B&H's Canon 5D Mark II Video

B&H, the camera and video superstore, and one of New York City's landmarks, judging by the number of visitors (okay, I made that up but it could be true), has put up a short video reviewing the new Canon 5D Mark II.

The review is not too technical and will appeal to those who are looking to upgrade their existing DSLRs to this latest (and very popular) product.

Photographers In Conflict

Here's an extremely interesting project produced by Goran Galic and Gian-Reto Gredig involving insightful interviews from 32 leading photojournalists

Following Abu Ghraib and the Asian tsunami, these 32 photographers were invited by Goran and Gian-Reto to a bare black painted studio, and were photographed and interviewed via videos.

According to the Photographers In Conflict website, the two artists by "isolating the photojournalists and placing them in front of their camera, reverse the asymmetrical power relationship between photographer and subject, and explore the self-perception of these photographers."

Some of the photographers/photojournalists are Philip Blenkinsop, Guy Calaf, Stanley Greene, Ben Lowy, and Shaul Schwarz.

Photographers In Conflict is also a publication in newspaper format which is available from the website.

Book: Steve Bloom: Living Africa

Photo © Steve Bloom-All Rights Reserved
While Steve Bloom is certainly among the top ranked wildlife photographers in the world, he is also a superb photographer of cultures. Born in South Africa, he moved to England in 1977, where he worked in the graphic arts industry for many years. In the early nineties, during a visit to South Africa, his interest in wildlife photography emerged, and within a short time he had swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer.

Thames & Hudson recently published Steve's book Living Africa, which combines the continent's vibrant tribal cultures and its magnificent landscapes in more than 200 photographs. My favorite photographs are of the Surma and Mursi tribals of the Omo Valley in Ethiopia.

TTP previously featured Steve Bloom's work here.