Wandering In Anchorage 2009: Stephen Cysewski

Wandering In Anchorage 2009: Stephen Cysewski

Just finished the last of the Anchorage photographs for this year. I will start on the Fairbanks photographs later this week.

http://www.wanderinginanchorage.com/

Weekly World News

Weekly World News on Google Books

Only in America, maybe?

consumptive

consumptive

A deep, inspiring, humbling blog. I would love to meet with the creator sometime.

Spenard Road Anchorage Alaska 2009: Stephen Cysewski

Spenard Road Anchorage Alaska 2009: Stephen Cysewski

President Obama, It's Time To Fire the TSA - Travel - Gizmodo

President Obama, It's Time To Fire the TSA - Travel - Gizmodo

Amen!

Book of the Year: ‘Riley & His Story’ by Monica Haller � LITTLE BROWN MUSHROOM BLOG

Book of the Year: ‘Riley & His Story’ by Monica Haller � LITTLE BROWN MUSHROOM BLOG

See the video and then go to the the web site and download the pdf.

Riley and his story. Me and my outrage. You and us.

Riley and his story. Me and my outrage. You and us.

Be prepared before you look at the PDF excerpts from this book. I have ordered this book, you will see things that you would rather not, but need to, experience.

Meanwhile, a revolution unfolds in Iran Boing Boing

Meanwhile, a revolution unfolds in Iran Boing Boing

Here is a good place to begin learning about the "revolution?" in Iran.

Iran, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook

I am amazed by the amount of information on the situation in Iran available on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. A year ago I used these tools when the airport in Bangkok was closed. I have ignored the communication tools since then, except for friendship and exploring my own interests.

Last night I watched the movie Hotel Rwanda. I wonder if people had used these new means of communication during the Rwanda massacre whether the world would have ignored the genocide?

Alaska State Fair 2009: Stephen Cysewski

Alaska State Fair 2009: Stephen Cysewski

60 Stunning Satellite Photos of Earth | Webdesigner Depot

60 Stunning Satellite Photos of Earth | Webdesigner Depot

Four Days In Duluth: Stephen Cysewski

Four Days In Duluth: Stephen Cysewski

I really liked Duluth, there are many interesting buildings and an interesting history. I want to visit there again.

An Eerie Video Tour of the World's Largest, Deadest Shopping Mall - South china mall - Gizmodo

An Eerie Video Tour of the World's Largest, Deadest Shopping Mall - South china mall - Gizmodo

Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall | POV | PBS Video

Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall | POV | PBS Video

This mall might actually be interesting!

Wandering In Seattle 2009: Stephen Cysewski

Wandering In Seattle 2009: Stephen Cysewski
Just finished this web site, the next web site I will finish is Duluth Minnesota, maybe next week.

English Russia » All This Dubai

English Russia » All This Dubai

Sort of beyond comprehension, I wonder how Dubai will evolve in 20 or 40 years, how will it adapt to everyday human life?

The Future of Magazines and Photobooks? - lens culture photography weblog

The Future of Magazines and Photobooks? - lens culture photography weblog
I would buy a device that worked like this in a minute. I assume that it will be developed soon. The video is amazing in its clarity and thought.

Why did I get banned from neighborhood decorations? - Rangefinderforum.com

Why did I get banned from neighborhood decorations? - Rangefinderforum.com
Hmmmmm......this gives me ideas!

The Best Walking Partner: Man vs. Dog - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

The Best Walking Partner: Man vs. Dog - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

Actually my dog makes me walk! She is persistent in reminding me of my obligation to go out with her. She also makes me transition from walking her to running her. I walk because it makes my dog happy! Here are photographs again of the pest! The photo is her looking at me saying "hurry up"!

The Online Photographer: The Future of the Photo Book

The Online Photographer: The Future of the Photo Book

North Pole Alaska 2009: Stephen Cysewski

North Pole Alaska 2009: Stephen Cysewski

www.wanderinginfairbanks.com

College Road, Illinois Street, Minnie Street, Johansen Expressway, and Old Steese Highway Web Site

I have created three web sites based on walks that I took from Danby Street to Cushman Street including College Road, Illinois Street, Minnie Street, Johansen Expressway, and Old Steese Highway. I am trying to document an area that is changing quickly.

May 14th 2009 Danby, College, and Illinois

May 28th 2009 Danby, College, and Illinois

June 17th 2009 Johansen, College, Old Steese, Minnie, and Illinois

Please share with others.

