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There is certainly something to be said about established artists. The "greats" are called so because of the very definition of the word. They are great. Have you ever, though, found yourself staring at the work of a celebrated artist and wondered, "How did they get here?" How did Man Ray become Man Ray? Is artistic merit something you are born with or something you can learn? 
"Expired" Ian Mellor-Crummey, St. John's School
This very thought entered my head while viewing the new exhibit at the Houston Center for Photography, Collaborations IX: Aging, which opened this past weekend. Collaborations is an educational program between the HCP and numerous high schools located in the Houston area. The current exhibition marks the program's ninth year. Twenty-two students are chosen to work alongside the HCP team and selected guests in the effort of putting together a student show. This year's theme is "aging," and each of the pieces in the exhibition reflects upon this feeling.
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It's dead. For real this time.
Oh yes it is.
This week, the British Journal of Photography reported that Fujifilm -- who makes the wonderfully saturated and potent negative and slide films for 35 millimeter, medium-format and large-format cameras -- is raising the retail cost on all of its photographic film by double digits.
This means that $7 to $8 for a roll of Pro 160S will now increase to at least $14 (and probably more). The increase goes into effect next month.
App: Instagram
Platform: iPhone and Android
Website: http://instagr.am/
Cost: Free
Until recently, my experience with Instagram was one of admiration and loneliness from afar. Many of my friends belong to #TeamiPhone, while I am stuck with #TeamAndroid. But now, much to the chagrin of the Apple elitists, the popular photography app has finally been released for us common folk, a joyous occasion for Droid heads.
A little history about myself. I don't have any formal training as a photographer, unless you count that one beginner's course I took at Leisure Learning Center way back in the day. My uncle was a pro, mostly catering to the quinceañera and wedding crowd. As a kid, I always wanted to learn from him, but for some reason never did. Much later, when I was about 25 years old, tired of my Sony point-and-shoot, I picked up my first DSLR. It was a used Canon Rebel XT. I began shooting free concerts at the Miller Outdoor or Jones Plaza, and little by little, my photos improved.
Three years ago, I convinced Houston Press Music Editor Chris Gray to let me shoot a rap show, Bun B & Friends at Warehouse Live. It's been all uphill from there. You can see my work at the Shot In The Dark music photography exhibition on May 17 at War'Hous Gallery.
So, back to Instagram. I present to you my weekend in photos:
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Some would describe Geoff Winningham as a documentary photographer, but he likes to think of himself as more of a picture-maker bookmaker. He photographs a lot in mostly still pictures that contain a strong sense of place, but his specialty is bringing his pictures together with words. Winningham prefers not to exhibit his work as art pieces, but rather in the form of books. 
Photograph by Geoff Winningham Jerdy's Barber Shop, 2005
With a natural curiosity towards landscape, Winningham's photography career started in predominantly black and white photographs. Particularly when he was taking up photography, all of the traditions of serious photography were solely in black and white, as color photography back then was thought of as something only for commercials and advertising. The shift to color didn't emerge until the '70s and '80s.
What he does: Growing up in a small town in Western Tennessee, Winningham came to Houston almost 50 years ago to study at Rice University. After graduating in 1965, he pursued photography in graduate school, and then returned to Houston to become a part of Rice's faculty 43 years ago in the photography and media center. He is currently not only a professor, but also started a unique project two years ago pertaining to photographs he took 30 years ago in Arkansas.
