Photography

Take Your Seat, The 'No Photography' Sign Is Lit

Martin Kaste — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:39:00 +0000

You probably saw this bit of Internet virality earlier this week — showing a woman getting kicked off an American Airlines flight for channeling Whitney Houston.

What caught our attention was the sound of flight attendants repeatedly ordering passengers not to take pictures or (presumably) videos.

Apparently, it's an official rule at American Airlines:

"The use of still and video cameras, fil

Experts Say Prize-Winning Photo Of Gaza Funeral Is Authentic

Bill Chappell — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:07:00 +0000

The striking image of grief-stricken men carrying two young boys to a mosque for their funeral in Gaza City was hailed for capturing a poignant human moment in an ongoing conflict.

The photograph was taken last November; it was named the World Press Photo of the Year on Feb. 15.

A Picture Postcard From Wild Wrangel Island

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:54:00 +0000

If something seems impossibly remote, you call it Siberia. And if Siberians want to make the analogy, they could call it Wrangel Island.

PHOTO: The Six-Story Rubber Ducky That's Gracing Hong Kong

Mark Memmott — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:17:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh85R-S-dh8

At Jazz Fest, Photographers Have A Culture All Their Own

Eve Troeh — Sat, 04 May 2013 09:03:00 +0000

The 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival wraps up Monday. This weekend and last, 12 stages have mixed such marquee names as Fleetwood Mac, Phoenix and Los Lobos with dozens of local bluesmen, soul belters and Cajun fiddle players.