Outdoor & Photo Gear Brands Unite For 8 Crazy Nights Giveaway

Peak Design, makers of innovative gear for DSLR and POV camera owners, is giving away over $7500 worth of products in a promotion titled “8 Crazy Nights with Peak Design.” The giveaway is the first of it’s kind – it includes photography products as well as general outdoor gear, and targets a quickly growing group of active, outdoor camera users.
Giveaway entry and rules can be found at the 8 Crazy Nights landing page: http://bit.ly/8craycray
A wide range of brands are participating in the giveaway – from camera bag companies to makers of solar charging gear. But they have one thing in common: they’re companies who are leading the innovation curve in their respective product categories...

 

GoalZero (portable solar charging equipment) 
SmugMug (photo websites)
GORUCK (usa-made tactical packs and bags) 
3 Legged Thing (innovative tripods) 
Think Tank Photo (professional camera bags)
Cinetics (DSLR filming dollies and sliders) 
F-Stop Gear (adventure camera backpacks)

Triggertrap (innovative triggering devices)
Tether Tools (photography workstation gear) 
CRYO LED Systems (LED studio lighting) 
UNDFIND (versatile urban camera bags)
SLR Lounge (leading online photography resource) 
Fortified Bicycle Alliance (durable bike lighting) 
Nite Ize (innovative tech & outdoor products)

 Giveaway Details

• Full contest rules are posted on the 8 Crazy Nights landing page: http://bit.ly/8craycray
  
• Participants need only enter once, and can increase their chances of winning by inviting others.
  
• 8 prize packages will be given away – 1 prize package per night for 8 nights
  
• The first winner will be announced Friday, December 6th at 5pm Central Time.
  
• The final grand prize winner will be announced Friday, December 13th at 5pm Central Time.
  
• The average retail value of each prize package is over $800, with a $1750 grand prize.
  

About Peak Design
Peak Design is a professional-grade camera accessory brand dedicated to engineering thoughtful solutions to improve the way photographers transport and manage their cameras. During a six-month international travel sabbatical, company founder Peter Dering became frustrated by the lack of elegant solutions to holster his SLR camera in the field. Upon return to the US, Peter founded Peak Design with the vision to create intuitive and innovative camera solutions for demanding environments. For more information visit peakdesignltd.com. 

Art Basel In Miami

Spent a little time checking out the art work during Art Basel in the Miami Design District and Miami Beach. Here are a few of my selects.

 

The Miami Herald used a couple of my photos from last year to promote links to Art Basel event info.

Farewell: Marice Cohn Band and Joe Rimkus Jr., Miami Herald Staff Photographers

Miami Herald photo legends Marice Cohn Band and Joe Rimkus Jr. say their final goodbyes in the Herald photo studio with colleagues as they retire today after a combined 75 years of documenting life in South Florida.

Marice spent most of her time pushing peoples buttons as well as her camera's as a staff photographer for almost 35 years. Joe Rimkus Jr. spent most of his time following jocks on the field, courts and rinks.

On Monday Joe will reflect on his memories with a story about his life's work during the last 40 years. Marice will follow-up with a story of her own soon after.

Joe Rimkus Jr. and Marice Cohn Band in the Miami Herald photography studio.

 

Left to right at front are Gregory Castillo, Joe Rimkus Jr., Marsha Halper, Marice Cohn Band, John Van Beekum, Emily Michot, David Walters, Shannon Kaestle, Patrick Farrell and Luisa Yanez. In back, at left is Roman Lyskowski and Al Diaz at right. 

Holding Marice Cohn Band, left to right at front are Gregory Castillo, Emily Michot, John Van Beekum, Joe Rimkus Jr., David Walters, Shannon Kaestle, Patrick Farrell and Marsha Halper. In back, at left is Roman Lyskowski and Al Diaz at right.

Seen up front is Roman Lyskowski while holding Marice Cohn Band are, left to right, Joe Rimkus Jr., Al Diaz, David Walters, John Van Beekum, Patrick Farrell and C.W. Griffin. 

