What Makes a Great Portrait?

About a year ago Joerg Colberg asked several artists, bloggers, curators, editors, and gallerists what they felt made a great portrait and you can see the responses here.

Photographing in Public

After our brief discussion in Lecture today about the rights of a photographer, I thought I would pass on a little more information. Click here for a copy of The Photographer's Right, a downloadable flyer explaining your rights when stopped or confronted for photography. Andrew Kantor also put together the more in depth document Legal Rights of Photographers, which you can find here. Here is a link to I'm a Photographer Not a Terrorist! which is a campaign in Britain "for everyone who values visual imagery, not just photographers" (they also have printable stop and search bust card if you are interested in what is happening across the pond). Their goal is to help photographers know and uphold their legal rights. For more information on that check out these recent articles in The Guardian and BBC.

Just Kids

Here is a link to Patti Smith discussing her early years in New York, and in particular her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe, in her new book Just Kids.

Haiti - ACT NOW!

Please act now and contribute anything you can to help those affected by the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti. You can donate to the earthquake fund here. Also, William Greiner is auctioning the print above -- a $500 print and $40 Monograph on eBay with 100% Proceeds to American Red Cross - Haiti relief.

A Pin-Up Show for Larry

The photo program at CCA is organizing a collective show to honor the life of Larry Sultan. If you would like to contribute, click here for more details on the call for submissions.