Brian Smith

Miami photographer Brian Smith is the luckiest guy on the planet. He won a Pulitzer Prize at 25, he's told Bill Gates exactly what to do for an entire hour, appeared on The X Factor, exhibited at the Library of Congress, dined with the President and 3,000 of their closest friends, shared cupcakes with Anne Hathaway, gotten drunk with George Clooney and married the most beautiful woman he ever laid eyes on...

MOPLA Does Playboy

The latest event in the Month of Photography Los Angeles (MOPLA) is Mark Edward Harris and Dean Karr demonstrating “The Anatomy of a Playboy Centerfold” tomorrow Friday, April 9th, 2010 in S/W/A/Y Studios in Culver City from 6:30-9:30 pm To all my friends in LA – don’t say I never gave you nothing… You’re welcome…

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$25k Photography Book Now 2010 Competition Announced

$25k Photography Book Now 2010 Competition Announced The call for entries for Blurb’s third annual Photography Book Now self-published book competition has been announced. Darius Himes, a writer, consultant and acquiring editor at Radius Books, will again serve as lead judge in the competition. This year’s jury also includes: Monica Allende, Photo Editor, London Sunday

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SVA Hosts PDN 30 04.15.10

PDN’s 30 2010: Our Choice of New and Emerging Photographers to Watch Thursday, April 15 Seminar: 6:30 – 8pm Reception: 8 – 9pm SVA Theatre, 333 West 23 Street, New York Free and open to the public I’ll be appearing in a panel moderated by Holly Hughes, editor of Photo District News, with photographers chosen

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An Inconvenient Deadbeat

I was just reading a PDN Pulse post about San Francisco photographer Ken Light. Ken won a judgment in February against Al Gore’s cable TV network Current TV for unauthorized use of an image. But Current TV has appealed a small claims court award to Light of $500 plus $88 in court costs for unauthorized

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‘Legends of Jazz Photography’ at Fahey/Klein Gallery in LA

Catch Legendary Jazz Photographer Herman Leonard this Thursday, April 1, 2010 from 7-9pm at the Opening reception for “Legends of Jazz Photography” at Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles. The show features the work of Herman Leonard, William Claxton and William Gottlieb. All are welcome to attend. It’s a great chance not only to see great

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