[photopress:FE_PR_091109milkyway.jpg,full,centered] X-ray and infrared light peer through celestial dust to reveal the core of our galaxy. A new image pulled from three high-powered telescopes offers a never-before-seen view of the insides of our Milky Way Galaxy. The Hubble and Spitzer telescopes and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory have joined forces to bring us an incredible image
[photopress:kutcher_contest.jpg,full,centered] A snapshot of Ashton Kutcher's entry in the Nikon Film Festival Twitter users may be able to microblog their thoughts at less than 140 characters, but can they put all that on film? In a new short film contest from camera-maker Nikon, budding filmmakers are challenged to submit their own videos of 140 seconds
[photopress:20091020luguang26.jpg,full,centered] Migrant worker, April 10th, 2005. Photo by Lu Guang Though China may be a growing superpower in the world economy, not everyone is happy about the side effects unleashed in the country's wake. In a new collection of photographs, the spotlight is put on the dark and dirty side of China's rise to the
[photopress:ramones.jpg,full,centered] "The Ramones" by Ian Dickson (1977). Photo: Ian Dickson In a new exhibition of rock and roll photography in New York City, the focus falls not on the rock stars, but on the photographers. The Brooklyn Museum's "Who Shot Rock N Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present" offers up almost 200 photographs
[photopress:oswald_l.jpg,full,centered] Lee Harvey Oswald in his backyard. According to a Dartmouth computer scientist, the infamous photograph of JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been almost impossible to fake. After being arrested and charged with the murder of President John F. Kennedy, Oswald was interrogated by Dallas police and
[photopress:paralympian.jpg,full,centered] Paul Floyd Blake's portrait of Rosie Bancroft. Photograph: National Portrait Gallery/PA Paul Floyd Blake's touching portrait of Rosie Bancroft, a disabled swimmer with Olympic dreams, has won one of the world's top photography competitions. And he did it all with the use of 100 year-old technology. The National Portrait Gallery's annual Photographic Portrait Prize
[photopress:china.jpg,full,centered] Photography, like many other art forms, has long been the realm of the individual artist. But with projects like the one in Guangzhou, China, it may actually help bring entire communities together. "Guangzhou Supports You!" is a crowdsourced, grass-roots photography activity in China that asks residents to contribute to an online forum with pictures
[photopress:any_window_1940.jpg,full,centered] "Any Window," 1940. Photo by Roy DeCarava Roy DeCarava, whose 70 year career in photography was marked by a style, substance and subject matter that made him one of the most respected photographers of the 20th century, passed away last week. He was 89 years old. Growing up in Harlem in the '30s, DeCarava
If photography has ever been limited in its scope, it's probably because of the artist's inability to find the right position. But what if you were able to get your camera into completely unique spots, and effectively capture pictures from an angle and perspective you never thought possible? That's the idea behind Kite Aerial Photography (KAP), the
[photopress:posing_beauty.jpg,full,centered] Deborah Willis' Posing Beauty, a collection of striking images of African Americans over the last century. Note - regulars to our blog at SilberStudios.com may find they have been directed to our sister site, SilberStudio.Tv, where we house our video shows. Not to worry — we only felt this was a better home for
