Street Photography- This photography exhibition in Hyderabad is an invitation to slow down and look closer - Indulge Express August 22, 2026
- Orwellian UK government pamphlet contradicts police on photography law. Imagine if Martin Parr had been prevented from taking photos in public… - Digital Camera World August 22, 2026
- a bit of everything… - 43 Rumors August 22, 2026
- Penchant for photography? Your cellphone is all you need - The Times of India August 21, 2026
- Are Telephoto Lenses Bad for Street Photography? - The Phoblographer August 21, 2026
- Is the UK Government trying to stop photography in public spaces? - Amateur Photographer August 21, 2026
- Extell’s 50 West 66th Street Completes Construction on Manhattan’s Upper West Side - New York YIMBY August 21, 2026
- Winners of the latest GuruShots challenge show off some great street photography - Amateur Photographer August 21, 2026
- Street Snap 44 / LUMIX L10 / REAL TIME LUT : Ontario By @rossandhisjpegs - YouTube August 21, 2026
- 5 Photo Books That Will Remind You Exactly Why You Shoot Film - The Phoblographer August 21, 2026
- Rendering Revealed for Extell’s 37 West 66th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side - New York YIMBY August 20, 2026
- World Photography Day: Life Through The Lenses - Sarawak Tribune August 19, 2026
- Today, Wednesday, August 19, is World Photography Day, an annual celebration of the incredible craft of photography. To celebrate, we’re opening the floor in Rappler's Public Art chat room. Tell us about the photographer whose work left a mark on you. - facebook.com August 19, 2026
- World Photography Day: Underrated street photographers worth discovering - The Indian Express August 19, 2026
- Six Life Lessons Hiding in Street Photography - Fstoppers August 18, 2026
- From Mussoorie Ghost Walks To Kolkata Street Photography: Tourism Ministry Launches 350 Guided Tours Across India - NDTV August 18, 2026
- In 1890, a college student hid a camera in his vest, giving us the first candid look at Victorian life - Upworthy August 17, 2026
- 3 Full Frame Cameras Street Photographers Will Love - The Phoblographer August 17, 2026
- Why I Put a Stealth Lens on the Loudest Camera I Own - Fstoppers August 15, 2026
- 365 Days Of Street Photography Knowledge (In 10 Minutes) Piacenza (gcF9416gYi) - Mshale August 14, 2026
- Documentary Photography
- Five exhibitions to see in Sardinia: photography, archaeology and - inItaly August 20, 2026
- From Election Trails to Quiet Streets: World Photography Day Unpacks the Art of Visual Documentation - UoH Herald August 20, 2026
- Follow these photographers on Instagram to see the Ukraine conflict unfiltered - huckmag.com August 19, 2026
- World Photography Day: Underrated street photographers worth discovering - The Indian Express August 19, 2026
- Dark Tales at MPF traces the shadows in documentary photography - British Journal of Photography August 18, 2026
- Floyd Memorial Library extends ‘A Portrait of America’ photo exhibition through Sept. 6 - North Fork Sun August 12, 2026
- “Every Photographer Is A Predator”: Soham Gupta On Photography, Power, & ‘Desi Boys’ - homegrown.co.in August 12, 2026
- Casey Addason Photography Expands Corporate Event Coverage to Denver and Colorado’s Front Range - USA Today August 11, 2026
- 80 Years of Documentary Photography Reveal the Darker Side of Britain - PetaPixel August 9, 2026
- Japanese street photography master Daido Moriyama breaks all the rules of photography, but you can't argue with these astonishing photos - Amateur Photographer August 6, 2026
- Dark Tales: British Documentary Photography and the Gothic at Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol - we-heart.com August 5, 2026
- The photographer who spent 40 years documenting cars of New Zealand - thepost.co.nz July 31, 2026
- Films Every Photographer Should See - Fstoppers July 30, 2026
- Inside Ayobami Olorunniyi’s inspiring ‘One Church, Many Nations’ photography exhibition - The Guardian Nigeria News July 28, 2026
- This new gothic-themed exhibition has a lot to teach photographers about making the ordinary feel unsettling - Digital Camera World July 26, 2026
- In Verona, a major exhibition dedicated to Dorothea Lange is on view at the Scavi Scaligeri International Center for Photography - Finestre sull'Arte July 25, 2026
- LACP explores documents America at 250 through photos - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News July 23, 2026
- SAF’s Vantage Point 13 to explore world of documentary photography - Gulf Today July 22, 2026
- Framing the Unseen - ART AFRICA Magazine July 21, 2026
- These incredible documentary photographs spanning the last 40 years demonstrate the most important thing in photojournalism - Amateur Photographer July 16, 2026
Monthly Archives: November 2015
More on Clichés …
From professor Jonathan Mayhew: One of Orwell’s sillier pieces of writing advice is “Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.” Orwell advises “scrapping of every word or idiom which … Continue reading
Clichés Used in Journalism
The Washington Post compiles a helpful list; it’s up to 200. I am guilty of using the following in speaking (and the first one listed here in writing, too – alas): Any “not-un” formulation (as in “not unsurprising that you’d … Continue reading
Writing and editing for the computer screen
Lawyer and language genius Bryan Garner over at LawProse.org spells out, in typically lucid fashion, how to compose documents when you know they will be read on a computer screen rather than on paper. 1.Summarize. It’s important to learn the … Continue reading
No Word
A friend in the media emailed me this morning: “Everyone keeps talking about hostages having been taken in Paris. Doesn’t the word ‘hostage’ imply a demand on the part of the terrorists? They made no demands; they intended all along … Continue reading
Ricotta / Ree-goat
In Fairport, New York, where I grew up, there were lots of Italian American families, and I had many Italian American friends (still do). I married an Italian American from Liverpool, New York, and have a son from this marriage … Continue reading
“Sedulous aping”
“Memory” – or memoria – is one of the five canons of classical rhetoric. Write Brett and Kate McKay in their excellent blog “The Art of Manliness”: Anciently, almost all rhetorical communication was done orally in the public forum. Ancient … Continue reading
“Epic translation success”
Read more at the always alert, amusing, and erudite Language Log.
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