"A Bangladeshi boy works in a shipbuilding factory in down town. These factories employ young boys as apprentices without pay for the first few years. They work in extreme conditions without safety tools like gloves, goggles, and other protective gears. In exchange, they learn the skills of the trade. But this costs them loss of health and education. In Bangladeshi child work lad is under 18th years child don't work in any work site. But no body else to see them and no security in their life. "
Nearly twice as many photos were submitted this year as last year (189 vs 118) and 3,203 of you voted to choose a winner from a shortlist of five great photos.
Here is the photo you selected by a wide margin to be the Labour Photo of the Year:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmasad/3951175816/
Please feel free to congratulate the winner. You can use the comment feature on Flickr to do so (but you must sign up to Flickr first to do so).
If you wish to use this photo (or any on the shortlist) on your union website or magazine, please make sure to get the permission of the photographer.
I'd like to congratulate the winner, the four runners-up (you can still see their photos on http://www.labourstart.org/lpoty) and all those who submitted photos.
I also want to thank Derek Blackadder for coordinating this effort, and the three judges -- all outstanding photographers themselves -- Mac Urata, David Bacon and Gretchen Donart.
I encourage all of you who take photos, or have an interest in photos, to join the more than 500 trade unionists who are already part of the union photographers' group on Flickr, here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/union/
Eric Lee
Monday, November 02, 2009
Labour Photo of the Year 2009 - and the winner is ... "Manual labour"
Thursday, October 29, 2009
NWT Premier Floyd Roland & Patricia Russell
I just licensed this image to the Toronto Star... it should appear on about page 3 or 4 of this Friday's issue. When I saw them at the Yellowknife Canada Day celebrations I knew there were very few pictures of them together.. so I just had to grab the image...
©2009 George Lessard
Sunday, October 25, 2009
The Case of the Inappropriate Alarm Clock - a series on 1930s photography and photo-fakery.
Part six in a series on 1930s photography and photo-fakery.
http://morris.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/the-case-of-the-inappropriate-alarm-clock-part-7?th&emc=th
Saturday, October 17, 2009
29 Graffiti Tutorials using Photoshop/Illustrator
http://www.templatelite.com/graffiti-tutorials-photoshop-illustrator/
Photoshop is truly a boon for artists in present scenario, as it not only paints their imagination in multitude of colors but also refine them to create some of the most striking graphics. With various Text and layers, Photoshop incorporates superb effects in graphics, which make them just wonderful. To make you more competent with these tools, a special set of 32 Graffiti tutorials using Photoshop/Illustrator isoffered for you. Just read on to know more-
Friday, October 16, 2009
Rappel : cours digital de photo de CTNO Reminder: Session two of my CTNO digital photo course
se réunira au parking d'Ecolle Alain St-Cyr...
Samedi 9 : 30 AM
Rappelez-vous de s'habiller pour le temps !
Session two of my CTNO digital photo course will meet
at the Ecolle Alain St-Cyr parking lot
Saturday 9:30 AM
Remember to dress for the weather!
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GEORGE LESSARD
Information, Communications and Media Specialist
Spécialiste en l'information, communications et medias
451 Norseman Dr.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2J1, Canada
Yellowknife Land Line # (867) 873-2662
Yellowknife Cell # (867) 445-9193
E-mail: mediamentor@gmail.com
".... In the last 3 yrs ... . I've seen more Northerners than most people have in a lifetime ..."
Online:
http://mediamentor.ca
http://lessardcard.notlong.com
SKYPE: themediamentor
http://twitter.com/mediamentor
http://www.facebook.com/mediamentor
Home Pages: http://mediamentor.ca
My panoramic images
http://panoramas-by-george.notlong.com
My YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mediamentor
Photos: http://photosbygeorge.notlong.com
Photo Illustrations: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/72157603627797568/
Etcetera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/459582/
Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/themediamentor
Member:
Canadian Association of Journalists http://www.caj.ca
Canadian Artists Representation / le Front des artistes canadiennes http://www.carfac.ca/
Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective http://www.carcc.ca/
OPEN MEETING of the Frozen Eyes Photographic Society, Yellowknife
Date: 2009/10/16
Subject:
Monday, October 26th, 7:30 p.m.
