Posted in Ideas, Opinion, Politics, iPad on Feb 1st, 2010 2 Comments »
Why are you so terribly disappointing?
I calculate it took about seven minutes, give or take, after Steve Jobs finished introducing the shinypretty iPad before the whiny attacks on the wondergizmo began flooding in, how it didn’t have this or that expected feature, how it can’t do live video chat, doesn’t have Flash, the bezel is [...]
Posted in Opinion, Photography, Politics on Jan 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
I’m a photographer not a terrorist
Photography is under attack. Across the country it that seems anyone with a camera is being targeted as a potential terrorist, whether amateur or professional, whether landscape, architectural or street photographer.
Not only is it corrosive of press freedom but creation of the collective visual history of our country is extinguished [...]
Posted in Cartoons, Humor, Ideas, Politics, iPhone on Jan 18th, 2010 No Comments »
Slowpoke: The Terminatrix
Jen Sorensen is a genius, no doubt about it.
Note: If you’re not familiar with The Terminator this will make little sense. If you are I’m sure you’ll agree: it’s genius.
iPhone = Skynet
Palin = Terminator
Obama = John Connor
Jen Sorensen = Genius
Posted in Audio, Ideas, Music, NPR, People, Politics on Jan 15th, 2010 No Comments »
Salman Ahmad on Onpoint
Salman Ahmad is a bonafide rock star in Pakistan, across South Asia and in émigré communities around the world.
As a Pakistani Muslim boy, he caught Led Zeppelin fever in America, came home with a dream of fusion rock-and-roll and world peace — and now argues with mullahs over whether Islam even permits [...]
Posted in Ideas, People, Places, Politics, Video on Dec 8th, 2009 No Comments »
TED India: Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue “soft” power
Great talk, beautifully delivered.
Posted in Ideas, People, Politics, Video on Dec 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
TED Talk: Hans Rosling: Asia’s rise – how and when
Fantastic talk on the economic rise of Asia. This is really worth watching.
Posted in Photojournalism, Places, Politics on Dec 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
On Assignment: Afghanistan in Free Fall
Moises Samen’s incredible black and white images of rural Afghanistan in distress.
Posted in People, Photographers, Politics on Nov 30th, 2009 5 Comments »
Portraits of Power
A nice New Yorker collection of 50 portraits of world leaders with audio commentary by New Yorker photographer Platon.
Posted in Photo Resources, Politics on Nov 23rd, 2009 2 Comments »
Much loved photo supply store B&H sued for job discrimination against women
This will be interesting.
Posted in People, Photographers, Places, Politics, Video on Nov 17th, 2009 No Comments »
China through the Lens of the White House Photographer
Nice video interview with Pete Souza, the White House Photographer from China. Images are posted below.
Posted in Events, Objects, Places, Politics on Nov 9th, 2009 No Comments »
The Denver Post’s Captured: The 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
A historic compilation of images from another time.
I have a piece of the Berlin Wall which has even more significance after going through the above compilation.
Posted in Photojournalism, Places, Politics on Nov 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
Captured, Denver Post Photoblog: Photographer Collection: David Guttenfelder in Afghanistan
For the past seven years, David Guttenfelder has witnessed and documented the changing landscape of Afghanistan. Although mostly embedded with coalition troops, he has also covered the presidential elections, bodybuilders in Kabul, the state of Afghan prisons and daily life in the country. Guttenfelder is the [...]
Posted in People, Photographers, Politics on Oct 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, sit for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, Sept. 1, 2009. (Official White House Photo)
Photo by Annie Leibovitz/Released by White House Photo Office
Interesting. Maybe this is “TARP for photographers.” Nice shot Annie.
Posted in Opinion, People, Politics, Video on Oct 20th, 2009 No Comments »
Frontline: The Warning
As head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC], Brooksley Born became alarmed by the lack of oversight of the secretive, multitrillion-dollar over-the-counter derivatives market. Her attempts to regulate derivatives ran into fierce resistance from then-Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, then-Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and then-Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who prevailed upon Congress [...]
Posted in People, Photojournalism, Places, Politics, Slide Show on Oct 16th, 2009 No Comments »
Click the image above to start a slide show of the various image in this set. The slide show application has various tools including a button at bottom right to zoom to full screen. Let go of your mouse or trackpad and the slideshow will run automatically to the end or until you stop it.
A [...]
Posted in People, Photojournalism, Politics, Slide Show on Oct 9th, 2009 No Comments »
Click the image above to start a slide show of the various image in this set. The slide show application has various tools including a button at bottom right to zoom to full screen. Let go of your mouse or trackpad and the slideshow will run automatically to the end or until you stop it.
A [...]
Posted in Events, People, Places, Politics on Sep 26th, 2009 4 Comments »
President Barack Obama talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy prior to making a statement about Iran at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Penn., Sept. 25, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
It’s absolutely incredible to see images like this on flickr. This is historic and [...]
Posted in Audio, NPR, People, Places, Politics on Sep 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Forest Whitaker, Getting Behind A ‘Brick City’ Hero
All Things Considered recently did an interview with the actor Forest Whitaker on an upcoming five part documentary (Brick City) about the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Cory Booker.
Booker has been profiled in The New Yorker and is someone worth reading about and watching. He’s done a lot [...]
Posted in Ideas, People, Politics, Tech Stuff on Sep 11th, 2009 No Comments »
Treatment of Alan Turing was “appalling”
The Prime Minister has released a statement on the Second World War code-breaker, Alan Turing, recognising the “appalling” way he was treated for being gay.
Alan Turing, a mathematician most famous for his work on breaking the German Enigma codes, was convicted of ‘gross indecency’ in 1952 and sentenced to chemical [...]
Posted in Events, People, Places, Politics, Reading on Sep 8th, 2009 No Comments »
International Literacy Day
September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally.
The [...]
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