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Mobile Photography Book ‘A Small Amount of Courage’ by Karen Divine
Karen Divine is an internationally recognised artist with more than a dozen prestigious awards for her iPhone art. She is also an established member of the mobile photography community and last year published a beautiful book entitled ‘A Small Amount of Courage’. Inside this elegantly bound hardback book are 64 images, loosely based on the 64 Hexagrams of the iChing. If you’re unsure of the understanding of iChing, please read the following: "The I Ching is based on Yin and Yang, the two fundamental ordering principles in Taoist philosophy and cosmology. Typically, one formulates a question for the I Ching and then tosses three coins a total of six times.…
Pic of the Day (9) – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day nine of our brand new Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pick of the Day section on Instagram with the #theappwhisperer. Furthermore, each month we will also offer an overall prize to the image that receives the most love. On day 1 we congratulated @endtimewatcher for their fascinating portrait, day 2 consisted of an incredibly atmospheric shot by @the_real_mccoy -‘Colonial Dance’, day 3 we enjoyed a stunning street shot by @ilein, ‘Emotional Weather Report’, day 4 we congratulated @lorenka with her incredible mobile artistry image ‘bring me your alibis’. On day five we welcomed @jackvanheugten…
The Homeless CEO – BBC World Service – TheAppWhisperer
I’m delighted to publish this article on behalf of my friends at the BBC World Service about an incredible mobile photographer called Cillin aka @homelessceo. He visited London a few weeks ago and together they made a 2’00 montage of his voice and his images and have just put this out on the BBC World Service YouTube channel (see below). Born 30-something years ago in the UK to an Irish mother and a Sri Lankan father, Cillín (pronounced Killeen) is an Australian entrepreneur and Harvard University dropout who spent ten years in Europe (Germany & Switzerland) before moving to his current place of residence in the UAE. Cillín currently splits…
Memoir ‘It’s What I Do by Lynsey Addario, Part 1’
This is wonderful, MacArthur Genius Grant winner Lynsey Addario’s relentless pursuit of complex truths drive this heart-pounding and inspirational memoir of a photographer’s life. Lynsey Addario was just finding her way as a young photographer when September 11 changed the world. One of the few photojournalists with experience in Afghanistan, she gets the call to return and cover the American invasion. She makes a decision she would often find herself making—not to stay home, not to lead a quiet or predictable life, but to set out across the world, face the chaos of crisis, and make a name for herself. Addario finds in photography a way to travel with a…
Pic of the Day (8) – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day eight of our brand new Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pick of the Day section on Instagram with the #theappwhisperer. Furthermore, each month we will also offer an overall prize to the image that receives the most love. On day 1 we congratulated @endtimewatcher for their fascinating portrait, day 2 consisted of an incredibly atmospheric shot by @the_real_mccoy -‘Colonial Dance’, day 3 we enjoyed a stunning street shot by @ilein, ‘Emotional Weather Report’, day 4 we congratulated @lorenka with her incredible mobile artistry image ‘bring me your alibis’. On day five we welcomed @jackvanheugten…
Pic of the Day (7) – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day seven of our brand new Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pick of the Day section on Instagram with the #theappwhisperer. Furthermore, each month we will also offer an overall prize to the image that receives the most love. On day 1 we congratulated @endtimewatcher for their fascinating portrait, day 2 consisted of an incredibly atmospheric shot by @the_real_mccoy -‘Colonial Dance’, day 3 we enjoyed a stunning street shot by @ilein, ‘Emotional Weather Report’, day 4 we congratulated @lorenka with her incredible mobile artistry image ‘bring me your alibis’. On day five we welcomed @jackvanheugten…
Rob Pearson-Wright Wins The Terry O’Neill Award Mobile Photography Category -TheAppWhisperer
Huge congratulations to Rob Pearson-Wright for winning The Terry O’Neill Award Mobile Photography Category yesterday. The Terry O’Neill Award is one of the world’s most respected and leading photography prizes. It attracts thousands of entries every year from around the globe. The distinguished judges offer a unique opportunity to showcase your talent to titans of the industry, many of whom operate in the commercial world and commission work. Pearson-Wright was interviewed by Eleanor Cunningham on London Live yesterday and you can watch the full interview here.
Pic of the Day (6) – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day six of our brand new Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pick of the Day section on Instagram with the #theappwhisperer. Furthermore, each month we will also offer an overall prize to the image that receives the most love. On day 1 we congratulated @endtimewatcher for their fascinating portrait, day 2 consisted of an incredibly atmospheric shot by @the_real_mccoy -‘Colonial Dance’, day 3 we enjoyed a stunning street shot by @ilein, ‘Emotional Weather Report’, day 4 we congratulated @lorenka with her incredible mobile artistry image ‘bring me your alibis’. On day five we welcomed @jackvanheugten…
New Photography Competition – Microsoft & Thomson Reuters Foundation – #WomenMakeItHappen
We all know this! ‘Women Make It Happen’. They are change makers, leaders, educators, and natural-born entrepreneurs. They lead by example and inspire entire generations. This year, the Trust Women Photo Award celebrates inspirational women who take the lead to further their families, communities and society at large. Photographers and photojournalists are invited to submit images capturing the lives and stories of remarkable women around the world, who are achieving incredible things in their communities. One selected photo will be showcased at the Trust Women Conference on November 9-10, 2015 in London. It is the annual international event organised by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and dedicated to the advancement of women’s rights and…
Kickstarter – ‘Everyday’ by Jay Desind
Take a look at this fabulous KickStarter by Jay Desind, in his own words: “everyday is the culmination of a photographic and artistic odyssey that began when I bought a one way ticket to Singapore. My intent was to travel for about two months and then return home. I never made it back home. Over three years later I’ve traveled to over 30 countries and taken over 160,000 photographs. Two books of photography and poetry and an ever expanding audience on social media led me to the idea of producing a quality hard cover book. This book is over 750 pages of photography and inspirational stories or poetry. Every photo…
