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Hennessy & Jonathan Mannion’s “Beyond The Covers” Exhibit
The Ohio native arrived in New York in the early 90s and his goal was to photograph the key players on the American hip hop scene: “My goal was to photograph all of the up-and-coming rap superstars of the time. No one had ever done it before”, he explains about his artistic approach.
20 years later, Jonathan Mannion has met and photographed artists who are icons of their generation, those who have left a mark on the history of the most important musical trend since Rock & Roll.
Chicago Suntimes Lays Off Entire Photo Staff
Reports are emerging that the The Chicago Sun-Times has laid off its entire photo staff.
According to The Chicago Tribune, 20 full-time staffers in the photo department received layoff notices Thursday. In a statement shared with its chief competitor, the Sun-Times said it was looking to shift more resources to video and other multimedia elements:
“The Sun-Times business is changing rapidly and our audiences are consistently seeking more video content with their news. We have made great progress in meeting this demand and are focused on bolstering our reporting capabilities with video and other multimedia elements. The Chicago Sun-Times continues to evolve with our digitally savvy customers, and as a result, we have had to restructure the way we manage multimedia, including photography, across the network.” Read More
More Than 500 Million Photos Are Shared Every Day
Mary Meeker, a renowned analyst with Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, estimates that there are now more than 500 million photos uploaded and shared every day on average, and she projects that number will grow to be twice as much as the year prior. Read More
Jay-z Look A Like In 1933 Harlem Photo
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture unearthed a 1933 photograph taken in Harlem of a man that bears a striking resemblance to the Roc Nation mogul, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.
“Your futures my past/ I been here before” – Jay-Z “Streets is Talking”
Beyoncé as Mrs. Carter in H&M
Forbes $126 Billion Cover Photo
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Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Bill and Melinda Gates–it was a gathering of giants. Forbes simply had to take a picture. On June 26 Forbes convened the first-ever Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy, a gathering of 161 billionaires and near-billionaires intent on solving the world’s most intractable problems. During a break in the action, twelve of the nation’s leading philanthropists sat for a group portrait by photographer Michael Prince in the Trustees Room at the New York Public Library. The net worth in the room: $126 billion. The historic photo folds out as the cover of the 30th annual Forbes 400 issue, the definitive ranking of America’s wealthiest people.
Afternoon Eyecandy: Janet Jackson vs. Teyana Taylor
Canon Unveils 5d Mark III
After more than a two-year wait (since the 5D Mark II was released), Canon finally revealed the highly-anticipated EOS 5D Mark III at a press launch today, along with a few other new accessories.
Sporting a 22.3-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor, the new dSLR comes with a whopping 61-AF point autofocus system, an ISO range of 100 to 25,600 (expandable to 102,400) and does 1080p full-HD video recording in 30, 25 and 24fps.
Price: $3500
It will be available at the end of March.
Book: Time Served on Death Row by Simone Green
Former Death Row Records Photographer Simone Green talks about her new book Time Served On Death Row which chronicalizes her time at the once iconic Hip-Hop label. Book due out Jan. 13, 2012
History: West Coast Photography (2pac, NWA, DJ Quik & more)
Michael Miller was the man at the right time when the west coast hip hop movement was exploding. Besides shooting all the major players in the game he also hung out with the artists and became a part of the culture. Shooting important figures like Cypress Hill, NWA, Tupac, Ice Cube, Snoop, House Of Pain, etc.
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