Thanks
Steve

Ghosts of Shopping Past - The Morning News

Ghosts of Shopping Past - The Morning News

Multimedia of the Month: Is online ideal for images? | RESOLVE — the liveBooks photo blog

Multimedia of the Month: Is online ideal for images? | RESOLVE — the liveBooks photo blog

My inclination is to agree with this post, if the criteria for sharing photographs is for somebody to look at them, with thought and reflection, maybe the web does not do that. I know I tend to glance at, rather then look at photographs on the web. But if the goal of sharing on the web is to make your photographs available to be looked at, the web is amazing.

The dilemma is to turn awareness into observation. I am constantly buying photo books that I have discovered through the web. The web made me aware of the photographs, but the possibility of getting a book made me want to get the book to look at the photographs.

YouTube - The world's widest panoramic photograph?

YouTube - The world's widest panoramic photograph?

"A walk down Kitengela Road, Nairobi: by Steve Bloom This panoramic image might be the world's widest continuous photographic image. It appears in the book Trading Places, The Merchants of Nairobi"

Mali our dog photographs!

Here are some photographs of Mali. She makes me run with her each morning and also is making me learn to skijour.
http://picasaweb.google.com/cysewski/MaliSelect?feat=directlink

Carlos and His Heavy Metal Toys: The Man Who Built a 20-Foot Flamethrowing Exoskeleton | Motherboard

Carlos and His Heavy Metal Toys: The Man Who Built a 20-Foot Flamethrowing Exoskeleton | Motherboard

Alaska!!!!! He would fit perfectly into Fairbanks.

153 Soul-Sucking Shots of Winter - Photography contest - Gizmodo

153 Soul-Sucking Shots of Winter - Photography contest - Gizmodo
Just like home!

Stephen Cysewski: Wandering Photography Web Sites (Stephen Cysewski: Wandering Photography)

Stephen Cysewski: Wandering Photography Web Sites (Stephen Cysewski: Wandering Photography)

This is an experiment using Google Sites, a free web site tool and Picasa Web Albums. It is an alternative method to share my photographs that integrates with Blogger and my web sites. I can create a slide show for each of my Web Albums. I still have things to enhance, but I am impressed by the tools. Check it out.

Captured Photo Collection » Financial Crisis Hits Dubai Photos

Captured Photo Collection » Financial Crisis Hits Dubai Photos
Sort of beyond comprehension, how do we, humans, let ourselves be fooled into thinking this was a good idea?

Samson Hardware Area Fairbanks Alaska: Stephen Cysewski

Samson Hardware Area Fairbanks Alaska: Stephen Cysewski

Many of these buildings were torn down in the last month. The city of Fairbanks has lost much of its history to "progress".

Fairbanks Ice Art 2008-2009: Stephen Cysewski

Fairbanks Ice Art 2008-2009: Stephen Cysewski

Sleeping Dog!

Experience Music Project Seattle 2008: Stephen Cysewski

Experience Music Project Seattle 2008: Stephen Cysewski

I love this building, especially on cloudy days

North American Sled Dog Championship 2009: Stephen Cysewski

North American Sled Dog Championship 2009: Stephen Cysewski

I just finished this web site.

MICHAEL WOLF | PHOTOGRAPHY | HONGKONG

MICHAEL WOLF | PHOTOGRAPHY | HONGKONG

100 x 100

photographs of residents in their flats in hong kong's oldest public housing estate:

100 rooms,
each 100 square feet in size.

Giacomo Brunelli

Giacomo Brunelli

B: The Animals

B: The Animals
Both the process, and the result, are inspiring.

Who Is That Guy?

Alaska State Fair 2008: Stephen Cysewski

Alaska State Fair 2008: Stephen Cysewski

Something a little different!

Hatcher Pass Alaska: Stephen Cysewski

Hatcher Pass Alaska: Stephen Cysewski

The Most Beautiful Place In Alaska!

Wandering In Anchorage 2008: Stephen Cysewski

Wandering In Anchorage 2008: Stephen Cysewski
I just finished this web site, it features downtown Anchorage, Fireweed Lane, and Northern Lights Boulevard.

Captured Photo Collection » Photographer Collection: David Guttenfelder in Afghanistan Photos

Captured Photo Collection » Photographer Collection: David Guttenfelder in Afghanistan Photos

s a s u r a u - iPhonegrapher

s a s u r a u - iPhonegrapher

Conflict in Pakistan - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Conflict in Pakistan - The Big Picture - Boston.com

I have seen a lot of news coverage on Pakistan, CNN International, PBS World Focus, and the other usual news sources, but none of them bring the experience to life like these still photographs! I wonder, more then wonder actually, whether still photography has a more lasting power to impact and educate then does video, or at least the video that we see through our standard news sources.

