| Jay Kelbley departs Kodak Professional |
| Kodak Professional's Jay Kelbley, long the marketing face for the company's digital SLR camera line, has left the building.
A note from Kelbley indicates that he has accepted a position at Redlake, a maker of specialty digital imaging devices, and that he has already sold his snow blower and lawn mower... |
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| Minor bugs fixed in v1.0.2 of Canon EOS-1D Mark II firmware |
| Canon today has released a firmware update for the EOS-1D Mark II. Version 1.0.2 of the firmware for Canon's newest digital SLR addresses several minor bugs.A Canon web page notes the following fixes:
The screen becoming magenta-colored when shooting bulb exposures
The values being cleared when C.Fn-06 is set to “2”... |
| June 30, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon D70 firmware updated to v1.01/1.02 |
| Nikon has released v1.01/1.02 of the firmware for the D70. The two-part update fixes a problem with vignetting that sometimes occurred with certain drive mode/shutter speed combinations, addresses several other bugs, and allows the camera to use CompactFlash cards of greater than 4GB capacity.... |
| June 30, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| DPReview posts review of Kodak DCS SLR/c |
| Digital Photography Review has posted a review of the Kodak DCS SLR/c.... |
| June 30, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple announces new 30", 23", 20" LCD Cinema displays |
| Apple has announced three new Cinema displays, including a 30-inch version with 2560 x 1600-pixel resolution.
The 30-inch display requires a Power Mac G5 with an NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL graphics card, but the 20 and 23-inch models are compatible with Power Mac G5, Power Mac G4, PowerBook G4, and... |
| June 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PPA's Imaging USA convention runs July 25-27 in Las Vegas |
| Professional Photographers of America will hold its annual Imaging USA convention in Las Vegas, NV on July 25-27. Registration for the event, which PPA describes as the largest annual convention/expo for professional photographers, can be done online and costs US$189 for PPA members and US$349 for non-members.... |
| June 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kodak ProPass: website tips for pro photogs, Steve McCurry Q&A |
| The current issue of Kodak's ProPass online magazine, volume 5, 2004, includes interviews with professional web site designers Matthew Garrett and Travis Arnold. Both offer tips and suggestions based on their experience designing web sites for professional photographers.
The magazine also has an interview with former Magazine Photographer of the Year... |
| June 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| SportsShooter lists its 10 best stories |
| SportsShooter's Brad Mangin has posted a list of his ten favorite stories from the newsletter/web site's six years of publication. The articles, nearly all written by working photojournalists, include both serious and amusing stories about life in the news and sports shooting racket.... |
| June 25, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| NPPA's Women in Photojournalism conference runs Aug. 27-29 |
| The U.S. National Press Photographers Association will hold its 15th annual Women in Photojournalism conference in Kansas City, MI on Aug. 27-29. Registration for the full 2.5-day program costs US$95 for NPPA members, US$130 for non-members, and US$70 for students.... |
| June 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kano debuts lineup of bus-powered, portable FireWire 800 hard drives |
| Kano has introduced a line of pocket-sized, bus-powered 5400RPM FireWire 800 hard drives dubbed the SureFIRE800. The drives are Mac and Windows compatible and available in 20GB, 40GB, 60GB, and 80GB capacities. Kano sells them direct on its web site for US$249.00 (20GB), US$289.00 (40GB), US$339.00 (60GB), US$399.00 (80GB).... |
| June 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Olympus updates E-1 firmware to v1.2 |
| Olympus has updated the E-1 firmware to v1.2. The update modifies shutter release behavior in the camera's continuous drive mode and provides a viewfinder indication of the active focus point when 3-point focusing is selected. E-system firmware updates are performed via Olympus's Viewer or Studio desktop software, and v1.1 of... |
| June 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Lexar 80X CompactFlash begins to ship |
| Two pro photo retailers, one in the US and one in Canada, report this morning that they've received their first Lexar Pro Series 80X CompactFlash cards.
In both cases, the dealer shipments included only a small quantity of cards, all 1GB in capacity.
Lexar Media announced the new series of cards at... |
| June 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Firmware update for the EOS-1D Mark II coming at end of month |
| Canon is preparing to release a firmware update for the EOS-1D Mark II. Contrary to information circulating on the Web, the new firmware addresses only minor issues and will not change the in-camera sharpening algorithm or alter the autofocus performance of the camera, says Canon USA's Chuck Westfall. |
| June 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| eWeek: List of WiFi hotspot directories |
| eWeek has published a list of six online WiFi hotspot directories.... |
| June 22, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| RadTech debuts MacTruck aluminum PowerBook case |
| RadTech has announced the MacTruck aluminum hard-shell case, available in three different sizes to fit 12, 15, and 17-inch Apple PowerBooks. The case opens into an inclined work platform that cradles the computer while allowing full access to all of its ports, and it comes in brushed aluminum and graphite finishes.... |
| June 22, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| NYT: Rental darkrooms fade into sunset |
| The New York Times has this elegy to Manhattan's rental commercial darkrooms, which have "long sustained a subculture of professional photographers and print-making artists" but whose fortunes are fading in the digital era.
