Birthday Celebrations

Separated by 380 years, this week marks the birthdays of the original bad boy artist, Caravaggio, who among other things is credited with using an early form of photography in his groundbreaking work into Chiaroscuro, and the venerable Adobe® Photoshop® application, also capable of a little chiaroscuro, turns 20 years young. Lifehacker is celebrating with a list of favorite Photoshop tricks and tips.

Magnum Photos Sold to Michael Dell

Magnum Photos announced the sale of its seminal photojournalism archives to Michael Dell (of Dell Computers) for $100 Million US (as reported on the NPR Pictureshow Blog and the NY Times)

Irene Pena featured on Production Paradise

Fashion photographer Irene Pena was featured this month in the Production Paradise Lifestyle Spotlight. Golf, yoga, and other lifestyle images here, and her signature fashion images here.

Production Paradise also launched a mobile version of their site, where you can search photographers, reps, and production facilities from around the world. Point your mobile browser to: iphone.productionparadise.com