metal worker’s daughter, Gujarat, India. 1995 (from series, ‘Prayer and Despair’ platinum-palladium print, 8×10 in Thinking about child labor and the plight of the majority of families, while I wait for our second child to be born. This photograph was part of a set of portraits of a metal working family. The young girl here [...]
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the beat
ritual drum, India. 1995. (from series “Prayer and Despair”) platinum-palladium print, 8×10 in Two students and art majors from Sewanee are working on extremely challenging projects in Haiti and Peru. Jack and Lexi, know that many of us are following your work, and that it is enough that you are there. Being a documentarian is, [...]
US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
On June 6th, 2008, news spread in Geneva that the United States of America is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council by not renewing its ‘observer’ status. With mounting pressure on the Bush administration to address concerns about its own human rights record, this latest step seems to be a manifestation of an increasingly [...]
kurosafrica
wolf böwig: “…slowly down the rivers”, bangladesh The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt will host a presentation by photographer, Wolf Böwig, at Bockenheimer Landstraße 102, 60323 Frankfurt, May 29th, 7 PM. Don’t miss this if you happen to be in the area. Böwig’s latest body of work, “kurosafrica”, considers the ravaged African nations as being, collectively, in [...]
Lexi in Peru
My student, Lexi Namer, leaves for Peru tomorrow on a self-initiated Summer project. As she writes in her blog: “Last summer, I spent 6 weeks in Peru, 4 of which were spent in Ayacucho with an organization called Cross Cultural Solutions. During this time, I volunteered at a soup kitchen and later [after a disastrous [...]
blinded by a smile
Errol Morris’ (The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons From the Life of Robert S. McNamara) blog entry about his latest film, Standard Operating Procedure, focuses on one particular and central concern: Sabrina Harman’s smile, and the way we read the ‘cheesy’ smile. This is a rich piece of writing about photography, occlusion and truth. “There [...]
haiti: blind architect
amy johnson: coal. haiti. 2008 The book is out! A collection of photographs by the Fall 2007 Documentary Photography class makes up this second volume of work resulting from visits to Haiti with my students. The entire collection of images can be viewed online.
ramesh srinivasan and village voice
“Ramesh Srinivasan has worked for a long time in a community of Somali refugees in Boston. When listening to their stories, Srinivasan wanted to use the Internet as a form to engender the creation of new types of oral tradition. The interface works as a montage-based system that can look at the multiple paths through [...]
Haiti Innovation blog
I have visited Haiti several times over the last two years, and hope to continue doing so on a regular basis. For students taking the Documentary Photo class, and many others who ask me about Haiti, this site may be of interest. ‘Haiti Innovation’ describes itself as: “… a consultancy committed to Haiti. Created by [...]
Munyurangabo – a film to look for
A debut by American filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung, ‘Munyurangabo’ is circulating through various international film festivals. A review of its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival has left me itching to see the film. So if any one gets to see it before I do, please add a comment here. Based on the genocide [...]
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