From Joe's perspective, Left to right are, Nancy San Martin, Emily Michot, Marsha Halper, Patrick Farrell, Roman Lyskowski, Al Diaz, John Van Beekum, and David Walters.

BOOKS & BOOKS: Robert Wilson -- Mathew Brady: Portraits of a Nation & Jill Enfield -- Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes

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In the 1840s and 1850s, "Brady of Broadway" was one of the most successful and acclaimed Manhattan portrait galleries. Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Dolley Madison, Henry James as a boy with his father, Horace Greeley, Edgar Allan Poe, the Prince of Wales, and Jenny Lind were among the dignitaries photographed in Mathew Brady's studio. But it was during the Civil War that he became the founding father of what is now called photojournalism and his photography became an enduring part of American history.

The Civil War was the first war in history to leave a detailed photographic record, and Mathew Brady was the war's chief visual historian. Previously, the general public had never seen in such detail the bloody particulars of war--the strewn bodies of the dead, the bloated carcasses of horses, the splintered remains of trees and fortifications, the chaos and suffering on the battlefield. Brady knew better than anyone of his era the dual power of the camera to record and to excite, to stop a moment in time and to draw the viewer vividly into that moment. Few books about Brady have gone beyond being collections of the photographs attributed to him, accompanied by a biographical sketch.

MATHEW BRADY will be the biography of an American legend--a businessman, an accomplished and innovative technician, a suave promoter, a celebrated portrait artist, and, perhaps most important, a historian who chronicled America during its finest and gravest moments of the 19th century.

About the Author: Robert Wilson is the author of The Explorer King, a biography of Clarence King, the Indiana Jones of the 19th century. He is editor of The American Scholar, a former editor of Preservation, the founding literary editor of Civilization (all three of which won National Magazine Awards during his tenure), a former book editor and columnist for USA Today, and a former editor at The Washington Post Book World. He is the editor of A Certain Somewhere: Writers on the Places They Remember, a collection of essays from Preservation magazine published by Random House in 2002.

Also lecturing, is Miami Beach native Jill Enfield, world reknowned expert on historical photographic techniques including several methods used by Mathew Brady before, during and after the Civil War.

Enfield will be signing her latest book: Jill Enfield's Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes: Popular Historical and Contemporary Techniques which is packed with stunning imagery, how-to recipes, techniques, and historical information on the evolution of processes. This includes instruction on the methods of making images that Mathew Brady employed before, during, and after the Civil War. Enfield will also be making a glass plate portrait of Robert Wilson to be passed around during the evening for attendees to get a sense of Brady's process.

For those interested in learning how to make wet plate collodion images themselves, Enfield will also be demoing the process that Mathew Brady employed in a private class, on Wednesday, December 11 from 10:30 – 6pm. For more information on the class, contact Jill at jill@jillenfield.com or call (917)518-7043. As technology advances in the world of photography, a passionate crowd of professionals, students, and hobbyists is returning to the darkroom in search of a more authentic, handmade feel to their art.

Jill Enfield's Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes shows how to do just that. This guide provides the instruction to emulate the ethereal, dream-like feel of alternative processing. Whether in a darkroom using traditional chemicals, at the kitchen sink with pantry staples, or in front of the computer re-creating techniques digitally, you will learn how to add a richness and depth to your photography like never before.

Contents:

•Covers alternative processing from its historical roots up through digital manipulation

•Showcases the different styles and processing methods of various artists

•Includes suggestions for vegan and vegetarian-friendly alternative processing

About the Author: Jill Enfield, one of the most experienced and respected hand-coloring artists in the United States, is a fine art, editorial, and commercial photographer. Enfield was selected as one of Professional Photographer Magazine's "100 Most Significant Influencers on Professional Photography 1907-2000," She has taught hand-coloring and non-silver techniques at Parsons The New School for Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York University, Long Island University, and the International Center of Photography in New York, as well as at workshops throughout the United States and Europe. To get a quick look at Enfield’s technique click here.

