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Photo: Bloomsberry Auction

Alternative Photo of “The Beatles on Abbey Road” Going for Auction

The alternative photo showed several differences from the popular one taking the hit. It is expected that the piece should fetch at least £9,000 when auctioned.

Published by Widiana Martiningsih on May 21st, 2012 at 11:05 am

Kate Moss Donates Semi-naked Photo for Charity

Supermodel Kate Moss has donated a semi-naked photograph of herself to raise cash for charity at an auction last week.
The 2006 portrait, by Norwegian fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø, will be sold as part of Bonham’s Photographs auction in London.
A spokesperson for the auction house said: “Donated by the British supermodel herself, this photograph will be [...]

Published by Farid Wahdiono on May 18th, 2012 at 05:05 pm
The full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, south of Athens, Greece. (Photo by Dimitri Messinis, AP)

Shots of the Supermoon from Around the World

Here are six shots of the supermoon taken from some places around the world last night:
Source: USA Today, PhotoBlog

Published by Farid Wahdiono on May 6th, 2012 at 11:05 am

Enchanting Photos of “Discovery” Preparing for Final Flight

For the last several days, Space Shuttle “Discovery” has been preparing for one final flight. Today (April 17), weather permitting, Discovery will make the trip from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia (Va), from atop a repurposed Boeing 747 jet airliner — [...]

Published by Farid Wahdiono on April 17th, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Instagram: Over 1 Billion Photos Uploaded & Keep Adding

According to a Wall Street Journal’s Digit’s report, over one billion photos have been uploaded with Instagram, shared on Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media.

Published by Widiana Martiningsih on April 5th, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Facebook’s Enhancements: High-Res Photos & Fullscreen Viewing

The worldwide social media, Facebook, has just announced some enhancements to its photo sharing service—particularly the photo viewer feature. The enhancements users can start to use included high-resolution photos and fullscreen viewing.

Published by Widiana Martiningsih on March 26th, 2012 at 02:03 pm

Testimony of the Woman Photographed in the 2012 World Press Photo of the Year

This week, Fatima Al-Qaws, the woman in black veil in Aranda’s photo, comes giving her testimony on what she was doing as well as on the winning image itself. The winning image was taken on October 15, 2011; Fatima was embracing her wounded son, Zayed Al-Qaws (18) in a field hospital.

Published by Widiana Martiningsih on February 16th, 2012 at 01:02 pm
A mother carries her dead child to the grave, after wrapping it in a shroud according to local custom. A bad drought coupled with the effects of civil war caused a terrible famine in Somalia which claimed the lives of between one and two million people over a period of two years, more than 200 a day in the worst affected areas. The international airlift of relief supplies which started in July was hampered by heavily armed gangs of clansmen who looted food storage centers and slowed down the distribution of the supplies by aid organizations. (James Nachtwey)

Photos of the Year from the Half-century World Press Photo Contest

Each and every year, the most discussed photo might be the one winning the Photo of the Year Award. The complete collection of photos winning the Photo of the Year award in World Press Photo contest can be seen here.

Published by Widiana Martiningsih on February 13th, 2012 at 02:02 pm
Sydney's first photo submission

Too Sexy, Student’s Photo for Yearbook Rejected Three Times

Sydney Elizabeth Spies, a 18-year student of Durango High School, Colorado, has got her photos turned down by the school’s yearbook editors. Considered too sexy, the editors rejected all the three modeling photos she had submitted.

Published by Widiana Martiningsih on February 9th, 2012 at 03:02 pm
November 18, 2011. Photo courtesy of Wayne Tilcock-The Enterprise/AP

Lightbox 365: A Photographic Review of The 2011

Time.com, the online version of Time newspaper, has compiled 365 photographs representing the history of 2011. Let the pictures speak for themselves.

Published by Widiana Martiningsih on January 3rd, 2012 at 11:01 am
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