Bromley building, third floor, Franklin Ave, Yellowknife
Several matters were discussed at last night's meeting. One is that some feel Frozen Eyes is not providing enough for local members. One of the major purposes is for photographic education for youth in the North. Logistically it is also the most difficult to organize and for that reason, plus the better weather of summer, that this area has been concentrated on first. We enjoyed great success with the projects this summer and have been approached to have similar sessions by other communities.
Mention was made of Darwin Wigget being brought to Yellowknife to teach a course. I did approach Daren on behalf of the Society and received no response. It is my understanding that the gentleman that did organize Darwin's trip here had a great deal of initial difficulty in finding sufficient people to make the costs affordable. Many professional photographers make a good part of their living teaching or offering courses, they are not difficult to find. The difficulty for the Society is determining what skills people would like brought up. We need feedback for that.
We also have a wealth of knowledge in the skills of members of the Society. It would be great if various members were prepared to offer a course in a strength they have. Not only would the fee benefit the individual, it would offer us all the ability to expand skills and also members of the public that might be interested without the expense of bringing in somebody from the south.
While courses are all well and fine, there is no substitute for improving skills like shooting, shooting, shooting. While organizing a group of photographers is more difficult than herding cats, it would be nice to organize field trips as a learning experience, the companionship and the dangers of our local environment. During a shoot at Cameron Falls this summer I had an active critic in a wandering black bear.
It was voted on last night to have an exhibition of student, and possibly, mentor work to be shown at the Lens Factory in Toronto one of the better rated photographic galleries in that city. Rather than charge commission they work on a flat rate. Through venues such as this it is hoped not only to promote the Society to a wider audience but gain some recognition for photography in the North.
The YK Photo Club died due to lack of interest, or rather the individual who organized it felt worn out by having to do most of the work. Frozen Eyes presents a unique opportunity in that we have excellent resources in terms of member skills and equipment. For this reason the meeting on the 26th will be a brainstorming session in which you, and anybody you know that may be interested in photography, should attend. If the Society is to offer local photographers better resources it can only be accomplished by knowing their needs.
I would encourage you to attend this meeting and make your views known.
Regards,
David Prichard
Acting President
Frozen Eyes Photographic Society
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GEORGE LESSARD
Information, Communications and Media Specialist
451 Norseman Dr.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2J1, Canada
Yellowknife Land Line # (867) 873-2662
Yellowknife Cell # (867) 445-9193
E-mail: mediamentor@gmail.com
".... In the last 3 yrs ... . I've seen more Northerners than most people have in a lifetime ..."
Online:
http://mediamentor.ca
http://lessardcard.notlong.com
SKYPE: themediamentor
http://twitter.com/mediamentor
http://www.facebook.com/mediamentor
Home Pages: http://mediamentor.ca
My panoramic images
http://panoramas-by-george.notlong.com
My YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mediamentor
Photos: http://photosbygeorge.notlong.com
Photo Illustrations: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/72157603627797568/
Etcetera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/459582/
Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/themediamentor
Member:
Canadian Association of Journalists http://www.caj.ca
Canadian Artists Representation / le Front des artistes canadiennes http://www.carfac.ca/
Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective http://www.carcc.ca/
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Polaroid Camera To Be Relaunched In 2010 (PHOTOS, POLL)
Polaroid Camera To Be Relaunched In 2010 (PHOTOS, POLL)
[excerpt]
Hipsters, photo-classicists, and impatient picture-snappers everywhere rejoice: Polaroid Cameras are making a comeback.
After announcing that Polaroid cameras (and film) were being discontinued, Polapremium has announced that they are "preparing, supporting and managing the comeback of Instant Photography."
The beleaguered company seems finally to have understood the charm -- and kitsch-appeal -- of its clunky, boxy devices. Polapremium wrote in its press release,
After all the difficulties and changes of ownership during the last years, the new management of Polaroid now understands the source of the brand's attraction - which is surprisingly not based in digital cameras but in Dr. Edwin Land's groundbreaking 1948 invention of Instant Photography, which he ingeniously devised and passionately developed with a lot of care and devotion.