Stunning Views of Glaciers From Space | Wired Science | Wired.com

Stunning Views of Glaciers From Space | Wired Science | Wired.com

Interview with photography professor Stephen Cysewski

Interview with photography professor Stephen Cysewski

B: The many faces of George Kelly

B: The many faces of George Kelly

Showcase: Social Worker With a Camera - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com

Showcase: Social Worker With a Camera - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com

AudienceSounds.com - Virtual Studio Audience Soundboard.

AudienceSounds.com - Virtual Studio Audience Soundboard.

I am sure somebody will like this, even me, as I regress to an earlier age.

Where Plastic Goes When It Dies: Birds' Stomachs - Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Gizmodo

Where Plastic Goes When It Dies: Birds' Stomachs - Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Gizmodo

More about Chris Jordan and his photography.

About Muge photography, by Louise Clements

About Muge photography, by Louise Clements

More about Muge Photography, highly recommended.

current work: Chris Jordon

current work

Look at these photographs, Chris Jordon is an amazing photographer. Here is a quote from the web site to inspire you to explore.

"Midway
Message from the Gyre

These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a few weeks ago on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking.

To document this phenomenon as faithfully as possible, not a single piece of plastic in any of these photographs was moved, placed, manipulated, arranged, or altered in any way. These images depict the actual stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world's most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent.

~cj, October 2009 "

mugephoto/homeI

mugephoto/homeI

Explore these photographs, for me they evoke a strong, and sad, emotion. I just finished reading Factory Girls about the people who are migrating to, and working in, Chinese factories. These photographs enhance and deepen my understanding. Powerful!

Liu Bolin...The Invisible Man... - v1kram's posterous

Liu Bolin...The Invisible Man... - v1kram's posterous
Hmmmmm..............cool idea and implementation too.

The Online Photographer: Zen Slap

The Online Photographer: Zen Slap
This insight is fundamental!

Dark Roasted Blend: Hilarious and Crazy Signage, Part 13

Dark Roasted Blend: Hilarious and Crazy Signage, Part 13

Amazing and funny, the Northrim Bank sign even makes sense, at least to me.

2009 Sumatra earthquakes - The Big Picture - Boston.com

2009 Sumatra earthquakes - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Photography again, and an excellent editor, brings the abstraction of the news to life. In Alaska we live with the potential of earthquakes everyday, but I think we forget the potential for disaster we could experience in an earthquake.

The Visual Science Lab: The irrational fear of people in public places.

The Visual Science Lab: The irrational fear of people in public places.

This is consistent with my experience, be obvious, smile, and be confident in your intentions.

China: Marching into the Twentieth Century | NO CAPTION NEEDED

China: Marching into the Twentieth Century | NO CAPTION NEEDED
I find I have similar reflections, especially when I mix in North Korean images. I have more of an affinity to spontaneity then order, but that might be my cultural assimilation of the value of individuality.

Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) - The Big Picture - Boston.com

"Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy)

About a week ago, Typhoon Ketsana (known in the Phillippines as "Ondoy") made landfall, and according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Ketsana dropped 455 mm (17.9 in) of rain on Metro Manila in a span of 24 hours on Saturday - the most in 42 years. A month's worth of rainfall in a single day washed away homes and flooded large areas, stranding thousands on rooftops in the city and elsewhere. Ketsana later crossed over to Vietnam and Cambodia, where it is still active. Over 360 people are known to have been killed, and damage estimates are reaching $100 million. Unfortunately, another tropical storm may be headed toward the southern Philippines on Wednesday but is still 1,000 km (600 mi) off the coast. Here is a selection of photographs from the affected areas over the past week. (36 photos total)"

Afghanistan, September, 2009 - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Afghanistan, September, 2009 - The Big Picture - Boston.com
These photographs bring the beauty and the tragedy of Afghanistan alive.

Taryn Simon photographs secret sites | Video on TED.com

Taryn Simon photographs secret sites | Video on TED.com
This is a video of interesting and ambiguous photographs. The presentation challenges many concepts of photography.

How One Man Changed The World... Of Photography - The Picture Show Blog : NPR

How One Man Changed The World... Of Photography - The Picture Show Blog : NPR

Scientific Karma? NOVA | Ghost in Your Genes | TV Program Description | PBS

NOVA | Ghost in Your Genes | TV Program Description | PBS

The program closes at the controversial cutting edge of this burgeoning new field. At the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, researchers are investigating epigenetic means to treat a deadly form of leukemia (see Epigenetic Therapy). In Washington State, a researcher finds that a toxin given to rats still affects their offspring four generations later, without producing any changes in their genes. And in Sweden, a study of historical records seems to show that the lifespan of grandchildren is affected by their grandparents' access to food.

Might these effects be epigenetic? Might our experiences, by changing our epigenomes, literally change the fate of our offspring ... and their offspring ... and theirs in turn? And might our own states of health owe something to the diets and exposures of our forebears?

