Photojournalist Danfung Dennis was embedded with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Company of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade when they went into the Helmand River Valley of southern Afghanistan in early July of 2009. Equipped with a Canon 5D MKii, he shot this amazing video of the soldiers after they were dropped 11 miles behind enemy lines to seize a key bridge. Shortly after landing a battle broke out which lasted for three days.
This video is a trailer for the upcoming film by Dennis called “Battle for Hearts and Minds: A documentary on the war in Afghanistan by Danfung Dennis”
A story about 25-year-old Carrie Baer, who was born with Angelman Syndrome, and her relationship with her family by Cosmin Motei.
Photo stories from the 61st Missouri Photojournalism Workshop are now online at the MPW website. The workshop (31 photographers, 12 faculty and 16 University of Missouri School of Journalism students) was held in Festus & Crystal City, Mo from September 27 through October 3, 2009.
Award winners this year include Go Takayama for a story titled “A Fixture in the Community,” Cosmin Motei for his story titled “Playful Angel” about the relationship between 25-year-old Carrie Baer, who was born with Angelman Syndrome, and her relationship with her family.
Two photographers shared the “Biggest leap” award given to the most improved students in the workshop. The winners were Chad Ziemendorf and Carlos Moreno.
A portrait of filmmaker Ken Burns by J. Kyle Keener.
J. Kyle Keener is a veteran newspaper photographer who brought amazing images to the readers of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Detroit Free Press. He is known for his keen sense of style and amazing lighting, bringing “the visual impact of magazine photography to some of the country
A photo from Eugene Richards' book Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue.
I first became introduced to the photography of Eugene Richards when I bought his book Below the Line: Living Poor in America. In 1986 Richards traveled across the United States photographing poverty in America – specifically people living below the government’s definition of the “poverty line.” The book was funded in large part by Consumers Union, the publishers of Consumer Reports magazine.
He has published numerous books over the years including his award winning works Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue, an examination of Cocaine users, as well as the Knife and Gun Club, a documentary essay on the emergency room at Denver General Hospital.
Richards has branched out into documentary filmmaking as well as photography for advertising clients.
Noor Images is a photo agency based in the Netherlands with a small group of outstanding photojournalists that cover stories across the globe.
I came upon their website after someone sent me a link to their Noor Newsletter, Since their most recent addition came out today.
After poking around their site a bit I realized that I knew one of the photographers at the agency, Nina Berman, who I had worked with in the late 90′s in New Jersey. A slide show of her images of Marina Orlova, who was voted “World’s #1 Sexiest Geek” by Wired Magazine and has one of the hottest channels on YouTube.
Christopher Anderson's Capitoio, a multimedia photo essay produced by Magnum in Motion.
Christopher Anderson, a photographer with the Magnum photo agency, has a very nice multimedia slide show from Caracas, Venezuela that was put together by the Magnum in Motion division of the agency.
There are over 70 photos in the slide show which is set to moving Latin music by Banda Ionica.
Capitolio translates into capitol, or the domed capitol buildings of Venezuela. The photos are taken in the capitol city of Caracas and show the darker side of the city where “the human drama plays itself out in what President Hugo Chavez called a ‘Revolution.’”
“I sometimes imagine Caracas as a living breathing animal. Obscured by the darkness it appears both violent and sensual, but perhaps it’s true nature will only be revealed at the moment it devours me.” – Christopher Anderson
“Emotion or feeling is really the only thing about pictures I find interesting. Beyond that it is just a trick.” – Christopher Anderson
Donna Ferrato's 10013 project on the Tribeca neighborhood in New York City.
Donna Ferrato, probably best known for her work documenting domestic violence, has put together a collection of photos documenting the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City, where she has lived since 1997. The collection is called 10013 after the Zip code for Tribeca.
One of the portfolios is called “We Live in Public” and documents a project that was done in New York at the end of 1999.
(We live in Public) was the brain child of Internet dot com visionary Josh Harris, www.weliveinpublicthemovie.com, where 80 people (mostly residents/artists) were hand picked to live underground in steel bunkers for 2 weeks over Christmas and New Years. Ms. Ferrato joined the frey and invisibly moved around the happening to catch the candid moments of the set up…once you were in – you couldn’t get out.
