The Great Camera Shootout 2011 about the Single Chip Camera Evaluation (SCCE)

Zacuto's Regional Emmy award winning series, The Great Camera Shootout 2010, is back with a brand new breed of cameras, a fresh set of challenges and plenty of new episodes. The Great Camera Shootout 2011 is a documentary about the Single Chip Camera Evaluation (SCCE) which is a large scale technical camera comparison administered by Robert Primes, ASC.  Our documentary was designed to educate and broaden the understanding of the elements that create image quality.
http://www.zacuto.com/the-great-camera-shootout-2011

Banff Adventure Photography Workshop Application deadline extended

Banff Adventure
Photography Workshop
Application deadline extended to
September 9, 2011
Program dates: September 23, 2011 - September 26, 2011
Faculty: John Burcham, Alec Pytlowany, Gordon Wiltsie

This workshop provides an opportunity for emerging photographers to work with experienced outdoor professionals during classroom seminars, critique sessions, and outdoor fieldwork. Participants will work towards using existing knowledge of their own photographic equipment and digital software to obtain the best results, and to enhance their skills.

http://www.banffcentre.ca/emails/film-media/2011/adventure-photo.html

Details Here
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=1154

Photographer behind 9/11 "Falling Man" retraces steps, recalls "unknown soldier"

http://news.yahoo.com/photographer-behind-9-11-falling-man-retraces-steps-recalls-unknown-soldier.html
[excerpt]

(Richard Drew/AP)

"Although he has not chosen his fate, he appears to have, in his last instants of life, embraced it," wrote Tom Junod in a renowned 2003 Esquire piece that coined the title of the photo, which won a 2001 World Press Photo award and is the subject of a 2006 documentary film. "If he were not falling, he might very well be flying."

Newspapers the world over made space for the Falling Man in their Sept. 12, 2001, editions. But the widespread publicity sparked a debate as to whether the image was too gratuitous for public consumption. "To me, it's a real quiet photograph," Drew argued. Unlike fellow AP photographer Nick Ut's Pulitzer-winning 1972 shot of a naked 9-year-old girl fleeing a napalm attack in Vietnam or Drew's famous photos of Bobby Kennedy's bloody dying breaths, "There's no violence in it," he said.

Forty-Three Interesting Ways* to use your Pocket Video Camera in the Classroom

Forty-Three Interesting Ways* to use your Pocket Video Camera in the
Classroom
*and Tips
by Tom Barrett
This slide format guide assembles 43 illustrated suggestions from various educators for the use of pocket video technology to connect students to learning. For example, slide #43 is "Translate" - Students make foreign language (in this case, English) road descriptions. Students are given a destination and a camera. They then make a road description in the form of a VoiceThread, a media aggregator that allows people to post media artefacts - which might be a document, a slide presentation, a video, or a collection of photos.
http://www.comminit.com/children/node/327953

Crowdfunding Your Photography Project

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Crowdfunding Your
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A free 31-page guide to an alternate funding mechanism for your photography

• Understand what makes a project fundable and the difference between platforms like Kickstarter, Emphas.is, and IndieGoGo.
• Read eight crowdfunding case studies from experienced photographers who have succeeded and failed. Hear what worked and what went wrong.
• Learn which marketing strategies are key to reaching your goal.
• http://www.photoshelter.com/mkt/research/crowdfunding-your-photography-project
  

Festival du nouveau cinéma " 3 X 3 X 3 "

Festival du nouveau cinéma

3 X 3 X 3  
  3 projects. 3 mentors. 3 platforms. 

More infor here
http://page.zonefestival.com/fnc/index.asp?varLangue=en
     
  You have a project (documentary, animation, fiction or T.V.) and wish to develop it on new platforms ?  
     
  The Festival du nouveau cinéma is looking for directors / producers / creators wanting to undertake crossmedia production.  
     
  With the 3 X 3 X 3 event, the Festival du nouveau cinéma and Espace Infusion of L'inis offer the possibility to directors, producers and creators to be trained through a 2-phase professional intensive, where they will benefit from the expertise of the local and international guests of the FNC Pro.  
     