Some researchers are already convinced. "You live your life as a sort of ... guardian of your genome," says Marcus Pembrey of the Institute of Child Health at University College London, a co-investigator in the Swedish study. "It seems to me you've got to be careful of it because it's not just you. You can't be selfish ... you can't say, 'Well, I'll smoke' or 'I'll do whatever it is because I'm prepared to die early.' You're also looking after it for your children and grandchildren...." Epigenetics, Pembrey says, "is changing the way we think about inheritance forever."

Jake Versosa

Explore this web site, intense and sometimes beautiful photographs. Look at the Karen portraits especially.
http://matanglawin.ph/

Srinivas Kuruganti | Photographs

Srinivas Kuruganti | Photographs
These photographs express the intensity of India and its people. India, as an experience, is the most intense place that I have visited. I have been pre-occupied with reading about India and especially the Bihar area since I visited. I thought I would never want to return, but now I am not so sure.

sevensevennine.com | nick turpin on street photography | Edit Edit Edit

sevensevennine.com | nick turpin on street photography | Edit Edit Edit
I continuation and amplification of the previous post.

B: Streetwise

B: Streetwise
I do street photography, at least some of the time, this discussion is humbling and valuable. The question of "Why" do I take the photographs that I do is one that I have spent my life thinking about. The idea of "Edit. Edit. Edit" is one of my winter goals. Just waiting for the snow, cold, and dark to begin. I am almost looking forward to it so I can concentrate on digesting all the photographs that I have taken this year.

A Conversation with Vanessa Winship - Conscientious

A Conversation with Vanessa Winship - Conscientious
Thoughtful perspective and powerful photographs.

Short video of Daido Moriyama, Japanese street photographer - lens culture photography weblog

Short video of Daido Moriyama, Japanese street photographer - lens culture photography weblog

Sometimes when I see a photographer, and their method, all I can say is yes, I understand. I feel a strong affinity to this photographer and his method.

The 1970's Street - Documentary Photography Of Robert M Johnson.

The 1970's Street - Documentary Photography Of Robert M Johnson.
A kindred spirit!

Showcase: Too Young - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com

Showcase: Too Young - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com
Powerful stuff! Photography has an ability to communicate that is too easy to take for granted.

1980-1990's Seattle - Washington (WA) - Seattle and King County Suburbs - City-Data Forum

1980-1990's Seattle - Washington (WA) - Seattle and King County Suburbs - City-Data Forum

I hope somebody discovers my whole collection of Seattle and Tacoma work and shares it with others. I was just in the Seattle and Tacoma area two weeks ago doing some more wandering and exploring. My goal will be to create a document of Seattle and Tacoma that will express a specific moment in time, that will confirm and reinforce peoples memories. All the original negatives, prints, and current digital files are available at the Tacoma Public Library. You can contact Robert Schuler at the Northwest Room and Special Collections. His email is rschuler@tpl.lib.wa.us .

Hiroshima: The Lost Photographs: Observatory: Design Observer

Hiroshima: The Lost Photographs: Observatory: Design Observer
This is an amazing story, about the photographs, how the photographs were found, and in the end, about the power of photography to express what happens.

The New Breed of Documentary Photographers

The New Breed of Documentary Photographers

This is an excellent site to explore. I love The Bangladesh Project. It is a flash based gallery, but if you have Flash it is a wonderful collection of photographs. Makes me want to go there.

The Visual Science Lab: Examining Modern Mythologies about Camera Equipment. Part One. Intro.

The Visual Science Lab: Examining Modern Mythologies about Camera Equipment. Part One. Intro.

Equipment sanity! Worth reading and thinking about. I have to agree, but somethings, like the quality of the viewfinder and the auto-focus are still worth upgrading. I have been using the Panasonic Lumix G1, which is a very different kind of camera, this summer and love it. I sold my Nikon D700 and Nikon lenses, even if the quality of the files was amazing. It was just too large for me.

Anthony Hernandez Highlights Everyday L.A. - The Picture Show Blog : NPR

Anthony Hernandez Highlights Everyday L.A. - The Picture Show Blog : NPR

I love this slide show, check it out. I think I am trying to do something similar in Fairbanks.

85 Vintage Photo Ads - Digital Photo Tips and More on PopPhoto.com

85 Vintage Photo Ads - Digital Photo Tips and More on PopPhoto.com

There are many memories in these ads. I started reading camera magazines in 1967. I also found many old magazines in used book stores. I can remember many of these ads. I can remember wanting many of the cameras advertised. Fun times!