Polaroid cameras and film (both color and black-and-white) should go on sale in mid 2010. A new digital Polaroid will also be on the market.
Read more at:
Friday, October 09, 2009
PhotoshopDisasters
Have you seen a truly awful piece of Photoshop work? Clumsy manipulation, senseless comping, lazy cloning and thoughtless retouching are our bread and butter. And yes, deep down, we love Photoshop.
If it is commercial and awful then please let us know! Anonymity can be arranged for the easily embarrassed/canned.
Olympics warns man about sharing photos on Flickr
The International Olympic Committee sent a cease-and-desist letter to Richard Giles, 38, after discovering his images from his three-week solo trip to China for the 2008 Beijing Games on the popular online photo-sharing site Flickr, where he was allowing other people to use them as they wished.
[excerpt]
http://www.thestar.com/olympics/article/707868--olympics-warns-man-to-remove-photos-from-website
The letter marks the first time the IOC – whose website calls it the "supreme authority of the Olympic Movement" – has moved to protect its image on a social media site.
"Images of the Games taken by you may not be used for any purposes other than private, which does not include licensing of the pictures to third parties," said the notice sent via email on Tuesday and signed by Howard Stupp, director of legal affairs at the IOC.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
George Lessard's photo exhibition at the Association franco-culturelle de Yellowknife
George Lessard's photo exhibition at the Association franco-culturelle de Yellowknife, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.
My photo exhibition running all October of 2009 at the Association franco-culturelle de Yellowknife (AFCY) 5016, 48e rue Yellowknife (Territoires du Nord-Ouest) X1A 2P2 Canada Tél. : (867) 873-3292 Bureau Téléc. : (867) 873-2158 http://afcy.info More of my photos can be seen at My large format panoramic images can be seen at http://panoramas-by-george.notlong.com and my regular photos are at http://photosbygeorge.notlong.com
2010 Winter Games Globe & Mail contest for amateur writers and photographers
According to to a press release about the contest:
"Amateur writers and photographers are asked to submit stories or photos about any recent sporting event they have covered – from a professional game to a local softball tournament to backyard shinny. The entries will be uploaded to a dedicated web site, www.journalismdream.com, where Canadians will vote and determine the top 50 stories and top 50 photo entries. The winners will be selected by a Globe and Mail panel.
"The two winners will travel to Vancouver and post regular reports and updates, which will appear in The Globe's newspaper and web coverage of the 2010 Winter Games in February."
According to the rules listed on the website, the winners will receive round trip economy airfare for two, fourteen nights accomodation, event tickets for the game (as chosen by the company) and $1000 spending money. Any addition costs are covered by the winners.
The writing winner will also receive an Acer Aspire 8935 laptop and the photographer winner will receive a Panasonic DMC-L10 Lumix Digital SLR camera with interchangeable lens.
The writer must submit a minimum of five articles, while the photographer must submit a minimum of five photos, which may or may not be published by the Globe.
Rules:
http://journalismdream.theglobeandmail.com/rules.asp
Entry point:
http://journalismdream.theglobeandmail.com/entry_form.asp
Prizes:
http://journalismdream.theglobeandmail.com/prizes.asp
Saturday, October 03, 2009
'Posing naked for a women's magazine felt brave and shocking'
'Posing naked for a women's magazine felt brave and shocking'
Phototherapy strips its subjects bare as a key stage in coping with the trauma of illness and abuse – or, as Melissa Whitworth discovers, as a life-affirming moment to savour forever
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/6255773/Posing-naked-for-a-womens-magazine-felt-brave-and-shocking.htmlThis month's Glamour magazine contains an article about women who have posed nude to overcome, or celebrate, something momentous in their lives. I know, because I wrote it, and I am one of the naked women pictured in its pages.
