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Pete Eckert is a photographer. He’s also blind after suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa. The video above shows his amazing photography process—from composing, snapping to processing in the dark room. Eckert is doing something he loves, even if most of us would foolishly assume he couldn’t. Check out Pete Eckert’s website here. [Pete Eckert via Neatorama]
What you’re looking at is the World Press Photo of the Year 2007, taken by Tim Hetherington in Afghanistan for Vanity Fair. While it wasn’t taken by an Australian, there were plenty of winning shots that were taken by Aussies, which you’ll see after the jump.
The World Press Photos are the cream of the crop of photojournalism, and last year included a whopping 80,536 entries.
If you’re up in Sydney and want a nice free day out to see some awesome photos, the State Library of NSW has an exhibition running from today until June 5, when it heads up to Brisbane from June 12 until June 30.
It’s the kind of thing that really makes you want to get a dSLR and go and take some photos. Honestly, you should check the exhibition out.
For the photographer with a sharp eye (for recycling) come these innovative bracelets from Australian designer Craig Arnold. Called the re:vision line, these premium-priced baubles are assembled using the discarded lens casings of some of the world’s most well-known camera brands. (I swear I spotted a Minolta in there somewhere.) The bad news is that these hacked-up lens hand-me-downs are priced from around $175 to $250, and come complete with wear and tear from their previous owner. Certainly not cheap, especially when you consider that hacksaws, hammers and your friend’s brand new Nikon D60—conveniently “borrowed for the weekend”—are so readily at hand on the cheap. [re:vision via Boing Boing]
Sheridan College in Ontario was locked down last Friday because it was suspected a gunman was on the premises. Thankfully, it was a false alarm, but how do you mistake a gunman? Apparently, all it took was a lone photographer, some camouflage cargo pants and his free-standing tripod.
