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Fabrica, the Benetton group's communication research center, and Forma, International Photography Centre, present the third edition of the F Award, an international photography contest for concerned photography open to photographers from all over the world.  The most interesting project will be awarded with an economical contribution of 20,000 euro and with the possibility to do an exhibition and to publish a book.  A special section, F25, for photographers under 25, will see the winner awarded with a one year scholarship at Fabrica. Submissions will be accepted until 31 May 2010. Entry form available at www.fff.ph       F Award 2010.pdf

Model & Property release application now available for your iPhone called Easy Release.

Easy Release allows you to create PDF release forms quickly and conveniently. You simply enter the step by step details, attach an image and digitally sign - all on the screen of your iPhone. You can then email the PDF to yourself and / or the model / property owner and store this on your computer. The app has been designed by professional photographers for professional photographers. It uses industry-standard legal language which is fully customisable and supports 12 different languages.  http://www.applicationgap.com/

The future of transparency film and E6 processing is discussed in today's BJP-online.  As an avid user of film, this is potentially depressing news.

European Court of Human Rights decree that stop and search under sections 44 - 47 of the Terrorism Act 2000 a breach of human rights

International Centre of Photography is starting to build up an online archive of their lectures
Video archive covers the period 2001-present, though not everything is online yet.
Audio archive covers the period 1974-2000
Live streaming of lecturers every Wednesday night. (USA Eastern time)

Roy DeCarava, the Harlem-born photographer known for more than half a century's worth of revealing social documentary photography, has died at age 89.   Obituary

DeCarava was an advocate for young African-American photographers and fought for a more serious portrayal of blacks in art, as opposed to caricatures and stereotypes.

I will remember him most for his amazing and highly recommended book "The Sweet Flypaper of Life", produced in 1955 in collaboration with writer/poet Langston Hughes:

The Photographer's Gallery has announced the artists shortlisted for it's 2010 Deutsche Börse photography prize. Anna Fox, Zoe Leonard, Sophie Ristelhueber and Donovan Wylie are all up for the £30,000 award. The exhibition will be on display next year from 12 February until 18 April 2010. The winner will be announced at an award ceremony on 17 March 2010.

®       Anna Fox (b.1961, UK) is nominated for her exhibition, Cockroach Diaries & Other Stories at Ffotogallery, Cardiff (28 July - 10 October 09). pdf

®       Zoe Leonard (b.1961, USA) is nominated for her retrospective exhibition, ZOE LEONARD: Photographs, at the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (1 April - 5 July 09) link

®       Sophie Ristelhueber (b.1949, France) is nominated for her retrospective, SOPHIE RISTELHUEBER at the Jeu de Paume, Paris (20 January - 22 March 2009). link

®       Donovan Wylie (b.1971, UK) is nominated for his exhibition MAZE 2007/8 at Belfast Exposed (27 March - 1 May 2009). link

Previous winners of the Deutsche Borse Photography Prize are:

Paul Graham, UK (2009)
Esko Männikkö, Finland (2008)
Walid Raad /The Atlas Group, Lebanon (2007)
Robert Adams, USA (2006)
Luc Delahaye, France (2005)
Joel Sternfeld, USA (2004)
Juergen Teller, Germany (2003)
Shirana Shahbazi, Iran (2002)
Boris Mikhailov, Ukraine (2001)
Anna Gaskell, USA (2000)
Rineke Dijkstra, The Netherlands (1999)
Andreas Gursky, Germany (1998)
Richard Billingham, UK (1997)

Sad news.  Irving Penn, a modern master and one of the most celebrated photographers of the 20th Century, died on Wednesday 7th October 2009. He was 92.  Obituary

Irving Penn:  Simon de Beauvoir, Paris 1957

Irving Penn: Cigarette No 52, New York 1972

Thank you Pam, for the alert.

© Original photograph of Brooke Shields (aged 10) by Gary Gross, which Richard Prince used in his artwork displayed at the Tate. Photograph: Gary Gross

Tate Modern removes naked Brooke Shields image after Police Visit

update:   In summary, Tate Modern has bowed to pressure from London Metropolitan Police and permanently removed abovementioned controversial image.  Following a discussion with Richard Prince, the work has now been replaced by another image in Prince's series, Spiritual America IV (2005) which was photographed in collaboration with Shields when she was older. (via)

ABOUT the newly formed British organization I'M A PHOTOGRAPHER NOT A TERRORIST:

 "Photography is under attack. Across the country it that seems anyone with a camera is being targeted as a potential terrorist, whether amateur or professional, whether landscape, architectural or street photographer. Not only is it corrosive of press freedom but creation of the collective visual history of our country is extinguished by anti-terrorist legislation designed to protect the heritage it prevents us recording. This campaign is for everyone who values visual imagery, not just photographers. We must work together now to stop this before photography becomes a part of history rather than a way of recording it".

To print and carry:  STOP & SEARCH BUST CARD