Craig March 21st, 2008
Time for another installment from the featured photographer series. This time we have Austria’s Michael Geier. Michael is currently based in Taiwan and is the man behind the Discover Formosa website. Michael has a background in multimedia and has been involved in photography since he was a school student. Read on to hear his answers to a few questions and to see some of his work.
Craig January 7th, 2008
If you’ve ever read Modern Photography or Popular Photography, you’ll know the name Herbert Keppler. Keppler, former publisher of Modern and Popular Photography magazines and one of the most respected and influential figures in the history of the camera industry, died Friday night due to heart failure after a brief illness. He was 82.
He was an early and tireless champion of the single-lens reflex camera (SLR), writing an extremely popular series of SLR columns explaining their numerous advantages over the then-dominant 35mm rangefinder cameras, including their upside potential for future development. By the early 1960s, it was clear that Keppler had been right, and the 35mm SLR became the camera type of choice among serious enthusiasts and professionals until the dawn of the digital era.
Keppler was also one of the first to recognize the potential in Japanese manufacturers. Starting in the 1950s, Japanese camera quality improved to the point where SLRs made in Japan eclipsed those made in Germany in both features and sales. Much of this success can be traced to Herbert Keppler. A frequent visitor to Japan, Keppler was sought after by all camera and lens manufacturers for his advice, and many popular cameras produced in the second half of the 20th century incorporated designs and features originally suggested by him. Many of these improvements helped change the perception of Japanese products from shoddy to high quality.
Over the years he was widely hailed as “Mr. Photography” and “The Conscience of the Industry.” He was among only a handful of Americans to receive one of the highest awards to be bestowed upon a foreigner by the Emperor of Japan for his notable contribution to the Japanese photographic industry and its phenomenal success in the U.S. He was also presented with “The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette” at a splendid conferment ceremony held at the Japanese Consulate in New York on December 9, 2002, by Ambassador Yoshihiro Nishida, Consul General of Japan.
Herbert Keppler is survived by his wife, Louise, and his children, Tom and Kathy.
Craig December 26th, 2007
With the end of 2007 less than a week away, I thought I’d gather together a few links to various “Picture of the Year” features throughout the media. As I come across more I’ll add them to this post so be sure to check back over the next few days for any new links.
BBC - In Pictures : Photos of the Year 2007
Reuters - Pictures of the Year 2007
Time Magazine - The Year in Images
UNICEF Awards - 2007 Photos of the Year
Newscom - 2007 Pictures of the Year
Rolling Stone - 2007’s Best Live Music Shots
Craig November 10th, 2007
I’ve finally managed to put up a completely new site for my galleries. The address is still the same www.craigfergusonimages.com but the look is very different. I hope you’ll take the time to have a look at give me some feedback. You can’t leave any comments on the gallery site itself, so leave them here or send me an email. This blog won’t be changing, it’ll stay the same as it is. Enjoy.
Craig October 26th, 2007
It’s time for another featured photographer and today we have Joe Grey. Joe is the creator of Fotozon, a website for sharing and showing photos of Taiwan. It features a picture of the day section that includes code so that others can show it on their sites. I’ve had it in the sidebar of this site for a while now.
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