People generally ride the roofs of trains in Bangladesh for one of three reasons: 1) It's free. 2) It's fun. 3) There is no room inside.
To call your attention to interesting photography related on the web... and to show off some of my photographic work... is there another reason for a blog?
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Call for submissions: Northern, Art/Experimental video program
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Western Arctic Moving Pictures <jeremy@wamp.ca>
Date: 3 January 2012 18:27
Subject: Call for submissions: ART/EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO
WAMP is working with SAW video from Ottawa and Yukon Film Society to put
together a Northern, Art/Experimental video program to be showcased at the
National Arts Centre in 2013.
Please contact us with any northern videos/ works in progress you may have
that you think will fit the genre.
The link below is for the prairies scene... 2013 would be for northern scene
http://www.prairiescene.ca/en/
The Venue:
http://www2.nac-cna.ca/en/
Our Collaborators:
http://www.sawvideo.com/
WAMP
http://www.wamp.ca/
Yukon Film Society
http://www.yukonfilmsociety.com/
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Standing Committee on Finance Report and the Arts
Standing Committee on Finance Report and the Arts
[excerpt]
The Standing Committee on Finance presented last week a report
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/Committee/411/FINA/Reports/RP5322386/411_FINA_Rpt05_PDF/411_FINA_Rpt05-e.pdf
on its pan-Canadian consultations. The Canadian Conference of the Arts was the first of five cultural organizations* to appear before the Committee. This report comprises 53 proposals targeting four areas: federal finances, businesses, communities and individuals.
In the introduction, the Committee describes arts and culture as one of the factors contributing to the strength of a community. Additionally, three pages out of this 77-page report are dedicated to arts and culture, thereby placing the sector on par with the principal players in the Canadian economy. This chapter presents a very good summary of the presentations made by witnesses but, unfortunately, the Committee's report did not take up any of the recommendations put forward by the CCA and other witnesses
[...]
In its minority report, the Official Opposition (NDP) dedicates only one paragraph to culture.
Strengthen Arts and Culture: According to the Conference Board of Canada, for every $1 of real value added GDP produced by Canada's cultural industries, roughly $1.84 is added to the overall real GDP. The Federal government should establish a tax credit program to stimulate production of the arts and maintain funding of CBC/Radio-Canada at the 2010 level ($1.1 billion) and index it annually to inflation .
The Liberal Party of Canada makes no mention of arts or culture in its supplementary opinion.
We have examined certain of the report's recommendations in order to identify possible actions.
In the section on tax reform, the report includes a paragraph stating the CCA's request for income averaging but omits any such recommendation. However, it might be possible to relaunch the debate if the following recommendation is retained:
Another proposal is worthy of attention: "that the federal government continue to open up new markets to Canadian goods and services by working toward the completion of trading agreements with foreign governments, and also working to eliminate trade barriers involving the US-Canada border." Unfortunately, the Committee is mute on the CCA's proposal to dedicate, as soon as possible, $40 million to the development of internal and foreign markets for our artists, creators and cultural industries.
That the federal government convene an expert panel to review, modernize and simplify the federal corporate tax system
The CCA will follow the progress of this last proposal that could relate to the opening of the telecommunications or publishing markets to foreign ownership. It is certain that the government maintains its desire to undertake free-trade negotiations with several countries and regions of the world, with the European Union and Asia-Pacific region being particularly targeted.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Online photography and copyright in the US
http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=3247
[excerpt]
"...As a photographer, author, and copyright attorney, I've prepared and sent for myself and on my clients' behalf many DMCA Take Down Notices. I also am always careful to honor the copyrights of others!
So you can imagine my surprise when I received an email from Go Daddy today stating that someone had reported that I had infringed his copyright. So Go Daddy took down my entire wildlife photography website normally located at www.vividwildlife.com! The most amazing thing is the infringer identified my photos as his (one of which placed in a national photo contest) and claimed that my website infringed my images!...."
