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Is a photo taken with an iPhone app still prize-worthy? Pictures of the Year International chose a photograph by Damon Winter taken on his iPhone with the Hipstamatic app for third place in the feature picture story category; controversy ensued. Winter finally speaks on New York Times' LENS blog in his essay Through My Eye, Not Hipstamatic's.

Check out NPR's article and 9-minute audio story on photographer Sally Mann, whose most recent project—a loving series called "Proud Flesh"—documents her husband's nude form and the effects of his late-onset muscular dystrophy.

Given their current sales, one wouldn't expect much of a comparison to be made between Apple and Kodak. But MarketWatch offers an interesting analysis in its article Kodak Is Apple in Reverse.

For a look back into 19th-century photography, see New York Times' article Eclectic Pioneer in Photography Connects Art and Science about photographer Eadweard Muybridge. His stop-motion images of animal locomotion even influenced Thomas Edison to invent the motion picture camera.

For some interesting juxtapositions, check out Turnstyle News' interview with photographer Mark Laita about his project Created Equal.

If you wonder how much "retouching" goes into celebrity photos, take a look at the portfolio for photo-retouching company iWANEX STUDIO, which shows its before and after images.

Need a lens guide? Check out the Phoblographer's Guide to the Right Canon Lens for You.

LIFE's galleries this week include: Cairo Celebrates, In Praise of Vending Machines, Click! A Brief History of Computers, and Heavy Stuff on Top of People.