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The Portfolio of... 
Born Into Brothels, but Where Are They Now The New York Times has a rather superficial, and extrememly lifeless, article about Zana Briski's amazing film Born Into Brothels -- which I doubt the writer even saw that which she makes references to. (And yes, Ms. Roberts, It was Avijit, himself, who poured the water from the bucket in front of his camera while at the beach.) An exhibit of the children's work is on display at the School of the International Center of Photography through Sunday. Watch the movie. And if you live in NYC go look at the pictures -- you'll gain more insight into the children's lives doing either of those things than wasting your time on these words.
The Portfolio of...
Selecting a Subject "The reason for a young photographer’s confusion is that most teachers, classes, workshops, books, whatever, imply that how the picture is made, what techniques were employed, why it looks different and artistic, is more important than the subject matter. Yet the photographer is, primarily, a subject-selector. Much as it might offend the artistically inclined, the history of photography is primarily the history of the subject matter. So, a photographer’s first decision is what to photograph. Your curiosity, fascination and enthusiasm for this subject can be communicated to others through the pictures you take of it." -- excerpt on selecting a subject from On Being a Photographer
Print Auction to Benefit Women Now's your chance to have a Stephanie Sinclair or Barbara Davidson print hanging on your wall -- there's an online print auction underway hosted by Marie Claire and Amnesty International. The 11 photos auctioned will raise money for Amnesty International's Violence Against Women campaign. The Amnesty program seeks to end the violent attacks on women -- particularly women who raise their voice in protest against inhumane treatment -- around the world. Amnesty International has a long-running partnership with Marie Claire, and many of the photographs they have chosen for this portfolio address the issues Amnesty also works on. These images also appeared in the September issue of Marie Claire (out now). The auction runs through the end of September. Now go have a look at the images, remember it's fo a good cause and happy bidding.
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