Making True Grit

(c) Jeff Bridges photo - True Grit - Hanging Scene

Last weekend I’ve seen True Grit at a lovely movie theater in Amsterdam. Really liked the atmosphere of the raw wild west, which wasn’t the typical Hollywood glamour version of it. Jeff Bridges,who plays one of the main characters Rooster Cogburn, has been taking some wonderful pictures on set. Above is my favourite, check all the others here: Making True Grit. Via

World Press Photo 2010

I’m always proud of the fact that World Press Photo is a Dutch institute located in Amsterdam. Today they have announced the World Press Photo 2010 winners, you can view the amazing, winning images in the gallery here. The World Press Photo of The Year is of an 18 year old Afghan girl who was disfigured as punishment, shot by photographer Jodi Bieber. This shot comes out of the category ‘Portraits’ but easily could have come from the category ‘Spot News’, which impacted me the most.

Three of my favourites are…

Riccardo Venturi, Italy, Contrasto. Old Iron Market burns, Port-au-Prince, Haiti,

Old Iron Market burns, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (c) Riccardo Venturi

Martin Roemers, the Netherlands, Panos

Metropolis (c) Martin Roemers

Stefano Unterthiner, Italy, for National Geographic magazine.

Whooper Swan (c) Stefano Unterthiner

What is your favourite?