Inferno

Kecak fire dance, Uluwatu Bali. Photoblog version here. I’ve been in Bali for a week, but am back with a few decent shots, but I didn’t take nearly as many as usual. Currently experiencing lens lust again, this time with the 35mm f1.4 and 135mm f2.Read more

Photographer Adrees Latif tells how he took the pictures which won him a Pulitzer Prize.

Photographer Adrees Latif tells how he took the pictures which won him a Pulitzer Prize. “Tipped off by protests against soaring fuel prices, I landed in Yangon on 23 September, 2007, with some old clothes, a Canon 5D camera, two fixed lenses and a laptop. For the next four days, I went to Shwedagon Pagoda, two-three kilometres from the centre of town and waited for the monks who had been gathering there daily at noon. Since I was at theRead more

Disappointed with Photo Friday's results: Need a new challenge

The theme for this past weeks’ Photo Friday competition was “Far From Home“. Generally I think the “noteworthy” (winners) results are quite outstanding, but to be honest I think this week’s noteworthy images were quite uninspired. There wasn’t one single image of the chosen that I felt really blew me away. Having said that, do you participate in any weekly/monthly photo contests online? Is there a more active site with transparent voting, interesting themes, and exceptional images?Read more