New York City Smartphone Photo Workshop with National Geographic Expeditions
I’ve mentioned these workshops before and they continue to excite me. If you’re in New York City on the following dates, do book this workshop! Taught by Ed Kashi an award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker who has produced seventeen stories for National Geographic magazine. Dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times, a sensitive eye and an intimate relationship to his subjects are signatures of his work. One of his innovative approaches to photography and filmmaking is his acclaimed Iraqi Kurdistan flipbook that uses still images in a moving-image format. As a member of the prestigious VII Photo Agency, Ed has been recognized for his complex imagery…
National Geographic – New York City Smartphone Photo Workshop
This workshop is led by a National Geographic photographer and a professional instructor and is designed for amateurs who seek to effectively use and share mobile imagery and are interested in exploring the creative side of smartphone photography. All participants must bring a mobile device with a camera such as an iPhone, Windowsphone, or Android smartphone. The workshop is limited to 25 participants. Dates: Jun 03 – 04, 2017 – to request a reservation, go here. Oct 07 – 08, 2017 – to request a reservation, go here.
Instagram Mobile Photographers To Follow Now – @dguttenfelder– TheAppWhisperer
This is a new section to TheAppWhisperer.com, one where we hand pick highly talented mobile photographers and artists from Instagram and bring them to your attention. Today, we are featuring and not a moment too soon @dguttenfelder – David Guttenfelder a National Geographic Photographer who only posts smartphone images on Instagram. To follow this new series, please go here.
Inspiring Photographic TED Talk – ‘How Photography Connects Us’
Followers of TheAppWhisperer.com will be aware that perhaps the biggest ethos of our wonderful website is the connection that we share. Of course, the basis of that connection is photography and art but it goes much deeper than that. I have lived my life within the depths of photography, since I turned professional thirty years ago. The photography world looked very different then but the emotional core of our wonderful art form has always been been the same. TheAppWhisperer is a community, one where we share what we love, for a multitude of reasons, whether that is professional or personal. We built this section ‘Inspiring Photographic TED Talks’ within the…
National Geographic SmartPhone Photographer Stephen Alvarez
Here’s a very interesting article on the Micosoft Stories blog written by Geoff Carter (no relation) regarding Stephen Alvarez a National Geographic Photographer of over 20 years, who was recently given a new assignment to photograph the Seven Natural Wonders of the World using only Microsoft smartphones. “The equipment’s obviously the most important and the least important thing,” he said. “The most important thing really is how you see. I know photographers that can make a great picture using an oatmeal box, because they see really well.” And Tiina Jaatinen, senior communications manager with Microsoft Devices, was pretty sure she had something better than an oatmeal box. “We knew that…
Tickle Your Fancy – #21 – NSFW
Welcome back to our twenty first post in our new section ‘Tickle Your Fancy’. ‘Tickle Your Fancy’ includes a round-up of five links to articles from around the internet that have specifically interested us during the course of the week. Ones that we feel are relevant to your interest in photography and art. Just to explain the title for this section ‘Tickle Your Fancy’ is an English idiom and essentially means that something appeals to you and perhaps stimulates your imagination in an enthusiastic way, we felt it would make a great title for this new section of the site. We hope you enjoy this weeks’ selections… Image: ©…
Tickle Your Fancy – #13 – NSFW
Welcome back to our thirteenth post in our new section ‘Tickle Your Fancy’. ‘Tickle Your Fancy’ includes a round-up of five links to articles from around the internet that have specifically interested us during the course of the week. Ones that we feel are relevant to your interest in photography and art. Just to explain the title for this section ‘Tickle Your Fancy’ is an English idiom and essentially means that something appeals to you and perhaps stimulates your imagination in an enthusiastic way, we felt it would make a great title for this new section of the site. We hope you enjoy this weeks’ selections… ©Shauna:Sean Lee Photo…
Competition – National Geographic Traveller Photo Contest 2014
National Geographic are once again on the the lookout for your vision of the world through a lens. Last year they received thousands of UK entries and were truly impressed at the incredibly high standard of submissions. This year they’re back with more great prizes, new judges and fresh categories. Tour the site, see the existing entries, and then get snapping! You can enter photographs under one of six categories: Action, City, Iconic, Modern, Natural and People. For a bit more information on what the judges are looking for, take a look at the Categories section of the website. All submissions must be the entrant’s own work, and they must…
Nokia Lumia 1020 Joins Award Winning National Geographic Photographer Stephen Alvarez
Nokia today announced a unique storytelling assignment, with award-winning photographer Stephen Alvarez exploring and documenting breath-taking areas of South West America using the Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone. Boasting advance imaging technologies like 41 megapixels, ZEISS optics and optimised image stabilization – these incredible images demonstrate the revolutionary power of the world’s best smartphone camera. Stephen Alvarez quote: “What the Nokia Lumia 1020 does astounds me. Getting these results from a smartphone, at magazine resolution, is stunning,” said Alvarez. “I’ve used a lot of smartphones, so when I set out on this assignment I had my doubts. My doubts are gone. There’s never been anything even remotely like it.” …
National Geographic – iPhone-Fotografie – New Book
We’ve just learnt about this wonderful new book, published by National Geographic about iPhone photography and featuring some of the greatest iPhone photographers in the business. We were contacted by Carlein who features in this book alongside, Michael Christopher Brown, Richard Koci Hernandez, Damon Winter and the instigator of the book and many times awarded photographer for National Geographic, Carsten Peter. At the moment this book is only available with German text, but of course the images are universal. It retails for $38.00/€ 29,95/£22.74 We found it to order from the Amazon UK site here. You can also order it directly from the National Geographic German site here. As yet…