Wandering In Seattle 2008: Stephen Cysewski

Wandering In Seattle 2008: Stephen Cysewski

I just finished my Wandering In Seattle 2008 web site.

Wandering in Tacoma 2008: Stephen Cysewski

Wandering in Tacoma 2008: Stephen Cysewski

I just finished this web site, I will be traveling to Tacoma next week to take some more photographs.

tokyo camera style

tokyo camera style

If you think cameras are cool, this is a cool site!

Seeing Our Culture with Fresh Eyes - O'Reilly Radar

Seeing Our Culture with Fresh Eyes - O'Reilly Radar

Accurate and depressing! I am also reading Factory Girls which resonates with this posting.

mim_capitolio (mim_capitolio)

Magnum Photos mim_capitolio (mim_capitolio)

Thumbnails of intense photography from Venezuela.

Capitolio | Magnum In Motion

Capitolio | Magnum In Motion

You will need flash to see this, intense black and white photographs of Caracas.

Guido Castagnoli Photography

Guido Castagnoli Photography
Check out the Places: Provincial Japan Photographs. I love the ambiance. I want to go there.

Shutterfinger: The Four Stages of Seeing

Shutterfinger: The Four Stages of Seeing

Yes! This is true to my experience. I think there is an aspect of not being self-conscious in stage 4, you just see what you see and take what you take.

B: Kirkwood's animal farm

B: Kirkwood's animal farm

I really like these photographs, they make me look, and think!

Dark Roasted Blend: Anything for the Perfect Shot!

Dark Roasted Blend: Anything for the Perfect Shot!
Hmmmm.....maybe an inspiration?

Kenai Penninsula 2009: Stephen Cysewski

Kenai Penninsula 2009: Stephen Cysewski: "A group of students went on a trip to the Kenai Peninsula. We went to Seward and the Sealife Center, a Kenai Fjord National Park boat trip, Kenai and the Russian Orthodox Church, Homer, Anchor Point, and Clam Gulch. These are photographs of that trip."

Photographic Treasure Trove: What East Germany Was Really Like - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

Photographic Treasure Trove: What East Germany Was Really Like - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
This is interesting because of the photographs, because of the process, and because of the subject. Make sure you look at the gallery too.

Buddhas - a set on Flickr

Buddhas - a set on Flickr
I just posted some Buddha images to Flickr, www.justbuddhas.org, and Facebook. I am playing around using Nik software with Lightroom, it is amazing.

lens culture: Laura Domela

lens culture: Laura Domela

Everyone My Brother Knows in Girdwood, Alaska

Check out this series of portraits...........

Don Wright for Governor

House on Chena River

Jit's Father

On the Riverboat Discovery

South Cushman Area

C&J Drive-Inn

Went around South Cushman today taking photographs, I do have a documentary agenda, expressing the everyday experience of Fairbanks, or at least my experience of Fairbanks. The light is very stark, great for desolate and abandoned buildings.

Street Photography Techniques « NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHER’S BLOG

Street Photography Techniques « NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHER’S BLOG
An amazingly detailed and accurate description of street photography technique!

B: Shoot first, ask questions later

B: Shoot first, ask questions later

Excellent photographs and excellent ideas. The relationship between projects or ideas and actual photographs is complex and intricate.

» Famous Photos - Famous Photo - World’s famous photos

» Famous Photos - Famous Photo - World’s famous photos
This is an interesting web site, it is worth subscribing to.

Dennis Villegas

Dennis Villegas
An excellent, interesting, and deep web log. Worth subscribing to.......

Bird a Thon and Green Houses

Yesterday I spent the day with an Alaskan Bird Observatory Bird a Thon. We left at 7:00 in the morning and went to excellent bird watching locations in the Fairbanks area. The people I was with were avid bird identifiers, I mostly was there to take photographs of what I saw and to learn new locations to explore in Fairbanks. We returned at 5:00 in the evening. The group identified 58 distinct birds.

Today we went looking at green houses. Next weekend is the traditional safe planting day. Jit's father will be here and I hope he will enjoy the radically different gardening experience. I sort of hate gardening, but I think Jit and her Dad will have fun.

Captured Photo Collection » View From Above - The Earth from Space, courtesy of NASA Photos

Captured Photo Collection » View From Above - The Earth from Space, courtesy of NASA Photos

More amazing photographs, that we take for granted!

Thierry Legault - Transit of Atlantis and Hubble in front of the Sun

Thierry Legault - Transit of Atlantis and Hubble in front of the Sun

An amazing photograph, sometimes I forget what is really happening, I take amazing events for granted.

I wonder if it is true.......

As you might have guessed I spent the day wandering around and taking photographs. Fun!

Reflection in the Sink

Clouds by our house!

