mypubliclands:

Calling All Tumblrs - Great Opportunity for Photographers!  

Wilderness50, in partnership with Nature’s Best Photography and the Smithsonian Institution, recently announced the opening of this summer’s “Wilderness Forever” public photography contest. Winning images will be part of a 2014 exhibition in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. that will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.

Contest guidelines and entry instructions are available online at http://www.naturesbestphotography.com/wilderness.

The BLM is proud to manage many of the nation’s wilderness areas and to participate in the Wilderness50 group.  Check out the Wilderness50 website for more information:  http://www.wilderness50th.org/.

nprradiopictures:

When Harry Gamboa Jr. saw Chicanos in the mainstream media, he didn’t see himself, or the people he knew. And he wanted to change that.

Growing up during the 1960s Chicano movement, the Los Angeles-based artist resented how Chicanos were often portrayed, he says. His photo series Chicano Male Unbonded was his response.

“What was used in the media was this idea of creating inferiority or guiltiness,” he says. “But these [Chicano] men had contributed to and saved my life.”

Chicano Males Stare Down Stereotypes

Photo Credit: Harry Gamboa, Jr.

Great Picture Show blog post from NPR Digital News intern Brian De Los Santos (@bdelossantos1). — tanya b.

wired:

Outdoor adventure photography is fun to look at, but it can get old fast. If you’ve seen one really gnarly skiing or climbing photo, you’ve kinda seem them all.

That’s why Ray Demski’s new project is a breath of fresh air. He hauled several studio lights with giant reflectors out to an icefall in the Avers valley in Switzerland this winter and used the battery-powered, 1200-Joules strobes to shoot ice climbing like we’ve never seen.

“I always try to do something new every time I go into a shoot,” says Demski, an adventure sports and commercial photographer based in Munich, Germany who’s shot for companies including Red Bull, BMW and Adidas.

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Ice ice baby. I had to do it. LOL! — tanya b.

(via 16 Photographs That Capture the Best and Worst of 1970s America

A new exhibit at the National Archives highlights an interesting decade — one that gave rise to the environmental movement and some awkward fashion

Photo credit: National Archives

Shane attacked Maggie, throwing her into chairs, pushing her up against the wall and choking her in front of her daughter, Memphis.

After I confirmed one of the housemates had called the police, I then continued to document the abuse — my instincts as a photojournalist began kicking in. If Maggie couldn’t leave, neither could I.

Eventually, the police arrived. I was fortunate that the responding officers were well educated on First Amendment laws and did not try to stop me from taking pictures. At first, Maggie did not want to cooperate with the officers who led Shane away in handcuffs, but soon after, she changed her mind and gave a statement about the incident. Shane pled guilty to a domestic violence felony and is currently in prison in Ohio.

The incident raised a number of ethical questions. I’ve been castigated by a number of anonymous internet commenters who have said that I should have somehow physically intervened between the two. Their criticism counters what actual law enforcement officers have told me — that physically intervening would have likely only made the situation worse, endangering me, and further endangering Maggie.

Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence - LightBox

Photo: Sara Naomi Lewkowicz

nprradiopictures:

Satellites are powerful tools. They beam our TV signals, phone calls and data around the planet. They help us spy, they track storms, they power the GPS signals in our cars and on our phones. But they also send back striking, totally disarming images of planet Earth.

This set of images is all about showing off the “beauty of the Earth,” says Lawrence Friedl, the director of NASA’s Applied Sciences Program and the editor of a project called Earth As Art.“We want people to look at these images and say, ‘How did nature do that?’ “

The project, which NASA has released in iPad and book form, spans the world, from cold peaks to desolate deserts to ocean islands. But these aren’t your typical snapshots.

Earth As Art: ‘How Did Nature Do That?’

Photo Credit: NASA

These pictures are crazy cool. Check ‘em out. -L

laughingsquid:

Candid Photos of MOMA Visitors Posing Next to a Video Installation

You can see more poses at photographer Joseph Holmes’ website. And you should; the poses are great. -L

escapekit:

Best Friends

Born in Africa to French wildlife photographer parents, Tippi Degré had a most unusual childhood. The young girl grew up in the African desert and developed an uncommon bond with many untamed animals including a 28-year old African elephant named Abu, a leopard nicknamed J&B, lion cubs, giraffes, an Ostrich, a mongoose, crocodiles, a baby zebra, a cheetah, giant bullfrogs, and even a snake. Africa was her home for many years and Tippi became friends with the ferocious animals and tribespeople of Namibia. As a young child, the French girl said, “I don’t have friends here. Because I never see children. So the animals are my friends.”

instagram:

The Making Of: @CarbonettiGuitars

The Making Of… Know any other Instagrammers doing something unique with their hands? Send us a note through Tumblr.

When Jimmy ‘Cobra’ Carbonetti is not touring with his renowned rockband Caveman, he is usually in his East Village, New York workshop, crafting beautiful custom-made guitars, and sharing the process through Instagram at @carbonettiguitars.

“I cut all of my own wood and wind all of my own pick ups… also spray all my own lacquer paint,” says Jimmy. “Instagram has been an amazing platform to show my work.”

Follow along at @carbonettiguitars as Carbonetti sketches, cuts, chisels and sands his one-of-a-kind instruments out raw materials.

timelightbox:

Aug. 18, 2012. Mitt Romney boards a plane at Martha’s Vineyard Airport on his way to a finance event in Hyannis, Mass. 

Traveling with him through more than 10 states this summer, photographer Lauren Fleishman has documented Mitt Romney’s buildup to the Republican National Convention, held next week in Tampa.

See more photos here.