First of a set of burlesque gothique portraits, with greetings befitting the season. Flash slideshow, with the full 40, clickable through the photo, or here. One angled softbox, and a 17-70mm Sigma, at the full 17, has made for some dramatic foreshortening. We like them, and we’ll be picking at least 4 for some of [...]

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Click through for some (unedited) photos of the preview evening of Adrian Laurie’s Wish You Were Here photographs of Blackpool promenade. The photographs are magnificent, and show how well Adrian knows the place. He’s got viewpoints you don’t see as a casual visitor. They’re the result of his Ormerod Travel Award win of 2007.
The photographs [...]

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James Balog’s photos of icebergs lit with Nikon SB800s. Five of them, I think. Via Strobist.
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“An Iraqi journalist and interpreter who was imprisoned without charge for almost 1,000 days has been dramatically freed following a campaign by photographer and EPUK member Gary Trotter.” Taken by the Americans, I hasten to add, not a criminal gang, although… Via EPUK
AP photographer Bilal Hussain remains imprisoned, again without charge.
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