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Sony World Photography Awards: Open Competition, Professional Competition, Youth Award, Moving Image Award & 3D Award
Professional and amateur photographers can enter a competition.
Organized by Sony and the World Photography Organisation http://www.worldphoto.org/ , the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards is open to professionals, enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in photography.
Professional photographers could win US$25,000 and the open competition features a US$5,000 prize. The winners will receive a trip to London to receive the prize at the gala ceremony.
There are five separate competitions: open (for enthusiasts and amateurs), professional, youth award (for photographers under 20), moving image award (combining stills with video) and student focus. New categories for the 2012 edition include "Nature & Wildlife," "Enhanced," "Split Second" and "Low-light."
The 2011 winners are showcased here.
http://www.worldphoto.org/images/image-gallery/6216/
For more information, click here.
http://www.worldphoto.org/competitions/
Sony World Photography Awards 2012 - Open Competition
Are you an amateur photographer and a keen photography enthusiast, with an eye for capturing that perfect moment? Whatever your photographic passion may be, enter the Open Competition for your chance to win $5,000 and a trip to London to pick up your prize at the Sony World Photography Awards 2012 gala ceremony!
Entry Start: 1st June 2011
Entry Close: 4th January 2012
Sony World Photography Awards 2012 - Professional Competition
Are you a serious photographer with a true passion for the job? Do you understand the craft of taking pictures, documenting a story, conceptualising an idea, capturing emotions and evoking a response from those who view the finished product? Submit your best work for the chance to become the next Sony World Photography Awards, Professional Photographer of the Year and win our most coveted prize, the L'Iris d'Or, along with prize money of $25,000.
Entry Start: 1st June 2011Entry Close: 4th January 2012
Sony World Photography Awards 2012 - Youth Award
We are searching for the next generation of talented young photographers in this new competition, open to anyone under the age of 20 (Tate Award is up to 25 years old). Whether you are studying photography in school or college, or just have a passion for taking photographs of your daily life, enter this competition for the chance to become the first ever Sony World Photography Awards, Youth Award Winner.
Entry Start: 1st June 2011
Entry Close: 4th January 2012
Sony World Photography Awards 2012 - Moving Image Award
The Moving Image Award calls for work combining still and moving images with sound, drawing on the distinctive strengths of each form. We want entrants to explore how photography can evolve into new forms of visual narratives using audio, music, video, animation and graphics.
Entry Start: 1st June 2011
Entry Close: 4th January 2012
Sony World Photography Awards 2012 - 3D Award
If you are experimenting with 3D photography and video, why not enter our first global 3D photography competition! Anyone can enter this dynamic competition and be a part of this image revolution.
Entry Start: 1st July 2011
Entry Close: 4th January 2012
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
VIDEO: Off Book | Generative Art - Computers, Data, and Humanity | PBS Arts
An intriguing combination of programmers, artists, and philosophers, these creators embrace a process that delegates essential decisions to computers, data sets, or even random variables. This allows important metaphors to arise in their work, calling attention to the relationship between humans and the computers that surround us, the mountains of information we generate, and the powerful impact that technology has on our relationships with each other.
Featuring:
Luke Dubois, Generative Composer
Scott Draves, Generative Artist
Will Wright, Game Designer
Music by:
Codex Machine, http://soundcloud.com/ms-codex
Luke Dubois, http://lukedubois.com
Revolution Void, http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/revolutionvoid
Tryad, http://tryad.org
Reno Project, http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Reno_Project
Follow Off Book:
Twitter: @pbsoffbook
Tumblr: http://pbsarts.tumblr.com/
Produced by Kornhaber Brown: http://www.kornhaberbrown.com
Monday, November 28, 2011
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS #NWT -WIDE YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT
The Frozen Eyes Photographic Society is officially launching a special Northwest-Territories-wide photographic leadership development program for NWT youth with an ability and interest in photography. Funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage's Youth Take Charge program, this new initiative is looking for 12-15 youth from across the territory.
