http://www.acurator.com/blog/ en Copyright 2012 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:52:56 -0500 If you're going to have a rep, you'd be lucky to have one like Mollie Jannasch, of Agency MJ. She's charming, enthusiastic, unpretentious and tenacious. We met at NYCFotoworks where she showed me portfolios from the photographers in her... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/02/claudio-napolitano.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/02/claudio-napolitano.html Photographers Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:52:56 -0500 I met Mr. Toledano at a shi-shi event a couple of years ago. We wore similar outfits and shared an accent. I remember being embarrassed that I didn't know his work at the time, which I discovered to be bloody... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/02/philip-toledano-mad-genius.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/02/philip-toledano-mad-genius.html Photographers Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:22:29 -0500 "I just went to Egypt to get in touch with the Arab Spring, the second part of the revolution and of course I didn't want to just photograph only protest. I want to photograph the people around Tahrir as well.... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/ole-elfenkamper-cairo.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/ole-elfenkamper-cairo.html Photographers Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:32:38 -0500 "Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can. The revelation, if it comes at all, will come in a small fraction of a second with... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/yousuf-karsh-artists.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/yousuf-karsh-artists.html Karsh Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:51:09 -0500 It's not all Audrey Hepburn and Helen Keller over here at the Karsh satellite archives - we've got plenty of controversial figures in the files. As protests in Egypt continue into their second year, here is ex-President Hosni Mubarak, photographed... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/hosni-mubarak.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/hosni-mubarak.html Karsh Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:32:38 -0500 The ever-entertaining Dirk Anschütz has a new post on his Heavy Light blog about a shoot he did with his football mates (soccer buddies) 'Chinatown Ballers - The Miracle on Turf': "Some of the regular highlights of my New... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/dirk-anschutz-soccer.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/dirk-anschutz-soccer.html Photographers Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:25:04 -0500 Maloyn Chatelin © Denis DarzacqIn other series Denis Darzacq uses dancers and athletes to capture able bodies in suspension, in urban settings. In 'Act,' 2008-2011, he photographed people with physical limitations, from a variety of backgrounds, careers and locations from... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/denis-darzacq-act.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/denis-darzacq-act.html Magazine Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:53:06 -0500 Masauna Kristiansen with whip, Inglefield Fjord, North Greenland 1987 © Ragnar AxelssonA new show opens next week at Proud UK's Chelsea gallery. A little different to the usual, 'Last Days of the Arctic' features photographs by Ragnar Axelsson of... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/last-days-of-the-arctic.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/last-days-of-the-arctic.html Exhibitions Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:03:10 -0500 http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/weegee-map-update.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/weegee-map-update.html Exhibitions Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:40:31 -0500 Muay Thai / Thai Boxing © Sara RubinsteinAs regular readers will realize, during the few hours I spent reviewing portfolios at NYC Fotoworks I met several great photographers. I think the vetting process serves good purpose.Sara Rubinstein and I... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/sara-rubinstein.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/sara-rubinstein.html Photographers Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:02:23 -0500 On Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday, an opportunity to publish a couple more Karsh photos from their session in 1970.And because a Karsh story is always worth repeating: "Muhammad Ali arrived at my New York studio with a breathless young editor... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/muhammad-ali-1.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/muhammad-ali-1.html Karsh Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:35:18 -0500 © Michel LeroyHere is another great photographer I met at a portfolio review.* Michel Leroy's gritty portraits of Rally Bikers depict a microcosm of the biking world at large."Attending motorcycle rallies throughout the American West allows me to create... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/michel-leroy-rally-bikers.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/michel-leroy-rally-bikers.html Magazine Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:54:21 -0500 Longhair OrientalKeith Barraclough is one of the warmest photographers I've ever encountered. Never heard a bad word about him, or out of him. He photographed an awful lot of dogs last year - they are great portraits but I'm a... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/keith-barraclough-cats.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/keith-barraclough-cats.html Photographers Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:50:41 -0500 2012 is a big year for the Brits. Queen Elizabeth will be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee - here is one of the many photographs Mr Karsh took at four separate sessions across four decades."Official portrait of British monarch HM Queen... http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/queen-elizabeth-diamond-jubilee.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/queen-elizabeth-diamond-jubilee.html Karsh Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:37:29 -0500 http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/danny-ghitis-land-of-os.html http://www.acurator.com/blog/2012/01/danny-ghitis-land-of-os.html Magazine Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:35:42 -0500