(The article should be available for free until June 26th.)... |
| June 22, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| EOS-1D Mark II, D2H now supported in DxO Optics Pro |
| DO Labs today announced that their DxO Optics Pro software for correcting optical aberrations now supports the Nikon D2H and Canon EOS-1D Mark II, each with a short but smart list of modules for pro-oriented wide angle zoom lenses.
More information on DxO Optics Pro may be found in stories previously... |
| June 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Delkin releases statement on Mac driver availability for CardBus 32 Adapter |
| Delkin has issued a statement today in which it apologizes for the lengthy delay in releasing a fully-functional Mac OS X driver for the CompactFlash version of its eFilm PRO CardBus 32 Adapter. |
| June 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PDN: Preview of Visa Pour L'Image photojournalism festival |
| PDNOnline has published a preview of the events, exhibitions, and symposiums scheduled for the upcoming Visa Pour L'Image photojournalism festival, held annually in Perpignan, France. This year, the event's professional week runs from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5.... |
| June 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| photo.net: Leica Digilux 2 review |
| Photo.net has published an extensive review of the Leica Digilux 2 by photojournalist/photo editor/author Andy Piper, who brings a photojournalism and documentary shooter's perspective to the review.... |
| June 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Lastolite offering Ezybalance white balance/exposure aid |
| Lastolite has recently announced a white balance and exposure tool called the Ezybalance, a 12-inch round collapsible device similar to the company's larger collapsible reflectors. One side of the Ezybalance is white and the other side is 18% gray, allowing it to be used for both white balance and exposure... |
| June 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Photo Mechanic 4.1.3.1 fixes Ingest bug |
| Photo Mechanic 4.1.3.1 for Mac OS X and Windows, released over the weekend, fixes a bug that prevented certain video files from being imported correctly using the program's Ingest Disks function.
The Read Me lists this and other changes:
A bug related to the ingesting any of the following video formats: MOV,... |
| June 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kodak posts v5.0.3 firmware for 14n, 14nx, SLR/n and SLR/c |
| Kodak has released v5.0.3 of the firmware for the DCS Pro 14n, 14nx, SLR/n and SLR/c.
The changes are listed on the download page for each camera's firmware updater. Free registration is required to access the updaters.... |
| June 18, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PocketWizard upgrade for Kodak DCS cameras now available |
| Kodak is now performing the previously announced PocketWizard upgrades for the DCS 14n, DCS 14nx, and DCS SLR/n cameras. The upgrade, which installs a PocketWizard transceiver inside the DCS camera body, is available to U.S. and Canadian photographers for US$395, including overnight return shipping. For further details see:
This outline of... |
| June 17, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Qimage updated to v2004.302 |
| Digital Domain has updated Qimage, the company's printing and RAW conversion software, to v2004.302. New features include enhancements to Qimage's "freehand" image placement function and improved image rotation tools. Qimage is available from Digital Domain's web site for US$44.95. Upgrades are free to registered owners of previous versions of the... |
| June 16, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon Capture 4.1.2 released |
| Nikon USA today has posted updaters for Capture on both the Mac and Windows platforms that rev the program to v4.1.2.... |
| June 16, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Photo Mechanic updated to v4.1.3 |
| Camera Bits has released v4.1.3 of Photo Mechanic for Mac OS X and Windows.
