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For something just a little different, AP Photographer David Guttenfelder captures Afghanistan’s largest-scale military operation since 2001 using a unique lens – his iPhone camera coupled with a Polaroid film filter app.

Some of you may know I have a small obsession with my iPhone camera and iPhone photography applications so I really enjoyed this set of images. In particular  image/slide 27, if that was my camera I’d be crying into my lowepro bag! 

These images also created a huge stir and heated debate on the online version of PDN magazine One of the questions raised was “Do the images romanticise the war?” due to the washed out colors and soft focus, making them almost dreamy and beautiful looking.

Do you think the style and feel of the these images take away the the fact that they are actually images of war? Let us know your thoughts.

Take a look at Depth Of Field : Afghanistan

Seven Snaps iPhone photography contest 2009

Have iPhone will click. Let’s face it if you have an iphone chances are you have taken 100′s of photos! I was only looking through my camera roll last night thinking to myself how did I manage to take 850 photos in only the short period that I have owned an iPhone!

Here are some details of a competition that Seven Snaps are holding, exclusively for iPhone users. The contest challenges you to be creative and share the fun of telling a story in a sequence of seven images.

The winning entries will be chosen around Christmas 2009 by a jury made up of diverse creative backgrounds including the writer Paulo Coelho, composer Max Richter and sculptor Jason de Caires Taylor. The winning entries will be used for publication and may be required to take part in an exhibition.

For more information please visit the Seven Snaps website

Happy iPhone snapping

Jose Fernandez

Many photographers say it, it’s written in blogs, in books and in magazines, one photographer named Chase Jarvis has taken it to the next level. Chase has reinvented the term “The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You” and has created a iPhone app, a website and a book dedicated to inspire people all around the world to shoot with any camera, in particular the iPhone.

From the iPhone app you can upload your photos directly to the photosharing website Chase has also put together the best camera book which is available to pre order at Amazon – It’s the world’s first photo book featuring exclusively images from a mobile phone.

I have already installed the iPhone application, uploaded photos from my iPhone which then seconds later appear on the website and purchased the book from Amazon – I have pre-ordered the book and may have to wait 4-6 weeks for it to arrive! (yes I was excited about the whole concept)

If you don’t have an iPhone then don’t worry, I’m sure you have a phone with a camera in it!

Join the revolution

by Jose

You can see more of my iPhone pics on my Flickr page