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The March 17, 2014 issue of TIME magazine, featuring a panoramic photo taken from atop 1 World Trade Center in New York. (Jonathan D. Woods and Michael Franz for TIME)

Attend the Next W. Eugene Smith Talk With Time Magazine’s Photo Staff

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:March 25, 2014

The March 17, 2014 issue of TIME magazine, featuring a panoramic photo taken from atop 1 World Trade Center in New York. (Jonathan D. Woods and Michael Franz for TIME)

On Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 the W. Euguene Smith Memorial Fund will host At the Top of the World: Photography Today with Kira Pollack in Conversation with Jonathan D. Woods at Aperture Gallery and Bookstore at 6:30 p.m.

A $5 donation is requested for entry. This event is free for students with I.D. and Members of Aperture at the $50 level and above.
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Photo by Sebastian Liste/Reportage by Getty Images

Congratulations to the 2014 Alexia Foundation Grant Recipients

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:February 27, 2014

Photo by Sebastian Liste/Reportage by Getty Images

Today the Alexia Foundation announced the recipients of the 2014 Alexia Foundation Grants: Sebastián Liste for the professional grant and Mehran Hamrahi for the student grant.

Liste, who lives in Alicante, Spain, will receive the $20,000 professional grant for his project, “The New Culture of Violence in Latin America” which is an investigation of crime, punishment and security in Latin America. The Alexia Grant will allow Sebastián to produce the final coverage in his five year study of violence in the region by exploring the issue in Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where communities have endured years of violence from drug wars, criminal gangs and the illegal trafficking of drugs, weapons and people. Sebastián’s work will raise awareness of the gravity of the current situation that impacts millions of citizens in the region and will impel political and media leaders to pay vital attention to this important issue.
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Worth Clicking: Olympian Helmets, Photographers Talk Back, Cool Apps & A “Get Better” Attitude

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:February 21, 2014

All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff for your enjoyment this weekend. Cheers! 45 photographers pick their best photo apps. [XYO Blog] Follow This American Life producer Miki Meek's Instagram travel diary. [New York Times Magazine] Young people swap clothes with grandparents and parents for charming photo series. [22 Words] Shaena Mallett, a documentary and fine art photographer, captures feelings of deep loss in You Were Here. [A Still World] John Stanmeyer, World Press Photo winner for contemporary issues, talks through his award winning photograph. [thinkTank Photo on Vimeo] Industry leader MaryAnne Golon of The Washington Post interview and photo journal. [NPAA] The incredible benefits of a "get better" versus a "be good" mindset. [99u] Olympians get creative with helmut designs. [Imgur] Sochi Photo Firehose streams Olympic photos as they are downloaded. [New York Times] A disturbing look at the violence faced by the LGBT community of Russia. [Human Rights Watch on YouTube]

Join BagNews’ Online Salon on White House Photo Access This Sunday

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:February 5, 2014

You’re invited to take part in the next BagNews Salon this Sunday, February 9th. The Salon brings together the eyes and voices of the world’s leading photojournalists, editors, visual academics and other informed observers to analyze select edits of news photographs in a 90 minute online discussion format. Sunday’s topic will be “Understanding Debate Over White House Photo Access.”

The purpose of the discussion is to better understand the current conflict between the media and the White House over photo access. Some of the issues are historical. Others are new, involving the ability (and savvy) of the Obama White House to distribute imagery to the public and the press via social media. Conversation will be based around a key set of photos, with the primary question – what is the goal of access today and how can we best understand the visual strategies when both institutions, the media and the White House, are operating with the dual agenda to sell and inform?

More information is available on BagNewsNotes.com.
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Worth Clicking: Time Travel Photography, Getting Unstuck and Going Viral

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:January 24, 2014

All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff for your enjoyment this weekend. Cheers! 1981's view of the internet. [Wimp.com] Chino Otsuka's Imagine Finding Me is time traveling photography. [Viralnova] Sundance 2014's 1860s-style portraits of the stars. [Esquire] How to navigate stuckness. [Transom] The six things that make stories go viral will amaze and infuriate you. [The New Yorker] Dan Benjamin's Podcasting Equipment Guide gives all the basic gear and software you'll need to podcast at a variety of levels. [The Podcasting Handbook] 10 simple tools every digital newsroom should be using in 2014. [NewsWhip Blog] Good distribution advice for 2014. [Stranger Than Fiction] All five Oscar nominated documentaries are streaming online. [Tribeca Film] The big fast list of documentaries about photography. [PetaPixel]