The idea behind what is now called "phototherapy" is simple: expose yourself to a camera, in the hands of a photographer you trust, and you will see your life in a different way. As one of the women I interviewed for the piece says: "Once you can face the world naked, what else is there to be afraid of?"
Friday, October 02, 2009
NNSL's Bruce Valpy pretends to do television
Good lord NNSL.. buy a microphone so people can hear you... the sound is embarrassing.. spend a couple of hundred bucks and do it right... in video audio is as important as grammar in print.... poor audio is a barrier to communication..
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Writer, artist or photographer? MUST Read.: SETTLEMENT OF CLASS PROCEEDING ROBERTSON V. THOMSON AND OTHERS
File name:
NoticeofApproval.pdf
or via
http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:dH3wmbLscCsJ:www.carswell.com/NR/rdonlyres/67A9059D-F10F-4898-8A9A-1C13F498962C/0/NoticeofApproval.pdf+notice+of+approval+settlement+robertson+v.+thomson&hl=en&gl=ca&sig=AFQjCNEP2pHzH-ynBy4rTN31OfIA5o7Fng
NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT OF CLASS PROCEEDING
ROBERTSON V. THOMSON AND OTHERS
If you are a writer, artist or photographer, wherever you live, please read this notice
carefully as it may affect your rights.
This is a court-approved notice to people who may be members of the Class in the above
class proceeding. It describes the class proceeding, the class of people affected, and the
court-approved settlement of this class proceeding.
In 1996, Heather Robertson (the "Plaintiff"), a freelance writer, commenced an action
against The Thomson Corporation (now, Thomson Reuters Corporation), Thomson
Canada Limited (now, Thomson Reuters Canada Limited), Thomson Affiliates and
Information Access Company (now, The Gale Group, Inc.). In 2001, the action was
amended to include Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc. (now CTVglobemedia Publishing,
Inc.) as a defendant (collectively, the "Defendants"). In the action, the Plaintiff alleges
that the Defendants infringed the rights of creators or assignees of original literary or
artistic works published in print media in Canada ("Works") by disseminating or
authorizing the dissemination of copies of the Works through electronic databases,
contrary to the Canadian Copyright Act. The Plaintiff sought compensatory, punitive and
exemplary damages, as well as injunctive relief, on behalf of writers, artists and
photographers who created the Works ("Creators"), their estates and assigns. The
Defendants denied the Plaintiffs claims.
In 1999, the Superior Court of Justice certified this action as a class proceeding, on behalf
of the creators of original literary and artistic Works, their estates or assigns, where they
live.
The Class includes the following people:
A. All persons who were the authors or creators of original literary works or original
artistic works (collectively "Works") which were published in Canada in any newspaper,
magazine, periodical, book, newsletter, journal or other paper-based form whatsoever
(collectively "Print Media") which Print Media have been reproduced, distributed and/or
communicated to the public by telecommunication by the Defendants through any
computer database, CD-ROM, diskette, on-line service, or other electronic system or
device (collectively "Electronic Media"), on or after 24 April 1979 except:
(a) persons who by written document assigned all of the copyright in their Works to
the Defendants or their predecessors in interest in the subject Print Media; or
(b) persons who by written document granted to the Defendants or their predecessors
in interest in the subject Print Media a license to publish or use their Works in Electronic
Media; or
(c) persons who were unionized employees of the Defendants or their predecessors in
interest in the subject Print Media are excluded regarding any Works created for the
subject Print Media at times when their unions' collective agreements governed the use
of their Works in Electronic Media.
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GEORGE LESSARD
Information, Communications and Media Specialist
451 Norseman Dr.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2J1, Canada
Yellowknife Land Line # (867) 873-2662
Yellowknife Cell # (867) 445-9193
E-mail: mediamentor@gmail.com
".... In the last 3 yrs ... . I've seen more Northerners than most people have in a lifetime ..."