  "3 x 3 x 3" is an event presented with the support of Fonds Bell, the Conseil des Arts de Montréal and Forum Jeunesse de l'île de Montréal.

About the FNC Pro  
     
  3 X 3 X 3 is the closing event of the FNC Pro. The Festival du nouveau cinéma launches a section geared toward professionals, the media and students. The major upheavals of the last few years pose a challenge to existing models. New concepts such as convergence, multiplatform and transmedia need to be constantly reworked so that professionals can feel fully involved in the changes. Events presented by the Festival are rooted in local reality. With its international scope, the Festival is a prime platform for promoting know-how from Montreal, Quebec and Canada. A not-to-be-missed annual occasion to negotiate this century's changes and pave the way for the future  
     
  This year, the FNC Pro's transmedia concentration will be held on 3 days (October 17-18-19, 2011), at the Agora Hydro Québec du Cœur des sciences de l'UQÀM (Headquarters of the Festival du nouveau cinéma).  
     
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  For more information about the FNC Pro  
     
  Simon Thibodeau  
  Co-programmation & Promotion FNC Lab/FNC Pro  
  sthibodeau@nouveaucinema.ca

http://page.zonefestival.com/fnc/index.asp?varLangue=en

Indigenous Film Fellowship (IFF)

Indigenous Film Fellowship (IFF) will offer a two-year program that will partner emerging indigenous film talent with notable and established filmmakers world-wide

[excerpt, see URL for full details]

http://indigenousfilmcircle.com/

The first year of the program will focus on the development of storytelling through script, while the second year of the fellowship will focus on the production planning and strategizing to help the grantees successfully create solid marketing and financing plans by the end of their two-year fellowship. It is the aim and ambition of both the ISF and the Indigenous Film Circle to strengthen the indigenous film network while also helping each other support and develop strong new talent within the film industry. We hope that this global program collaboration can build a permanent network for indigenous filmmakers and supporting partners world-wide.

The Indigenous Film Fellowship seeks creative, dedicated and talented filmmakers to submit their stories to be developed with the guidance and mentorship of established filmmakers with proven success records who will provide encouragement and refine the awarded fellows talents, scripts and production plans. Our aim is to have the fellows' film projects industry ready by the end of year two of the fellowship for potential financing.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicants must be of indigenous background.
• Stories submitted must convey an indigenous perspective.
• Fellowship seeks stories where the screenplay is not fully developed nor currently funded.
•  Treatments must be for feature narrative films.
• Fellows must be willing to commit two years to the fellowship and complete the work as required by the deadlines.
•  Applicants acknowledge that if they are accepted, they have one week to confirm their commitment to the fellowship and understand that if they do not meet their deadlines as stated in the fellowship or convey a lack of willingness to participate,  can be subject to dismissal.
•  Applicants must be willing to travel to annual IFF gatherings and workshops.
• Applicants must be willing and desire mentorship guidance and critique.
• Must complete all portions of the application. Any materials not provided may disqualify an application.
• Applications must be completed in either English, Spanish or Russian. If an applicant cannot complete the application in either of these two languages, please write the International Sámi Film Centre (ISF) with a rationale and request at least 30 days before submission deadline. ISF will try their best to accommodate the request(s).
• Applications must be received by September 1, 2011; 12:00 am GMT.
• Applications must be completed electronically. Do not send postal mail. E-mail only. If not able to, please let ISF know immediately and at least two weeks prior to deadline.
  

CRITERIA:

• The IFF seeks outstanding feature-length narrative projects which are based on strong ideas, well communicated and thoroughly thought out stories, exhibit a high level of creativity and can demonstrate the possibility of being financed for production.
• Preferences are made on stories told in an indigenous language, but not required.
• Stories must demonstrate an indigenous perspective and applications must address the relevance of their story to their community.
• Individuals or teams may apply. A majority of key crew personnel must be of indigenous origin.
• The writer or director must have at least one produced short film, feature film or appropriate television credit.

