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
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 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
© Patrick Roddie 2009 I recently interviewed well-known Burning Man photographer Patrick Roddie on Advancing Your Photography. Roddie is a self-taught photographer and he shares some great tips for portrait photography that he's learned while shooting his Burning Man photos for the past 13 years. Patrick doesn't follow a strict checklist of techniques when
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
Here's a contest, a chance to win a SanDisk card: I have two questions for you: One, what makes this image so strong for you? It was shot almost 65 years ago, yet it resonates with today's viewers, who may have had grandparents around at the time it was taken. Really, I'm very curious to
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
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
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
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