Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photography on January 24, 2008 | No Comments »
©Marcus Bleasdale
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to the deadliest war in the world today. An estimated 5.4 million people have died since 1998, the largest death toll since the Second World War, according to the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
You can see the impressive multimedia photographic work by Marcus Bleasdale [from Agency VII] [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photography, Workshops on January 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Reading the forums over at Lightstaker, I found information about a very interesting workshop in photojournalism that I thought some of you may find interested. If you have a passion for photojournalism this could be a great and unique opportunity. The cost is kept low as the instructors are offering their services probono.
A tution of [...]
Posted in Dialogues/Interviews, Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on December 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Peter van Agtmael with a group of Afghan soldiers [abc news]
Over at Conscientious, Jöerg Colberg has posted a very interesting conversation with documentary photographer Peter van Agtmael [published also at PopPhoto.com].
It is refreshing to see new emerging photographers, some in their 20s like Peter, making a difference with their work. You can also read another [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes on November 4, 2007 | No Comments »
A bit out of topic for this blog but I wanted to pass it around for your interest. It is worthwhile to read. Please take a look and act if you can.
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The Problem: How Your Investments are Funding Genocide (pdf)
The Solution: How Divestment Can Help End the Genocide in Darfur (pdf)
Millions of investors are [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on September 11, 2007 | No Comments »
by Jordi Bieber (Agency Noor)
Nine renowned photojournalists have created a new photo agency called Noor. The mission: to tell what happens in the world no matter the restrictions for publications no matter how how hard it is to learn about it. It is refreshing to see that these values lead the work of photojournalism.
Noor [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on July 2, 2007 | No Comments »
© Sebastião Salgado
Via the blog “Apple Tee” by Jim Korpi, comes a referral to an interview published recently in LA Weekly with master photographer Sebastião Salgado (interview page 1, page 2). This is a man that fascinates me. Photography is his voice to communicate his connection with the planet, his connection with humanity. Most [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on April 21, 2007 | No Comments »
From the series “In transition” © Per-Anders Pettersson
I first learned about Per-Anders Pettersson when he won an award of excellence at the 2006 Picture of the Year competition in the category of Science/Natural History with the image of a chimpanzee being washed. I love that image.
© Per-Anders Pettersson
“A CHIMPANZEE BEING WASHED” Crew members [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on April 14, 2007 | No Comments »
© Kari Collins
The “New Documentary Award” from the Julia Dean Photo Workshops for a long term project in 2006 was fiven to Kari Collins, for her moving multi-media presentation on the care-givers of an Alzheimer’s patient. Her presentation is available here.
Florence Abel, 89, of Owebsboro, Ky., has spent the majority of her life caring for [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on April 9, 2007 | No Comments »
The frontlines of contemporary wars are right where people live. -James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey was awarded with the TED price 2007. You can see his TED talk online or download the videopodcast here. Like all other winners he gave a talk about his work and made a wish:
Help me to gain access to a story that [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on March 24, 2007 | No Comments »
© Jose Cendon (An inmate of the Neuro-Psychiatric hospital of Kamenge in Bujumbura, is held in an isolation cell. Burundi, 24 March 2006)
© Jose Cendon (An inmate of the Neuro-Psychiatric hospital of Kamenge in Bujumbura dribbles inside an isolation cell. Burundi, 24 March 2006)
The Picture of the Year (POY 64th) awards have been announced. Among [...]
Posted in Books, Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on March 22, 2007 | No Comments »
© Phil Borges from “Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion, about the endangered people of Tibet”
I was inspired by Irving Penn’s classic portraits of native people, taken in front of seamless backgrounds. Although I usually include the background, it’s always secondary. These pictures are portraits of individuals, not representatives of some exotic group.- Phil Borges
One [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photography on February 14, 2007 | No Comments »
This image is one of the most powerful pictures from the last World Press Photo 2006 awards. Illegal immigrants, hiding in the shadows, with fear in their eyes, after risking their life for a better future wait for an uncertain future. The picture was taken by spanish photographer, Arturo Rodriguez from the Associated Press, who [...]
Posted in Exhibits, Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on February 12, 2007 | No Comments »
© Spencer Platt /Getty Images
This year the winning image of the World Press Photo of the Year Award is different from the past. Yes, it is about war, but rather than just showing a tragic scene of human suffering it conveys the contradiction and stupidity of war conflicts. The conflict between Israel and [...]
Posted in Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on January 10, 2007 | No Comments »
(Iraq, Brooklyn) by Danni Goldfield
First project, new photographer. Danny decided on the project before even having a camera. He purchased a camera to take a picture of children from every-country on earth living in New York City. This project, his first picture project, his first set of images, landed-on the cover of Life magazine [...]
Posted in Books, Humanitarian Causes, Photographers, Photography on January 1, 2007 | No Comments »
“Bound to El Norte”, Enrique’s Journey, by Don Bartletti (Los Angeles Times)
If you are living in San Diego (California, USA) or will be visiting the city before January 14th, you must do yourself a favour. Go and see the photographic exhibition, The Roads Most Travelled, by award winning photographer Don Bartletti (Los Angeles Times) at [...]
