Annenberg champions digital photography

Written on Tuesday 25.05.2010 09:00 AM By: Red Bull Illume

The Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles, USA recently celebrated its first anniversary as the main cultural destination in the city dedicated to photography.

Since its opening in March 2009, the Annenberg has championed digital photography and uses state-of-the-art, high-definition digital technology. Images are presented at 4K resolution (4096×2160) on two 2m x 4m screens, allowing playback of uncompressed TIFF and video files at 60 frames per second. One presentation typically requires 90,000 TIFF frames.

As well as hosting exhibitions such as Pictures of the Year International (POYI), the gallery has put on a number of lectures by respected photographers and photo editors. Recent guests at the gallery’s free weekly lecture series include Red Bull Illume judge Jim Colton and leading action and adventure sports photographers such as Art Brewer and Jimmy Chin.

The Annenberg’s next guest is David Griffin, director of photography at National Geographic Magazine, who will give a special lecture on the secrets behind the success of the magazine’s photographers on May 27.

Griffin will discuss what characteristics he looks for in photographers before offering assignments and also give the audience a behind-the-scenes view of how photographic stories are nurtured, shaped and presented to the publication's 40 million readers.

The lecture is part of the “Water: Our Thirsty World” exhibition at the Annenberg which runs until June 13, featuring the work of award-winning photographers on the globe's impending fresh water crisis.

More information on the Annenberg can be found here: www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org