Former UN Chief Photographer John Isaac has turned his cameras towards birds, butterflies and bison. Well, more specifically he shoots wildlife now as over a 30-year career he became “… heartsick of human tragedy.” Dirk Halstead writes an understated introduction to Isaac's exhibit on The Digital Journalist. Some very fine photography indeed.

Photo District News‘s student site PDNedu launched a blog that is full of promise. Help them name their blog and you could win a Nikon digital camera. My suggestions were: Pixel8d and LightChasers.

One of the bloggers of this new site, Jeff Curto, invites photographers to submit work for an open critique. It would make for some great exposure should your image get chosen [sorry, couldn't resist!]. Just be open to positive criticism.

Via Sree Sreenivasan

“NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary source and printed rarities in the collection of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera and more.”

Free for student/non-commercial use. Cough up the moolah if you are planning on using it on a product for sale, on your website or for even a non-profit organization.

“… as the physical rights holder of this material most of which is in the public domain for copyright purposes, the Library charges a usage fee if images are to be used in any nonprofit or commercial publication, broadcast, web site, exhibition, promotional material, etc. The usage fee is not a copyright fee.”

Please read the licensing agreement before downloading anything.

Prabuddha Dasgupta, Hemant Khandelwal, Atul Kasbekar, Tarun Khiwal, Denzil Sequeira, Farrokh Chothia, Subi Samuel. All men photographing beautiful women. Why aren't women on the other side of the camera making great images? Actually, they are. And some of them got their due recently at a Lalit Kala Academi sponsored photo exhibit.

Names you will want to start memorizing: Sumiko Murgai Nanda, Nisha Kutty, Sheena Sippy, Ronika Kandhari and Asha Kochar.

Once I have website addresses for each, I'll start updating this post and more names too if you send in your recommendations [email me at tiffinbox[at]pipalproductions[dot]com.]

The 2005 Photobloggies have been announced. Nilesh Chaudhari handily won the South East Asian/Indian division for his photoblog. If you look at his site(s) you'll know why he so deserves it. Congratulations!