This is 2012. Tradition is dead.
A great NY Times Post about Ben Lowy who uses his cell phone and Hipstamatic app to create some of the most compelling war photography we’ve seen. He is published by the biggest names in news, and the winner of the some of photography’s most prestigious awards. Well played Ben. Well played.
image copyright Ben Lowy
Retouching for news, a big no-no
Looks like you still can’t get away with post production on news images. NPR published an article about a retouched image from Kim Jong Il’s funeral which had been retouched. Personally I think it’s a small edit on the image, not like they were trying to make the masses of mourners bigger for North Korea’s recently passed leader Kim Jong Il or anything… just straightening them up in a more orderly way. We all know how those North Koreans like to have things straight and orderly after all….
Check out the article and pictures here.