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Festival of the Photograph 2008 – Vincent J Musi and Jean-Francois Leroy

An interview with Festival of the Photograph Master of Ceremonies Vincent J. Musi, and Jean-Francois Leroy, Founder and Director of ‘Visa Pour l’Image’, held each year in Perpignan France.Video archived — restoration pending.(Additional videos after the Jump)Additional Videos:Day 1 Wrap-upDay 2 Wrap-upDay 3 Wrap-upCityscape & ImagesCanon USAApple ApertureBill AllardMary Ellen MarkVincent Musi and Jean Francois … Read more

Festival of the Photograph 2008 – David Alan Harvey

An interview with photographer David Alan Harvey about the Festival of the Photograph and his emerging photographers program.Video archived — restoration pending.(Additional videos after the Jump)Additional Videos:Day 1 Wrap-upDay 2 Wrap-upDay 3 Wrap-upCityscape & ImagesCanon USAApple ApertureBill AllardMary Ellen MarkVincent Musi and Jean Francois LeroyNick NicholsDavid Alan HarveyBrian StormScott McKiernanYourspaceWomen Photojournalists of WashingtonJamie RosePaula BronsteinPlease … Read more

Festival of the Photograph – Mary Ellen Mark Interview

Featured photographer Mary Ellen Mark talks about her work, and being at the Festival in this interview.Video archived — restoration pending.(Additional videos after the Jump)Additional Videos:Day 1 Wrap-upDay 2 Wrap-upDay 3 Wrap-upCityscape & ImagesCanon USAApple ApertureBill AllardMary Ellen MarkVincent Musi and Jean Francois LeroyNick NicholsDavid Alan HarveyBrian StormScott McKiernanYourspaceWomen Photojournalists of WashingtonJamie RosePaula BronsteinPlease post … Read more

Festival of the Photograph – Nick Nichols Interview

Michael “Nick” Nichols, co-founder of the Festival of the Photograph discusses the origins of the Festival, last year’s inaugural event, and how the event has evolved this year, and his plans for coming years.Video archived — restoration pending.(Additional videos after the Jump)Additional Videos:Day 1 Wrap-upDay 2 Wrap-upDay 3 Wrap-upCityscape & ImagesCanon USAApple ApertureBill AllardMary Ellen … Read more

Festival of the Photograph – Cityscape & Images

The images that annotate and bring to life the downtown area of Charlottesville are one of the most amazing visual presentations I have seen. This report gives you a tempting taste of the imagery that is everywhere.Video archived — restoration pending.(Additional videos after the Jump)Additional Videos:Day 1 Wrap-upDay 2 Wrap-upDay 3 Wrap-upCityscape & ImagesCanon USAApple … Read more

Festival of the Photograph – Day 1

Here’s a brief look at the Festival’s amazing offerings on day 1, as well as a few thoughts from attendees and luminaries.Video archived — restoration pending.Hit the jump for interviews with William Albert Allard, Jamie Rose, Allison Shelley, and Sarah Voisin.(Additional videos after the Jump)Video archived — restoration pending.Video archived — restoration pending.Video archived — … Read more

Festival of the Photograph 2008

We’re headed to the Festival of the Photograph for the next few days, and hope to file video reports and interviews from there. Back in February (Festival of the Photograph 2008, 2/5/08) we reported on it’s 2008 lineup, and certainly found the 2007 inaugural Festival to be invigorating (Showing the Love, 6/11/07). If you’re in … Read more

Returning to the (Digital) Darkroom

For the past 9 years, I have been engaged in the painstaking process of converting analog images to digital. We’ve scanned, outsourced, and otherwise processed negatives and slides, from 35mm to 4×5, even a few 6cmx17cm panoramic transparencies. Over time, lt’s been a major project. We certainly have been happy with the turnkey results from … Read more