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…
‘Impossible’ Interview with Leanne Surfleet
Today, we are delighted to publish our twenieth ‘Impossible’ article (to view the others, go here), this time we are featuring Leanne Surfleet, a a UK-based photographer who has been capturing self-portraits on analog film, Polaroid 600 and Peel Apart films since 2006. She now shoots Impossible film to create her intimate instant film imagery. Don’t miss this…
Pic of the Day (5) – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day five of our brand new Pick 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’ and today we are very pleased…
Mobile Photography – Flickr Group Showcase – 18 January 2015 – TheAppWhisperer
Welcome to this weeks stunning showcase of absolutely incredible mobile photography and art from around the world. It’s as always, bursting with creativity, the artists works never cease to amaze and thrill me. I hope you all enjoy this showcase as much as I do. If you would like to be considered for our weekly Flickr Group Showcase, please upload your images to our dedicated Flickr group, for this section, here With many thanks to our Flickr Group Showcase Sponsors – Olloclip.com Music this week is by Stefano Fucili ‘Il Bisogno D’amare’ – translated – ‘I need love’ (link) Each image can be viewed on Flickr by clicking on the…
Pic of the Day (4) – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day four of our brand new Pick 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’ and today we are very pleased to congratulate @lorenka with her incredible mobile artistry image ‘bring me your alibis’.
Pic of the Day (3) – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day three of our brand new Pick 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’ and today we are very pleased to congratulate @ilein for her stunning street shot ‘Emotional Weather Report’.
Pic of the Day – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Yesterday we announced our new Pick of the Day section via Instagram, if you missed that news, please go here. Essentially, we explain that we will be selecting one image a day for our Pick of the Day section on Instagram with the #theappwhisperer. Each month we will also offer an overall prize to the image that receives the most love. Today, we congratulate @endtimewatcher for their fascinating portrait – we’d love to find out more about this too.
iOS Photography App Tutorial – Union – Part 2 – by Jerry Jobe
A wonderfully comprehensive second part to this new series of tutorials on the app Union by Jerry Jobe. If you missed Part 1, please go here. Over to you Jerry (forward by Joanne Carter) Union retails for $1.99/£1.49 and you can download it here As I worked through all I wanted to show you in the second part of this tutorial on Union, the blending app from Pixite, I found the screenshots piling up. Normally I like to keep the number to 20-30, but I’ve got close to fifty this time. Let’s get started!
Streets Ahead Interview: Basak Aytek – Mobile Street Photography
This week, the Women’s Street Photography Collective (Streets Ahead) is please and honoured to feature Basak Aytek in our interview segment. Although relatively new to street photography, Basak’s work reveals that she has a gift for capturing the moment. Her willingness to learn and absorb information and advice given to her by other street photographers has resulted in an engaging body of work. I highly recommend a visit to her galleries Flickr: basakaytek You can follow Basak on Instagram and Eye’Em: @basakaytek
