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more about #photographers yvanehtnioj: What if you went to buy ice cream, and later found out that the ice cream you bought was stolen, and you were being sued by a rich person for eating i... more » lemon lyman: I'm confused, because it's a state law. How is California going to enforce it if a blog in New York buys and runs the photograph? more » PlayNice: This is a tough issue to do anything about; you have the rights of the press vs. the rights of the person and I see both as: 1)I'm a person who thinks... more » Spike49: I have a friend who is quite well-known, and one week I opened up a tabloid and saw a picture of his wife, who is not famous or in the industry whatso... more » Casquivana: Someone I know has the theory that the problem with this is that is all part of the same economic model. Artificial supply and demand that in turn cre... more » morninggloria: If we outlaw paparazzi, what fancy sounding Italian word are we also going to outlaw? Gelato? Rigatoni? Fellatio? #paparazzi more » CristinaS: I agree. Also, I think the law lets celebrities manipulate the press a bit: they COURT attention when it suits them, but only then. If this law is enf... more » pantsless economist...access RESTORED: Look, I'm not saying it's right to jump a hedge to get exclusive picture of someone's backyard wedding. Laws should not be broken. But taking a magazi... more » design_nerd: I wonder if these laws will end up affecting "published" photos of women taken without consent.. aka upskirting etc? #paparazzi more » yvanehtnioj: This might be difficult to enforce, but I've got to say I love the idea of this law. Love it. And I know that I'm not the only Jez who conscientious... more » EkaterinaBallerina: Whenever this issue comes up I think of Reese Witherspoon and that children's party at Disneyland. A paparazzi actually fucking assaulted other childr... more » Tchotchke: How a law appears in print and how it is instituted are often, two very different things. In practice, I seriously doubt that this will result in too ... more » Dodgergirl: As a non-celebrity resident of Los Angeles, I will say paparazzi can also be a public safety concern. Among other things that means police resources ... more » odinsraven: I agree that it's not really enforceable, but I think they are trying to really get at the top of the pyramid, if you will. Paparazzi will continue t... more » EdnasEdibles: The problem is that you can't make it illegal to be an asshole which it sounds like the law is trying to do. I think it's pretty horrifying when I see... more » penguins268: They should make it illegal to take pictures of celebrities children. #paparazzi more » Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: I really don't get it. I understand that paps are assholes and rude. However, aren't the pictures the take (however they are obtained) and the magazin... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: Sooo...why not crack down on the paparazzi taking the illegal photos? #paparazzi more » Kivrin: Sounds unenforceable to me. I think any anti-paparazzi efforts should be limited to the photographers themselves (and their employers). #paparazzi more » LucilleMcGillicuddy: SoCal Jezzies, go to the Small Trades exhibit of his photos at the Getty. It is really wonderful. more » -
#photofinish
Is The Anti-Paparazzi Measure Fair?
About two weeks ago, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new law allowing civil lawsuits against media outlets that commission or publish illegally taken photographs. This should be interesting. More » -
#cameraobscura
R.I.P. Irving Penn
Irving Penn, one of the most famous and influential fashion photographers of all time, has died at 92. [NYT] -
#notablequotable
Quotes From The Players In The Great Photoshop Debate
As previously mentioned, lawmakers in France and Great Britain are pushing for disclaimers to be added to Photoshopped images. If you extract the quotes from the piece in today's New York Times, you get a sense of the conversation: More » -
#theotherhalf
Photographer Maisie Crow Documents A Young Life Of Poverty, Violence
The image at left shows "Autumn," a 17-year-old girl from Ohio who has been the victim of domestic violence, suffered within the cycle of extreme poverty, and is now the subject of photographer Maisie Crow's series "Love Me." More » -
#funnyface
"I Spent A Lot Of Time Talking To Them About Their Husbands, Their Lovers, Their Babiesβ
Lillian Bassman is hard to define: a pioneering fashion photographer who objected to the politicization of the 1960s, an artist who destroyed all her own work, a free-thinker who objected to the women's movement.
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#streetseen
How About A Quirky Hat?
Refinery29 did a spot-on job of mapping your chances of being shot by Scott Schuman. It includes tips like "Add one vintage bicycle" and "Put on a scarf!" We're still waiting for how to get shot by Bill Cunningham. [Refinery29] -
#artssake
Helen Of Joy
Awesome: The Metropolitan Museum has established an endowment fund in memory of the late street photographer Helen Levitt, is acquiring more of her work, and is showing a selection of photographs through this summer. [MediaBistro] -
#photorealistic
Diane Arbus: 38 Years After Suicide, Art Is Made Visible
When it comes to society's "freaks," where is the line between passionate interest and voyeuristic Schadenfreude? More » -
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#helenlevitt
R.I.P. Helen Levitt
Helen Levitt, an accomplished photographer whose keen eye captured an enduring, poetic but unsentimental portrait of 20th century New York, has died at 95. [Obit]
