And the winner of the book by Elliott Erwitt “Personal Exposures” is: Peter G. of San Rafael, California.
Last weeks winner of the Howard Greenberg book ” 25 Years- A Celebration” was Pekka L. from Finland.
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Some more great stuff coming up!

Truly. I had to go out and buy another hard drive to store all of the visuals captured on this trip.

All in all,it has been an amazing time here in NYC for a week of photo-ness. And not over yet
Walked the trade show floor, shooting video like crazy, trying to find the really worthwhile things out there for you that make sense.
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And we did. I think there is a strong BEST OF SHOW product you will truly dig, and we’ll be able to give one away to one of our readers in the weekly giveaway. Continue Reading »

Hmmmmm….. let those whose are without sin caste the first stone..or photograph.
C’mon there is a certain guilty pleasure in the latest celebrity photo IF there is a unique quality or story line attached.
STORY LINE ???????

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Yep, that is the mission statement apparently behind BuzzFoto agency which caters primarily to the business of paparazzo.
Now the founders come from 2 generations of the breed. (no offense meant).

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Photo by Brad Elterman/BuzzFoto.com Continue Reading »

A vision realized.
Hossein Farmani has a passion to celebrate photography and he shared that passion with a theater full of like minds on Monday night.

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Photographer Vincent handled the Step and Repeat (the background with sponsors names) with aplomb
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The crowd easily filled the lobby and the Pilsner-Urquell, title event sponsor, was flowing.
As someone has said recently ” I don’t always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Pilsner-Urquell” Tasty stuff.

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The photo studio was set up here also. Honoree Howard Zeiff and his wife strike a pose here. Continue Reading »

Actually, it was a lot more than idle chat here on day 2 of the week of photography in NYC, and we were back at Splashlight studios. Today the press was able to interview some of the honorees of this years Lucies Awards. And there is video of all of the interviews we did that will post shortly on YouTube and the VIDEO page, right here on the site.

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Elliott Erwitt
© Damon Webster 2007

One thing I will tell you about Mr. Erwitt, this years lifetime achievement honoree; his persona is identical to his photographs. Not quite sure how to explain it but perhaps you should take a look at his work, before the video is posted.

Hmmmm…maybe we should giveaway his book Personal Exposures. You know, that’s exactly what we’ll do.

And you should take a look at all of their work. You’re gonna love hearing from these masters in their own words and when you are familiar with the photographs that made them famous, well, it will be a richer experience.
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Ralph Gibson
© Damon Webster 2007

We covered many subjects including the people that influenced them, insight into their modus operandi, and some words of advice for the young photographers.

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Eugene Richards
© Damon Webster 2007

And here’s how to get the Elliott Erwitt book “Personal Exposures” for free…… Continue Reading »