Approx....08/10/08
Friday, February 1, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Brides Magazine feature
Brides magazine has a Real Wedding feature on Liz & Jason's wedding from Oct. A full, fantastic two pages, pp. 112-113 to be exact. Check it out.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Uncle, pt. 2
I'm an Uncle again. My sister Hillary gave birth to Ally Burlbaw on Jan. 3...
That's the nephew, Nicholas on the right. In case anyone is wondering, that's about how I looked at that age. That age being 7. But not as cute, or so my sister tells me.
That's the nephew, Nicholas on the right. In case anyone is wondering, that's about how I looked at that age. That age being 7. But not as cute, or so my sister tells me.
Friday, January 25, 2008
gotta admire these two
The video speaks for itself. A free print or two to any couple that books a wedding and brings some of this flavor to the table.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Exhibit News
I have some images in two exhibits. The first is up now at the Brooklyn Public Library. It's part of an exhibit of photographs of religious communities across New York City. The four images of mine are from an ongoing documentary project I've been working on in Flushing. Below is one image from the show as well as a postcard promo. Stop by if you're in the area. The opening party is on Feb. 5th.
There will be another more extensive, although not comprehensive or particularly huge, exhibit later this spring at the Queens Museum of Art's exhibit as part of the 350th celebration of the Flushing Remonstrance. (Quick history lesson: This was the first time colonial settlers put on paper the idea that the colonies in 1657 should be a place where "men" should be able to worship freely as they chose. Long story short, they won the fight and it, at least philosophically, laid the groundwork for the Freedom of Religion part of the First Ammendment, although there is no direction connection that can be made between the two.)
There will be another more extensive, although not comprehensive or particularly huge, exhibit later this spring at the Queens Museum of Art's exhibit as part of the 350th celebration of the Flushing Remonstrance. (Quick history lesson: This was the first time colonial settlers put on paper the idea that the colonies in 1657 should be a place where "men" should be able to worship freely as they chose. Long story short, they won the fight and it, at least philosophically, laid the groundwork for the Freedom of Religion part of the First Ammendment, although there is no direction connection that can be made between the two.)
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Contest wins!
A great way to end the year was news from wins in two international wedding photojournalism contests. In the 3rd quarter contest of 2007 in the Artistic Guild of the WPJA, I won a 1st, 14th and 16th place enough to earn 6th place overall for the quarter. And in the WPJA, I gathered an 8th place. This continues an unbroken streak of winning an award in the top 10 of every quarterly contest that I've entered since I joined the WPJA in 2005.
For the first place win, below, from Liz and Jason's wedding this fall, the Judges said "We love this rockstar image! There is so much going on: foreground, mid, background and the blast of light brings it all together. Great job by the photographer for getting in the middle of the party and making the viewer feel like they are on the dance floor."
The great part about this comment, and this image for me personally, is that it embodies what I work for as an artist and storyteller. Visually dynamic images that transport the viewer into the moment experienced by the subjects of the picture. Granted, this image is on the funky side and may not be for everyone. But, it's part of the range of work that I provide for my clients. Each wedding gets the full treatment from classic, elegant and pretty to funky, fun and unexpected. It reminds me of a comment a friend's wife made about photography when I was in graduate school at the University of Missouri's School of Journalism "A photographer shows you what something looks like but a photojournalist allows you to feel what it was like to be there."
For the first place win, below, from Liz and Jason's wedding this fall, the Judges said "We love this rockstar image! There is so much going on: foreground, mid, background and the blast of light brings it all together. Great job by the photographer for getting in the middle of the party and making the viewer feel like they are on the dance floor."
The great part about this comment, and this image for me personally, is that it embodies what I work for as an artist and storyteller. Visually dynamic images that transport the viewer into the moment experienced by the subjects of the picture. Granted, this image is on the funky side and may not be for everyone. But, it's part of the range of work that I provide for my clients. Each wedding gets the full treatment from classic, elegant and pretty to funky, fun and unexpected. It reminds me of a comment a friend's wife made about photography when I was in graduate school at the University of Missouri's School of Journalism "A photographer shows you what something looks like but a photojournalist allows you to feel what it was like to be there."
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Flashes of Hope
I got the chance to help out Flashes of Hope again this past week. This is a great organization that uses the power of photography to help kids and families battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. It's a chance for kids and families going through a rough time in life to get a chance to feel good about themselves. Working for newspapers for so many years this idea that pictures matter was somewhat abstract. Photographers typically don't hear about the positive impact that their pictures have in the community. Writers have their emails and phone numbers with the story but photographers are not given equal treatment. As a journalist, I always believed in the challenge of telling stories in places that weren't inherently dramatic. Not to dismiss the work I did in those kinds of places as a part of my career or those who devote their lives to that kind of work. But I find it a satisfying challenge to make extraordinary images out of ordinary situations. I was never a death and destruction kind of guy. It's great to be a part of photographing people for the simple purpose of affirming their life.
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