January 21, 2008

A fascinating Web site called APhotoADay.org purports to have its finger (or, rather, computer cursor) on the pulse of all things photojournalistic, providing insightful tidbits about the current state of documentary photography in the digital world. And it delivers. Just today, browsing the site, I learned that:

--The popular photo sharing site Flickr has embarked on a deal with the Library of Congress to begin providing digital access to some of its collections.

--Lucas Oleniuk, of the Toronto Star, has produced an eye-opening study of global warming by creating a time-lapse video composed of 20,000 black-and-white photographs.

...And while we're on the subject of global warming, mosey that cursor over to photographer James Balog's incomparably chilling (pun intended) Web site, Extreme Ice Survey, a comprehensive look (partially in time-lapse) at what The National Geographic has dubbed The Big Thaw.