartment Therapy

“Painting with Light”. David Hockney. – YouTube

The Universe Doesn’t Care About Your ‘Purpose’ – The New York Times

Cropping – Krishna Mohan Photography

John G. Morris, Renowned Photo Editor in the Thick of History, Dies at 100 – NYTimes.com

Robert Freeman – The Greatest Forgotten Photographer of the 60s

MACK – Alec Soth – Sleeping by the Mississippi

Frank Lloyd Wright Drawings

Irving Penn: Centennial

Frank Lloyd Wright Interactive Portfolio

Usonia 1 – 99% Invisible

Olive Cotton – Wikipedia

Works by Olive Cotton :: The Collection :: Art Gallery NSW

Photography by the Letter — jeffery saddoris

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© Robert Freeman

We begin this week with a little tech talk around monitors. Is 4K the way to go, or is an ultrawide 1080 the better play? In the end it’s just pixels, but most photographers want as many as they can get. We also talk about elevating photography into an art form, exemplified by the career of John Szarkowski, an iconic photo curator who recently passed away. Plus, what makes a portrait? Robert Freeman is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #communication

AT-LP120-USB Direct-drive Professional Turntable (USB & Analog) with AT95E Cartridge || Audio-Technica US

Cheap Trick at Budokan – Wikipedia

Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005–2016 

SGI 1600SW – Wikipedia

SGI O2 – Wikipedia

ultrawide, LCD / LED Monitors, Monitors, Computer Systems – Newegg.com

John Szarkowski, Eminent Curator of Photography, Dies at 81 – The New York Times

Atget: Postcards of a Lost Paris

Brassai: The Monograph

Superman’s ‘stache is causing woes for Justice League

“White Nights” – 11 pirouettes – YouTube

11pirouettes-Slo-mo analysis of Baryshnikov in White Nights – YouTube

Olive Cotton Award: Photographic portrait prize awarded to image without a face

A Camera Made from 32,000 Drinking Straws – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * ART * DESIGN * MUSIC * FILM * PHOTO * PROJECTS

Miroslav Tichý – Wikipedia

Photographer Snaps Nearly A Hundred Photos a Day With Homemade Camera | Fstoppers

Photography by the Letter — jeffery saddoris

Robert Freeman (photographer) – Wikipedia

REVOLVER: Robert Freeman’s Cover Design – YouTube

Robert Freeman – The Greatest Forgotten Photographer of the 60s

This week, a listener asks for advice on how to fund a print project, which leads us on a discussion around potential solutions as well as options for compromise on what the end product looks like — something anyone who has made anything will likely be able to relate to. Also, a few stories that re-open the discussion around copyright and what a slippery slope it can be to navigate on both sides of the equation. Plus, “fake” is the new “it” word — fake news, fake photos, fake fame — but what happens when we really do lose our ability to tell fact from fiction? Martin Munkácsi is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #reverse 

A Band’s Not-So-Impressive Response To Being Called Out On Copyright Infringement

YouTuber upgrades base-model 5K iMac with seventh-gen Intel Core i7 processor, 64 GB of RAM, and more [Video] | 9to5Mac

A monkey selfie copyright case returns to the spotlight – CNET

El-Co Color Labs, Inc.

Picture Frames – Leading Online Store for Photo Frames

Xavier Roberts – Wikipedia

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – Wikipedia

Janus Films — David Lynch: The Art Life

Stuck Shutter Photography

Can you tell fake news when you see it? – The Washington Post

Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop

Matisse/Diebenkorn

Kylie and Kendall Jenner are sorry they wanted to sell you an old Tupac shirt for $125 – LA Times

Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner sued by man who took Tupac photos they used on ‘vintage’ shirts – LA Times

On Taking Pictures — Kristopher

Martin Munkácsi – Wikipedia

Martin Munkacsi, 1896-1963 Photo Gallery by Oleg Moiseyenko’s Stock Photography at pbase.com

Martin Munkacsi: Think While You Shoot! | International Center of Photography

© William Christenberry

This week, we discuss the possibilities of stepping outside our comfort zones. Sometimes, the beginning of a project seems too far out of reach — maybe even more than we can handle — but we find that the sweet spot in the Venn diagram between challenge and uncertainty is exactly what we need to take the work somewhere it couldn’t have gotten to any other way. Also, where have all the Renaissance men gone? William Christenberry is our Photographer of the Week.

