Full Moon: The Apollo Missions

Opening at San Diego's Joseph Bellows Gallery this week, landscape photographer Michael Light's tightly-edited collection of 129 of the 32,000 images shot during the mission to the moon commemorate the 40th anniversary of the event. A literally unworldly visual narrative of these lunar missions, Light focuses on rarely-seen images, showcasing the beautiful aesthetic of the spacewalk, lunar lander and the blue orb that we call …

High Glitz: The Extravagant World of Child Beauty Pageants

by Julie Wolfson Full of glamorous young girls wearing sparkly dresses, elaborate hairstyles, and copious makeup, the images in Susan Anderson's book "High Glitz: The Extravagant World of Child Beauty Pageants" (also the subject of an upcoming gallery show, see below) document the phenomenon. Asking each of pint-sized queens to style their own photo, some of the portraits reveal eerily mature poses and intensely sultry …

Olympus EP-1 “PEN” Camera: Hands-On Review

Addressing the growing market for a smaller camera with professional features, Olympus recently introduced the compact, lightweight Micro Four Thirds EP-1 a.k.a. "PEN" digital camera. I never go anywhere without a camera, but schlepping the bulky DSLR is not always convenient and my iPhone camera quality isn't always acceptable. Interchangeable lenses, a range of in-camera filters and the option to use full manual settings lend …