The project consists of two phases. The first is a professionally instructed week-long workshop in Yellowknife March 18-25. This course will further introduce students to the art of photography and help build their portfolios. In the second phase, participants from the first workshop will travel to a community other than their own to work with a Frozen Eyes mentor and help run a photo workshop for local youth while sharing their knowledge with their peers. The best images from these workshops will be used in a travelling exhibit of NWT youth photography to be shown in northern and southern communities and online.
Interested participants between ages 13 and 19 are required to submit a portfolio by January 16, 2012. Applications should include 5-10 digital photos (jpeg format), a resume, a reference and a brief letter describing why the applicant is interested in participating in the programme.
FEPS was initiated in 2007 after a group of Yellowknife artists developed a photography mentorship program for the Arctic Winter Games. Since forming a society in 2008, FEPS has generously received funds from BHP Billiton Canada, the NWT Arts Council, the City of Yellowknife and now the Department of Canadian Heritage. These funds allowed the group to hold photographic workshops with youth in communities across the NWT, as well as exhibits in Toronto and at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife. The hope is participating youth leave equipped with confidence, leadership skills and a strong knowledge of the technical and creative sides of photography.
For more information or to arrange an interview please contact
Courtney Holmes
Executive Director
867-446-1669
info@frozeneyes.com
Frozen Eyes Photographic Society
Box 20087 Yellowknife, NT
X1A 1R0
http://frozeneyes.com/
Monday, November 21, 2011
The 4 Seasons of WAMP: Commissioned Videos
WAMP http://www.wamp.ca/ is accepting treatments/script proposals for short videos. Pitch Your Idea.
Project objectives:
To provide an opportunity for beginner and intermediate media-makers to learn more specific elements of independent media production, while producing a first work.
To promote video production within the NWT and provide means for members to produce independent Media artworks.
Submission Deadlines: December 7th, February 7th, May 7th, August 7th
Ideal Shoot Dates: March, June, September, December
WAMP will be accepting short video scripts and treatments to produce! The selection committee will select 4 short videos to produce that either incorporates one of the four seasons thematically or is produced during one of the four seasons in the NWT. Preference will be given to projects that demonstrate artistic merit and/or a well-developed unique story.
Where appropriate, efforts will be made to pair the awarded script/ filmmaker with a suitable mentor for the production as well as provide opportunities where WAMP members can help out and gain experience working on a video project. Productions with additional support from other organization or funding sources will be encouraged to apply.
Successful applicants will receive:
$1 000.00- Honorarium
$500.00 – Project expenses
$1 000.00 - WAMP Production Credit towards equipment rentals for the project.
Guidelines
Projects will have 2 months to be completed.
Purchase of equipment is an ineligible expense.
Contact Jeremy at WAMP for more information and to submit a script or treatment.
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
Monday, November 14, 2011
Oh Snap!: Brow Beat’s weekly photo feature. Have you spotted a photo project that’s worth profiling?
Oh Snap!: Learning To Train-Surf in Bangladesh
| Posted Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, at 6:32 PM ET
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2011/11/10/train_surfing_in_bangladesh_photos.html
Unfortunately, regardless of the reason, the reality is the same: Sitting or lying on the corroded metal roof of a train moving at 40 kilometers per hour is dangerous.
"When the train starts your feet will shake and you will try to hold something, but there is nothing to hold on to," says Bangladeshi photographer G.M.B. Akash, who learned to balance while shooting the photos above. (The project came to my attention through Anastasia Photo in New York City, which is currently featuring a larger exhibit of Akash's work titled "Survivors.") "Knowing that at any time an accident can happen will make you nervous [and] give you insecurity, making it more risky," he added.
Those who ride the roof every day to work, too broke to pay for a spot inside, eventually get accustomed to the shaking. They learn how to gracefully duck low-hanging tree limbs and nonchalantly avoid decapitation by stray wire. These regulars often grow so comfortable that they doze as they ride. But all it takes is a sudden stop or a crazy dream, and then even these veterans run the risk of rolling right off.
