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  • The More Things Change...

    A couple of new photography books — both featuring work from the mid-20th century — shed light on two enduring obsessions in American society: G.I.s and glamour. In 2007, as current headlines veer from the casualties of Iraq to the travails of Anna Nicole and Britney and back again, it's illuminating to see how transfixed our nation was with both the plight of soldiers at war and the lifestyles of the rich and famous half a century ago. It's also remarkable how the objects of these obsessions have changed, not necessarily for the better.
    • By Popphoto Staff on March 12, 2007

    A couple of new photography books — both featuring work from the mid-20th century — shed light on two enduring obsessions in American society: G.I.s and glamour.

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  • Kike Arnal at the Half King Tuesday

    I began researching the demographic statistics of the city, I was shocked to find that Washington, DC has the highest rates of teenage pregnancy, infant mortality, and HIV infection in the country. Not to mention that 20% of its population (and over 30% of its children) live in poverty and male African Americans have the shortest life span in the country.What: In the Shadow of Power: Poverty in Washington D.C.When: March 12 - May 8th, 2007Where: The Half King, 505 W 23RD STOpening Talk: Tuesday, March 13th at 8p.m
    • By Popphoto Staff on March 9, 2007


    For those of you in The City, and by The City I mean New York City, hop on over to the West Side Tuesday to see Kike Arnal's slideshow pre

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  • Friday Photo Quiz #4

    First, we should pay tribute to Liz Kuball, who answered last week's quiz question about Margaret Bourke-White. She correctly identified the first Henry Luce magazine that Bourke-White shot for (Fortune). The magazine's working title prior to publication was Power.Now for this week's question: At one point in his life, Ansel Adams thought about becoming a professional pianist. Then he saw the work of a famous photographer and decided to become one himself.
    • By Popphoto Staff on March 9, 2007


    First, we should pay tribute to Liz Kuball, who answered

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  • Aperture Event: March 7

    6:30 pmFree and open to the publicAperture Gallery547 W. 27th St., 4th FloorNew York City
    • By Popphoto Staff on March 7, 2007

    The New Color: The Return of Black and White is part of the Aperture- and Art+Commerce-sponsored "Tip of the Tongue Heated Debate" series. This time panelists including monochrome photographer Jason Evans will ponder young photographers' use of age-old black-and-white styles.

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  • ICP Infinity Award Winners Announced

    We're always a bit bemused by the selections for said awards, so we'll dissect the worthy and the not-so-worthy after the jump.
    • By Popphoto Staff on March 6, 2007


    Talk about strange bedfellows.

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  • Where to Go and What to See

    Then there are FIVE group exhibitions that are bound to be a good time: SoHo Photo's Krappy Kamera Exhibition (of photos made entirely with cameras from the and The Jewish Museum's survey of contemporary Israeli art, Dateline Israel.
    • By Popphoto Staff on March 6, 2007


    WARNING: This week's listings include an overwhelming number of exciting events.

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  • Flickr shows a little too much skin

    Alas, we were not so lucky.
    • By Popphoto Staff on March 6, 2007

    From News.com:Due to server problems, an unknown number of Flickr users found
    unwanted images, including porn shots, posted on their pages over the
    three-day weekend.Alas, we were not so lucky.

    -Jay DeFoore

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  • Get Your Photos in a Museum

    ~Miki Johnson
    • By Popphoto Staff on March 5, 2007


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  • Friday Photo Quiz #3

    2. What was the original name given to that magazine prior to its first issue?
    • By Popphoto Staff on March 2, 2007


    Congratulations to Elan Remsford, who correctly answered all the questions from

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  • Record Price for A Herb Ritts Photo

    The Oscars weren’t the only big show in Los Angeles last Sunday. Things were also shaking at t he Elton John AIDS Foundation Benefit Auction at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, where a photograph by the late Herb Ritts sold for $190,000. That represents a new record for a Ritts photo at auction. The photograph, “Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989,” is one of Ritts’s best-known images and an icon of the era of the supermodel in the 1980s. The print that was sold measured 40 x 42 inches and was part of an edition of nine.
    • By Popphoto Staff on March 1, 2007


    The Oscars weren’t the only big show in Los Angeles last Sunday.

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