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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.

Fotolia's new plug-in, created for Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, lets users directly log in to their image gallery to purchase pictures. The application is free and gives you access to Fotolia's high resolution images.

One you buy an image, you can use it without any restrictions on locations or number of times used or period of time. The images are royalty-free.

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

A dash of this, a lens from that, and Abby Normal for a brain Linux for an operating system creates the prototype for Frankencamera.

Stanford Professor Marc Levoy believes his monster will create a surge in camera innovation. I agree.

Want to hob-nob in LA? HobNob Wines wants to send you to LA to hang out in a swanky hotel and party. Sounds too good, right?

The winner and a friend fly to LA  to stay at The Standard Downtown LA Hotel and get VIP access to a nightclub. Runners up get a Flip Mino HD personal camcorder. All you have to do is snap a few photographs of you with your friends out living it up.

You have until 1/10/10 to get your entries in. The catch is that photos have to be taken within October, November, or December of this year. Good luck!

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

Kodak and Photo District News  have a photo contest called Best Friends: The Ultimate Animal Photo Contest. Now doesn't that sound nice? It is both ultimate AND about our animal friends.

Based in West Yorkshire, Pavilion leads projects to enhance photography culture though artists developing their work and showcasing it. They have an education program that focuses on outreach with disadvantaged youth and both virtual and tangible exhibitions in Leeds.

Pavilion got it's start as a feminist photography non-profit in 1983. In 1998, it widened it's audience by admitting men. Today, they focus on contemporary photography culture.

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

Athentech is releasing their newest add-on for Photoshop, this time for Windows users. The plug-in, Perfectly Clear, enhances control over exposure, color accuracy and sharpness.  The product will hit markets at the end of November. It claims to cut the adjustment time of images down to a measly two seconds.

Be sure to include Artlog's Collect DUMBO in your Halloween weekend plans. This Friday, October 30th, Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood hosts a Halloween-themed art walk from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, with an afterparty to follow! Among the participating venues are +Kris Graves Projects, Farmani Gallery, powerHouse, and Smack Mellon.

Don't forget your costume! Check out the Artlog site for more info.

Artist Ted Kuykendall died at age 56 in New Mexico on October 5th from pneumonia and heart complications.

"Ted Kuyendall was one of the most intense human beings I've ever known," said Rixon Reed, Photo-eye Gallery and book owner, in an interview with The New Mexican.

A struggling artist, Kuykendall's images taunt the viewer to explore his alternative world, full of dark and ominous imagery.