PhotoPlus: Ice Breaking

As I'm writing this – from the Jacob Javits Center in New York, where the PDN PhotoPlus International Conferene + Expo is wrapping up its first day – a huge line is forming for a special seminar called "Women Behind The Lens," featuring several high-profile female photographers. I hope I'll be able to get a seat. There are so many events of interest here that it can be daunting to figure out which to attend.

One highlight so far: Seeing some of the first images back from James Balog's Extreme Ice Survey project. Balog has set up a series of cameras trained on melting glaciers, programed with timers to take a photograph once an hour. The results, over several months, are dramatic time-lapse animations of ice formations shrinking, calving, plunging into the sea. Balog's work has been on the cover of National Geographic and was recently the subject of a segment on NBC News. Keep an eye out for more excellent work from this project.

On a ligher note, I am sure there is some really good reason we post this sign, but I can't fathom what it is:

There must be more cameras at this expo than any place on the planet. Would you really display something here you didn't want photographed? Makes me laugh every time I see it.

Comments

[Mr.Trustman]

I was PhotoExpo yesterday (10/18) and suprised on the sign because I brought my camera.
Actually, no one said "no photo" at booth but I agree with your opinion.