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All Requirements must be met in order to qualify for the Indigenous Film Fellowship. Any requirements not fulfilled without the stated prior notice time as stated in the "Requirements" section above, may be disqualified for consideration into the Indigenous Film Fellowship.

How The Rights To Your Photo Are Being Hijacked Through Photo Contests & Social Media

How The Rights To Your Photo Are Being Hijacked Through Photo Contests & Social Media

[excerpt]

So you've got this incredible image that you've got to show the world. Not only are you going to share it with your friends online, but you're also going to enter it in a contest or two to win some fabulous prizes. Well before you do I recommend reading the fine print, that includes the the Terms of Use (ToU) for web sites and Contest Rules for, you guessed it, photo contests.

One of the most underhanded tactics sweeping the online and publishing world is the hijacking of photo rights through inequitable terms buried in the fine print of legalese for contests and web sites. The perpetrators will no doubt surprise you, they include the likes of Facebook, National Geographic + PDN, Popular Photo, and more.

This issue is not a new one and has reared its ugly head in the past on other photo sharing sites, but now this tactic is becoming increasingly common with major players. Offending words such as perpetual, royalty-free license and irrevocable are being introduced to hijack the rights to photographs of well intended photographers looking to play the odds to have their work recognized in a contest or just to simply share with friends.

So what does this mean? It means companies, that used to pay for quality photography to fill the pages of their publications, are now taking advantage of well intentioned photographers to develop royalty-free photo libraries they now can tap to fill the pages of their publication or place in promotional advertisements.

I almost forgot about this underhanded tactic until I started to play with the idea of submitting to the Popular Photography contest "Are You the Next Great Photographer?" sponsored by Apple. In talking with a friend and fellow photographer Richard Wong it was noted the terms outlined in Popular Photography's Terms of Use were not photographer friendly.

Read more: http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog/2008/02/19/how-the-rights-to-your-photo-are-being-hijackedthrough-photo-contests-social-media/#ixzz1UeRmOxG9

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Great Signs of the World Photo Competition

Photographers anywhere in the world can participate in a contest.

http://www.ghotw.com/magazine/article/great-signs-of-the-world-competition/2011/jul/competition.htm

Great Hotels of the World has launched a contest for the most creative, entertaining and greatest photos of signs around the globe.

The sign doesn't necessarily have to be a road sign; it can be a sign you have seen in a hotel, restaurant, shop, or somewhere completely out of the blue.

The best photos will be entered in a drawing to win a four-night luxury stay for two at the Valamar Lacroma Dubrovnik in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

A maximum of three photograph entries per person is permitted.

Signs don't have to be in English, as long as you translate it into English correctly. Photo descriptions must be in English.

The deadline is Aug. 26.

For more information, click here.

[Rules excerpt]

27. Great Hotels of the World has the right to edit, adapt, modify and publish any or all of the submissions and may use them in any media with attribution to the entrant.

28. Each entrant grants a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free perpetual worldwide license to Great Hotels of the World to reproduce or feature any or all of the submissions in any type of media or promotional material with attribution to the entrant.

29. Entrants consent to Great Hotels of the World editing, re-using, storing, reproducing and communicating the entry in any medium for any purpose including but not limited to loading it onto any of the Great Hotels of the World or promotional partner websites, online or wireless applications, for use for marketing and publicity purposes and for re-use within any other Great Hotels of the World programmes with attribution to the entrant.

Computational photography

Computational photography
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/06/computational-photography

[excerpt]
[...]

Now a novel approach to photographic imaging is making its way into cameras and smartphones. Computational photography, a subdiscipline of computer graphics, conjures up images rather than simply capturing them. More computer animation than pinhole camera, in other words, though using real light refracted through a lens rather than the virtual sort. The basic premise is to use multiple exposures, and even multiple lenses, to capture information from which photographs may be derived. These data contain a raft of potential pictures which software then converts into what, at first blush, looks like a conventional photo.

The best known example of computational photography is high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging, which combines multiple photos shot in rapid succession, and at different exposures, into one picture of superior quality.

[...]

