Posted by: Eric Setiawan on: April 6, 2008
44 times two:
Over the next 44 weeks, twice a week we will pair two photographs together of random images we have sent each other. There will be no consultation – the randomness of the pairings will be total. This is a visual site, a way of connecting two people with a desire to see where [...]
Posted by: Eric Setiawan on: April 6, 2008
My first interview with Radio Singapore International. The topic is about photoblog. I was nervous and can’t say a lot but I hope I can encourage more people in Indonesia to make a photoblog. You can also download the MP3 if you want to hear my lousy voice.
Posted by: Eric Setiawan on: February 24, 2008
Lost Robert Capa, David Seymour and Gerda Taro negatives discovered
January 28, 2008—The International Center of Photography announced the discovery of a cache of over 3,500 negatives of the Spanish Civil War by Magnum Photographers and Founders, Robert Capa, David Seymour and Capa’s former partner Gerda Taro, three of the most significant war photographers of the [...]
Posted by: Eric Setiawan on: February 24, 2008
Three movies, a three-season TV series, dozens of novels, comic books, and video games apparently are not enough for Steven Spielberg and the fans. I can’t wait to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and, of course, Harrison Ford. You can see the trailer video or see it in old school [...]
Posted by: Eric Setiawan on: February 23, 2008
Photography Quote from Quote Garden. Some of my favourites are:
When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in B&W, you photograph their souls! ~Ted Grant
Every time someone tells me how sharp my photos are, I assume that it isn’t a very interesting photograph. If it [...]
Posted by: Eric Setiawan on: February 18, 2008
The world’s first iHole – pinhole camera from iPhone box – or as he said it “the revoluntionary analog photographic device constructed from the recycled packaging of digital technology”.
I tried to keep it simple and the only external items I used were tape, tinfoil (for the lens), a piece of foam, and a leftover screw [...]
Posted by: Eric Setiawan on: February 18, 2008
TIME Photo Essay: What the World Eats, Part I.
Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City; Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25; Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp; Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23; Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat
What can [...]
Posted by: Eric Setiawan on: February 17, 2008
John Vink from Magnum Photos on The Khmer Chronicles / Issue Nr 6: You’ve got 5 minutes:
So what can one do to stand out? What difference can you make (in 5 minutes and with a 35mm only)? Well not much really… Especially because you’re in a pool, so you HAVE to deliver or you will [...]
Posted by: Eric Setiawan on: February 16, 2008
We’ve seen Dian Sastrowardoyo on her movies, now we can see her on her blog. Another public figure go blogging and I can see her getting a lot of attention from the hundreds of comments on her blog posts. This will surely make blogging more and more popular. Hm, I wonder who’s responsible for getting [...]
Posted by: Eric Setiawan on: January 26, 2008
Looks like the login page to WordPress.com is not the only thing that has changed over last week. They also add three gigabytes of upload space for every blog on WordPress.com. For free. To think that before this we only have 50 megabytes, this is more like having GMail on WordPress. Thanks, Matt!
