Everyone wants to know. What is in my camera bag? I get that a lot. Well, here it is, thanks to the marvelous folks at ShotKit.
Cover Boy
Here’s a first: front page, above the fold photo in today’s The Washington Times, of my old friend Dan Schneider…Well done Mr. Schneider.
The Mercy Corps Top Ten
In 2012, Mercy Corps sent photographers to cover some of the most remarkable stories in 10 different countries, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Colombia to South Sudan. I had the good fortune to be assigned to Central Africa Republic, which was a fantastic trip. Over 17,000 photos from all these shoots landed on Phil Ottum’s desk at Mercy Corps; here are his top 10 (check out #s 2 and 3!). Below is one that I, being a card player, really liked that did not make it into Phil’s top ten. But that’s cool; cards aren’t for everyone. Be sure to check out Phil’s list–there are some very fine images in there, 8 of which rank way over mine…
Vote (early and often)
I just got back from India and Nepal with Kyle Jackson and Kristian Anderson. Cool trip. Will post more photographs, but for now, please vote for the one below to win the World in Focus travel photo contest presented by National Geographic Traveler and Photo District News.
Testimony:Africa
HOW SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS TRANSFORMING AIDS, GENOCIDE, AND HUNGER IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA
The world has never seen a “trifecta” of ongoing disease, political upheaval and famine concentrated on one continent in such extremity as it has in Sub-Saharan Africa over the last generation. Despite billions of dollars of aid and development poured into the continent, a compelling case can be made that Africa is no better off, perhaps even worse. Or is it, really? Through the power of compelling pictures and gripping first-person narrative, Testimony Africa shows the full truth of Africa’s most severe poverty through the first person stories of three young Africans and the hope that is surfacing in their lives to change the world around them — and Africa herself.This is the remarkable story of three ordinary Africans struggling against AIDS, genocide, and hunger, all while portraying the hope they have for their lives and the world around them through the miracle of transformational development. For the last year, I have been writing this book and am in Taos the rest of this week working on it. I will post regular updates on how the work is coming, when and by whom it will be published, and how you can get it. Stay tuned, and visit the Testimony:Africa web site for more information.