JPG Magazine issue #6 now available

Hot off the presses: JPG Magazine Issue 6: Oops!

There’s magic in mistakes. There’s something special in the spontaneous. Because it’s in those moments when photography becomes more than just a document. It becomes something real.

This issue of JPG is about your best "Oops!" photos. Whether it was faulty settings, old film, the random photo on the last frame of film, or the last photo a camera ever took, this issue features some of the finest slip-ups, freak-outs, and happy accidents ever captured on film or pixels.

We’re also joined by featured photographer Rion Nakaya, who shares some of her favorite serendipitous moments, and Ryan Gallagher, to talk about camera toss photography.

We photographers can’t help being detail-oriented. We notice things. Our eyes can’t help but frame reality. It’s what we do. But it’s always good to be reminded that control is an illusion, and sometimes the best photos are the ones that sneak up on you.

More info and order from JPGmag.com

Blueeyes Magazine: Shen Wei portfolio update

Blueeyes Magazine write:

I’m very happy to announce the publication of the latest installment of our Blueeyes Magazine portfolio feature with the launch of a new body of work by photographer Shen Wei. Shen’s work focuses on the exploration of emotional nakedness, and we are proud to present his terrific work and celebrate the way that his photographs push forward the documentary tradition in portraiture.

If you have missed our previous installments of the monthly portfolio series, please take the time to check our newly launched archives in order to see amazing portfolios from photographers Tomas Munita, Rich-Joseph Faun, and Ami Vitale.

Check it out at blueeyesmagazine.com

mooncruise* July 2006 issue 2.02 is up

Cover of mooncruise issue 2.02, July 2006

The July 2006 issue (Vol 2, Issue 2) of mooncruise*, an online magazine featuring photography and music by international artists, is now up and ready for viewing.

In this issue

PHOTOGRAPHY by: Andrea Ferrer, Adam Makarenko, Adelyn Leong, Andrea Ferrer, David Mitchell, Davide Bernardi, Elena Ciobanu, Eran Mahalu, Espen Aasheim, Julia Blank, Lesley Silvia, Matthew Moore, Peter Schmucki, Robert Jan Zuur, Roberto C. Madruga, Sazeli Jalal, Ted Kerr, Thomas Ekstrom, Tim Schroeder, Tod Seelie, Tomas Minambres Lara.

MUSIC by: Phowa

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Pinhole photography issue of Black and White Photography Magazine

The July 2006 issue of B&W Black and White Photography Magazine is dedicated to pinhole photography! It features work by Katie Cooke and several members of the f295 Pinhole Photography Forum (among others), as well as four articles on pinhole photography. Ms. Cooke’s work alone is worth the price of the issue and there’s lots of other talent in there, so check it out!

mooncruise* June 2006 issue 2.01 is up

Cover of mooncruise issue 2.01, June 2006

The June 2006 issue (Vol 2, Issue 1) of mooncruise*, an online magazine featuring photography and music by international artists, is now up and ready for viewing.

In this issue

PHOTOGRAPHY by: po-pad / Mario Ardovino, Avi Cornfeld, Brian Lemond, Dorothy-Shoes, Felix Baumsteiger, Ina Jang, Jean Marmeisse, Jean-Pierre Rosa, Krystian Kujda, Kachain Bodinittidej, Maciej Dakowicz, Neil Burke, Robert Pallesen, Shin Yoshikawa, Steve Barry, Thomas Scott

MUSIC by: po-pad / Mario Ardovino

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mooncruise* | gallery is accepting international submissions for “PLASTIC” a group show of photography created with toy cameras.

Lightleaks toy camera magazine issue #3 available for pre-order

Announcement from Lightleaks toy camera photography magazine:

Our third issue is almost ready for press! Once again, we are running our pre-order special cover price of $12.99 U.S. for a few days before it goes to the printer. Head on over to our website at www.lightleaks.org to reserve your copy for $2 off the cover price!

