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Congrats to Chris Burkard for Surfer Mag Best Photos of 2010

Past AYP guest Chris Burkard's photos were named in the "Best Photos of 2010" by Surfer Mag. It's easy to see why, looking at them here. Chris gave me a bit of the story behind these: "The longboard shot was shot last spring..a totally windless day, so glassy...it was almost hard to see the waves because

Lady Gaga and Polaroid Debut ‘Grey Label’ Camera Glasses

Lady Gaga and Polaroid Debut 'Grey Label' Camera Glasses Photography and fashion. Art and music. Lady Gaga and Polaroid. All these came crashing together at the Consumer Electronics Show yesterday, where pop superstar Lady Gaga finally revealed to the world the line of camera products that she and Polaroid have been working on over the

Photography Meets Body Art?

Photography meets body art? If someone says you have "eyes in the back of your head," they probably don't mean actual eyeballs. They're just saying you have an uncanny sense of what's happening behind you. Unless, of course, you're photographer Wafaa Bilal. The controversial photography professor at NYU has taken experimental photography to the next

Kuwait Bans Use of DSLR Cameras in Public

A view of Kuwait City. Captured by Flickr user i.embrace. The image you see above could have gotten the photographer in serious trouble. In a bizarre move aimed at protecting safety and privacy, the city of Kuwait has banned all DSLR cameras. In other words, unless you're an official press photographer, anyone looking to capture

Astrid Kircherr: The Beatles' First Photographer

The year:  1960. The place: the Kaiserkeller bar in Hamburg, Germany. At only 22 years old, budding photographer Astrid Kircherr has just discovered what would become one of the biggest bands the world has ever seen -- The Beatles. And she has already decided she wants to do nothing else but follow them wherever they