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National Geographic – The Photography Issue

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National Geographic magazine marks its 125th anniversary with a special October issue devoted to celebrating the power of photography. Photographers use their cameras as tools of exploration, passports to inner sanctums, instruments for change. Their images are proof that photography matters—now more than ever. The issue looks at how photography has the power to impact our lives by bearing witness, helping to prove fact, giving us insight into each other, revealing unknown places, celebrating wonder and inspiring us to protect our natural world.

Check it out here

To complement the release of the issue, National Geographic has also unveiled a new photo blog, “Proof

The Last Roll of Kodachrome

Continuing on the theme of slide film from last night’s talk and slideshow by Mick Fenton, consider what you’d shoot if you had the very last roll of Kodachrome, the staple of professional and amateur photographers for decades past.

When Kodak decided to cease production of their flagship slide film in 2009, it fell to legendary photographer, Steve McCurry, to shoot the last roll. Watch the video below to see how he approached and carried out this task.