But HDR is just one way to splice together different images of the same subject, says Marc Levoy of Stanford University, who kickstarted the field in a seminal paper  http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/light/ he and colleague Pat Hanrahan published in 1996. Since then, aspects of computational photography have moved from academia into commercial products. This, Dr Levoy explains, is mainly down to processing capacity of devices, such as camera-equipped smartphones, growing faster than the quantity of sensors which record light data. "You are getting more computing power per pixel."

To show off the potential of some new techniques, Dr Levoy programmed the SynthCam app http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/synthcam/id412992079?mt=8 for the iPhone and iOS devices, which takes a number of successive video frames and processes them into a single, static image that improves on the original in a variety of ways. He and his colleagues have also built several models of Frankencamera http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/camera20/ : prototypes made using bits of kit found in commercially available devices which use a host of tricks to capture data and turn them into better pictures with clever algorithms. SynthCam and Frankencameras can improve photos taken in low-light conditions, which are usually quite grainy, and create an artificial focus that is absent from the original set of images.

Still, for all the superior results and techniques that computational photography may reveal, Dr Levoy laments, camera-makers have been loth to embrace the new approach. This is poised to change. On June 22nd Ren Ng, a former student of his at Stanford, launched a new company called Lytro http://www.lytro.com/picture_gallery , promising to launch an affordable snapshot camera this autumn.

Rather than use conventional technology, as the Frankencamera does, to take multiple successive exposures and then meld them, Dr Ng has figured out a way to capture lots of images simultaneously. This approach is known as light-field photography, and Lytro's camera will be its first commercial exploration.

[....]

Old Boston Photograph & The Louisville Herald-Post Collections

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Old Boston Photograph Collection from the late 19th century
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/sets/72157607471461913/

Slide Show
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/sets/72157607471461913/show/


In 2007, the Boston Public Library rediscovered a rather intriguing cache of photographs from the late 19th century in their archives. While there is still some debate about the provenance of these photos, they believe that the prints were taken by photographers affiliated with the Boston Camera Club, and that this organization was responsible for coordinating this specific project. Recently, the Library decided to digitize 113 of these images, and they are available here. Visitors can search the collection by keyword, and they will also find that the Flickr format will all allow them to send images to friends and also zoom in for a closer look. There are some great items here, including a print of Benjamin Franklin's house on Milk Street and a photograph of the Old State House from 1898. [KMG]

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The University of Louisville Digital Collections include rare and unique images, documents, and oral histories from our archives, special collections, and other campus units. Learn more. http://digital.library.louisville.edu/

 The Louisville Herald-Post Collection
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/collections/heraldpost/

In 1925, the Louisville Post and the Louisville Herald merged under the
direction of James Buckner Brown. Under Brown's leadership this new
publication became an influential force in local politics, and it made quite
a run of it until folding for good in 1936. The paper's photo "morgue" was
acquired by the University of Louisville Photographic Archives in 1994.
Today, visitors can view over 3,800 digitized photographs from this
collection, and they can get started by looking through the collection
headings, which include "Military", "Cities & Towns", and "Ohio River".
First-time users may want to start by looking through the "Historic Sites"
area, as it includes some fine images of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
National Historic Site in Hodgenville and several aerial views of Churchill
Downs. Visitors can also use the search engine to look for specific
materials, and overall, it's a great resource for persons with a passion for
Kentucky history and United States history in general. [KMG]

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One Life Photography Competition: What does the world look like through your eyes?

What does the world look like through your eyes?

You are invited to participate in the One Life Photography Competition. This worldwide search for photography seeks to illuminate your perspective: what you love, your travels, or anything that reflects your world and experience. Select your best work, submit your photos easily online and have a chance at life-changing awards. Your photos tell stories. Now is your chance to share them with the world.

http://www.onelifephotos.com/?f=OctoberLife

Contest Rules
http://www.onelifephotos.com/rules.php

The Awards
http://www.onelifephotos.com/awards.php

Seeking Paid Stock Videography of #NWT People, Places, Events

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Jeremy - Western Arctic Moving Pictures
Date: 14 July 2011 10:45
Subject: Fwd: Looking for Paid Stock Videography of NWT People, Places, Events
To:

 

Looking for Videographers with Stock Video of NWT People, Places, and Events from the following regions:

Inuvik, Fort Smith, Fort Simpson, Yellowknife, Hay River, Deline

 

Please contact Andrew Silke of Tait Communications at 669-6211 during the day, or email at silke@taitcc.com

 

Andrew Silke

Tait Communications and Consulting Inc.

