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Coming to a city near you: a special look at Hasselblad's latest, the H4D-40. Sign up here to see the 40-megapixel camera in one of 14 cities nationwide between February 10th and 12th, brought to you by Hasselblad and Resource Magazine. Attendees will learn about the new camera, and hear about other buzz from Hasselblad. If you're already a Hasselblad owner, you'll be able to get advance access to the company's new Owners' Club.

Nikon announced the release of seven new COOLPIX cameras yesterday; the press release came out of their Executive Headquarters in Melville, NY (full release here). Among the new COOLPIX features boasted by the new line are Nikkor lenses, Expeed digital image processing, and Vibration Reduction (VR) Image Stabilization. Several of the new releases feature better HDMI capabilities than their predecessors. All models will be released within the next two months.

From the moment you arrive at Angelica Glass' portfolio landing page, you know this isn't your typical wedding photography site. Click on the tagline "cheeky brides click here," and you're transported to Glass' wedding portfolios, which, in my opinion, are everything wedding photos should be — classy yet intimate, and not cliched or gimmicky.

Glass clearly approaches each ceremony as it's own unique event, and produces a good mix of posed and candid shots. Her behind-the-scenes shots really bring out the mood of their subjects; some of my favorites are below.

(Note: Glass gets extra points for linking to lolcats on her contact page.)

Registration is currently open for powerHouse Arena's annual photography portfolio review. This is a great chance to have your work critiqued by top players in the photo industry. Check out the details after the jump, and be sure to register by January 28th!

Sunday, February 28, 10:30AM–5:30PM
powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.)
DUMBO, Brooklyn

The Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles has a dynamite show opening next Thursday, January 21st. Photos of Mark Jenkins and Aakash Nihalani's awesome street installations will be presented in their shows entitled Meaning Is Overrated show, and On and Off (Often On), respectively. Definitely check this out if you are in LA, or, if not, visit their sites for some mind-bending work.

Aakash Nihalani

Mark Jenkins

The Lucie Foundation is currently accepting applications for two photography grants. The first award of $5,000 will go to a pro photographer starting a new project, and the second scholarship of $2,500 will be given to an emerging professional. Get your submission in by January 25th! All details below.

Are you thinking about attending the Imaging USA conference in Nashville next month? High-quality photo paper manufacturer Canson Infinity is offering a free Expo Pass! Click here to register for your free pass, and visit Canson at booth #871.

Imaging USA 2010 takes place in Nashville, TN from January 10-12, 2010.

Here at Zoom In, we're helping spread the word about a great giveaway sweepstakes from our friends at Adobe. 100 free copies of Lightroom 2 will be given away over the next few weeks! Click to enter to win your free copy here.

New York City organization Blind Spot is dedicated to helping photographers achieve their full creative potential. X Initiative is hosting Blind Spot's 2009 Benefit Auction. It's a silent auction, which begins at 7:00pm this coming Tuesday, December 15. Stop by in person to bid, check out the great art work, and show your support. Or, bid now online.

Billed as the world’s leading event for photography, Paris Photo 2009 began yesterday, and runs through the weekend.

Allen Frame captures unguarded moments of introspection lurking deep within the shadows of his photographs. Rarely showing a clear face, his photographs tell of stories that we may never fully comprehend.

The deep sigh of a darkened lover, a voyeur glimpsing into another life — his photographs dawdle on the body, the scene and the light but not the model's own intentions. 

Here's a nice camera duo from the Nikon COOLPIX line. But you may want to be wary of telling your folks about these gadgets until you've weighed the benefits. Do you really want to make it easier for them to show you all their vacation photographs?

Water is everywhere, with the exception of Australia. Capturing water in a new or interesting way without it looking like your father's screensaver can be a challenge. Here is a Flickr collection that would make that his desktop groan with envy.

Tela de Araña from Arbego's photostream

Check out tomorrow's photography show opening at Brooklyn's Farmani Gallery, featuring the work of Photo League photographers Fred Stein and Erika Stone. And while you're there, take a look at the many other galleries at 111 Front Street. Happy hopping!

Hahnemuhle USA created a new type of paper. It uses bagasse and cotton fiber.  Bagasse is a by-product from sugar cane refining, and the cotton fibers come from recycling paper mill waste. It's green and it works well. Recommended for use with inkjet printers, the paper is naturally white, textured, and it resists aging.

The paper is part of Hahnemule's Green Initiative Program.

The paper is the choice of Daniel Beltrá. His newest exhibit about tropical deforestation and it's impact on climate change, is printed on the green  paper. The exhibit, part of an awareness effort of The Prince's Rainforests Project, runs October 26th until November 22nd at the National Geographic Store in London.

This blog was contributed by Frances Cirenza, ZIO Photography Channel Assistant.