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Traditional film archives face a new role in the world of digital media.  So as Magnum Photos (founded by Robert Cappa, Henri Cartier-Bresson and other renowned photographers) began scanning their archives, they decided that it is possible to part with the original prints. Since the archival importance of the prints diminished after their digitization, Magnum decided to sell them and focus on expanding its modern photographic and journalistic endeavors rather than clinging to its past. (Troubling economic times also factored into their decision.)

Check out the NY Times article here, and although the prints are “on the move,” you can still enjoy them at the Magnum website.

For two days each October, the Charles River is transformed by the largest rowing regatta in the world.  Lured by the world-class athletes and dynamic crowd that attend every year, a few exposure members ventured to Cambridge to experience and document the event.  Our photographs help us to tell the story of the Head of the Charles; a sporting event that is like none other.

Groups of people gravitated to the shores of the Charles early on the morning of October 17th.  Even at that hour, the passion and energy of the competitors was tangible in the sounds of their oars slicing the water and in the strain of their muscles, which one could easily see from the river’s edge or one of the bridges that reached across the Charles.

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I find it really interesting to learn about how earlier photographers dealt with issues of ethics and editing before the introduction of Photoshop.  This article in particular addresses the pressure faced by Arthur Rothstein to create images that would draw the public’s attention to the issues of the dust bowl while also remaining a documentary photojournalist.  The word propaganda gets thrown around, and inevitably a debate about the responsibilities and creative license of photographers ensues.  Some great historical information also about the Dust Bowl and the interaction between photographers and migrant workers such as those of Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath.

This is only one part of an entire series, check them all out!