go vote.

"LOOK AT ME is a collection of found photos.
These photos were either lost, forgotten, or thrown away. The images now are nameless, without connection to the people they show, or the photographer who took them. Maybe someone died and a relative threw away their photographs; maybe someone thought they were trash.
Some of the photos were found on the street. Some were stacked in a box, bought cheap at a flea market. Showing off or embarrassed, smug, sometimes happy, the people in these photos are strangers to us. They can't help but be interesting, as stories with only an introduction."

while i'm finding the new look and feel of the magnum site a little awkward and clumsy, i'm loving some of the new additions like breaking down a photographers portfolio by the books they've produced, as well as the "features" sections. hours of visual goodness here.

here are some defining moments from this year's women in photojournalism seminar.

at poynter you can compare what newspapers around the country did with their front pages on 09-11-01 and 09-11-02. pretty neat to see what talented photo editors and designers can do with similar news.

best of luck to all the eddie adams workshop students. just remember, the workshop has very little to do with photography, and everything to do with life. go. be inspired. have a great time. and remember that feeling of awe that you get when you first step foot into the barn. hopefully, you'll come back to that place in your mind, often.

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"In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, Seattle Times reporter Alex Tizon and photographer Alan Berner crossed the nation to gauge the mood of the people. As the anniversary of the attacks approaches, they hit the road again."
[good find gerik!]

all kinds of crazy new stuff going on over here:
3 new member galleries are up -- debby coleman, joe jaszewski and rachel rique.
the shortlist is back, and the members are listed by location. we now have people in over 24 states as well as overseas. it's a quick reference list of everyone's email addresses and websites, too.
and there's some semblance of a statement up now. weak at best, i'm sure it will change 100 more times in the next week, but at least the basics are covered.
and... there is a little word now at the bottom of the main page. that word is "archives." starting september 1, all the photos that get chosen as the photo of the day will be archived here. i don't know why we didn't do this sooner. but the elves have been lazy.