We don’t normally post advertisements for camera gear here on ACP Now!, but there’s something about Wim Wenders’ approach that speaks more to the joy of photography as a whole, regardless of what camera you own.

ACP 9 Lecture Series presenter (and creator of current exhibition at the High Museum) Alec Soth is up-and-blogging again with “Little Brown Mushroom” and this trio of videos furthers our last post about digital storytelling. Great stuff!

Las Vegas Birthday Slideshow from Little Brown Mushroom on Vimeo.

From the Library: Riley and His Story from Little Brown Mushroom on Vimeo.

Glass Jars from Little Brown Mushroom on Vimeo.

It’s incredible that still photography’s digital-SLR revolution is now yielding a significant transition for moving pictures. This six-minute documentary about a man and his dog was made by Eliot Rausch with a consumer level Canon 7D.

Last Minutes with ODEN from phos pictures on Vimeo.

Help-Portrait is a global campaign for photographers to spend a day giving their time and expertise to people in need. “Founded by celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart, Help-Portrait is a community of photographers, coming together across the world, to use their photography skills to give back to their local community.”

There were multiple locations for the event in Atlanta, which took place on Sunday, 12/12. Here’s a behind-the-scenes video.

Help Portrait Atlanta - Midtown Long Version from Frank Lazaro on Vimeo.

To keep-up with the project and get involved here in Atlanta, check-out the “Help Portrait Atlanta” group on flickr.

“Final stats for the 6 participating locations in Help Portrait Atlanta:
337 portraits taken
683 individual people were photographed
157 Atlanta-Metro volunteers participated”

Looks like it was a fantastic day!

Photographer and filmmaker Ryan Lobo has a great Ted Talk that was released today.

“Ryan Lobo has traveled the world, taking photographs that tell stories of unusual human lives. In this haunting talk, he reframes controversial subjects with empathy, so that we see the pain of a Liberian war criminal, the quiet strength of UN women peacekeepers and the perseverance of Delhi’s underappreciated firefighters.”

Rest in peace, Roy DeCarava

via notifbutwhen

Kiel Johnson’s Cardboard Twin Lens Reflex Camera Time Lapse from Theo Jemison on Vimeo.

Le Flash: Le Postmortem by Catherine Fox

“In the milieu of good cheer and curiosity Le Flash created, social and racial divisions temporarily melted away.

Indeed, the most satisfying part of Le Flash was being part of the mix of artists, gallery-goers, club types, sight-seers, families and weirdos. Let’s do it again next year.

From Le Flash-Atlanta: worlds collide in dance with Lauri Stallings’ “Pour”, by Cynthia Bond Perry

“Cameras flashed as several dancers, clad in April McCoy’s romantic tutu designs, tumbled up the alley between Haynes and Mangum streets. In a flurry of anticipation, their bodies seemed to light up as if fireflies flashed inside. As these fantastical beings led, we followed, through an enchanted world up the alley and across Nelson Street.

From PHOTOS: 5 things to love about Le Flash in Castleberry Hill by Jamie Gumbrecht

“It’s not just that art was everywhere — it’s that it was public. Art is already a constant in Castleberry Hill. The galleries, restaurants, stores and living spaces are living examples of contemporary art. But this was individual and group art in common spaces, with no need to walk through a door or pay in advance. It was on the sidewalks, on the road, in alleys, on buildings and pedestrian bridges. It was literally moving down the street, in gloATL’s “Pour” performance, and a number of other impromptu parades and traveling works. Atlanta feels like an entirely different city when so many people share a public space for a shared, public sensation.

Julian Cox, head curator of photography at The High Museum, talks to Art Relish about Alec Soth’s “Black Line of Woods“.

This recent artist’s lecture from Mitch Epstein about his latest work American Power has been making the rounds and is worth a viewing.

Great to see this video on CNN of Sheila Pree Bright talking about her project “Young Americans”. Sheila’s also relaunched her web site and it looks great!

(Ed note: Sheila is a current board member of ACP.

Steve Aishman talks with Julian Cox, curator of photography at The High Museum about Richard Misrach’s current exhibition “On the Beach“. This video is available in HD on youtube.