- What a year: The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011.
- Take a very worthy of a short pause in your day to appreciate this beautiful world: The National Geographic Photo Contest.
- Odd–and oddly compelling — “fashion” photography: Pickup Trucks of the Libyan Liberation.
- The North Korean regime has certainly nailed the mass human coordination thing. (Theoretically related: the DPRK Party Rock Anthem. “Ain’t no party like a Pyongyang party, ’cause a Pyongyang party is ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY.”)
- Truth & Beauty:
- An advertising watchdog has banned excessive Photoshop use in cosmetics ads.
- Men Photographed in Stereotypical Pin-Up Poses. [Via]
- Interactive: How models morph under makeup.
Nice shots in the Nat Geo comp, shame it’s a con with egregious photo rights grabs and weasely get out clauses if they then get you into trouble. Not only that, they have the cheek to charge you for exploiting your images.
A shame as there is no need to pull these scams.
Last time I buy a NG magazine.
They also want model release forms – more unnecessary paranoia.
Interestingly it would appear the dubious clauses do not apply to UK + Australian residents.