Kidnappers read, too.
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March 9, 2010. Raleigh, NC. A cast of Rodin’s “Thinker” is installed at the North Carolina Museum of Art. I love it when things come together. If you wait long enough, sometimes people do exactly what you would like, you just have to be ready for it. Serendipity is a wonderful thing.
Oaxaca, Mexico, 10am. Excavators of river bank sand sleep off the mid-morning mezcal break. One from the story on water that I worked while I lived in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2004. And yes, I had some, too. More photos here
Cause I will be in the car quite a bit in the next few days, working, working
Back from a week in NYC meeting with magazine editors and showing the new book. All went well and it was great to meet some new people and see that the energy in the restructuring magazine business is on the up, I thought. The people who are left seemed dedicated to making good content with perhaps smaller budgets, but that content, as always and always should be, is king. Good, original photographs make people read magazines, in whatever form they become, and the assigning and authoring of strong photographs should be a priority. Good to hear… Oh, and I did not find that bird, in case you were wondering.
I first met Dick Reavis in Mexico City while I was there covering the 2006 presidential elections. He was still working for Texas Monthly then and one of my photos ended up illustrating the story he wrote for them on the battle between Obrador and Calderon.
Reavis now works at NC State teaching journalism and I had the pleasure of making portraits of him for the Independent Weekly
One of the best conversations on the state of the country I had had in a long time happened after the shoot and it was great to photograph someone with stories and knowledge to spare and have the photos show it. What I have seen of his new book is killer and his previous book on Waco is not to be missed. More portraits here More photos from the Mexican presidential elections here
Traveled through what was our “much less than the rest of the country” 2″ snowfall to a dear friend’s wedding in Arlington, VA last weekend Here is a bit of what I saw from the shotgun window
and the morning after
Now I sit on another friend’s couch in New York City, making the rounds, seeing old friend’s, hopefully making some new ones Call me if you want to meet up A while ago I was approached by the film company behind the documentary “Tapped” on how the bottled water industry is trying to commodify our single most important natural resource, water. I had shot many photos during the drought that gripped the southeastern United States in 2007 and 2008 and they wanted to use a few photos to add some detail to the film.
Well, the film is completed and available for screenings. A worthwhile project and it was great to be part of a project dealing with one of the important issues of our time.
Go here for more info Nothing fancy, just playing with video at the Park. Funny, I have been skating for 20 years or so and I think this is one of only 4 or 5 video clips I have ever shot Cory rips, though
I spent the day with the Newby family in Raleigh a couple of weeks ago. Antje and Tom had recently moved to NC from Detroit with their 3 kids after they both lost their jobs and were unable to find work. This resulted in the loss of their home and after months of search, Antje landed a new job at an ad agency in Raleigh.
Now Tom stays home with the kids, doing many of the home tasks and helping the kids readjust to new schools, new places and in many ways, a new life.
They have been through a lot, and there are many things that still have to be worked out dealing with their former life and the stress the move and unemployment has had on the family relationships, but it is a new start and one that many others are looking for.
Read Michael Luo’s story here See the full take here
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