Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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.

Monday, October 19, 2009

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!

Monday, October 5, 2009

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.