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History in the making?
Polaroid Lovers Try to Revive Its Instant Film
ENSCHEDE, the Netherlands — In this small town just across the border from
Germany, a small group of Dutch scientists and one irrepressible Austrian
salesman have dedicated themselves to the task of reinventing one of the
great inventions of the 20th century — Polaroid’s instant film.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/technology/26polaroid.html?hp

Updated: Sorry, Thanks

(I was forwarded the info for this film by Reggie, whose friend stars in the film. It looks interesting.)

SORRY, THANKS will have its New York premiere at BAM in June, as part of the new BAMcinemaFEST line-up. Tickets have just gone on sale through the BAM website!
We hope to see you all there, and please [...]

Gallery 138 news

Dear Friends,
It’s been an exciting spring, and we’re happy to share the following news with you:
Ektoras Binikos‘ videos were recently exhibited in “La Proyecto de Emocion Humana” at La Sala Expositions, Valladolid, Spain. International artists were invited to use video to interpret human emotion visually for global screenings.
Terry Boddie curated the exhibition, “Uncharted Territory“ in [...]

who knew?

I came across this on MagCloud—I had no idea she is a photographer. I’m surprised this is published as a journal, though, or rather, as a catalog—it seems more like a one-off.

Call for submissions: Black Camera

I spotted this this morning at Shadow and Act (I assume Harrow is the contact), on which I’m currently hooked:
The only scholarly journal of its kind in the United States, Black Camera features essays and interviews, film and book reviews, archival notes, reports and programmatic statements that engage film in social as well as political [...]

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  • CARLAGIRL PHOTO was founded on 14 February 1999 by Carla Willliams, a photographer, writer, and editor, born, raised and heading back to (yea!) Los Angeles, California.

    It was established with two goals: to be able to make my own work widely available for free, and to make accessible my research about artists of the African Diaspora, especially photographers, and in particular women. As it developed it grew to also include GLBTQ artists.

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    • Taking a Break February 7, 2012
      Site visitors will probably notice that I haven’t updated here frequently. I am taking a break from my site(s) for at least the summer. I’ve been working in this field for 25 years and I’m burned out on photography and art, the site(s) are in need of major updates/ revamping/ retooling, social media is exhausting, [...] […]
    • A New Mission for Aperture? February 7, 2012
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    • Mambu Badu’s Inaugural Magazine February 7, 2012
      Danielle was briefly a contributor to this site; I am very excited to hear about her latest venture, the collective and now journal Mambu Badu “that seek to find, expose, and nurture emerging female photographers of African descent.”  Congrats, Danielle! As you may (or may not) know, last fall, I co-founded Mambu Badu, a photography collective […]


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