A day in the life of Africa

Africa. 100 photographers. One day. Go. 

Kibera: how we live now.

Kibera: one of the biggest slums in Africa. In photographs.
Courtesy of the Paris Review.

Steve McCurry: "Photographing the essential soul"

A retrospective in Birmingham (UK). From now until October sometime. Sample below.

(c) Steve McCurry

Update: alternative article on the BBC website. 

Markus Hartel: "After Dark"

Markus Hartel's site is an ode to street photography (mostly in New York), with galleries, thoughts and advice.
His "After Dark" gallery is worth a look. Sample below.

"We are all street photographers now"

The Guardian: "Why street photography is facing a moment of truth."

Blatant plug

Okay, one of mine now.

My London set on Flickr.

Graham Watson: photographer on two wheels

How to photograph the Tour de France.

Weegee, Walker Evans and Monroe...

...among others.

(c) Weegee. 

Independent on Sunday: "Voyeurism, surveillance and the camera".

Getty? Flickr?

Getty and Flickr team up.

Foreign bodies

Shades of Martin Parr. A "No Words" thread on "Bloody Tourists" on Photo.net.

Purists on the street

Chris Weeks: "Street Photography for the Purist", downloadable free in pdf from the Deviant Art website. The 160 page book is a street photography how-to (10mb download). The download button is on the far right of the page. Funny, opinionated and very accurate. Excellent photos and several forewards from different photographers.