Vision Slightly Blurred
Photography has evolved into something more than an aggregation of pixels. Photographer/Photo Editor Sarah Jacobs and PhotoShelter co-founder Allen Murabayashi discuss photography and its intersection with culture and technology in this weekly podcast. From facial recognition to the photographers capturing Beyoncé, Vision Slightly Blurred will help you see photography through a new lens.
Episodes
140 episodes
It's a Wrap! The Final Vision Slightly Blurred Episode
After 139 episodes over 3 years, we're wrapping up PhotoShelter's Vision Slightly Blurred podcast. It has been a joy to talk about the intersection of photography, technology and culture and share those thoughts with you, our audience.I...
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Episode 139
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24:48
Joe McNally Recounts the Freelance Life in "The Real Deal"
During COVID with little work to be had, Joe McNally hunkered down to write a book that's part memoir, part business instruction, and part technical manual entitled "The Real Deal: Field Notes from the Life of a Working Photographer." After a f...
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Episode 138
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24:18
"The 30" 2022 Edition Highlights New + Emerging Photos to Watch
Although PDN magazine folded in early 2020, its parent company, Emerald, rechristened the list of up-and-coming photographers as "The 30." This past week, the 2022 edition was released, and as always, the nominating committee and jury did a spe...
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Episode 137
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23:22
The Associated Press Wants To Sell You An NFT
Still think NFTs are some fringe idea? Yesterday the Associated Press announced that it will start selling NFTs of some of its iconic images at the end of the month. What will the market bear for photojournalism NFTs? Only time will tell.
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Episode 136
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19:51
It's The Year In Review in Photos (without photos!)
The end of the year means photo compilations, and Sarah and Allen go through some of their favorites from the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times with work by Allen Schaben, Francine Orr, Marcus Yam, Kent Nishimura, Wally Skald, Jay L. Cle...
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Episode 135
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35:30
A Japanese Billionaire Takes iPhone Photos from Space
If given the chance to go to space, most photographers would probably gear up. But Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa visited the International Space Station with his iPhone, and still got some stunning images and footage in the process. The b...
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Episode 134
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28:05
Vision Slightly Blurred Live! With National Geographic Photographer Jim Richardson
Our first ever live taping of Vision Slightly Blurred features one of our favorite photographers. Longtime National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson held court on Friday, Dec 3 as several hundred viewers joined online. In thi...
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Episode 133
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58:27
HBO's New Gordon Parks Documentary Will Get You Inspired
HBO's "A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks" shares its name with Parks' 1996 autobiography, and although much of the movie creates a visually stunning narrative of major milestones in his life, the documentary also covers the lives of...
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Episode 132
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33:49
Former President Donald Trump is Publishing a Photo Book
While most ex-Presidents opt for lengthy memoirs, Donald Trump decided on a photo book as the first post-White House tome. A new publishing company formed by his son, Donald Trump Jr, will start selling "President Trump's Official Photo Book" s...
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Episode 131
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23:24
Dina Litovsky on the "Sticky Issue of Consent" in Street Photography
Dina Litovsky built a career on observing candid moments of various subcultures – with some of her best work taken candidly on the streets of New York. A few weeks after a photo taken by one of her former students, Paul Kessel, caused a ru...
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Episode 130
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30:03
Jocelyn Lee's Compelling Nudes of Older Women
In her book "Sovereign," photographer Jocelyn Lee captures the female nude. But instead of the platonic ideal typically captured in the genre, Lee spent 15 years photographing women between 50 and 90 years old with care and compassion. The resu...
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Episode 129
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23:21
Lori Grinker's Rare Photos (and Forthcoming Book) of a Young Mike Tyson
In 1981, Parsons Institute of Design student Lori Grinker set out to document a small slice of boxing history unfolding at legendary trainer Cus D'Amato's home in the Catskill. A 13-year old Mike Tyson was training to become a world champion, a...
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Episode 128
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19:16
Photographing Directly to 20x24 Photo Paper is Magical Wizardry!