I love summer clouds!

Barbed Wire Santa North Pole Alaska

Jit's Father

Jit's Father will be visiting us this summer. He will be arriving May 18th.

Detroit: The Troubled City | Magnum In Motion

Detroit: The Troubled City | Magnum In Motion

An intense photo essay!

Thai Restaurants Fairbanks Alaska 2009: Stephen Cysewski

Thai Restaurants Fairbanks Alaska 2009: Stephen Cysewski

This is an update of a series that I posted in 2005. I have two more to add to finish the series for 2009.

Spring Street Shadows

I love the street shadows of the birches before they leaf out.

May 1, 2009 ~ Sister Cyril | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

May 1, 2009 ~ Sister Cyril | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

The way it should be!

"We have a dramatic example today of what one dedicated person can do to change the lives of people in need. Fred de Sam Lazaro revisits a story he reported 10 years ago about an Irish Catholic nun who is a school principal in Calcutta, India. Her name is Sister Cyril Mooney."

Experiment with Facebook

I am testing to see if this post will appear on my Facebook Status Page.

50 Strange Buildings of the World | Village Of Joy

50 Strange Buildings of the World | Village Of Joy
I love web sites like this.......

Fairbanks Pink Taxi?

A Really Dumb Person!

Dumb Person Survived

Dumb Person Friends, Notice Wet Pants

Use Google Reader to gather information on the web!!!!!

If you are not using Google Reader to gather information on the web you are crazy! Maybe that is a little extreme, but I believe it. I have over 200 RSS feeds that I subscribe to.

2009 Formula One season, wet & dry - The Big Picture - Boston.com

2009 Formula One season, wet & dry - The Big Picture - Boston.com

I love Formula 1 and I love photography. I will wake up at 3:00 AM to watch a Formula 1 race. There photographs, like all the photographs from "The Big Picture" are amazing.

Amazing Before and Current Photographs of Glaciers Melting!

Melting Ice: Glaciers and Ice Shelves

I have seen these changes in Alaska. I remember in the early seventies walking across the lake to the face of Portage Glacier, a really dumb, but amazing experience. Now the Glacier is not even in the lake anymore.

An End to Suffering: The Buddha In The World and Bihar.

I am reading this book for the second time, I read it years ago and remembered it on our India trip. Part of the book covers the same area that we experienced. It is much different reading a book when you have experiences in the same area. If you have any serious interest in Buddha I can recommend the book. The Amazon Link is here.

In describing Bihar Pankaj Mishra states: "One of the most volatile places was Bihar, once part of the kingdom of Magadha, the first great Indian empire. In this poor and densely poplulated Indian state, where rich landowners travelled in private planes while a caste of rat eaters starved to death due to a shortage of field mice, brutality seemed a casual everyday affair. The stories came in from every direction. Private armies of upper-caste landowners massacred low-caste landless peasants. Communist activists retaliated with massacres of upper-caste families. Doctors going on strike pulled out transfusion tubes from the veins of their patients."

Set a Google alert for Bihar and look at the accumulated results!

The Best Photographers Are Troublemakers | Black Star Rising

The Best Photographers Are Troublemakers | Black Star Rising

I know this is not true! I am a nice, easy to get along with and flexible person!:) Sigh. I must not be a good photographer:(

Today Really Is Spring!

I raked the lawn, discovered many remnants of winter, put up the picnic table in the side yard, opened the windows and doors, and did not wear a coat in the afternoon.

I still can not open the shed to get the summer tires, there is ice around the door, but I removed the snow so it would melt faster.

This morning I walked through an old part of town, Samson Hardware area, that will be destroyed this summer for a new road. I did some photography. In the afternoon I walked around our neighborhood taking photographs.

I have had a tooth ache for the last four days and will try to get a dentist appointment tomorrow. I woke up at 3:00 to watch the Bahrain GP. A good normal early spring day. It feels good to feel the warmth.

Yesterday was the last day that I teach for my class this semester. Next Saturday the students will present their portfolios. Here is the link to the class content. I will revise it this week so it will be ready for the class next fall. There are many excellent links that will be interesting for anybody who wants to explore photography.

http://www.cysewski.com/digitalphotography/c258091/091CIOS258LessonHandouts.htm

Thousands of People Take Photos Every Day. What If One of Them Seems Odd?

London Metropolitan Police Anti-Photography Propaganda Campaign Poster

It is important to protect our right to take photographs in public places, to know the rights and limitations of public photography, and to protect those rights by using them!

See the following article for a clear discussion of the right to photograph in the United States. Other countries have different rules and different cultural tolerance for photography.

http://photocritic.org/photography-rights-vs-respect/

http://photocritic.org/street-photography-and-the-law/

First Rain Since October!