The Read Me for the new version notes the following changes:
Added support for the following image formats: GIF, BMP, PICT, PNG, and TGA. Also added support for the following movie formats: MOV, AVI, and MPG. The movie... |
| June 16, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters: Nikon boosts D70 production, eyes dropping film compacts |
| In an interview with Reuters, Nikon Corp. managing director Makoto Kimura says the company will boost production of the D70 digital SLR from the current 70,000 units a month to above 90,000 by September or October. Kimura also says that next fiscal year Nikon may consider exiting the film compact... |
| June 16, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| June Issue of Digital Journalist now online |
| The June issue of The Digital Journalist has been posted. It includes a review of the Nikon D70, and two interesting articles about the circumstances surrounding the few existing photographs of D-Day, nearly all of which were taken by Robert Capa. One of the articles, "How LIFE Covered D-Day", is by... |
| June 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Seagate to offer 2.5GB, 5GB CompactFlash hard drives |
| InfoWorld reports that Seagate will launch 2.5GB and 5GB 1-inch hard disk drives later this year, and both will be available in CompactFlash form factor versions. They will compete with Hitachi's MicroDrive products, which currently top out at 4GB. No pricing information is given.... |
| June 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon updates scanner software to v4.0.2 |
| Nikon has posted a software updater for Nikon Scan that upgrades the application to v4.0.2. The update, which is available for both Mac and Windows, improves detection of the image frame when using strip-film and roll-film adapters. It also fixes a bug that could cause computers to freeze when inserting... |
| June 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| DPReview: Canon EOS-1D Mark II reviewed |
| Digital Photography Review has today posted a review of the Canon EOS-1D Mark II.... |
| June 14, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Truth With a Camera workshop deadline is June 15 |
| The application deadline for Truth With a Camera, a photojournalism workshop with an emphasis on shooting pictures stories with a digital camera, is June 15, 2004.
The annual workshop will be held in the Norfolk, Virginia area from August 8-13, 2004, with instruction on the use of Nikon digital cameras provided... |
| June 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| AmericanPhotojournalist: Inside the Pulitzers |
| The AmericanPhotojournalist web site recently published an interview with Pulitzer Prize juror J. Ross Baughman entitled Inside the Pulitzers.... |
| June 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| WhiBal white balance system to ship June 14 |
| A new product for setting a white balance and establishing a contrast range when processing files shot as RAW format originals is poised to ship. Called WhiBal, it has been created by software developer and RAW file format proponent Michael Tapes to provide what he believes will be a more usable and effective method of setting a white balance in RAW conversion software. |
| June 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Shooting digital in Iraq |
| An interview with Corbis photographer on using the Nikon D1X to cover the war in Iraq. |
| June 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| MAC Group introduces Xtreme Power external camera, laptop batteries |
| U.S. photo products distributor the MAC Group (which also distributes Mamiya and PocketWizard products) has announced the Xtreme Power 20 and the Xtreme Power 10, two new external lithium-ion rechargeable batteries for powering cameras and flashes (Xtreme Power 20 only), laptops, cell phones, printers, external hard drives, and many other electronic devices. Both models feature dual power outlets, allowing them to run two devices simultaneously -- a digital SLR and a flash, for example, or a laptop and an external DVD burner. |
| June 10, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Express Digital demo days coming to 40 locations this summer |
| Express Digital will be demonstrating their professional photography workflow software in a series of Express Digital Days held across the US and Canada on June 23, 2004, July 21, 2004 and August 25, 2004.... |
| June 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kodak's ProPass magazine features Steve McCurry |
| Steve McCurry: The Story is Paramount in the latest issue of Kodak's ProPass online magazine includes an interview with the documentary photographer and a small gallery of his photographs.
Also profiled in the issue is commercial photographer Matteo Trisolini and wedding photographer Tony Florez.... |
| June 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| FolderFTP for Windows streamlines photo uploading |
| FolderFTP 1.0 for Windows is a US$25 application designed to streamline the uploading of photos or other files to an FTP server.
The program will monitor a folder on a local hard drive or server for new files and automatically upload them, optionally renaming them in the process (to prevent naming conflicts on... |
| June 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple adds G5/Dual 2.5GHz to Power Mac lineup |
| Apple today announced an addition to its Power Mac G5 desktop line.
The new flagship model features twin 2.5GHz G5 processors and a liquid cooling system for dissipating heat. The dual 2.0GHz G5 continues mostly unchanged, while the 1.6GHz model morphs into a dual 1.8GHz version as part of the refresh... |
| June 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| FotoTrafiX for Mac and Windows excels at photo transmission |
| FotoTrafiX 1.1 for Mac OS X and Windows is a full-featured photo importing, browsing, captioning and transmission application designed for photojournalists and photo editors.
The US$499 application (US$519 on CD) excels at the sending of photos - by email, FTP or to a shared volume or server - through user-configurable output channels.... |
| June 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PhotoFirst 1.1 for Mac released |
| Pixingo this week released v1.1 of PhotoFirst, a Mac OS X-only application for digital SLR photographers designed to handle the organizing, captioning, comparing and editing of photos, among other tasks.
The US$125 (US$150 on CD with a printed manual) workflow-oriented program is available as a 30-day, fully-functional trial version. A version... |
| June 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Pentax to offer sub-$1000 DSLR by early 2005 |
| The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports that Pentax has plans to introduce a sub-$1000 entry-level digital SLR by early next year. Exactly when it will become available on store shelves isn't clear because the article, somewhat obliquely, says that Pentax "intends to ship about 100,000 units by March 31, 2004". (Presumably,... |
| June 8, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Online configurator and debugging guide for WT-1 transmitter released |
| Thomas Sapiano, author of the freeware ITP and PocketITP FTP server software for Windows and PocketPC, has developed a web-based configurator designed to ease the creation of configuration files for Nikon's WT-1/WT-1A transmitter.