Ethan Moses – purveyor of 3D printed cameras at Cameradactyl – spent the last few weeks in NYC teaching a color reversal printing process using a self-designed and built 20"x24" large format camera. And Vision Slightly Blurred co-host Allen Mur...
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Episode 127
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21:49
Did an Italian Student Plagiarize an Ethiopian Artist at the Milano Photo Festival?
The 2021 Milan Photo Festival catalog includes a group exhibition by students at the Istituto Italiano Fotografia on the topic of Dante's Inferno. One of the students, Andrea Sacchetti, produced an image that is virtually identical to a well-kn...
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Episode 126
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19:13
Street Photography's Snakes on a Train?
An image of a young mother in a short dress on a New York City subway raised ethical questions and the ire of some commentators on Twitter. Some found the "award-winning" photo to be stunning, while others questioned the photographer's methods ...
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Episode 125
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29:14
How Magnum Photos' Jonas Bendiksen Nearly Fooled the Entire Industry
Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen was troubled by potential for photographers to fabricate a story and photos from scratch using technology and social media to propagate a false narrative. He was so frightened that he "decided to try to to th...
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Episode 124
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26:14
Christo's Arc de Triomphe: What Role Does Photography Play in Ephemeral Art?
60 years in the making, Christo's Wrapped Arc de Triomphe opened over the weekend – thrilling Parisians with the artist's first posthumous piece since his death in 2020. But the installation will only be on display until October 3, after ...
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Episode 123
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25:44
The Photos of 9/11 – Twenty Years Later
With the benefit of two decades of hindsight, Sarah and Allen re-examine the "iconic" photos from September 11 and talk about the need for photographers to re-share their images and experiences with others. In the episode, we look ...
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Episode 122
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36:25
Simu Liu – the Star of Marvel's Shang-Chi – Was a Stock Photo Model
Simu Liu, the Chinese-Canadian actor who stars in Marvel's latest blockbuster, revealed that he was once paid $100 to be a stock photo model. Since that single photo shoot in 2014, Liu says he has seen himself on ads hawking everything from sof...
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Episode 121
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27:29
Should Photographers Abandon Instagram Now That It's Not a "Photo App"?
In late June 2021, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri declared that the service was no longer a photo sharing app, and that the team was focused on "Creators, Video, Shopping and Messaging." While most of the world shrugged, some photographers expresse...
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Episode 120
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24:27
A Harrowing Visual Record of Afghanistan's Worst Week
As the Taliban quickly overran major cities in Afghanistan – culminating in the capture of Kabul – civilian and professional photographers captured the unfolding chaos and the heartbreaking reality of on-the-ground despair. In this...
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Episode 119
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21:52
Apple Tackles Child Sex Abuse Imagery: Slippery Slope or Necessary Intervention?
Apple recently announced a new set of features aimed at combatting Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM), which include the ability to scan a user's phone and iMessages. Since the announcement, the company has repeatedly clarified the safeguards ...
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Episode 118
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29:10
Do Paparazzi Photos Suggest J.Lo & Ben Affleck Are Recreating a 20 Year Old Music Video?
A photo conspiracy theory is afloat after uncredited, potentially lucrative images of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck on a yacht were released by TMZ. The images affirmed the rumors that the pair had gotten back together after 20 years apart. Ot...
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Episode 117
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21:52
An Insta-Famous Photographer Collected, But Didn't Deliver
Ryan Shorosky, photographer and long-haul trucker, built a significant Instagram following while driving a semi around the country. We he made some of his scenic images featuring his signature technicolor skies available for sale, many of his f...
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Episode 116
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24:32
How Todd Bigelow's "Mediocre" Images Have Earned Him $$$
Todd Bigelow’s career hasn’t gone exactly as planned. That is to say that no plan from the past few decades could have anticipated the sea of change in the photo industry – from the rapid shift to digital photography to the decimation of staff ...
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Episode 115
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