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Ventiquattr’ore, una persona, la sua storia. Può una sequenza di fotografie raccontare una vita? Il racconto fotografico come strumento di conoscenza dell’altro, attraverso l’esplorazione del suo mondo per disvelarne speranze, paure, sogni ed illusioni.
Dal 24 Maggio e per i successivi due Giovedi’ terro’ un laboratorio aperto e gratuito sul racconto fotografico grazie alla collaborazione dei ragazzi di MASS!, in piazza Cernaia a Genova. Per ulteriori informazioni contattare laboratorio.multimediale.genova@gmail.com o visitare la pagina FaceBook
Ecuador
Saro’ in Ecuador fino al 18 Maggio, con accesso limitato ad internet. Per comunicazioni urgenti potete provare a raggiungermi al numero qui sotto.
I’ll be in Ecuador untill the 18th of May, with limited access to the internet. For urgent inquiries, you can try to reach me on the following number.
00 593 83252175
MASS! : Maddalena Art Street Spaces
Sono molto contento di essere tra gli artisti che contribuiranno a MASS!, un ambizioso progetto di “invasione artistica” del quartiere della Maddalena, zona di grande immigrazione con grossi problemi di integrazione, legalità e degrado. Le modalità e le tempistiche del mio coinvolgimento sono in fase di definizione, unica certezza per ora è la mostra che si terrà ad Ottobre delle mie immagini di Kocek. Aggiornerò sui dettagli man mano che la nostra collaborazione prenderà forme più precise.
New York Observer Names Christopher Anderson Photographer-In-Residence
From The New York Observer web page:
New York has named its first-ever photographer-in-residence: Christopher Anderson, of the Magnum photography cooperative.
A picture from Anderson's work "Capitolio". ©Christopher Anderson/Magnum
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Chris for many years, and have been continuously blown away by his work,” said editor-in-chief Adam Moss in an announcement. “We created this new position to provide a showcase for his work and to deepen the magazine’s commitment to original photography.”
“We thought that we could be the ideal outlet for Chris to explore his painter’s palette of image-making,” added photography director Jody Quon.
Last year Mr. Anderson photographed Occupy Wall Street and took portraits of combat photojournalists for New York.
He will now shoot editorial work exclusively for the magazine, beginning with this week’s moody “Workplace Confidential” photographs. Mr. Anderson’s photography has appeared in National Geographic, Vanity Fair, W, and the Times Magazine, among others.
It’s great to hear this kind of things still happen, good luck to Mr. Anderson.
Harvard Online Digital Photoraphy Course
Photography has exploded in recent years as digital cameras have become affordable and easier to use. There are many courses that teach students the artistic aspect of “how to become a better photographer” or “how to improve your eye,” but this is not one of them. Instead, students—from one-time users to professionals—become better photographers through an understanding of the technical aspects and terms of a digital camera. Learn why photos look blurry at night, why color management is important, what the difference between sports mode and portrait mode on the camera’s dial is, and how to manipulate the camera without the need of these modes in the first place. Topics include exposure and metering, flash, dynamic range, CMOS and CCD sensors, color filter arrays, RAW versus JPEG formats, color spaces and profiles, editing photos with Photoshop, and optical and computational artifacts. Through lectures and hands-on assignments, students understand the jargon and compromises of digital photography that ultimately expose the workings of digital cameras. You are not required to own a digital camera, but if you do, one with a manual mode and an option for RAW is recommended.
FotoEvidence
I’m happy to announce my photo story “Bitter Sweet Tea Drops” is being featured on Foto Evidence website as one of the selected works. The story deals with the hard life conditions Tamil workers have to endure in Sri Lanka’s tea industry. Sri Lanka is one of world’s main tea producers and exporters, and tea adds up to a hefty amount of the country’s meager GDP.
About Foto Evidence, quoting from their website: “Since the dawn of photography, images captured on film have brought previously undocumented events to the attention of the public. Photographs have changed not only people’s perception but, in some cases, altered the course of history. Fotoevidence is founded to continue the tradition of using photography to draw attention to human rights violations, injustice, oppression and assaults on sovereignty or human dignity wherever they may occur.”
Amy Vitale on Choosing Your Stories
Inspiration Webinar: Ami Vitale from PhotoShelter.com on Vimeo.
Amy’s 7 golden rules to find great story ideas:
1) Read voraciously
2)Talk to many kinds of people
3)Humanize bigger issues
4)Think visually
5)Write down your ideas
6)Be an observer of life
7)Trust your own instincts
Photo Essay Tips
While browsing on Photo Philantropy‘s website I stumbled upon a great piece of advice on how to put together a succesfull photo essay. Although it’s clearly aimed at photographers willing to work for NGOs, it still works for any kind of story told through pictures. A list of shots that should make up the story is also given including: scene setting, portrait, detail and action. In my opinion, you might just want to add a shot showing relationships between people (are they friends, lovers or just colleagues?), and a closing shot. All in all a very helpfull piece of advice for all aspiring photographers out there anyway.
Corso di Fotografia Digitale
Da Martedì 25 Ottobre terrò un corso di fotografia presso la scuola Professione Fotografo a Genova. Si tratta di 8 incontri da 2 ore ciascuno (16 ore in tutto) in cui affronterò la tecnica fotografica dalla A alla Z, con un occhio di riguardo allo sviluppo di uno stile personale. Per le iscrizioni, contattare:
tel. 010 2530643
mail: info@professionefotografo.net
14th China Photographic Art Festival
I’m happy to announce I’m among the photograhers who have been selected to represent Italy at the above mentioned event. The venue is in Lishui, in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, and the opening is set to be on the 5th of November. Prints from my story “The Harafish” from Egypt will be exhibited.
Sono felice di annunciare di essere tra i fotografi selezionati per rappresentare l’Italia all’evento di cui sopra. La mostra si terrà a Lishui, nella provincia cinese dello Zhejiang, e sarà inaugurata il 5 di Novembre. Verranno esposte alcune stampe del mio lavoro “The Harafish” scattato in Egitto.
