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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

Leonard Nimoy Photography Show Opens in Massachusetts

Leonard Nimoy is most widely known as the actor who played Spock in Star Trek, but the man himself is also an accomplished director, poet, musician and photographer. And after nearly 60 years honing his craft, his first solo photography show at a major museum opens this week. Beginning August 1st, Nimoy's "Secret Selves" will

Underwater Photographer Wesley Skiles Dies at 52

Photo copyright Luis Lamar. Famed underwater photographer Wesley Skiles, a pioneering cave-diver, explorer and conservationist, died Wednesday while on assignment for National Geographic. He was 52. Skiles was involved in a diving accident off the coast of eastern Florida, the details of which are still under investigation. Underwater at the time, he signaled to other

Mountaineer Photographs 'Alarming' Ice Loss Near Mt. Everest

An eroding glacier in the Himalayas. Photo Copyright David Breashears, GlacierWorks. Looking at the magnificent Rongbuk glacier today, it's hard to see anything disconcerting. But compared to photographs of the same spot taken 90 years ago, it's obvious that a massive amount of ice has disappeared. Mountaineer and photographer David Breashears is determined to document

How to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

John Lennon Memorial, NYC, iPhone Do you ever hit a "dry spell" in your photography? Honest answer, of course. What's your source of inspiration to jump start your creative juices? We shot a video with Joe Holmes yesterday (you'll see it next week), we had just unplugged our mics and our crew was putting away

Crude Awakening: Photographer Captures Swimmers Covered in Oil

Marissa, Crude Awakening. Photo © Jane Fulton Alt. Like most Americans, photographer Jane Fulton Alt is disturbed by the extreme amounts of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the broken BP pipeline. In her new collection, Crude Awakening, the artist expresses her sadness with a series of oil-slicked swimmers who

British Photographer Wins Prestigious U.N. Refugee Agency Award

Somali refugees board a smuggler's boat headed to Yemen. Only 11 would survive. Photo: © Alixandra Fazzina One of the world's most prestigious peace prizes has been awarded for the first time to a photojournalist. Photographer Alixandra Fazzina has been named the winner of the United Nation's annual Nansen Refugee Award for her work documenting