Pond Musings: June 2009

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Art Against Aids 2009 - Living with HIV

I am helping Action For Aids run a photographic workshop for people living with Aids. There are two parts to this workshop, the first part is a basic photographic workshop. This video is a sample of the images submitted by the participants.

We are now embarking on the second phase in which the participants will be working on personal projects to show life from their perspective. We just had a session where the participants put forward their project ideas and it sounds very exciting. I think we are all looking forward to the results of the personal project.

We are looking for an exhibition venue for this project in November.

Clay Enos doing street portraits

I don't like the framing of his portraits, but I love the energy of what he is doing.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Kodak ending KODACHROME run after 74 years, still can't get that Paul Simon song out of its head

Kodak ending KODACHROME run after 74 years, still can't get that Paul Simon song out of its head

Life goes on, but something in me cries.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Olympus E-P1 Hands-on Preview: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review

Olympus E-P1 Hands-on Preview: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review

I do not usually get turned on by equipment nowadays, but this must be the most sexy piece of equipment I have seen in a long time.

Monday, June 08, 2009

Ralph Gibson

Albert Watson interview

Paolo Roversi

A very short video of Paolo Roversi talking.

Thursday, June 04, 2009

BBC - Viewfinder: Iconic moments

BBC - Viewfinder: Iconic moments

The picture editor of BBC News web site, Phil Coomes, has a blog on iconic images from the world of photojournalism. In this entry, he talks about the Farm Security Agency which had photographic greats Walker Evans and Dorethea Lange.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Portraits as Visual Drama

I had a really good class of students in the Portraits as Visual Drama course I just finished teaching. I am so in two minds about continuing this course. I think that people enjoy the course, but it is hard to find knowledgeble assistants to help run this course.

Anyway, I liked to share some of the student work.