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What's the Mojo?

Cap De Creus, Spain, October 2010 This spot was like standing and feeling the crosswinds of the world: On the left in the distance is Port Ligat Spain, where Salvador Dali had his studio; off to the right, out of view, the Costa Brava disappeared off to the the south of France, and of course

Hello, catching up

Sant Pau, Spain Well howdy, sorry you haven't heard much from me lately, truth is I went "off the grid" for a few weeks, well almost, I was posting to my FB, but that's about it. (BTW that's a good way to catch my updates.) The very short version is, we took off for Morocco

How to Photograph a Girl in a Plexiglass Tank

 © 2010 Musilek Photography Have a look at our video with Stan Musilek where he took time out from his shoot to give us some insight and methods behind his exceptional photography. You'll see that he works with his whole team to plan, stage and shoot his striking images. Stan makes some important points that

Civil Rights Photographer Ernest Withers Revealed As FBI Informant

Ernest Withers in 1941. Photo © Ernest C. Withers Trust. Ernest Withers, who famously captured images of the segregated South in the '50s and '60s, was one of the most respected photographers of the civil rights era. But now his reputation is under attack after recent revelations that he was actually supplying information to the

Corinne Day, Fashion Photographer to Kate Moss and 'Heroin-Chic', Dies at 45

Corinne Day, the fashion photographer who helped catapult Kate Moss to fame with her images of the future supermodel as a teenager in the early '90s, has died of a brain tumor. She was 45. According to Day's website, the photographer passed away last weekend "peacefully at home, after a long illness." As one of

3 Tips On Child Photography from Lena Hyde

There's nothing quite like capturing a child's wonder for life -- the curiosity, the surprise, the discovery. But photographing these moments requires a special kind of photographer, one who not only knows how to snap a portrait but also understands what it takes to bring out a child's emotions. Marc Silber sits down with accomplished

Famed Jazz Photographer Herman Leonard Dies at 87

  Photo © Herman Leonard Herman Leonard, one of the most prominent jazz photographers of the 20th century who became famous for capturing musical greats like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie and Billie Holiday, has died at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 87. Leonard passed away Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical

Randy Johnson Goes From Firing Fast Balls to Photographing Rock Stars

Randy Johnson has traded in his baseballs for a camera. The future Hall-of-Famer, who spent 22 years as one of the most dominant pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball, is now realizing his long-time dream of photographing some of the biggest rock 'n' roll stars in the world. The former New York Yankees

Photographer Steve McCurry Gets Last Roll of Kodachrome Ever Produced

The last roll of Kodachrome film ever created has wound up in good hands. Famed photographer and photojournalist Steve McCurry, who captured "Afghan Girl" (at left), an image that has been called "the most recognized photograph" in the history of National Geographic magazine, was given the final strip of the iconic film. The world's most

The Last Lap

  Underwater, shot with Olympus 75SW This morning I swam the last few laps of  2700 yards remembering  the years that I had been in this pool, and the significance of moving away (not far, just far enough to be a real change), savoring those bitter-sweet moments. The first time I swam here was the