P.O. Box 1140

5014-47th Street

Yellowknife, NT

X1A 2N8

Tel: (867)669-6211

Fax: (867)669-7058

silke@taitcc.com

www.taitcc.com

 

UNITY Journalism Fellowships with $10,000 in start-up funding

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From: Nan Rubin <nanrubinATaolDOTcom>
Date: 11 July 2011 10:0

"New U" entrepreneur fellowship program opens

Applications are now being accepted for the latest round of the New U: News Entrepreneurs Working Through UNITY fellowship, a competitive program funded by the Ford Foundation for journalists of color who want to become entrepreneurs. Participants will attend a "startup camp" in October in Las Vegas, get one-on-one mentoring, and compete to win $10,000 in start-up funding. Fellowship winners will be announced in September.

http://unityjournalists.org/opportunities/apply-for-2011-new-u-fellowship-2/

* * * * * * *
Nan Rubin
Community Media Services
212-569-3391
* Community Media * Digital Archives *
* Project Coordination * Strategic & Technology Planning *
* Policy Analysis * Feasibility Studies & Assessments *
* Foundation & Government Grants *
www.nanrubin.com
www.thirteen.org/ptvdigitalarchive

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Re: Oxfam photo contest awards travel grant [Worldwide]

Deadline: 26/09/11

Photographers can enter an international competition.

"Click About It" is a series of international photography competitions organized by the European Journalism Centre. http://ejc.net/ The third edition, co-organized with Oxfam and sponsored by the European Commission, offers the first-place winner a trip to an Oxfam project. 

The competition focuses on the topic of "aid." In this competition, photographers are asked to capture moments that show how people's lives and communities are being transformed. Whether in Berlin or Bogota, tackling poverty, health, education, gender, environment and agricultural issues -- photographers should use creativity to illustrate the concept.

Each contestant can upload a maximum of eight entries to the competition platform but they must be added at the same time.

First place wins a trip to an Oxfam project and the three runner-ups each win a EU€500 (about $700) Amazon gift certificate. A selection of photographs will be published in various Oxfam publications.

For more information, click here  http://wildfireapp.com/website/302/contests/131787

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Call for Submissions / Cinema Politica / 2011-2012 Programming

Call for Submissions / Cinema Politica / 2011-2012 Programming / Montreal, QC / Deadline Date: Monday, August 1, 2011
Cinema Politica is currently seeking submissions of independent Canadian works their Fall deadline of August 1, 2011.

Cinema Politica is a non-competitive continuous documentary screening series with locations throughout Canada and abroad. A non-profit media arts organization committed to connecting audiences on campuses and communities to independent political and social issue non-fiction cinema. The majority of screenings occur during the academic year with two annual submission deadlines: August 1, 2011 (for the Fall 2011 Program) and December 1, 2011 (for the Winter 2012 Program).

There is no cost to submit your work to Cinema Politica.

Full submission guidelines can be found at http://www.cinemapolitica.org/submit-a-film

• Works must be independently produced, with the filmmaker retaining complete editorial control.
• Works must be in English, or with English subtitling if language is essential to the production
• Works may be from any genre including fiction, docudrama, documentary, hybrids, etc
• Works must be submitted in one of three length categories: 0-15min, 15-30, and 30+mi

Please mail submissions to the following address:

Cinema Politica Submissions
PO Box 55097 (Mackay)
Montreal, QC H3G 2W5

If you would like to send a link to the website for the film, the trailer, or to stream a preview of the film, please send appropriate information to programming@cinemapolitica.org with "Submission" in the subject heading.

