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THE BEST-DESIGNED PHOTO GEAR! page 45 SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 2009 $4.99 ON DISPLAY UNTIL OCTOBER 19, SPECIAL 2009 COPORTFOLIONTROVERSY AN EXPLOSIVE HISTORY OF SHOCK AND CENSORSHIP AND HOW IT SHAPED PHOTOGRAPHY PLUS THE LEGACY OF AN ICON NAMED FARRAH JOE MCNALLY’S COOLEST LIGHTING TRICK AmericanPhotoMag.com TM November 13 – 15, 2009 © Eric Foltz othing captures the spirit of the American West like desert sunsets, Next we’ll crank the way-back machine and give you a glimpse of the Ngeological wonders and Old West gunfights. Saddle up for a memorable Old West through the lens of the film industry. At the base of the Tucson trek through the Sonoran Desert as the Mentor Series discovers the vast beau- Mountains lies the Old Tucson Studios, where such classics as “Gunfight ty and intricate curiosities of Tucson, Arizona. From panoramic, sun-drenched at the O.K. 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AmericanPhotoMag.com © BRUCE MCBROOM contents 45 14 Volume XX Number 5 September/October 2009 57 ASCHEN BOOKS © ANTOINE VERGLAS NEIL ARMSTRONG/COURTESY T MARC GARANGER/COURTESY MUSÉE DE L ’EYSÉE 20 portfolio departments Pictures That Shocked The World 57 Inside American Photo 4 Public Eye 14 How French journalist The icon with extravagant Photography has been defined by Regis Le Sommier learned hair, by Vicki Goldberg. about the value of small-town a number of images that have raised American photojournalism. New Books 20 ethical and legal issues concerning A breathtaking new Editor’s Note 8 volume combines NASA fakery, censorship, artistic ownership, What is a high-impact photography with photograph? They all are, Norman Mailer’s account and exploitation. Here we examine by definition, and it of the Apollo 11 mission. 16 controversial photos that shaped pays to understand that kind of power. Art 26 the medium we know today. German photographer Inside Photography 13 Andreas Gefeller focuses How Farrah on the floor—the entire On the cover: changed photography. floor—of a Berlin building. Images from our portfolio on the world’s most controversial photos Y 77 © JOE MCNALL MACIEJ DAKOWICZ 49 © ANDREAS GEFELLER/COURESY HASTED HUNT GALLERY 82 28 TYLER HICKS/THE NEW YORK TIMES 35 In Print 28 Editor’s Choice 45 The Law 55 Skills 82 Antoine Verglas makes model The world’s most stylish New orphan works legislation Available light isn’t always Julie Henderson look sexy cameras, and more. isn’t necessarily bad for the right light. Photographer by making her feel sexy. And photographers, and it might Joe McNally explains there is his special light, too. Flickr Creative bring some big benefits. how to get rid of it so you Showcase 49 can make your own. Witness 35 Our new feature presents big Master Class 77 How three combat photog- talents from the world’s Andreas Gefeller explains how See It Now 93 raphers got their start biggest photo community. In he creates his ultra-detailed New photo exhibitions, from shooting local news at a this issue: Maciej Dakowicz views of the world at our feet, coast to coast, as well small newspaper in Ohio. of Cardiff, Wales. and overhead. as our pick for the month. Subscriptions American Photo (ISSN 1046-8986) POSTMASTER: Send address changes to American Photo, P.O. Box 420235, Publications Mail Agreement (USPS 526-930) is published bi-monthly (Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, Palm Coast, FL 32164; (800) 274-4514. If the postal services alert us that Number: 40052054. Canadian Regis- May/June, July/Aug, Sept/Oct, Nov/Dec) by Bonnier Corpo- your magazine is undeliverable, we have no further obligation unless tration Number: 126018209RT0001. ration, 2 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016. 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Writer Le Sommier (left) and photographer Vice President/Editor in Chief David Schonauer Hondros Art Director Deborah Mauro in Iraq in Executive Editor Russell Hart 2006 Associate Editor Lindsay Sakraida Copy Editor Judy Myers Assistant Art Director Andy Kropa Editor at Large Jean-Jacques Naudet Contributing Editors: Jonathan Barkey, Vicki Goldberg, Dirck Halstead, Eliane Laffont, Jack Crager Group Publisher Gregg R. Hano Associate Publishers Anthony M. Ruotolo, Wendi S. Berger Executive Assistant Christopher Graves Marketing Director Mike Gallic Financial Director Tara Bisciello VP Corporate Sales and Marketing Pete Michalsky COURTESY REGIS LE SOMMIER Northeast Advertising Office Lauren Brewer, Alex DeSanctis, Susan Faggella, Taryn Guillermo, Sara Schiano Flynn, Tara Weedfald Midwest: Manager John Marquardt 312-252-2838 Los Angeles: Managers Robert Hoeck 310-227-8958, Bob Meth 310-227-8955 Detroit: Manager Edward A. Bartley 248-282-5545 Southern Advertising Office Jason A. Albaum 404-892-0760 Classified Advertising Sales Chip Parham, Patrick Notaro Interactive Sales Manager Chris Young Digital Account Manager Jenny Smith Digital Sales Development Brian Glaser Manager Sales Development Managers Alexis Costa, Kerri Levine Creative Services Director Mike Iadanza Director of Special Events Michelle Cast CONTRIBUTORS Special Events Coordinator Erica Johnson, Athos Kyriakides Marketing Art Directors Shawn Woznicki, Lindsay Krist Promotions Manager Eshonda Caraway ON THE TRAIL Ad Coordinator Irene Reyes Coles Consumer Marketing Director Bob Cohn Publicity Manager Amanda McNally Human Resources Manager Kim Putman OF PHOTOJOURNALISTS Production Director Jeff Cassell Production Manager Jennifer Derviss Mark Jannot, Editorial Director rench journalist Regis Le Sommier that Hondros told Regis a remarkable F has worked side by side with photo- tale—how he and two other prize- Jonas Bonnier, Chairman; journalists around the globe. Until late winning photojournalists, Tyler Hicks and Terry Snow, Chief Executive Officer; last year he was the United States bureau Spencer Platt, launched their careers at Dan Altman, Chief Operating Officer; Randall Koubek, Chief Financial Officer; chief for Paris Match, a news magazine the same small newspaper in Troy, Ohio. Bruce Miller, Vice President, Consumer Marketing; that has long championed great photog- As Le Sommier explains on page 35, Lisa Earlywine, Vice President, Production; Bill Alman, Vice President, E-Media; raphy. In December, Le Sommier returned the three noted photographers learned John Haskin, Vice President, Digital Sales & Marketing; to Paris to serve as the deputy managing their most important lessons by covering Shawn Larson, Vice President, Enterprise Systems; Cathy Hertz, Vice President, Human Resources; editor for Match, but he recently called fires and car accidents in small-town Dean Turcol, Vice President, Corporate Communications; John Miller, Brand Director; us to tell us of a story he thought would America. He wonders whether these Martin S.