© 2008 by Mason ResnickHow often does the NY Times run a headline as big as today's? Well, I happen to have one of the previous instances.
Anyone know what the other two were?
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Sometimes it pays to be a pack rat
© 2008 by Mason ResnickHow often does the NY Times run a headline as big as today's? Well, I happen to have one of the previous instances.
Anyone know what the other two were?
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Snow! In October! In New Jersey!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
James Nachtwey raises awareness about TB through his photographs
Photojournalist James Natchwey is on a mission to spread the word about the threat of potential worldwide Tuberculosis pandemic. XDR-TB is a resistant mutant strain that is affecting millions throughout the world and threatens many more people, but it is preventable. This video consists of 37 black-and-white photos by Nachtwey and a call to action.
I've spoken before about the power of photography, but in this case, what could be more powerful than raising awareness that could lead to saving lives?
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
9/11: What was there
© 1983, 2008 by Mason ResnickWorld Trade Center Observation Deck, 1983
© 1983, 2008 by Mason ResnickWorld Trade Center lobby, 1983
A distant but vivid memory.
In honor of Jonathan Ielpi, FDNY Squad 288, the son of my former next-door neighbor on Long Island, who died a hero on this date in 2001 while saving lives in the World Trade Center.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Whatizit?
Remember Izzy the Whatizit? He (or it) was the ill-fated mascot of the summer Olympics games in Atlanta in 1996. The name (or actually, the question, whatizzit?) came to mind when I found the above photo on a German web site, photoscala.de. They found the images on a Chinese language site, DPnet.com.cn. Note the Micro Four Thirds and Panasonic logos on the camera. It apparently has interchangeable lenses, and maybe that means also an interchangeable optical viewfinder. Could this be the first of the Micro Four Thirds cameras--and might it be that non-Leica digital rangefinder I've been asking the Great Pumpkin for?Here's my free-form interpretation of the Google-translation of the German:
"Anticipation has been running high since Olympus and Panasonic announced the Micro Four Thirds System. What, exactly, will the cameras look like? Does this system have a future? (Garbled translation...then...)
"This photo has added to the conjecture. We don't know if there will be an optical viewfinder, but in this photo it appears that there will simply be a rear LCD monitor. If this camera has an optical or very good electronic viewfinder, we want it. But we don't know if these pictures are leaked product shots, or simply photos of concept cameras. We'll know more when Photokina starts."
So...whatizit?
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Previously unpublished photo of Garry Winogrand at work
© 1976, 2008 by Mason ResnickI recently came across this old photo of Garry Winogrand. I took this shot during a 2-week Master Workshop with Garry at the Germain School of Photography in August, 1976. Our classroom was the streets of lower Manhattan, and I took this shot of Garry on Broadway. While it many not be the most interesting photo visually speaking, it's reminded me of one aspect of Garry's working methods.
First, notice that he has no camera strap. He's simply holding the camera in his hand.
Second, look at his camera bag, which is covered with strips of white tape (see detail). These were labels, and every time he finished a roll he'd jot down basic info about the lighting conditions and ISO, then put the strip on the roll of film before dropping it into his bag. Later, he would refer to this information and adjust film processing to best fit the shooting conditions. You could call it pre-digital EXIF data.Inside the camera bag was dozens of rolls of film, and a spare Leica M camera.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Remembering Henri Cartier Bresson on his 100th Birthday
Today would have been Henri Cartier-Bresson's 100th birthday. I consider him, along with Garry Winogrand, Robert Frank, and Elliott Erwitt to be one of the most influential photographers in my life.
I was lucky enough to meet HCB, at the New York Museum of Modern Art, at the press opening for his show, The Early Years. He was standing in one of the galleries, wearing a windbreaker with his camera descretely mostly hidden. My friend and co-worker Peter Moore recognized him and pointed him out to me. We walked over and introduced ourselves. I thanked him for his beautiful work. He smiled politely bowed his head as we shook hands.
Then he quickly walked off into the next gallery. That was the entire meeting, but for me it was, to coin a phrase, a decisive moment!
I was lucky enough to meet HCB, at the New York Museum of Modern Art, at the press opening for his show, The Early Years. He was standing in one of the galleries, wearing a windbreaker with his camera descretely mostly hidden. My friend and co-worker Peter Moore recognized him and pointed him out to me. We walked over and introduced ourselves. I thanked him for his beautiful work. He smiled politely bowed his head as we shook hands.
Then he quickly walked off into the next gallery. That was the entire meeting, but for me it was, to coin a phrase, a decisive moment!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
One day at Modern Photography in 1983...
Photo ©1983 by Robert AlexanderWhen Herbert Keppler passed away in January, I looked around but couldn't find this shot. It just surfaced and is still worth posting because of the story behind it. We staged this meeting at Modern Photography magazine as part as an effort to publicize the fact that we were making extraordinary efforts to clean up the mail order camera advertisers, many of whom in the early 80s were ripping off their customers with increased boldness. In the first year, we rejected over a million bucks worth of ads because the store owners wouldn't do simple things like deliver what people ordered at the advertised price. This was my first job, and I was hired by Burt Keppler (standing, in the center) to run a team of secret shoppers to help weed out the bad ads. The whole thing was Burt's idea, which is why I wanted to find this photo.
So here was the team, discussing how we would protect our readers from our unscrupulous advertisers, from left to right: yours truly (pretending to look corporate), Bob Kinney, Larry Wienstein, Burt Keppler, Rachel Segall, and Howard Shaw.
As I recall, some of us were having a bit of trouble keeping a straight face during this shoot, possibly because Howard was telling a dirty joke.
Random NYC street shot #23
©2008 by Mason ResnickQuick reminder: My online street photography class starts Sept. 12. Register today!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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