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THE SALT OF THE EARTH
I recently saw a documentary film, The Salt of the Earth, and must encourage everyone to go see it. It is a story about the amazing Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. The photography and cinematography are outstanding! There are emotional highs and lows associated with the subject matter in his photographs. The Academy Award nominee is […]
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PHOTOLIFE CONTEST WINNER: HEATHER DAWE
RA Photo Club’s own Heather Dawe, our doyenne of equestrian photography, was one of the successful entrants in Photo Life’s monthly Showtime Competition. The topic was…horses! The photo, Polo Ponies, was taken at a 2011 charity polo event held on the grounds of the old Nepean Equestrian Park (now known as Wesley Clover Park). Technical […]
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FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
Finding Vivian Maier ByTowne Cinema 325 Rideau St, Ottawa May 2-8 All you street photography, Rolleiflex, Leica…fans, You’ve seen the Nanny’s stunning square images, now see them on the big screen! Movie Trailer (Info supplied by Heather Dawe) Likes(4)Dislikes(0)
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Interview With a Newcomer
This season the RA Photo Club has 50 new members, out of a membership of 275. The RAPC Blog interviews one of them, Scott Beeston, who happens to be the winner of the 2013 Best Humour Photo, as voted by the attendees of the Christmas Party. BLOG: What makes you join the RA Photo Club, […]
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VIVIAN MAIER: SECRET ARTIST
By Mike MacKay If you’re one of the cognoscenti among photographers, you have a list of names you can drop. These big names include Yousuf Karsh, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon and, recently, Vivian Dorothy Maier. Vivian Maier became part of my life on January 3, 2011 through a reposting of a […]
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Presentation by Photojournalist Paola Gianturco
The Ottawa Gatineau Regional Network of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation is extremely pleased to announce an upcoming book launch event featuring Paola Gianturco and her new book of documentary photography and commentary, Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon. The event will take place at 1pm on Sunday, October 14th in […]
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