This week’s “Best of the Net” is a mix of history, planning the year to come, a few photography deadlines to consider, and how a prominent photographer uses the power of social media to promote candid backstage celebrity portraits.
Robert Frank archives online by National Gallery
Launched by the National Gallery, the Robert Frank archives online allow people to view his contact sheets and other gems from his archive.
Interview with Photo Editor Karen Mullarkey
This two-part article on Medium is a fascinating interview with Karen Mullarkey, photo editor at Life, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and Sports Illustrated.
https://medium.com/vantage/talking-with-karen-mullarkey-part-1-569f12fd2bee
https://medium.com/vantage/talking-with-karen-mullarkey-2f8604c18205
Top 50 Photo workshops for 2015
Planning for 2015? Here’s a great list of 50 photo workshops this coming year, from Photoshelter:
http://blog.photoshelter.com/2015/01/50-photo-workshops-in-2015/
Ellen Von Unwerth Shoots Golden Globes via Instagram
ASMPNY Member Ellen Von Unwerth shoots Golden Globes backstage photos – and proceeded to completely blow up on Instagram and social media.
http://mashable.com/2015/01/12/instagram-golden-globe-photos/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link
Upcoming photo deadlines
Here are two upcoming photo submission deadlines you should know about: the Alexia Foundation and the NY Times Portfolio review.
http://edkashi.com/deadline-approaching-alexia-foundation-grants/
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/20/third-annual-new-york-portfolio-review/?_r=0
