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