Manhattan, July 2011
I love my summer walks in New York, yes I do…
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Manhattan, July 2011 When I was old enough to roam the streets alone I remember summer being a sticky and disconnected time. Each day was a new horizon of possibilities. I still feel that way… Brooklyn, July 2011 I don’t shoot a great deal in the neighborhood that I grew up in but this was too good to pass up. I guess I just find the rest of the world more interesting than the one I first knew… As some of you know I like to play with video. I’ve been recording things with my mobile phone. Here’s another experiment… Memories of things past I’ve always been the kind of person who seems to want to be somewhere other than were he is. When I was in Barcelona ten days ago I longed for New York. Now that I am back small secret parts of me want to be back in Europe. Wherever I am [...] When I was a child we rarely spent any time on the waters which surround New York. After traveling around the world and spending so much time in coastal areas I have a newly developed appreciation for how dynamic New York’s waterways can be… Lady Liberty It’s always interesting to me how familiar yet strange New York feels after being away for a few months. I’ve been enjoying the company of friends and family the past week, not really wanting to edit the last week of photos I shot while in Barcelona. But I’m pulling together some images don’t [...] Muslim-American Day parade. New York. American isn’t a place; it’s an idea. One that is constantly changing. I hope my friends back home are enjoying the day off… When you work on a project as long as I have you photograph many, many people. You never learn the names of most and the rest rarely register deeply. Brian Haw was one of the exceptions. He died recently and while his passing may have been ignored by many he had a deep and lasting [...] While I was in Rochester earlier this year I sat down with Kodak TV for an interview about my work. Here is the result!
One of the things I love of photojournalism is the variety. Within twenty-four hours this weekend I photographed at three very different events. Building the tower. Barcelona June 2011 On Saturday there was a street fair around the corner from my house. As part of the celebration the local Castellers built human towers. I’d never seen [...] “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” Robert Capa That quotation has become something of a truism in the world of photography but as real as it is I think many people confuse closeness and intimacy. Closeness is about physical distance; intimacy is about emotional distance. Often closeness can lead [...] Next to actually being able to take a photograph editing is perhaps the most important skill a photographer can have. As a young freelancer you will be expected to edit your own material before submitting it and being able to see the strengths and weaknesses of your own work cannot be underestimated. So in that spirit [...] Let’s get something out of the way up front: yes, I am lucky. I was born into a family that loved and supported me. I’ve met key people along the way who have helped my education and career. I’ve gone to very, very good schools. I shoot with nice cameras. The artist on display. Gallery [...] Rwanda, 1999 Ten thousand generations ago a man stood on the tallest hill he could find and looked out at the horizon. He looked out over the savanna and saw the land that he had know all his life. He saw the land that his father and his father before that and his father before that [...] |
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