This issue is jam packed with toy camera goodness for your viewing and reading pleasure. Our feature is Steph Parke’s interview with world-renowned photographer and author, Lee Frost. Find out where he got his "toy camera" inspiration from before his recent trip to Cuba… maybe from you?

Our themed gallery, "My Space: An intimate look at where I am" is overflowing with your submissions. Check out our FOUR new features: "Trippin,’" "Treadly Speaking," "Do-it-yourself!" and "Toy Camera Artists." We also have the return of "Tales from the Plastic Darkroom." Along with our regular features, "The Toy Box" and the "Events Calendar," we’ve made our biggest issue yet.

Finally, a great announcement on the next big publication from Light Leaks Press will be featured on the inside cover and we’ll be looking for you to be a part of it, so be sure to pick up this issue!

Visit www.lightleaks.org and get on the pre-order bandwagon for $12.99 U.S. After that, we’ll be switching back to our regular cover price of $14.99 U.S.

A reminder: At the present time, our issues can only be purchased from our web site using our Paypal shopping cart. However, you don’t have to be a member of Paypal. All you need is a major credit card to make the purchase.

We hope you enjoy the third installment of Lightleaks magazine!

Issue 29 of mooncruise* is up

Cover of mooncruise issue 29, May 2006

The May 2006 issue (#29) of mooncruise*, an online magazine featuring photography and music by international artists, is now up and ready for viewing.

In this issue

PHOTOGRAPHY by: Alain ASTRUC, Aline Smithson, Kirill Arsenjev, Caroline Taylor, David Deveson, Eva Reppel, Holly Bynoe, Karl Blanchet, Kathryn Allen Hurni, Maho Murobuse, Michael Harp, Nicola Girardi, Robert J. Vizzini, and R.P. Madeira

MUSIC by: Au4

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FILE Magazine toy camera photography contest

FILE Magazine, an excellent online "magazine of unexpected photography", are holding a toy camera photography contest!

The Toy Camera Contest celebrates—you guessed it—Toy Cameras, the cheap and cheesy little cameras with low end specs and intriguing results. We encourage all amateur and professional photographers to enter this contest, and you may enter as often as you wish. Entries are accepted from April 24, 2006 until June 15, 2006 at midnight, Pacific Standard Time. And like any proper contest, there are rules, judges, and prizes.

How to Submit: Use the Submission form (select "Toy Camera" in the Project drop-down list and enter the camera type with the Title) to upload a file, or use the Feedback form to send a URL that directly links to your image(s).

Read guidelines and submit work at filemagazine.com

Plastic Fantastic toy camera magazine: R.I.P.

filmwasters member Out of Contxt (Bill Vaccaro) writes:

Eric Hathaway, editor of Plastic Fantastic magazine, has sent out a letter informing subscribers that it is ceasing publication effective May 1 [2006]. To summarize his letter, they couldn’t cut it fanancially and it was personally bleeding Eric dry.

From hindsight, some of the factors that led to PL’s demise are obvious: lack of a sustainable subscriber base and lack of outside revenue sources (ads). I know Eric was insistent that, apart from the Holgamods‘ ad on the back cover, that the magazine be ad-free. And I’m not knocking his decision to do so either. It’s takes a lot of courage to do what Eric attempted to do. And for that, I am eternally grateful.

In any case, I’m truly sorry to see it go. I know it was a labor of love for Eric and I’ll really miss getting my issues at my doorstep every few months. I always felt there was room for more than one publication devoted to toy cams. Damn shame.

The plasticfantasticonline.com site is already down. Update your links pages and break out the black armbands.

Via slowlight pinhole blog

JPG Magazine release 1st year box set

JPG Magazine says:

To celebrate the first year of JPG, for a limited time only, we’re selling a special box set of the first four issues! In addition to the four issues, the set also comes with a set of four high quality vinyl JPG stickers. Buy now, because supplies are limited!

The set is $59.99 plus shipping. That’s twenty bucks off the price of buying all four separately! And, of course, your support helps ensure the second year of JPG Magazine.

Order the set at jpgmag.com