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For Episode 1 of Season 3 of Framed, the Framed Network’s host Melissa Niu takes us on a behind the scenes day with Celebrity photographer and Founder of Help-Portrait Jeremy Cowart. Enjoy a glimpse into where Jeremy got his start, what inspires him, why he wants to give back and stick around for a shoot with Caitlin Crosby at Jeremy’s Los Angeles home.

Caine’s Arcade is a touching short film that centers around the creative and industrious 9-year-old Caine Monroy, who built an elaborate cardboard arcade during the summer at his dad’s auto parts store. The film by Nirvan let’s us in on the best day of Caine’s life … so far.

Via @ugmonk & @Nirvan

TIME ZERO (debuting this month) is a documentary film that chronicles the passionate efforts of a small team of photographers who tried to keep instant photography alive. One of our favorite instant film photographers Grant Hamilton is the man behind the project and we couldn’t be happier that the movie is finally ready.

Details:

World Premiere: INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012
@ 12:30PM

Somerville Theatre, Screen 1
55 Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144
For tickets and info:
www.iffboston.org/2012/index.php

via Azuree Wiitala (@xo_azuree) (@TIMEZEROmovie)

The passionate photographer Ian Ruhter has given up his normal life in L.A. to create amazing wet plate images around the country in his converted Van/Camera/Darkroom. Silver and Light is shows some highs and lows of his ongoing journey making one-of-a-kind images, some of which can cost as much as $500 a piece just to produce . Ian and his crew are traveling the country looking for interesting people and places to shoot, so check out there facebook and maybe join in on the fun.

You can see more of Ian’s work on his tumblr: http://ianruhter.tumblr.com/

via @jarrodreno

All Images © 2012 Ian Ruhter.

Its been warm or is warming up around much of the US, so let’s go surfing. This beautifully shot video by CosWeCan profiles 19-yr-old Felicity Palmateer (a billabong surfer) who’s been a determined surfer since age four and is now on the world tour.

Credits:

Produced & Directed by Clare PLueckhahn & Fran Derham
Written by Fran Derham
Director of Photography Clare Plueckhahn
Edited By Karen Fleming
Colour by Crayon
Colourist Daniel Stonehouse
Producer Sophie Woods
Sound Design Nick Batterham

Via @clubofthewaves @cristinacity

The principles are the same, but wow how things have changed.

Via @Adam_doyle

Lonely Leap films tagged along with Surfer magazine Staff photographer Chris Burkard to give us all a glimpse at what inspires Chris to capture images most people can only dream of.

Via clubofthewaves redbullillume

Filmmaker Xander Robin commemorated the Kodachrome’s 75th and final year with this mini documentary about the film and the last shop that could develop it. For those of you who didn’t know, Kodachrome was the first commercial color film on the market beginning in 1936 and ending production in 2009. The last Kodachrome development lab, Dwayne’s Photo, in Kansas stopped processing the film in 2010 due to the shortage of chemicals available.

Via LaughingSquid

Ansel is a legend, and I realized after watching this documentary that I didn’t really know as much about him as I thought. PBS has done a great job and made this a part of their history series called The American Experience.

Via PetaPixel PBS

What do you get when you combine images shot by astronomy photographer of the year, Tom Lowe on the Red Epic and Canon still cameras? You get Timescapes a documentary film capturing time-lapse photography throughout the American southwest. While the full movie still wont be out until May of 2012, it is available for pre-order now.

via Curiosity Counts