richard pak – pursuit

[slidepress gallery=’richardpak-pursuit’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Richard Pak Pursuit play this essay   US of A, 2003-2009. A project created over a six year period, Pursuit is the disenchanted chronicle of an idealized America. Being a keen admirer of American literature, cinema and painting, I …

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sohrab hura – oasis

[slidepress gallery=’sohrabhura-oasis’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Sohrab Hura Oasis play this essay   As darkness fell, it brought with it a sense of loneliness. I had been to Siem Reap in Cambodia some years ago when it had felt different. The roads were dustier, the …

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alessandro penso – born kings

[slidepress gallery=’alessandropenso-bornkings’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Alessandro Penso Born Kings play this essay   This work springs from the attempt to explore the human and emotional background of a galaxy showing itself irreverent and proud to exist: the bursting and rebellious Queer community. From the …

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fire…

WARNING – QUICKTIME MOVIE – LARGE DOWNLOAD (112MB) THIS PRESENTATION CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT evolution…..yes, gradual and logical steps from one thing to another….dynamic….yes, bold and edgy steps that revolutionize….dynamic evolution……..and yes , timing , timing and timing…… the above “infomercial” is intended to help all of us here at BURN move forward to a place …

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marina black – versts

[slidepress gallery=’marinablack-versts’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Marina Black Versts play this essay   “Anyone parted from his land will weep seven years. Whoever is parted from his tribe will weep until he dies.” Central Asian Proverb I came to Canada at the age of 28, not knowing a word …

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EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHER GRANT RECIPIENT

EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHER GRANT RECIPIENT The recipient of the Emerging Photographer Grant 2009 is Alejandro Chaskielberg The High Tide More details will follow soon. The Judges: Maggie Steber – Photographer James Nachtwey – Photographer VII Carol Naggar & Fred Ritchen – Historians-Authors-Analysts Eugene Richards – Photographer John Gossage – Curator Scott Thode – Director of Photography …

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cristina faramo – in the mood for love [EPF Finalist]

[slidepress gallery=’cristinafaramo-inthemoodforlove’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Cristina Faramo In The Mood For Love play this essay   Emerging Photographer Fund – FINALIST (number eleven of eleven) My photography explores aesthetic mood, personal experimentation and life. My project, “In the Mood for Love,” examines the celebration …

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victor cobo – american dreams [EPF Finalist]

[slidepress gallery=’victorcobo-americandreams2′] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Victor Cobo American Dreams play this essay   Emerging Photographer Fund – FINALIST (number eight of eleven) American Dreams is a complex, anthropological tour through the landscape of the indigenous Central American – by means of memory, spirituality, longing …

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