He has also posted WT-1/WT-1A troubleshooting information, including a description of the behaviour of the Power/Link/Busy lights on... |
| June 8, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Bloomberg: Toshiba to ship fuel cell laptop by year-end |
| Bloomberg.com reports that Toshiba will ship a laptop by the end of this year that derives power from a micro fuel cell that will produce electricity from methanol. The fuel cell will power the laptop for about 10 hours before needing to be refilled.... |
| June 7, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple announces AirPort Express palm-sized WiFi base station |
| Apple has announced the AirPort Express, a palm-sized, 7-ounce WiFi base station that's compatible with the 54Mbps IEEE 802.11g wireless networking standard (and backwards compatible with 802.11b gear). Equipped with an Ethernet port, a USB 2.0 port, and an audio port, the AirPort Express can also act as a print... |
| June 7, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Retail version of Photo Mechanic now shipping |
| A retail version of Camera Bits Photo Mechanic for Mac and Windows, packaged in a DVD-style case with both Camera Bits and Lexar Media logos on it, is now available from participating photo dealers that also carry Lexar products.
At PMA 2004, Camera Bits, maker of Photo Mechanic, and Lexar, announced... |
| June 7, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe posts Adjusted Refresh plug-in for Photoshop CS |
| Adobe has posted the Adjusted Refresh plug-in for Windows and Mac versions of Photoshop CS. The free plug-in reduces the time it takes Photoshop to update the visual preview of some filters, and it also reduces initial scratch disk usage after you launch Photoshop.... |
| June 4, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Yet another 1.8" mini portable hard drive |
| Archos has introduced the ARCDisk, a 20GB 1.8-inch USB 2.0 portable hard drive that weighs 2.7 ounces and sports a footprint smaller than a 1.44MB floppy disk. It is apparently compatible with Windows only. Buyers in the U.S. can purchase the ARCDisk directly from Archos for US$199.95, and it's available... |
| June 4, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Two mini portable hard drive write-ups |
| BlueSmoke has published a review of the Trancend 1.8-inch Portable Hard Disk, which weighs as little as 4.1 ounces. The bus-powered USB 2.0 device comes in 20GB and 40GB capacities. Both the 20GB and 40GB versions are available from Transcend's online store for US$202.00 and US$314.00 respectively.
Meanwhile, MobileMag has posted... |
| June 4, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Extensis Portfolio 7 for Mac released |
| Extensis has released the Mac version (compatible with OS 8.6 or higher) of its digital asset management program, Portfolio 7. A free 30-day trial is available for download, and a full version costs US$199.95.... |
| June 2, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kodak releases DIGITAL GEM Airbrush Professional Plug-in |
| Kodak's Austin Development Center (formerly Applied Science Fiction) has released the DIGITAL GEM Airbrush Professional Plug-in, a Photoshop plug-in aimed at professional portrait shooters that smooths skin "without blurring or affecting the detail of important facial features." The plug-in is compatible with Photoshop 5.0 or higher on Mac OS 8.6+... |
| June 2, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| KODAK PROFESSIONAL Inkjet Photo Paper announced |
| Kodak has announced KODAK PROFESSIONAL Inkjet Photo Paper. Designed for professional and advanced photographers, the paper is available in glossy and lustre finishes, and Kodak has posted custom ICC profiles for use with a range of Epson and Canon printers. The paper comes in two sizes -- 8.5 x 11... |
| June 2, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| CARRY's FotoBar standalone CD/DVD burner |
| CARRY Computer recently announced the FotoBar series, a range of Mac and Windows-compatible multi-function devices that can burn a CD or DVD directly from a flash media card (without a computer), act as a portable CD/DVD reader/writer (while connected to a computer), or serve as a flash media card reader/writer... |
| June 2, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PDN Photo Annual 2004 now online |
| PDNOnline has posted the web version of PDN's Photo Annual 2004. The Annual comprises over 200 images in eight different categories. Featured photographers include Lauren Greenfield, Helmut Newton, Eugene Richards, Elliott Erwitt, James Nachtwey, and a host of others.... |
| June 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| NikonNet's June Legend Behind the Lens is Karen Kasmauski |
| NikonNet's Legend Behind the Lens for June is photojournalist Karen Kasmauski, a contributor to National Geographic, Fortune, and Newsweek, among others.... |
| June 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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