We are having the first rain that I have experienced since last October. Once snow starts we rarely ever go back to rain and while we were in India and Thailand there was not rain. Today we have light rain.

AKZ222-240345-
MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...
NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...
CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP
336 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009
.NOW...

LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY
THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN IS CHANGING TO SNOW AROUND 1200 FEET. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 1200 FEET THROUGH 6PM.

Organizing Mania

I have two large easel pads on my couch, on one I am organizing my photo tasks for this summer, I did the same thing last year. My categories are Fairbanks Photography, Alaska Photography, Anchorage Photography, Web Sites, Alaska Trips, Flickr/Picasa Groups, Publishing and Printing, Scanning, Dark Room work, Studying, and Other Stuff. On my other easel pad I have household and home tasks. My categories are: Home Tasks, Car Tasks, Yard Tasks, Long-Term Tasks, Purchases, and Health.

Over time I add new things to my task pads. Eventually, when it is written down it gets done. I find using large easel pads makes it easier for me to think! I did the same thing at work. Putting on the computer somehow does not work as well for me, I must be old!

Dennis Dunleavy: The intended and unintended consequences of photography

Dennis Dunleavy: The intended and unintended consequences of photography

I just ordered the reference book: "One of the most influential books on photography and society has to be Halla Beloff's "Camera Culture." Written in 1985, Beloff takes a sociological perspective on the use of the camera as well as its intentions and influence on society. "

m97 Gallery - SUN Ji | 孙骥

m97 Gallery - SUN Ji | 孙骥

"All these photos are about the familiar Shanghai in my memory. When I was still a child, these types of old factories and buildings were everywhere, alive and full of vigor. However, what I used to be so familiar with has literally disappeared in front of my eyes."

Just a few photographs, but I could look at them for hours.

newsminer.com • Dead dogs

newsminer.com • Dead dogs
The letter to the editor, and the comments, express the Fairbanks community.

newsminer.com • Blondie’s lost

newsminer.com • Blondie’s lost

Last winter Dan, the creator of Blondie's, was murdered. I have many photographs of his "store" in my Wandering In Fairbanks web site. He characterized Fairbanks to me. This letter expresses the loss that we all feel.

From Gaffney PhotoWalk

From Gaffney PhotoWalk

Submit Your Images to Online Photography Magazines - Professional Photography

Submit Your Images to Online Photography Magazines - Professional Photography

Check out these online photography magazines (web sites). There are some excellent photographs on these web sites and you can subscribe to them using RSS feeds. Some of the most interesting photographs on the web!

B: Snippet

B: Snippet

Cool photograph and cool conversation, it reminded me of the kind of conversations that I inflicted on Elizabeth and Margaret. It made me smile.

Captured » Blog Archive » Pulitzers Announced; Patrick Farrell’s Images of Haiti

Captured » Blog Archive » Pulitzers Announced; Patrick Farrell’s Images of Haiti
Excruciatingly Powerful! Do not look at this unless you want to be moved!

Creamers Field April 2009

Saturday I took my photography class for a photo walk to Creamers Field. My photographs from that walk are on Picasa Web Albums. You can see clusters of photographs where I found something that was interesting. I especially liked the patterns of shadows on the snow and also the patterns of melting snow. The sets of similar photographs are to show the students how I "work" a scene. For the web site I will create for Wandering in Fairbanks 2009 I might choice 5 or 10 of these photographs.

I got this email just now, it is amazing that we did not run into each other when we were photographing. The serendipity of sharing on the Internet is a constant source of amazement.

"I’ve just been enjoying the photos you posted on Downtown Seattle, Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square. Awesome photos!! I posted some I took in 1978 that I just thought I’d share:

http://picasaweb.google.com/treeclimber4/DowntownSeattle1978# "

Jana

To see my original photographs look here. www.wanderinginseattle.com

Land Of A Thousand Struggles - People's struggles for employment and livelihood in rural India - a set on Flickr

Land Of A Thousand Struggles - People's struggles for employment and livelihood in rural India - a set on Flickr

A good set of photographs. Captures some of the experience of India.

Kids Playing in Puddles and America's Cultures Week Potluck

Last night we went to the 28th Annual America's Cultures Week Potluck Celebration. The food was excellent, I ate Jamaican, Mexican, Fruit Salad, and Ice Cream. When I worked for Indian Education, many years ago, I would bring Twinkies and Wonder bread, sort of American cultural food!

One of Jit's students did a Thai dance. It was excellent. I think, in Thailand, that the girls all must spend a long time learning Thai dance. This Sunday there will be a Songkran celebration and some Monks for Anchorage will also be coming. It should be fun. I know there will be meditation, Thai dancing, Thai food, and chanting. I must be psychic!

