Monthly Archives: May 2008

I Ate My iPhone, And It Went Down Well

By Jens Haas | Published: May 13, 2008
What would Michelangelo do today (except watch television)? Photography? I don’t think so. Painting? Barely. Maybe fashion or video. But I wonder if, given that the genius of today probably lies in the complete democratization of the creative activity of many, not in the creativity of the individual, innovative minds may mostly occupy themselves with [...]
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Stuffed Animals Galore

By Jens Haas | Published: May 5, 2008
It’s that time of the year again – photo panels are making their decisions. Some insightful judges I talked to describe a strange phenomenon – more often than not, about one week or so after the vote, they scratch their heads and wonder what they were thinking. Dynamics within photo panels often seem to take [...]
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Some Have More Fun Than Others

By Jens Haas | Published: May 1, 2008
If you want to see how a German covers the Hyères Festival as opposed to the not so German Diane Pernet, compare this entry to this one (and yes, I am aware that making comparisons is a German thing… and that stereotypes are very bad…).
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