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

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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

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

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

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

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

This week, we discuss what happens when the results of a project just don’t seem to match the effort we put into making it. Is “giving your best shot” really good enough? Also, a follow up on a previous discussion on how certain places seem to enable or at least play a part in what we make in them. Wolfgang Suschitzky is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Print

Styles and Presets for Capture One

Lightroom Presets and E-book store -Thomas Fitzgerald Photography

Totally Rad! | Replichrome

David Gilmour – Wider Horizons BBC Documentary – YouTube

Unseen photos taken by Prince’s personal photographer | Dazed

diglloyd macperformanceguide.com Blog

Going Live -Trev and Simon ‘Swing Your Pants’ Compilation 1991 – YouTube

Apple’s New Podcast Data, Analytics Will Change the Industry

Chris Ashworth (@ashworthchris) • Instagram photos and videos

Wolfgang Suschitzky – Wikipedia

Wolfgang Suschitzky obituary | Art and design | The Guardian

Wolfgang Suschitzky, Photographer and Cinematographer, Dies at 104 – The New York Times

Get Carter (1971) Official Trailer – Michael Caine, Ian Hendry Movie HD – YouTube

This week, what happens when machines learn enough to not only sort pictures, but make them? Is creativity just an algorithm after all? Also, a discussion around self-publishing using a cookbook as an example as well as a reader who’s life was changed by it. Michael Wolf is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #RandomDoubleExposure

macOS High Sierra Preview – Apple

Affinity Photo – Professional photo editing for iPad

Why We Are Self Publishing the Aviary Cookbook – Lessons From the Alinea Book.

Watch Grant Achatz In An Exclusive ‘Chef’s Table’ Clip From Netflix – Eater Chicago

The Alinea Project by Allen Hemberger — Kickstarter

Allen & Alinea: One Man’s Odyssey Through an Iconic Cookbook – YouTube

Mario Testino’s sexiest snaps get supersized for exhibition | Dazed

How Photography is Changing in the Age of Machine Learning | PDN Online

Mario Testino Undressed – TASCHEN Books

Archillect (@archillect) | Twitter

The lawn-mowing-in-a-tornado dad photo that inspired a thousand memes – The Washington Post

Peebles Island | The Daily Gazette

Silence in Synesthesia – Photographs and text by Wen Hang Lin | LensCulture

MICHAEL WOLF PHOTOGRAPHY

The Last of “Tokyo Compression” | PDN Photo of the Day

‘On The Night Bus’ is published 17th Nov 2016 | NICK TURPIN

The Transparent City – Photographs by Michael Wolf | LensCulture

jeffery saddoris — Process Driven: Sean Tucker

This week, a brief discussion around depression after the tragic loss of Chris Cornell leads us into a discussion of Basquiat and the recent sale that put him at the top of the heap of American artists (at least in terms of dollars paid for a single piece). Also, do your tools or creative spaces imbue you with superpowers? Should we expect them to? Plus, Greg Heisler of light and color. Photojournalist Stanley Greene is our Photographer of the Week.

REPOST – Chris Cornell from June 2014 — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Jean-Michel Basquiat skull painting sells for record $110.5m at auction | Art and design | The Guardian

Is this Basquiat worth $110m? Yes – his art of American violence is priceless | Art and design | The Guardian

Pete Souza (@petesouza) • Instagram photos and videos

Some great ebooks for creatives |Adobe Community

Strobist: Lighting 103: Greg Heisler on Light and Color

Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Chewbacca and C-3PO! – YouTube

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Stunning short film about the Apollo moon landing made from astronauts’ photos / Boing Boing

Hilarious Winners of the First Annual ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’ – FLOW ART STATION

Stanley Greene: The Death of a Poet

Stanley Greene, Teller of Uncomfortable Truths, Dies at 68 – The New York Times

Poet. Follower of light. Storyteller. A remembrance of photographer Stanley Greene. – The Washington Post

On Taking Pictures – Google+

This week, a discussion around music producers leads to wondering if the same producer-artist relationship to be productive for photographers. Would bringing in an outside – yet trusted – set of eyes help newer, better work emerge? Also, where does criticism come into play? Do you post wanting unsolicited feedback or do you look for honest critique from only a select few. Plus, a couple listener emails on whether writing about photography (or art) helps or is even necessary and help in choosing full frame or crop sensor. Chema Madoz is our photographer of the week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #asymmetry

CENTER Juror’s Statements – CENTER

Opinion: A Disturbing Trend in Photography

The Nikon D500 – Reigniting The DX / FX Debate And A Few High ISO Photos

John Mayer BLACK1 Replica by MCG – YouTube

Leica M4 Garry Winogrand

Wear Good Shoes: Inspiring Advice from Magnum Photographers – Free guide from Magnum Photos | LensCulture

Chema Madoz – Wikipedia

Pagina web de Chema Madoz

Release The Kraken! | Know Your Meme