Friday, November 11, 2011
The Most Expensive Photo in the World
The Most Expensive Photo in the World
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2011/11/most-expensive-photo-world/44772/
it sold for $4.3 million at Christie's.
Monday, November 07, 2011
Professional photo award seeking entries [Worldwide]
Deadline: 27/01/12
Professional photographers worldwide can submit their work to a competition.
The Professional Photographer of the Year Awards http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/ is seeking entries for its annual contest.
Digital entries can be submitted without an entry fee to thirteen categories including editorial/news, on location, still life and more.
There will be one overall winner chosen as the photographer of the year, but each category will have one winner and one runner-up. Each winner will receive an exclusive logo to promote their brand.
The submission deadline is January 27.
For more information, click here.
http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/Competitions/Photographic-Competitions/The-Professional-Photographer-Awards-2011
Friday, November 04, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
FROZEN EYES PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PART-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION
Society has requested distribution of the following job posting:
FEPS Executive Director Position
Frozen Eyes Photographic Society has an opening for an Executive
Director position.
The job description is attached.
The deadline for applications is Monday, Nov 7 at 9 a.m.
Contact:
Patrick Kane
Photography, Up Here Publishing Ltd.,
800, 4920-52nd Ave.
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
X1A 3T1
www.uphere.ca
Patrick@uphere.ca
FROZEN EYES PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (FEPS) PART-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION, OCTOBER 2011
PURPOSE
- The Executive Director is given the delegated authority by the Board of Directors to provide leadership and management in support of the vision, mandate and objectives of Frozen Eyes Photographic Society.
ACCOUNTABILITY
- The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, by providing overall direction and co-ordination necessary for the effective and efficient delivery of all programs and services of Frozen Eyes Photographic Society. This will include but is not limited to administering the "Youth Take Charge" project, funded by the Department of Heritage Canada, and other current programs and services, as well as any other sources of funding we may access in future.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1.
Program and Service Delivery
- Lead the day to day operations of the Society. Plan, formulate and manage "Youth Take Charge" and other ongoing projects. Coordinate board members, contractors, staff and volunteers to meet project deadlines. Continually work to foster a strong youth membership and maintain good standing relationships with schools and organizations throughout the Northwest Territories (NWT). Develop the necessary policies for such programs and services, in order to further the objectives of the Society by working closely with the Board.
- Ensure that the Society is in good standing with Legal Registries and government departments; this would include ensuring that obligations with government taxation authorities are kept up-to-date. Identify resources needed to achieve the goals of the Society through project timelines and work-plans in conjunction with the Board. Attend all Board meetings. Encourage team building by facilitating open communication and a positive working relationship with the Board, contractors and volunteers. Identify and obtain needed supplies and equipment for FEPS.
2 Fundraising and Financial Responsibilities
- Seek and obtain funding from government at all levels and other bodies including, but not limited to, foundations, community organizations, corporations and business groups for use in the Society's programs and services. This includes seeking new funding sources annually, to maintain and expand programming.
- Ensure that the Society's programs and services generate revenue for FEPS whenever appropriate. Monitor existing sources of funding (ensuring that all reporting requirements are met) such as grants, contributions, and in-kind donations and work with key organizations to maintain annual funding.
- Identify and research on-going and alternative funding opportunities for the Society and generate proposals for contributions and grant funding. Administer the funds of the Society according to the budget approved by the Board.
- Work in conjunction with the President and the Treasurer with regard to all financial issues. Ensure financial documents are maintained on an on-going basis.
- Maintain accurate book-keeping procedures as outlined by Society policies and procedures.
- Complete all necessary reports as required by the Society.
3 Public Relations
- Act as an advocate for the Society and promote community awareness for its programs and services throughout the NWT. Participate in networking and community relations activities on behalf of the Society.
- In conjunction with the Board, serve as media liaison for the Society and promote its programs and services. Maintain constant communication with partner organizations and related groups.
- Maintain good standing relationships with sponsors, funders, and other community organizations. Provide an annual Executive Director Report at the Annual General Meeting.
