photographic essays
dear readers, i leave for sicily today to teach a small class built around the Easter processions which are oh so passionate in italy…during this week, i will photograph side by side with my students….i will post as often as possible while i am in sicily, but my primary obligation will, of course, be to …
i just returned from jail…..a 6 hour bureaucratic nightmare to visit "uptown" (see march 23 post )…yes, "uptown" is in the maximum security section at Rikers Island Correctional Facility here in new york….he committed a parole violation and is paying with 6 months of his 31 year old life….one third of his life has already …
i need an assistant….someone who lives in salvador, bahia and can work with me next week for about 3 days….wishing for someone with good people skills and digital photo processing and transmitting skills please post your telephone or any contact details here…..i arrive in salvador tuesday evening march 27th…… now, this sometimes happens to me….i …
this morning i fly down to our federal village….our nations capitol…..land of the free and home of the brave…..bracing myself for the culture shock of going from new york to washington….in just a few hours i will walk through the doors of the National Geographic Society …..the smell of freshly polished brass awaits…… today and …
now a sweeter woman than eloisa you will never meet….trust me ……i suppose her photo students at "insituto allende" may feel the same…eloisa nisimura, 29, has also been a course assistant for the santa fe workshops in san miguel for 6 years…when she smiles everybody smiles… when i met eloisa , she was working in …
this is not a happy story…..but, it is a story of love and loss and dealing with both..zaida sanchez, 22, is a photography student at the "instituto allende" in san miguel de allende……she used her love of photography to deal with personal tragedy…. zaida, unmarried and with the father en absentia, gave birth to a …
i will post today or tomorrow a story about women photographers in mexico….the history of women in photography in mexico is quite interesting…you will meet three women who are students at the "instituto allende" and are on a three year study program leading to a degree in visual arts…meet them and see their work….and , …
