There's another example every day. An overactive security guard harassing a photographer on a public sidewalk. Cops intimidating people with cameras. Photography bans in subways. In a post 9/11 age... More > of paranoia and suspicion, public photography is increasingly seen as threatening, or mistaken as criminal. And we here at JPG are sick of it.
So we devoted issue 5 to this important topic. The theme, "Photography is Not a Crime," is a rallying cry. It's meant to remind everyone that amateur photographers are the documentarians of real life. We capture our world to help us understand it. We are not a threat.
The issue contains 31 photographer's takes and stories on the theme, NYC subway photography by Edmund Leveckis, Shane Lavalette's Family Portrait Project, an interview with attorney Bert Krages, and a special clip-out Photographer's Right Bust Card.
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To celebrate the first year of JPG Magazine, we cast off our usual theme and invited submissions on any topic. Just send us your favorite shot of 2005, we said.But the funny thing is, themes emerged... More > anyway: everything from water to family to youth. But the overall theme seemed to be memory. Whether it's remembering the fallen or just marking time, photography is all about remembering. Why else do we click the shutter than to say, this is a thing I will not forget?For this issue's interview, we decided to talk to Youngna Park and Zach Klein about their photographic and social experiment, Candy Cane for Your Portrait. Their experience shows that when you're making memories, you're rarely alone.
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For this issue, we wanted to do something that focused on the joy of life. So we asked you to tell us what you saw in the word "fabulous." And the response was clear. Like soylent green,... More > it's people.From Erica Shires' take on Dorothy on page 12, to Ben Hays' summertime spin on page 37, to Edward Thompson's chicken man on page 39, it's the people in our lives that make the world fabulous. And what could be more fabulous than inviting your friends over and turning them into rock stars? That's what our featured photographer Robin Jean did. The resulting portraits make even the most ordinary people seem fabulous.We hope this issue of JPG Magazine inspires you to notice the little details that make your life fabulous.
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