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A new post on the Magnum website looks at the life and legacy of Robert Capa, along with a superb letter from John Steinbeck written shortly after Capa died in 1954.


The Ageless, Changeless Robert Capa


https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/the-ageless-changeless-robert-capa/


John Steinbeck - A Russian Journal book


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russian-Journal-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/014118633X




Robert Capa - the rare 1947 radio interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYe4ynXnqug

In the podcast... the main website gets a BIG, and rather unexpected, spring clean to give it a bit of a refresh. A quick discussion about the recent royal photo manipulation story. In the podcast's recommended photography links we have four great photographers covering the last five decades including Chris Killip, Akihiko Okamura and Tim Hetherington.



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The extraordinary life and photography of Tim Hetherington


The work and legacy of photographer Anja Niedringhaus endure 10 years after her death


A new exhibition brings together Chris Killip and Graham Smith’s seminal shots of England’s north-east from 1975-87, when heavy industry and working-class life were transformed


‘The surreal dislocation of the everyday’: how Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura captured the Troubles as never before



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BBC Media Show - Is seeing still believing? Photo journalists on how the Princess of Wales story unfolded.


2024 World Press Photo Contest: Winners revealed

In this podcast: Richard heads back to the RSS feeds as a way of getting new sources of photography news and content after stepping away from social media. Dusting off those old blog feeds and seeing what works. The main website gets a new portfolio gallery with Northumberland: Castles and Coast added to the site. The podcast links look at the legendary photojournalist Bert Hardy who has a retrospective exhibition on at The Photographers' Gallery in London until June 2nd.



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The Gorbals of the 1940s - through Bert Hardy's eyes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crg9kp599kwo



Bert Hardy: Photojournalism in War and Peace

Fri 23 Feb 2024 - Sun 02 Jun 2024 - The Photographers' Gallery

https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/bert-hardy-photojournalism-war-and-peace


Bert Hardy | Getty Images Gallery

https://gettyimagesgallery.com/collection/bert-hardy/

Podcast links look at the diverse work work of legendary Magnum photographer Elliot Erwitt who died back in November 2023. A big influence to many photographers, his ability to capture iconic images of events, portraits, and even dogs showed the broad range of his skills.



Magnum Profile - https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/elliott-erwitt/



Guardian Obituary - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/dec/21/elliott-erwitt-obituaryhttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/dec/21/elliott-erwitt-obituary

View the podcast links page at darkerskies.wordpress.com/podcast

In the podcast: I'm looking back at 2023 and my favourite images from my travels during the past year. Also, I take a look at what may be coming in 2024. No podcast links in this episode but an Elliott Erwitt link podcast will be recorded soon for the end of January.

A location podcast from a wet and windy Campbeltown (Mull of Kintyre) looking back at two weeks of travels around the Isle of Arran and the Mull of Kintyre.

Lots of photography with the weather adding some drama to the skies and coastline.

Check out the websites and the richardflintphoto Instagram feed for some images from my travels.