insights into photography
From the wonderful Denver Post,see all the pictures in the gallery here
Muslim pilgrims climb a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy on the Plain of Arafat near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims, some 1.7 million of them from abroad, have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year’s pilgrimage.
Chinese people walk down spiral steps of a newly-opened Apple Store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Apple Computer opened its fifth store in mainland China, and it is the largest in Asia.
Pictures of the Week is a Denver Post Plog that gathers the strongest photojournalism from around the world.
Pakistanis walk in a livestock market set up in a field, for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice”, during sunset, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Muslim pilgrims climb a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy on the Plain of Arafat near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims — some 1.7 million of them from abroad — have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year’s pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Afghan refugee girl, Areeba Mohammed, 5, center, talks with a girl, not pictured, while she and her father, seen left pushing a cart, collect useful items from a pile of garbage left in a field next to a slum where they live, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
A Muslim headscarf vendor arranges a mannequin as he waits for customers at his stall in a market in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Aceh is the only province in the world’s most populous Muslim country that implements Islamic sharia law. (AP Photo/Heri Juanda)
A young balloon seller leans on a parked scooter as he waits for customers near a fair ground in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Kashmiri Muslim women stretch their arms to receive blessed sweets outside the Shah-e-Hamdan shrine to commemorate the death anniversary of sufi scholar Mir Syed Ali Hamadani in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Hamadani, who was born in Iran, visited Kashmir several times and played an influential role in the spread of Islam in the valley (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Chinese people walk down spiral steps of a newly-opened Apple Store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Apple Computer opened its fifth store in mainland China, and it is the largest in Asia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Techradar has done a good job of pulling together a list of the best cameras in each sector, no mean feat considering the array of different camera types that now exist. The popularity of compact system cameras (CSCs), the sort of small mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses, has exploded over the last year, due to the quality images and flexibility of use they deliver. If you like to keep up with the latest advances in camera technology, you will have had your hands full for the past year, since the popularity of compact system cameras has resulted in even more new models being released and more manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon, including Nikon and Fuji. Although choice is generally a good thing, the vast array of CSCs on the market today can make choosing the right one a daunting prospect. See their full report here
Panasonic are pretty heavily into this type of camera and there are a number of Panasonic Lumix CSC typr cameras, have a look here to see the range and read reviews
This is the Amateur Photographer take on the best CSC cameras of 2012
and What Digital camera choose their best 5 here
There are hundreds of digital compact cameras out there, with advanced, superzoom and rugged camera options all being available.The right choice, of course, depends on what you want from your digital camera. Maybe you’re looking for a high-end compact camera or perhaps you want something more basic to help someone else get started in photography. The term compact camera covers such a wide range of camera types, Tech Radar have done a good job here in bringing together 33 recommended camera
I think it is always a good idea to cross reference reviews and here is a list of the cameras What Digital Camera recommend, as they say
Given that all the cameras we’ve listed here scored over 90% they earned a WhatDigitalCamera.com ‘Gold’ award – our equivalent of an Oscar award. Put simply they’re the best compact cameras on the market today. Go here for the full review
Another trusted source is Amateur Photographer, I think I first read this magazine when I was about 15, so decades ago follow this link to find their views
Finally Digital Cameras Top Ten Reviews have an easy to understand chart with links to fuller reviews, go here for their wisdom
Steve McCurry is one of the greatest living photographers he has many books here are a few
Nietzsche said about religion…
There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings.
This exhibition features some of the colour photography of Henri Cartier-Bresson
Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2R 1LA
8 November 2012 – 27 January 2013
Daily 10.00-18.00
Until 21.00 on Thurs 8, 29 Nov & 6, 13, 20 Dec
Terrace Rooms & Courtyard Rooms, South Wing
Free admission
It is well-known that Cartier-Bresson was disparaging towards colour photography, which in the 1950s was in its early years of development; his reasoning was based both on the technical and aesthetic limitations of the medium at the time.
Featuring 10 Cartier-Bresson photographs never before exhibited in the UK alongside over 75 works by 14 international acclaimed photographers, this extensive showcase will illustrate how photographers working in Europe and North America adopted and adapted the master’s ethos famously known as the ‘decisive moment’ to their work in colour.
An exhibition of photographs by Cecil Beaton at the Imperial War Museum
For much of his career, Cecil Beaton worked as a photographer, cartoonist and writer for Vogue, one of the world’s leading fashion and lifestyle magazines. His relationship with the magazine was strained at times but his contributions were always eye-catching and memorable. During the Second World War, Beaton juggled his role as an official war photographer with his work for Vogue.
Starts 6 September 2012 Ends 1 January 2013
Admission Adult £8, Concessions (student, senior) £6, Children (aged 15 and under) Free. Friends of IWM go free.
There is a review of the exhibition here
There is a book from the exhibition get details here
The exhibition associated with this competition is on show at The National Theatre London from November 12th to January 12th. Over 100 photographs of some of the most beautiful landscapes in the UK will be on display, from entries to this popular annual competition, now in its sixth year.
Free exhibition. No tickets required.
Open during building opening hours
Mon – Sat: 9.30am – 11pm
Sun (when open): 12 noon – 6pm
Winter field, Stirlingshire, Scotland by Robert Fulton
Tarns Hows in autumn, Cumbria, England by Malcolm Blenkey
Enchanting skies over Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England by David Webb
The Dark Square Mile, London, England by Howard Kingsnorth
For further details visit the National Theatre web site here
Here is the book from the exhibition
Oxford School of Photography 