Term
- The Executive Director is hired by the Human Resources Committee through an as-needed competition. The Executive Director is a part-time position which will be occupied by the selected candidate until the end of their contract term, or they resign from the position, or are terminated by the Board of Directors.
Renewal
- This job description is to be reviewed every six months by the Human Resources Committee with any and all changes brought forward for discussion and vote by the Board of Directors.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
#NFB: Get Animated in Yellowknife! #YZF #NWT
From: Jeremy - Western Arctic Moving Pictures <jeremy@wamp.ca>
Date: 9 October 2011 14:08
Subject: NFB: Get Animated!
To:
Western Arctic Moving Pictures is proud to partner with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) to bring you this annual cross-Canada animation celebration.
Please share this e-vite with your friends and family.
We hope to see you there!
Canada's crazy for NFB animation...
and you can be too.
___________________________________________________________
Get Animated! serves up some of Canada's finest (and funniest!) animation, offering free screenings and a hands-on workshop.
There's something for everyone—so come join us and get animated!
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre: Auditorium http://www.pwnhc.ca/
4750 48th Street , Yellowknife NT
November 5th, 2011
1 PM An eclectic collection of entertaining new animation films, from the whimsical to the experimental.
2:30 PM A hands-on workshop demonstrating the basics of animation and giving you the chance to make your own short animated film
*Please bring a USB stick to take your movie home.
4 PM A fun-filled selection of NFB films, featuring some of the NFB's newest animation for kids of all ages.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FILMS AND EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Real World Estimates – Magazine Article Reprints -photos
Real World Estimates – Magazine Article Reprints
http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2011/09/20/real-world-estimates-magazine-article-reprints/[excerpt]
Most magazine assignments don't have big budgets on the front end, but if you play your cards right, you can help make up for it on the back end. One way to do that is to be savvy about article reprint licensing.
After a CEO or hedge fund manager lands on the cover of a publication or in a feature spread, they will usually hear from the reprint department of the magazine offering to license them reprints of the article. Reprints are a repackaged version of an article without the heft or distraction of the rest of the magazine, and they're typically used by the subject of an article to promote their company. Eprints are like reprints, but rather than being printed, they're packaged as a PDF that can be sent out by email (to a specified number of recipients) or posted online (for a specified period). Reprints and eprints can be valuable promotional tools because they carry what amounts to an endorsement from a trusted publication or news source.
When a photograph is used in the original publication, it's considered editorial use. But repackaging and distribution by a third party constitutes advertising use which is often worth a lot more than the original job. The first thing photographers have to do to insure that they get their fare share of this value is make sure they reserve those rights. When a client sends you a contract, look at the fee and look at the rights you're conveying in exchange for that fee. Do they match up? Decide what's a fair price for one-time editorial use (per day and per page). Then add on additional fees for each additional use.
Some publishing companies are big enough to have their own in-house reprint departments. But most magazines will farm that work out to reprint companies like Foster, Pars, Reprint Outsource, Scoop, Wright's or YGS. The sheer size and number of these companies should give you an indication of the value of reprints.
Some clients will want to secure reprint rights upfront, bundling it with the shoot fee. Others will want an option to purchase reprint rights (at predetermined prices) as the need arises. Still others prefer to negotiate reprint rights on a case-by-case basis. All of those are reasonable positions to take provided the compensation is fair. Here's one magazine's reprint terms....
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Call for Submissions / Click About It Worldwide Photography Competition
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
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Great Camera Shootout 2011 about the Single Chip Camera Evaluation (SCCE)
http://www.zacuto.com/the-great-camera-shootout-2011
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Banff Adventure Photography Workshop Application deadline extended
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
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Photographer behind 9/11 "Falling Man" retraces steps, recalls "unknown soldier"
[excerpt]
"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.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Forty-Three Interesting Ways* to use your Pocket Video Camera in the Classroom
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
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Crowdfunding Your Photography Project
Crowdfunding Your
Photography Project
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




