Innehållsförteckning för January-February 2019 från Capture

When it comes to education, photography is an usual beast. And the view with regards to its importance and relevance can be polarising. After all, some argue that you don’t need a degree to work as a photographer. Yet every year, thousands and thousands of people across Australia sign up for formal education in photography; be it a certificate course, Bachelor’s degree, or even post-graduate study. Invariably, people’s reasons differ, as do their needs for education that is predominantly practical, theoretical, or a combination thereof. In our feature on page 24, we canvas opinions from some of Australia’s best known photographers as we seek to understand their motivation for engaging in formal education and ask them to outline some of the key benefits–both professional and personal. Over the last 30…

Looking back at photographic history, there are several points in time that one could highlight when considering the relationship between photography and ethics. But one example in the early 1990s has remained the most noted and most referenced example of a photograph that sparked in-depth and widespread debate about the ethical implications of a single picture. In 1994, South African photographer Kevin Carter won a Pulitzer Prize for an image he took the year before–that of a young, emaciated Sudanese boy stalked by a vulture. Appearing in The New York Times in March of 1993, the image prompted hundreds of calls to the newspaper with readers wanting to know the fate of the child, and if the photographer had intervened. After a flurry of criticism and harsh conversation in the…

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■ See David Goldblatt: Photographs 1948–2018, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW, until 3 March. Curated by MCA Chief Curator Rachel Kent in close collaboration with the artist before his passing, the exhibition marks seven decades of David Goldblatt’s photography. Presented in groups and extended series, his photographs encompass the history of South Africa’s mining industry, white middle class, forced segregation of black and Asian communities into townships under the Group Areas Act, and stories of the country’s ex-offenders and their crimes. They also include Goldblatt’s parallel documentation of South African and Australian asbestos mining, including the West Australian ‘ghost town’ of Wittenoom and the human cost of this industry. www.mca.com.au/artists-works/exhibitions/ david-goldblatt/ Memories on Glass: The Macpherson Family Collection State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW, until 5 May. This exhibition…

Justin Overell While the brief asked Justin Overell to depict scenes that communicated the dangers of train travel, they were scenarios that would look too macabre if they were set in the real world. However, Overell helped bring to life his client’s message through cartoon-like caricatures which struck a balance between comedy and seriousness. “Taking them into a cartoon world makes the images appear more slapstick, but still retains a clear safety message,” says Overell. From the beginning, Overell knew this would be a CGIheavy job, however good lighting and photography was important to make it easier for him in post. “The best way to execute the shoot was to let the heavy machinery on location dictate the light,” says Overell. “With trains in a rail yard, there are only…

Biologists use the term “extremophile” to describe those organisms that thrive where most others fail. Whether that’s immersed in extreme heat, extreme cold, or extremely acidic or saline environments, these individuals seem to flourish among what would otherwise seem like incredibly challenging conditions. But at a time when the global population of photographers has never been more sizeable, competition for resources has spurred several subspecies of photographer; those willing to operate at the fringes of geography, looking to the edges of maps and the tops of mountains to seek out that next great image. As technology continues to facilitate cameras capable of copping heavier beatings from their wielders, these extreme photographers are continually able to push the envelope of both the camera’s physical capabilities and their own, often culminating in…

Cameras ■ The Fujifilm X-T3 features a brand new 4th generation X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 image processing engine, built on seven years’ continuous R&D. The new, faster quad-core processor results in dramatically faster AF (1.5 faster than current models) and blackout-free continuous shooting at up to 30fps. With the entire frame now being used for AF, you can choose one of 425 selectable points, and low-light AF performance improvements mean that the X-T3 can focus in even dimmer conditions than the X-T2, at–3EV compared to–1EV. Besides higher image quality via the 26.1 megapixel sensor (without low-pass filter), the camera is the world’s first APS-C sensor mirrorless digital camera to support 4K/60P 4:2:0 10-bit internal SD card recording. The improved OLED EVF has a resolution of 3.69 megapixels…

We’ve all heard that age-old adage that you can’t teach art. But in the modern age, photography is as much a business as it is an art. To get your career as a professional photographer off to a flying start, you not only need to know what you’re doing, from a technical and creative perspective, you also need a healthy dose of business acumen. We assess the pros and cons of committing to formal study versus learning while doing, and speak with renowned photographers to get insights into their paths of learning. Sam Edmonds investigates. Ask an array of working professional photographers about their academic backgrounds and you’ll be met with a very broad spectrum of answers. From PhDs to entirely self-taught, this wildly vast range confirms the idea that…

New lens standards With the G Master lens series, high resolution and spectacular bokeh come together, putting new creative possibilities in the hands of image-makers. Thanks to new computer technology specifically developed to accommodate the most exacting tolerances, resolution throughout the G Master series is simply unprecedented. In every aspect of the design process, Sony has worked to apply the most advanced optical technology available. For photographers, this translates to beautiful image detail and stunning sharpness that reveal the essence of every scene and subject. A new level of resolution In all eight lenses, resolution unlocks details that were previously unheard of. An essential ingredient of this amazing resolution is a new XA (extreme aspherical) lens element that all eight lenses share. Aspherical lenses are much more difficult to manufacture…