For more information, email programming@cinemapolitica.org

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WAMP Accepting Films & Videos to screen during 2011 #YZF #NWT Ramble & Ride

WAMP is looking for films/videos to screening during the 5th annual Ramble & Ride, July 29-31st.

If you have a film/video/or audio file that deals with Yellowknife, Old Town or the north in General, we want to see it! so contact us ASAP with the details of your video and we will try and fit it into the schedule.

Jeremy Emerson - Executive Director

Western Arctic Moving Pictures Film Society

4916 49th street (basement of northway bldg]

PO BOX 2487

Yellowknife, NT

X1A 2P8

Ph: (867) 766-2586

Hay River #NWT Steadicam Operator

Hay River #NWT Steadicam Operator
http://youtu.be/m8-uvGWdAuk



"...The weekend got the better of me! Like I mentioned, I've only had the Steadicam for a few months, so I'm still pretty new. All of my work up till now has been as an event videographer. I generally shoot and then hand the footage to the client. If I had more free time, I'd probably get into editing, but right now I just shoot. My camera package includes a Sony EX-1r, Sennheiser wireless mic package, Sachtler sticks, and a Steadicam Zephyr. I very seldom need a light package, so I rent those as needed. ..."

"...I've been doing videography since I was in my early teens. As you can imagine, there's not a lot of this type of work down here. Just enough to pay for new toys. J I did attend the 2yr film program at Sait in the early '90's. Somewhere along the road I ended back in Hay River. Or as I like to say, "Life happens". I'm very easy to get along with and bring a professional attitude to any project.

If you ever have any projects where you need an extra videographer, don't hesitate to give me a call. The summer months can be difficult with the staff taking holidays, but I try to fit things in.

Sincerely,

Craig Kovatch
G.B. Superior Sound Audiotronic
#3-4 Courtoreille St.
Hay River, NT, X0E 1G2
Ph. 867-874-6688
Fx. 867-874-6788

Photographing a Space Shuttle launch #photo #NASA

BEHIND THE LENS | The story behind the image

Photographing a Space Shuttle launch

30 April [excerpt] http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/alleyes/content/photographing-space-shuttle-launch

Text by Chris Zuppa | Photo by Stephen J. Coddington

Watching a space shuttle launch is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even if it is from afar. It's not just the moment of witnessing history unfold and feeling the rumble caused from the shuttle's liftoff, it's also the anticipation, the fingers-crossed feeling that the launch won't be scrubbed and the effort to travel to Florida's east coast wasn't in vain. You'll end up making wonderful memories from the entire experience of traveling, waiting and meeting the people who have come so far—as far as Australia and England in some cases. If you do make the trek, here are some practical travel and photo tips. [... full story & photos....]

 

Showing the diamonds in the rough #YZF #NWT #NWTSPCA #SPCA

Yellowknife photographer raises money for SPCA through pictures

Full Text http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/jun30_11coa-arts.html

[excerpt]

Kevin Allerston
Northern News Services
Published Thursday, June 30, 2011

SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - A Yellowknife man is showing the world how he finds diamonds in the rough while raising money for the Northwest Territories Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) through his photography.

Alexander Legaree, who recently launched Coal Photography, said his picture, "I Was Here" holds a special place in his heart. - photo courtesy of Alexander Legaree

Alexander Legaree launched Coal Photography on June 19, with the goal of showing ordinary things in new ways.

"What motivates me is my innate desire to explore the ordinary and make it extraordinary," said Legaree through e-mail. "I want to look at things through a new lens and show someone something they have seen a million times before, yet have never seen."

This vision also applies to the name of his company.

"The name has a bit of a story … Carbon is one of the most common elements in the universe and is present in all known life and can take several forms – the most notable? A diamond," Legaree wrote. "Atoms so tightly packed together under intense heat and pressure that they form the hardest material known and something truly breathtaking to behold ... and another form of carbon is coal."

As part of the launch, Legaree is donating $2.50 to the NWT SPCA for every "like" Coal Photography received between June 19 to June 28 on its Facebook page.