Online:
http://mediamentor.ca
http://lessardcard.notlong.com
SKYPE: themediamentor
http://twitter.com/mediamentor
Home Pages: http://mediamentor.ca
My panoramic images
http://panoramas-by-george.notlong.com
My YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mediamentor
Online Activities: http://www.web.ca/~media/index.html
Photos: http://photosbygeorge.notlong.com
Photo Illustrations: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/72157603627797568/
Etcetera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/459582/
Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/themediamentor
Member:
Canadian Association of Journalists http://www.caj.ca
Canadian Artists Representation / le Front des artistes canadiennes http://www.carfac.ca/
Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective http://www.carcc.ca/
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
JOBS: Journalism Trainers (x3) (Print, Radio and TV) Location: Liberia
http://www.jhr.ca/en/getinvolved_international.php
Journalism Trainers (x3) REF#: JG6776
jhr (Journalists for Human Rights)
Location: Liberia, 0
Posted: September 22, 2009
Deadline: October 6, 2009
Salary:
Description
jhr is seeking to hire three journalism trainers and one workshop
facilitator to work with jhr in Liberia for eight months. Of the three
trainers we are looking for:
* 1 Newspaper Trainer
* 1 Television (and/or Multimedia) Trainer
* 1 Rural Radio Trainer
Trainers� work will vary, but will be focused on working with
jhr�s Liberian media partners to build the capacity of the Liberian
media to report on human rights issues. This includes daily on-the-job
training, conducting informal seminars and providing other training to
local journalists. They will also work with jhr�s Workshop
Facilitator to run workshops for local editors/owners, journalism students
and community members. jhr�s Country Coordinator in Liberia will
manage their work.
Qualifications
Desirable Applicants will have:
* A journalism degree or relevant journalism experience
* Strong working journalism experience of no less than 2 years
* Strong knowledge of human rights, or a demonstrated interest in
human rights
* International experience within a developing nation(s) preferred, or
strong, demonstrable interest
* Ability and willingness to live and work in a cross-cultural
environment
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Excellent written and communication skills
* Fluency in English
Remuneration: A monthly living stipend, plus flight and visa.
Application Deadline: October 6, 2009
Start Date: Early February, 2010
To apply, please submit a completed application form
(downloadable here)
http://www.jhr.ca/en/getinvolved/downloads/jhr_international_Job%20Application_0909.doc
and submit with your cover letter (stating you found this job on Jeff
Gaulin's Journalism Job Board) and CV to:
Please quote job title in the subject line.
jhr thanks all those who apply, however due to large application numbers
only those short listed for an interview will be contacted.
Sarah Lee
jhr (Journalists for Human Rights)
147 Spadina Ave. Suite 206
Toronto , ON
M5V 2L7 , Canada
Tel: no calls
Fax: (416) 413 1832
E-mail: sarah@jhr.ca.
Web address: http://www.jhr.ca/en/getinvolved_international.php
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Stanford Photo Scientists are Teaching the Camera New Tricks
Stanford scientists have created an open-source camera that could revolutionize digital photography by giving programmers that chance to design software to teach the device new tricks.
Open-source "Frankencamera" could revolutionize digital photography
Open-source camera could revolutionize digital photography
Stanford scientists' open-source camera could change photography by giving
programmers anywhere the power to change camera features and create new
possibilities.
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/august31/levoy-opensource-camera-090109.html
[excerpt]
Stanford photo scientists are out to reinvent digital photography with the
introduction of an open-source digital camera, which will give programmers
around the world the chance to create software that will teach cameras new
tricks.
If the technology catches on, camera performance will be no longer be
limited by the software that comes pre-installed by the manufacturer.
Virtually all the features of the Stanford camera – focus, exposure,
shutter speed, flash, etc. – are at the command of software that can be
created by inspired programmers anywhere. "The premise of the project is
to build a camera that is open source," said computer science professor
Marc Levoy.
Computer science graduate student Andrew Adams, who helped design the
prototype of the Stanford camera (dubbed Frankencamera,)
http://graphics.stanford.edu/projects/camera-2.0/
imagines a future where consumers download applications to their
open-platform cameras the way Apple apps are downloaded to iPhones today.
When the camera's operating software is made available publicly, perhaps a
year from now, users will be able to continuously improve it, along the
open-source model of the Linux operating system for computers or the
Mozilla Firefox web browser.