PDN's 2003 photo annual has some seriously kick ass work from all the realms of the photo world. wowee.

"hide and seek? hide where?" i asked myself. "it's an empty gym and there's nowhere to go."

magnum photographer constantine manos was awarded the 2003 leica medal of excellence award this week for his portfolio of american color. go check it out, and then check out the larger unpublished gallery of the the same project to see even more of the beautiful and evocative work.
[link via john loomis]

the nocturnes is a web site devoted to night-time photography, and it goes to prove there's still a lot to see after dark. one of the galleries that caught my eye belongs to troy paiva. paiva also happens to have a cool site of his own, which is full of interesting images spanning his "collection of night photography of the abandoned roadside west and a nice "how to" page.

finally... the archives are current.

photocolumn is rocking these days. i swear, i closed my eyes for two seconds, and i missed some beautiful stuff like this and this. the thing i love is that when coupled with a narrative of words, the photos take on such an intensely personal feel.

AIDS in South Florida

witness to war is a neat flashy, narrated recap of my buddy hilda perez's time spent in iraq for the orlando sentinel.

one of the first aphotoaday members has finally gotten off his arse to tackle the wonders of html and put his own portfolio online. so go give josh some love and hit him up with an email if you're so inclined, and give him some feedback on what you loved/hated as far as site design and photos go.

"Rotterdam-based photographer Ari Versluis and stylist Ellie Uyttenbroek have worked together since October 1994. Inspired by a shared interest in the striking dress codes of various social groups, they have systematically documented numerous identities over the last 8 years. Rotterdam's heterogeneous, multicultural street scene remains a major source of inspiration for Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek, although since 1998 they have also worked in cities abroad.
They call their series Exactitudes: a contraction of exact and attitude. By registering their subjects in an identical framework, with similar poses and a strictly observed dress code, Versluis and Uyttenbroek provide an almost scientific, anthropological record of people's attempts to distinguish themselves from others by assuming a group identity. The apparent contradiction between individuality and uniformity is, however, taken to such extremes in their arresting objective-looking photographic viewpoint and stylistic analysis that the artistic aspect clearly dominates the purely documentary element. "

our friends over at blueeyes have just published issue 2. yummy.