Prince Harry scuffles
with London photog
Britain's Prince Harry tussled with photographer Chris Uncle after exiting a London nightclub, apparently causing a cut to the shooter's lip 21 October 2004, various news sources reported.
Harry, 20, was reportedly hit in the face with a camera outside Pangaea in the Piccadilly section of London. Television news showed the youngest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana and the photographer involved in the fracas.
"Prince Harry was hit in the face by a camera as photographers crowded around him as he was getting into a car," a spokesman told The Associated Press. "In pushing the camera away, it's understood that a photographer's lip was cut."
Uncle, 24, who works for celebrity photo agency Big Pictures, told London's Evening Standard newspaper that Harry "lunged" toward him and pushed the camera into his face, cutting his bottom lip.
"Suddenly he burst out of the car and lunged toward me. He was saying, 'Why don't you just leave me alone,'" Uncle said.
Uncle reported the incident to the police and is considering filing formal charges. [2004.10] | TOP
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Apple announces release
of new iPod Photo models
Apple released the rumored and long-awaited iPod Photo, with a full color screen and longer battery life in 40GB and 60 GB versions that can hold up to 25,0000 images.
The new iPod features Apple's new Auto-Sync technology, which allows for the transfer of MP3 music files and photos between the handheld device and a Mac or PC enabled with FireWire or USB connections. The iPod also boasts a TV-out jack to enable slide shows on a standard TV or projector.
One useful feature allows users to preview past and upcoming images during a slide show on the iPod's 220-by-176-pixel, while only the main image is displayed on an external screen or monitor. Apple also managed to boost battery life to a claimed 15 hours for music, a 25 percent increase in listening pleasure.
Mac-savvy photographers quickly figured out how to use their iPod devices to store image files, but the new Apple iPod Photo represents the company's acknowledgement of greater potential for the popular music playuers.
"Having both your entire photo and music collections with you wherever you go is the next big thing," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs in a statement 26 October 2004. "Everyone has a digital camera and wants to enjoy and share their growing library of digital photos wherever they are. Unlike video content, photo content is free and abundant, and there are no copyright issues to deal with."
News of the next-generation iPod was leaked earlier this month by Apple-centric Think Different, though Apple kept mum on that report.
The 40GB and 60GB iPod Photo models began shipping this week and retail for a suggested retail price of $499 and $599, respectively. [2004.10] | TOP
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Report: Apple to release
photo-friendly 60GB iPod
Apple is gearing up to release its next-generation iPod, which will include a color screen and photo-handling capabilities, Think Secret reports on its Web site.
Apple's wildly popular MP3 music player has been used by some photo enthusaists as portable image storage because of its compact size and capabilities as a hard drive unit. But this is Apple's first acknowledgement that the iPod can be used in such ways.
Think Secret reports the new iPod, already in production and set for release within 30 to 60 days, will include Toshiba's 60GB hard drive and will sport a 2-inch color display, iPhoto synchronization and audio/video-out capabilities for a $499 retail price.
Apple had no immediate comment. [2004.10] | TOP
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Getty Museum director
resigns over differences
Deborah Gribbon, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, resigned this week from the post she held for four years because of financial and philosophical differences in its leadership.
"It has become increasingly clear that we differ on a number of critical issues," Gribbon said in a letter to Barry Munitz, president and chief executive of the J. Paul Getty Trust, according to the Los Angeles Times in a 19 October 2004 story.
Several news reports cited Gribbon's desire to increase the museum's acquisitions, which put her at odds with Munitz, who sought to fund grants, conservation and related programs.
The Getty, with its substantial photography collection, holds the world's largest art endowment at $4.4 billion.
Gribbon, 56, joined the museum as assistant director for curatorial affairs in 1984, rising to the position of director in 2000, according to The Associated Press. An expert in French impressionism, she previously worked as chief curator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
The paper said Gribbon announced her decision Monday and received a standing ovation from her staff. [2004.10] | TOP
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LACMA photo curator
to leave museum post
Tim B. Wride, photography curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, announced his resignation after 12 years with the organization to lead a new philanthropic foundation this week.
Wride, 49, resigned effective 15 October 2004 and will become executive director of The No-Strings Foundation, whose primary stated purpose is to award monetary grants to individual photographers working in within a "fine art, journalism, documentary, commercial or scientific context," he said.
"The opportunity to contribute to the visual arts in such a direct way is irresistible and, particularly at this time with the increasing dearth of funding opportunities for artists, so urgently important," Wride said in a statement.
Wride most notably curated the traveling exhibit, "Shifting Tides: Cuban Photography after the Revolution" in 2001, and co-curated "Plan: Photography Los Angeles Now" with LACMA chief curator Robert Sobieszek.
The foundation plans its first two $25,000 awards in the fall of 2005. [2004.10] | TOP
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'The Tetons and Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming' by Ansel Adams is among more than 100 images from Elton John's acclaimed photography collection that goes to auction this week in New York. Christie's auction house estimates a sale price of $35,000 to $45,000. [Courtesy of Christie's Images Ltd.]
Elton John's photographs
head to auction this week
NEW YORK (Fotophile.com) — More than 100 images from Sir Elton John's acclaimed photography collection will go to the auction block in New York on Thursday, 14 Oct. 2004.
John's illustrious collection includes works by renowned photographers such as Ansel Adams, Robert Mapplethorpe and Man Ray.
"His collection is now regarded as one of the leading private photography collections in the world, distinguished by its exceptional quality and remarkable range and depth," Christie's auction house said in a news release.
