Conscientious | Weblogs tag:jmcolberg.com,2009-09-30:/weblog//4 2011-12-28T15:08:35Z Joerg Colberg's website about contemporary fine-art photography, featuring photographers, interviews, articles, and book and exhibition reviews. Movable Type 4.32-en The Great Leap Sideways tag:jmcolberg.com,2011:/weblog//4.5966 2011-12-28T15:07:02Z 2011-12-28T15:08:35Z Joerg Colberg You're probably all familiar with The Great Leap Sideways, which has a lot of great content. If not, head right over and check it out!

]]> 'Prison Photography' on the Road tag:jmcolberg.com,2011:/weblog//4.5780 2011-08-24T13:48:22Z 2011-08-24T14:13:40Z Joerg Colberg prisonphotog_ks.jpg

Pete Brook is taking his blog/project Prison Photography on the road. For a 12-week road trip, during which he will meet up with photographers and journalists who have covered prisons, he is looking for financial support via Kickstarter. Head right over either to the post over at Prison Photography or to the Kickstarter page to find out more.

]]> LIFE.com 2011 Photo Blog Awards tag:jmcolberg.com,2011:/weblog//4.5669 2011-06-06T14:52:54Z 2011-06-06T15:05:40Z Joerg Colberg LIFE-award-logo-large.png

What do 500 Photographers, A Photo Editor, aCurator, American Suburb X, The Atlantic's In Focus, Bagnews Notes, Burn, Feature Shoot, Joe McNally's Blog, La Lettre de la Photographie, the New York Times' Lens blog, NPR's The Picture Show, PDN, Photojojo's Tumblr, Pictory, Prison Photography, The Sartortialist, TIME.com's Lightbox, What's the Jackanory?, and this website have in common? They all have been selected as winners of LIFE.com's 2011 Photo Blog Awards : "the Web's 20 most compelling, most consistently insightful and surprising photography blogs." Exciting company to be in!

]]> Another collage week tag:jmcolberg.com,2011:/weblog//4.5603 2011-04-25T11:28:52Z 2011-04-25T15:39:08Z Joerg Colberg I'm going to be on the road for parts of this week, so posting might get slightly patchy. I figured it would be fun to feature some more collage art.

]]> Shooting Gallery tag:jmcolberg.com,2011:/weblog//4.5594 2011-04-18T18:32:25Z 2011-04-18T18:34:55Z Joerg Colberg If you're interested in videos of photographers talking about or doing their work there's a blog for that, it's called Shooting Gallery.

]]> Monsters & Madonnas tag:jmcolberg.com,2011:/weblog//4.5523 2011-03-07T18:44:23Z 2011-03-07T18:46:47Z Joerg Colberg I'm still finding new blogs to add to my ever growing reading list. The latest edition is Monsters & Madonnas, the ICP Library's blog. Go and check it out!

]]> Wired Profiles Photography Bloggers tag:jmcolberg.com,2010:/weblog//4.5329 2010-11-11T16:33:32Z 2010-11-11T16:50:47Z Joerg Colberg WiredBloggers.jpg

Wired Magazine's photography blog, Raw File, features profiles of their favourite photobloggers, which you want to check out if you're curious about the people behind those blogs. I'm honoured to be included in the list, created by Pete Brook of Prison Photography fame, who also blogs for Wired. Thank you, Pete!

]]> Mull It Over tag:jmcolberg.com,2010:/weblog//4.5017 2010-04-29T12:02:13Z 2010-04-29T12:03:34Z Joerg Colberg Those who love interviews with photographers can find a lot of them (with new ones being added on a regular basis) at Mull It Over. Check it out!

]]> The Independent Photo Book blog tag:jmcolberg.com,2010:/test//4.4820 2010-02-16T14:16:40Z 2012-01-21T22:46:37Z Joerg Colberg If you haven't seen and/or visited The Independent Photo Book now might be a good time. New books and zines are constantly being added (at the time of this writing, there are 85 up), and Hester and I have heard of many that sold through the site. So if you have an independently produced photography book or zine to announce please send it to us. The Independent Photo Book is not "curated": Any book or zine that cannot be bought at a chain book store (or Amazon.com) will be listed. Also, you can comment on posts there (which nobody has done so far; strictly no anonymous comments allowed). Maybe you own one of the books/zines and want to review it as a comment?

]]> The Independent Photo Book (cont'ed) tag:jmcolberg.com,2010:/test//4.4772 2010-01-22T05:01:38Z 2012-01-21T22:55:43Z Joerg Colberg With 56 - at the time of this writing - listings (in just over two weeks!), The Independent Photo Book is clearly showing that there are lots of independently produced photo books and zines to be found, and I've already heard from various sources that the site has generated sales. To repeat: If you send us a book/zine that falls into this category (please stick by the format outlined on the blog so listing the book/zine is a breeze), we will list it. If you don't have your own book but are curious about independently produced ones and haven't visited the site go and have a peek!

]]> Happy New Year! tag:jmcolberg.com,2010:/test//4.4728 2010-01-01T16:48:17Z 2010-03-11T17:16:09Z Joerg Colberg Wishing all my readers a very happy, healthy, and successful New Year 2010!

]]> Happy Holidays! tag:jmcolberg.com,2009:/test//4.4716 2009-12-24T14:33:05Z 2010-03-11T21:26:50Z Joerg Colberg HappyHolidaysBlog2009.jpg

It's that time of year - so from my homestead in chilly Western Massachusetts Happy Holidays and all the best wishes for the New Year 2010!

]]> It's also the end of a decade: the "00" decade, nobody knows what to call it, but everybody knows what it was: a veritable stinkfest (for once, something Americans can agree on). It's probably not a coincidence that in Germany, the "00" symbol stands for the toilet.

]]> A Mallard Publishing Special Christmas Give Away tag:jmcolberg.com,2009:/test//4.4717 2009-12-23T18:45:07Z 2010-03-11T21:25:22Z Joerg Colberg StevenMeisel_317_cover.jpg

I'm sure that those who follow this blog regularly have noticed that I don't cover fashion photography all that much. If you miss seeing fashion photography on the blog, here's a little fix. This year, Mallard/Janvier published "Steven Meisel, three hundred and seventeen and counting": "For over two decades, Steven Meisel has created every cover and lead editorial story for each issue of Italian Vogue. There may be no other photographer-magazine relationship in any other field of such long-lasting commitment and innovation." A copy of the book could be yours - as part of an exclusive Mallard/Janvier Conscientious Christmas Giveaway!

]]> StevenMeisel_317_spread.jpg All you have to do is to answer the following two questions:

"Which muse has Steven Meisel photographed the most for the covers of Vogue Italia in the last 20 years? How many times has she graced the magazine's cover?"

Email your answer to info@mallard-janvier.com. The first three persons who send in the correct answers will receive a copy of the book in the mail. StevenMeisel_317_spread2.jpg If you're curious about the book, check out Mallard/Janvier's website.

]]> Support Art Fag City! tag:jmcolberg.com,2009:/test//4.4712 2009-12-21T17:22:23Z 2010-03-11T17:16:08Z Joerg Colberg Paddy Johnson just announced a year-end fundraiser for Art Fag City, a blog I'm sure you're very familiar with. Support for independent sites like Paddy's is crucial if we want to keep the blogging landscape what it is - and allow it to grow.

]]> Alec Soth's new blog tag:jmcolberg.com,2009:/test//4.4711 2009-12-21T16:00:22Z 2010-03-11T17:16:08Z Joerg Colberg By now you've probably seen that Alec Soth has returned to blogging. Check out his Top 10 Photobooks!

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