Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Call for Photos - Global Peace Film Festival

I encourage any and all to submit photographs to the Global Peace Film Festival based upon the theme, "Picture This - My Connection to Peace".

Your work will be displayed on their website, and you can win passes to screenings.
GREAT opportunity!

You can find out more by clicking HERE, and HERE.

Good luck!

About the Global Peace Film Festival
September 20-25, 2011

The Global Peace Film Festival was established to utilize the power of the motion picture to further the goal of peace on earth. With a mission to expand the definition of peace beyond anti-war, ideology, activism or specific causes, the Global Peace Film Festival films and events suggest a more personal message as reflected in the daily lives of individuals and communities the world over.

The GPFF presents films from around the world and global discussions that highlight the power of this extraordinary medium as it relates to new peace issues. See films from around the world, attend educational panels, meet filmmakers and special guests and hear from local activists about their work. And get involved!

Above content from Global Peace Film Festival

Friday, August 26, 2011

Interview with Alison Nordstrom of George Eastman House on the Life and Work of Lewis Hine

Lewis W. Hine, courtesy of George Eastman House
“Little Spinner in Mill.” Augusta, Ga.

This month, James Estrin met with Alison Nordstrom, the curator of a major retrospective of more than 150 Lewis Wickes Hine photographs that opens Sept. 7 in Paris at the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation. Ms. Nordstrom is also the curator of photographs at George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in Rochester, where the two talked. Their conversation has been edited.

Click HERE to read the interview.

Above content from The New York Times, Lens Blog.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

New Exhibitions at Southeast Museum of Photography Open

Gysgt. Carlos "OJ" Orjuela age 31, Garmsir, Afghanistan
Louie Palu

Just a quick jaunt from Winter Park, the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona is a great local resource. I highly encourage you all to make it a point to visit at some point. The current exhibition is very timely. An Artist’s Panel Discussion will be held on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm; reception to follow.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

IN REVIEW: WAR
Ed Grazda, Louie Palu, Lucian Perkins and Christopher Sims

"After ten years of turmoil, uncertainty and conflict we confront the anniversary of the events of September 11th. What has happened since then, and how have photographers helped shape our understanding of these complex events and the circumstances surrounding them? Four photographers and four dramatically different records are presented alongside images made at the actual site of what has become known as “ground zero” on that September day in 2001.

Each photographer has created a unique archive that powerfully articulates their own particular understanding of the forces in play in these events. Drawing from the fields of portraiture, documentary and reportage photography; each series forms an authentic and engaging facet of the not-yet-complete archive of an elusive global conflict, and a series of wars that have not yet fully ended. Featuring the photography of Ed Grazda, Louie Palu, Lucian Perkins and Christopher Sims"

Above content from The Southeast Museum of Photography

Click HERE for more information on the exhibitions.