Photography, history, politics…
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While we in Europe have celebrated a peaceful New Year, war has been going on in Gaza. Israel has been bombing, as a response to the attacks on Israel carried out by Hamas. That Israel reacts to these attacks are understandable. But as usual, the response is totally out of proportions. While the homemade rockets … Read more
How much noise is visible on a picture taken at 3200 ISO with camera A, compared to the same picture taken with camera B? This is the kind of discussion, that can go on for weeks on photo-blogs and -foras on the net. Normally supplemented with dozens of pictures at 100% magnification. This is known … Read more
Homage to Eduard Steichen
This picture is taken a couple of days ago. It was a cold day with snow on the ground – but also with a sun shining from a clear sky. I was wandering about in Northwest, a part of Copenhagen that has a reputation for being a bit worn down.
The past is a foreign country… L.P. Hartley …but once in a while you may stumple upon a visa L.K. Christensen A few scannings of photos, that I happened to find the other day in a box under my bed:
I have a bad habbit: learning about the present state of affairs around the world tends to make me grumpy. Friends sometimes tell me, that I have to look at things in a broader perspective.
Well, I might improve in the future. At least my new computer monitor is wide screen…
Kodachrome, they give us those nice bright colours
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the worlds a sunny day, oh yeah
I got a nikon camera, I love to take a photograph
So mama dont take my kodachrome away
Alas, mama is going to take our Kodachrome away. At least that is what is being suggested in an article from AP, quoted in a number of net media. Kodak has gradually phased out most versions of the well known 35mm slide film, with the 64 ISO version being the only one remaining.
Until the 26th of October, Charlotte Østervang exhibits photos from Christiania at Nytorv square in Copenhagen. Christiania is the self-proclaimed free-town that occupies a part of Copenhagen, and has been a center for alternative life-style for more than 30 years now. Østervangs large portraits are very powerful and impressive – and leaves a somewhat more nuanced picture of … Read more
…a note on photography, reality and history
In an article on the 3rd of October, the newspaper Politiken writes about an upcoming exhibition in the Barbican Art Gallery in London. The exhibition is supposed to shed new light on the old discussion about Robert Capas famous photo the fallen soldier: is it a fake or not?