Mathew Brady: Portraits of a Nation(Hardcover)

By Robert Wilson

$28.00

ISBN-13: 9781620402030
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Bloomsbury USA, 6/2013

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  Jill Enfield S Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes:       Popular Historical and Contemporary Techniques (Paperback)

    By Jill Enfield

   $39.95

    ISBN-13: 9780415810241
   Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: Focal Press, 6/2013

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Miami Street Photography Festival December 5-8, 2013

The Miami Street Photography Festival 2013 will showcase the   best of contemporary street photography in Miami's Wynwood Arts District during Art Basel Miami Beach.

The second annual Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF), in partnership with Leica Camera, will once again showcase the best of contemporary Street Photography viewed through the eyes of emerging photographers in this genre. “We are very excited to be partnering with Leica in hosting this world class photography event,” said festival founder Juan Jose Reyes. “The goal of the Festival is to establish a global platform for learning through exhibitions, workshops, lectures and other events and to elevate Miami as a center for photography,” he added.

Dubbed by Harper's Bazaar Hotlist as an "Art Basel Top Ten" in its inaugural season, this year's event will take place December 5-8, 2013 at Trendy Studio in Miami’s vibrant Wynwood Arts District during the height of Art Basel Miami. 

Featured speakers will include world-renowned Magnum photographers Alex Webb, BruceGilden, and Constantine Manos, along with National Geographic’s Maggie Steber and author/photographer Rebecca Norris Webb.

The festival will host a street photography exhibition displaying images selected among participants from all over the world. Street photography workshops by Gilden and Webb/Norris Webb will also be available to participants. For the complete schedule of activities and to sign up visit the festival’s website http://www.miamistreetphotographyfestival.org.

Street photographers use their keen sense of observation to document society through the capture of compelling candid moments in everyday life. At the heart of street photography is the “decisive moment”, the split second when an image becomes complete in its composition.

2012 MSPF Awards These twelve images were selected as the best representatives of the 2012 Festival. 

Festival partners include Leica AG, Miami-Dade College, Leica Store Miami, Ona, Viewbook, Dale Photo and Digital, CyberLink, ISP/International Street Photographer Magazine, Dina Mitrani Gallery, The Private Space, and Gramps Bar. The Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF©) was incorporated in 2012 as a not-for-profit organization. 

Leica Store Miami: Together and Apart by Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb | Tue, Dec 3, 2013 | 7pm - 9:30pm

Gallery Opening | Together and Apart by Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb | Tue, Dec 3, 2013 | 7pm - 9:30pm | 372 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL. 

Free Event

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Join us for a gallery opening for acclaimed photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb. The exhibition, "Together and Apart," includes work from their joint book, "Violet Isle: A Duet of Photographs from Cuba," Alex’s second edition of The Suffering of Light (2013) and Rebecca’s My Dakota (2012). There will be a slide presentation, a question-and-answer session, followed by book signings of The Suffering of Light and My Dakota.

Alex and Rebecca will also conduct a workshop, Finding Your Vision, at Leica Store Miami on Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19.

Alex Webb is best known for his vibrant and complex color photography, often made in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has published nine books, including Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names , Aperture and Violet Isle: A Duet of Photographs from Cuba (with Rebecca Norris Webb). His latest book, The Suffering of Light, a collection of thirty years of his color work, was published by Aperture (2011). Alex has exhibited at museums worldwide, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; and Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. Alex became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1979. His work has appeared in National Geographic, New York Times Magazine, Geo, and other magazines. He has received numerous awards and grants.

Originally a poet, Rebecca Norris Webb has published three photography books that explore the complicated relationship between people and the natural world: The Glass Between Us, Violet Isle: A Duet of Photographs from Cuba (with Alex Webb), and My Dakota, which interweaves her text and photographs from her home state of South Dakota. In 2012, My Dakota was selected as a Time, PDN, and Photo-Eye best photography book of the year. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the George Eastman House, Rochester, New York In 2012,My Dakota was exhibited at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, and will be exhibited in summer 2013 at the Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, and the North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks. Her work has appeared in Time, Orion, and Le Monde Magazine.