As I looked out the window I saw three kids playing in the large melt water puddle, spring really is here!

George Georgiou

George Georgiou: Happy is he who calls himself a Turk
An excellent series of photographs.

"Turkey is a strategically important nation, poised geographically and symbolically between Europe and Asia. But the tensions at the heart of Turkey are becoming increasingly severe. A fierce struggle is taking place between modernity and tradition, secularism and Islamism, democracy and repression—often in unlikely and contradictory combinations. Usually these tensions focus almost exclusively on Istanbul, the Kurdish issue, or religion, ignoring the far deeper complexities of a large country searching for a modern identity."

From the introduction to the series. George Georgio

newsminer.com • Birding Report — Geese, raptors trickle in as spring migration begins

newsminer.com • Birding Report — Geese, raptors trickle in as spring migration begins

One of the joys of spring is watching the birds return. The News Miner a good description of the birds arrival. Spring really is a miracle up here. During the day the clouds are starting to build, soon we will have afternoon rain storms over the hills.

'The Singularity' (Conscientious)

'The Singularity' (Conscientious)
The photograph is amazing, one of the most depressing series of photographs that I have seen. The random destruction and the hope destroyed from our economic collapse is real. Think of a family in each of these homes, the hope and care that went into these homes, and now the random destruction and abandonment.

Azerbaijan, Assam, Bodhagaya, Poland, and Chiang Mai!

In the last week I have sold a lens through eBay to a person in the Azerbaijan Republic; I had an email conversation with a young monk from Assam that is staying in Bodhagaya; had a person from Poland with the name Cysewski join my Facebook community; and chatted with a Thai women in Chiang Mai about curiosity and the Thailand political crisis. What is amazing is that I took this all for granted! I started thinking about Compuserve, Bitnet, Gopher, and Lynx. The last twenty years has really been a revolution.

Oh yeah, I woke up this morning and it was snowing!

Thailand Jumped the Shark: Wall Street Journal: Managed Democracy Doesn't Work

Thailand Jumped the Shark: Wall Street Journal: Managed Democracy Doesn't Work
This seems true. When I listen to CNN International they seem to miss the real history of the actions that we are experiencing.

Stephen Cysewski's Index of Web Logs

Stephen Cysewski's Index of Web Logs
I just spent the day adding new photographs to my web logs. There is a directory of the web logs provided link. Also you can go to Wandering Photography to see a comprehensive list of all my photo web sites and web logs.

New: Commentary on Thailand’s Songkran crisis « Political Prisoners in Thailand

New: Commentary on Thailand’s Songkran crisis « Political Prisoners in Thailand
An excellent compilation of news on Bangkok and Thailand. It is a sad and dangerous situation.

bangkok red shirt - Twitter Search

bangkok red shirt - Twitter Search
Follow what is happening in Thailand on Twitter. Use twitter search using Bangkok or Bangkok shirt or Bangkok Red. I am afraid that the beliefs that held Thailand together have been broken. I have no idea how this will end!

Spring really came today!

I took the plastic off the windows, opened the windows and doors, turned off the furnace, and sat outside reading. I guess there is some kind of resurrection today :)

Thon Died Last Week

Our nephew, Tone, died last week. It was expected, but sad. I can hear him say, many times, "Uncle do you want some Tea?" Tone helped take care of Jit's mother before she died. I will miss Tone.

Bangkok Pundit

Bangkok Pundit

If you want to keep up with the situation in Thailand Bangkok Pundit is an excellent source.

Also check out 2Bangkok.com

What is happening in Thailand is serious, it is hard to imagine a positive outcome. The split in Thai society is serious, real, and complex.

WNYC - WNYC Street Photography Project

WNYC - WNYC Street Photography Project

I first discovered some of these videos when I was looking for material for my Exploring Digital Photography class. These is a really excellent series about photography and street photography.

Buddha and Photography

In the book "An End to Suffering" by Pankaj Mishra I found this quote

"In dependence upon the eye and upon visible objects visual consciousness arises. The union of these three (the eye, objects, and visual consciousness) constitutes contact. Dependent upon this contact feeling is constituted. One perceives what is thus felt; what one perceives one considers; and what one considers one develops all sorts of notions about." from the Middle Way Discourses on the Buddha.

To me photography that has power expresses this contact, the interaction between "the eye, objects, and visual consciousness". The miracle is that this process also exists with the person observing the photograph. A photograph captures that shimmering interaction between the perceiver and the perceived. By sharing my photographs I am sharing how I percieve.

Fish Trap

UAF Museum of the North

I took my class to the Museum of the North today for a Photo Walk.