At least one portrait of John will be included in the auction — "Bouquet from a Fan" by Norman Parkinson, a 1971 B&W image that depicts the grinning rock musician holding a flower pot and wearing a striped blazer with matching cap.
Christie's estimates the photograph will sell for $2,000 to $3,000.
Images from John's 4,000-photograph collection have been previously exhibited at such venues as the High Museum in Atlanta, Ga. The 2001 exhibit included a range of images, from Dorthea Lange's classic Depression-era portrait to the timeless icon Bert Stern created of Marilyn Monroe. It also included more contemporary photographers such as Herb Ritts and Andres Serrano.
"I never get fed up of looking at the images," John said in 2000. "I can honestly say that of all things I've collected in my life, nothing has been dearer to me than collecting photographs." [2004.10] | TOP
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This dye-transfer print of 'Cally Lilly' by Robert Mapplethorpe is expected to sell for $30,000 to $50,000 at auction this week. It is one of more than 100 images from Elton John's photography collection that will go to auction this week. [Courtesy of Christie's Images Ltd.]
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London auction to spotlight
some early color photographs
LONDON (Fotophile.com) — A group of early and experimental color photographs from a private European collection, including examples of work by the pioneering brothers Louis and Auguste Lumière and a rare experimental trichrome carbon print, will head to auction 16 November 2004 at Christie's Kensington location.
The March 1877 trichrome by Charles Cros represents his work on his subtractive color theories, which form the basis of modern color photography. Christie's estimates a sale price of £30,000 to £50,000.
Work by the Lumière Brothers, early developers of motion picture technology and creators of the Autochrome process, will be featured, including a 1930s image of Louis Lumière examinging rollfilm, estimated to fetch a tenth of the Cros print.
Also featured are 173 of the original 174 large-format prints from August Salzmann's two-volume edition of Jérusalem published in 1856.
Among other significant 19th century photographs are work by Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne du Boulogne from the mid-1850s, paper negatives of Roman sites by Frédéric Flachéron and lots by Dr. John Murray of India.
A second collection from the collection of Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, C.B.E. covers 13 lots from Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian, 1904-28, and Brett Weston's Holland Canal, 1971. An Edward Steichen portrait of French artist Robert Demachy, circa 1905, and a 1926 Man Ray portrait of surrealist poet Antonin Artaud highlight a group of works from the early 20th century.
Two female nudes by Helmut Newton consist of his well-known image "Jenny in My Studio" (1978) and a colour print for a series commissioned by Pentax in 1975. The sale concludes with a dye-transfer print from William Eggleston's celebrated 14 Pictures Portfolio, circa 1973, of snacks, crackers and bubble gum. [2004.10] | TOP
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PhotoPlus expo opens
in New York this week
NEW YORK (Fotophile.com) — PhotoPlus Expo, the East Coast's largest photography and design conference, brings more than 200 exhibitors showcasing the newest products to the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York today, 21 October 2004.
Highlights of the expo include the new Canon DS Mark II Digital SLR, which features a full-frame, 16.7 megapixel CMOS sensor 3, as well as more than 100 seminars on a variety of topics of interest to amateur and professional photographers, art buyers, creative directors and owners of photo-related businesses.
Keynote speaker Omar Wasow, considered one of the leading commentators on new media and the new economy, will discuss the latest advancements within the photographic industry. Wasow serves as technology analyst on NPR's "Tavis Smiley Show" and WNBC in New York, as well as executive director of BlackPlanet.com.
Other featured speakers include photojournalists from the VII photo agency, Ron Haviv, Lauren Greenfield, Antonin Kratochvil, James Nachtwey and Christopher Morris.
The expo runs through Saturday, 23 October 2004. [2004.10] | TOP
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Kodak posts profits
in digital businesses
Photography giant Eastman Kodak Co. posted a jump in profits due to better performance in its digital photography business and commercial imaging, offseting a weakening of film and related sales for the third quarter, the company announced 20 October 2004.
Kodak reported net income of $479 million, or $1.67 per share, on sales of $3.36 billion in the third quarter of 2003. Those numbers were substantially higher than those for the same period the previous year of $122 million, or 42 cents per share, on sales of $3.346 billion.
"Ever since we presented our digitally oriented growth strategy in September 2003, the company has met its earnings projections by managing smartly its traditional businesses and containing cost throughout the organization, while also driving growth in its digital businesses," Kodak Chairman and CEO Daniel A. Carp said in a statement.
He added that Kodak's increase in digital revenue soared 39 percent in the third quarter, "essentially offsetting" a 13 percent decline in traditional revenue. [2004.10] | TOP
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This 1980 dye transfer print of William Eggleston's photograph 'Memphis' (c. 1970) set a world auction record at Christie's in New York, selling for $253,900 on 15 Oct. 2004. [Courtesy of Christie's Images Ltd.]
A 1983 gelatin silver print of Irving Penn's 1950 'Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York' set a world auction record for the artist at Christie's in New York this week. It sold to a private American collector for $101,575 on 15 Oct. 2004. [Courtesy of Christie's Images Ltd.]
The first annual Photo New York 2004 international expo includes Tseng Kwong Chi's 'New York, New York' (1979). The expo runs through 17 Oct. 2004. [Courtesy of Stephen Cohen Gallery]
Nick Brandt's 'Elephant with Exploding Dust, Amboseli' (2004) will be among more than 40 artists and galleries exhibiting at Photo New York 2004, the first New York international photo exposition. [Courtesy of Hamburg Kennedy Photographs]