Bill’s Sound-a-like of “Big Shot” from college

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Complex

I Love Lucy – On Stage Color Footage (1951) – YouTube

Beer Shots — Santé Food Photography

Studs Terkel – “Working”

Amelia Earhart – Wikipedia

Amelia Earhart May Have Survived Flight, New Photo Suggests | Time.com

Smithsonian Curator Weighs In on Photo That Allegedly Shows Amelia Earhart in Japanese Captivity | Smart News | Smithsonian

Thomas Ruff’s vintage photos of Hollywood actresses – CNN.com

The Wild Life of Nadar, an Early Photographer Who Knew How to Give a Party – NYTimes.com

Robert Burridge Studio

Inkjet Photographic Papers Premium Photo Paper by Red River

William Christenberry – Wikipedia

William Christenberry | Photography Artist | Jackson Fine Art

William Christenberry: Kodachromes

© Jason Lee

This week, for all of the “improvements” in the creative tools we use — specifically around software — have they really gotten noticeably better? Faster, yes. But are we more productive and is the work we produce better because of the tools or is it something else? Also, nepotism might get you in the door, but it doesn’t keep you in the game. Plus, should an artist be allowed to destroy his or her work from beyond the grave? Jason Lee is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #electric

Affinity Photo – Professional image editing software

Stop the Hate Towards Brooklyn Beckham Simply Because Nepotism Exists | Fstoppers

bb (@brooklynbeckham) • Instagram photos and videos

Photobucket Plus Storage | Photobucket

Edward Albee’s Final Wish: Destroy My Unfinished Work – NYTimes.com

PHOTOGRAPHS — RYAN McGINLEY

Every FORD Truck from 1917 to 2016 AWESOME! – YouTube

Photographs — Jason Lee

jason lee (@jasonlee) • Instagram photos and videos

Jason Lee’s Photography of a Dust-Covered America

“A Plain View” with Jason Lee by The Kodakery | Free Listening on SoundCloud

de Kooning: A Way of Living

© Lilian Day Thorpe

This week, we’re talking about inherited meaning, specifically related to last week’s discussion around using tintype to capture older blues musicians and how that process seemed to “fit” the subject matter. Does the process give the photographs more meaning? Is the fact that they are actual tintypes “better” than if a similar effect had been achieved with a preset or a filter? Also, a terrific story about a husband and wife, their Hasselblad, and the Moon. Lilian Day Thorpe is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #interference

Karl Taylor Education | Photography training by Karl Taylor

Batman 66 Labels (@batlabels) • Instagram photos and videos

A Big Dumb Button · DEDPXL

The death of the electric guitar – Washington Post

Gibson Guitar: Min-ETune™

Six Months with the M2 and My Struggles with the Myth of Leica – Casual Photophile

Forget digital. Film is still king when photographing the American landscape. – British Journal of Photography

Sony announced a new 10 Megapixel Four Thirds sensor with instant HDR – 43 Rumors

The Inner Landscapes of Common Men: Bryan Schutmaat – Faded & Blurred

In This LA Neighborhood, Protest Art Is A Verb : NPR

Art Gallery Closures Grow for Small and Midsize Dealers – The New York Times

Home | Phaidon

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Lilian Day Thorpe

© Khadija Saye

This week, a discussion around long term projects, inspired by the work and career of Ed Gold, a photographer who often spends years on a single body of work. Also, art and politics have had a long shared history, but has the current political climate allowed art to cross the line? Plus, choosing the right medium for the job and advice on printing your images. Khadia Saye is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #sublime

Amazon.com: Happybuy Commercial Donut Maker 6L Capacity 3 KW Automatic Donut Maker with 3 Sets of Mold Donut Making Machine Wider Oil Tank Heavy Duty Stainless Steel: Kitchen & Dining

A photographer finds home in the world’s most remote places

Music Maker Relief Foundation – Preserving the Soul of America’s Music

‘Trump death’ in Julius Caesar prompts threats to wrong theatres – BBC News

Advice on Printing your Images – YouTube

jeffery saddoris — Process Driven: Sean Tucker

On Taking Pictures — Kristopher

Khadija Saye – Home

In pictures: the ‘remarkable, powerful’ works of Khadija Saye who died in Grenfell Tower blaze