photographic essays
i just got a call from my old friend Karen Mullarkey, formerly picture editor at Newsweek, Day in the Life projects etc etc…she has been impressed with the community here and is ready to perhaps hire a few of you with qualified portfolios…. i am NOT acting as an agent, just as a friend, but …
i have gone over everyone’s suggestions for a month long project ….some ideas are fairly complete and some are in "development"….it would be nice to have all photographs "in" by around june 15 for our first "go around" of completed assignments….. ok, here is how i see it right now…..i chose these photographers based on …
i am not always proud of my country…..well, let’s just say that i am not always pleased with the "official side" of things….but, of course, it is my right to not always approve of decisions made by those who have been elected to high office….so, i have my vote and i use my vote…but, the …
like most freelance photographers, i end up trying to do too many things at once…we sort of have to, because juggling our schedules and our time is definitely an art in and of itself..we must …
i think it might be easier if you post your suggestions for an assignment right here, along with a link to your work…of course, i will also be reading the comments and your suggestions on the previous post…i think i have seen all of the links sent so far, but i will double check…in two …
ok, i might have a good idea….but, i will leave it up to you to decide right here and now… it is based on the premise that all of us on this forum are struggling with how best to showcase your work…yes, we do a lot of talking and there is some brilliant writing here …
photograph of Mary Ellen Mark by Michael "Nick" Nichols she was always a "star"….in high school she was the head cheerleader for the football team and super student….in college she received a Fulbright Fellowship in photography and went off to Turkey to first make her "mark" as a pre-eminent photographer…i cannot think of any …
many photographers seem to have the "rush to publish" syndrome…get out a book, any book, just as fast as possible…well, not Joseph…in 7 days in 1968, Koudelka photographed his first book material…but, it has taken him 40 years to publish it… at the Magnum office last week Joseph explained to our staff about his famous …
this last weekend i met some of my family in Colorado..we were so gathered to say goodbye to my youngest brother Craig who died peacefully, but suddenly , saturday before last …i now joined my mother Maryanna, my sister Patricia, husband Paul, and daughters Sara and Maria, and my brother Gary and his 35yr marriage …
i am this morning having my coffee in London….just trying to figure out the weather patterns….i have seen three different "seasons" in just the last three hours…from warm sunshine to cold windy black skies and everything in between…i mean, what kind of job could being a UK "weather forecaster" possibly be?? however, this post is …
