|
August 2005 
The Portfolio of...
DBCC's SMP... Who Knew Rumor has it that there are some good things and great photographers coming to the Daytona Beach Community College's Southeast Museum of Photography. Magnum photographer Alex Webb will be there on September 21. There will be a meet and greet from 5:30 - 7 p.m. (in Building 100), then Webb will talk from 7 - 8 p.m. (in the UCF Lecture Hall at the DBCC Campus, Building 150, Room 101). October 12, VII photographer Ron Haviv will be exhibiting and talking about his work on "Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal." And November 16, Burk Uzzle is proving that "Seeing is Believing."
The Portfolio of...
VII + you After an incredibly popular and highly regarded first attempt (in Boston this past April), the second VII Seminar will take place October 15-16, 2005 in New York City. In addition to new photographer presentations and panel discussions, they are beefing up the break-out sessions to include more practical subject matter (i.e. "Digital Workflow" and "Personal Projects", "Magazine Assignments" and "Fine Art") -- not to mention, they're adding portfolio reviews (only 25 are available). The VII program will cost $175 for professionals/$75 for students. And yes, there are portfolio reviews, but I hear they come at $100 a pop.
Trying to Find My Photograph by Jim Gherz "To stay motivated and to maintain the highest level of work I can, I have learned to search as deeply as possible on each assignment to find "my photograph," an approach I adopted after listening to a gifted National Geographic photographer speak many years ago," NPPA Best Of Photojournalism 2005 Newspaper Photographer of the Year Jim Gehrz said in an article for the August edition of The Digital Journalist entitled Trying to Find My Photograph.
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.
Art Shay photographs his own surgery Photographer Art Shay used a Leica with a 15mm lens to shoot his own heart surgery. The photographs appeared in the New York Times Sunday Magazine on July 31.
The Holy Grail Anyone looking for a first edition of Henri Cartier-Bresson's The Decisive Moment? (Or care to buy me one?!)
How Is It Out There? Still in its infancy, fotogblog.com is encouraging photojournalists to share their experiences while on assignment in both words and pictures -- and so far some big names are contributing (read: Jerome Delay and Mario Tama).
Knowledge is Power The best journalists are the ones who never stop learning. As of April 2005, continuing your education is now free, fits any schedule, interactive and easier than ever. Supported by the folks at the Poynter Institute and a grant from the Knight Foundation, News University offers free online courses designed to educate journalists on all sorts of things like the language of the image, covering same-sex marriages, and how to avoid being a lousy listener.
|
|
