BRANDON SCHULMAN: A Portrait of America Left Behind

La Lettre de la Photographie
Hearst 2011 8x10 Photography Biennial

Sugar Cane Processing Plant, Atchafalaya Delta, LA
Photograph (c) Brandon Schulman /All Rights Reserved

Windmill, Carson City, NV
Photograph (c) Brandon Schulman /All Rights Reserved

Eight winners and ten honorable mentions were selected for the 2011 Hearst 8x10 Photography Biennial from over 4,600 entries from across the U.S. and 70 other countries. Brandon Shulman was awarded an Honorable Mention for his series A Portrait of America Left Behind.

"A Portrait of America Left Behind is a photographic study that I have been conducting over the past two years. The photographs represent the presence that humanity plays on the land even when they are not in view. The objects and buildings that we create for our needs, and our discarding when they are not. Zig-zagging my way thru 13 states, 15,000 miles over 3 trips, 2 months and 100’s of hours in my darkroom it has yet come to an end."

Brandon Schulman Website

La Lettre de la Photographie
Hearst 2011 8x10 Photography Biennial: Part I
Hearst 2011 8x10 Photography Biennial: Part II

Incredible vacations | 9 Strangest Vacations

Space Adventures provides the opportunity for you to blast off in a Soyuz spacecraft for a circumlunar mission. During the seven-day space flight, which reaches top speeds of 17,000 mph, you'll see stars, the illuminated far side of the moon, and the Earth from 250,000 miles away. Candidates must train for four months alongside Russian cosmonauts at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training

10 Best Airports to Find a Date

Annie Balart was flying home to New Orleans when a fellow traveler caught her eye at the airport’s baggage claim area. “We did an equal amount of checking each other out from across the carousel,” she admits. The guy, Wes Michaels, decided that if their bags came out at the exact same time, he would work up the nerve to

World’s Most Brightly Colored Buildings | Beautiful Colorium edifices

Some buildings are famous for their unique architectural designs but some are well-known for their bright and vibrant colors. Colorful buildings are truly attractive edifices. Here are some of the world’s most colorful buildings.
First World Hotel – Malaysia
The colorful and beautiful First World Hotel in Malaysia is the third largest hotel in the world by rooms. The hotel has 3 towers of

10 World’s Most Remote Hotels | Luxurious Lodge Room

When you’re planning a vacation to get rid of all your stress and completely relax yourself, there are a lot of wonderful remote hotels around the world that allow you to enjoy your great moment with your family or couple!1 ) Bloomfield Lodge, Cairns AustraliaBeneath a canopy of foliage, a bewildering array of plants jostle for supremacy in this, the largest stretch of tropical rainforest

Top 10 Most Tattooed Cities in America

Whether you approve of tattoos or not, some of the world's sexiest men and women — from Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox to Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt — sport ink. This made us wonder — where in the world do most of the tattooed bods in America live? To figure out which U.S. cities were the most tattoo-friendly, we perused chat forums and looked up every state in several public directories,

CYCLING THE WORLD: Global Citizen Furtemba Sherpa Promotes Peace

"My Name is Furtemba Sherpa, I am a world Cyclist.
I have left Nepal December 25, 2003"

New York City

Italy

Helping in Haiti

Iguaçu Falls, South America

The Healing Center of "John of God"
Casa de Dom Ignacio, Abadiania, Brazil

Brasília

Furtemba Sherpa, World Tour Cyclist

"My name is Furtemba Sherpa, a Global Citizen. Originally, I am from a small village called Sankuasabha in Nepal. At the age of 26, I started world cycle tour with the cause of "World Peace and Environmental Protection." Since 2003, I had been cycling to 46 countries and intend to cycle 150 countries all together which should be done by 2020."

Furtemba Sherpa is the great-grandson of Tenzing Norgay, who first reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 alongside Sir Edmund Hillary. Conquering the Himalayas has been considered by most Sherpas in Nepal as the pinnacle of success, but Furtemba is embarking on his dream to become the first Sherpa to cycle around the globe to promote his message of World Peace and Environmental Protection.

FOLLOW FURTEMBA HERE

JULIE BLACKMON: New Domestic Vacations

Loading Zone, 2009 © Julie Blackmon / All rights reserved

Portrait, 2009 © Julie Blackmon / All rights reserved

The After Party, 2010 © Julie Blackmon / All rights reserved

Tinkertoys, 2010 © Julie Blackmon / All rights reserved

The stress, the chaos, and the need to simultaneously escape and connect are issues that I investigate in this body of work....I believe there are moments that can be found throughout any given day that bring sanctuary. It is in finding these moments amidst the stress of the everyday that my life as a mother parallels my work as an artist, and where the dynamics of family life throughout time seem remarkably unchanged. As an artist and as a mother, I believe life’s most poignant moments come from the ability to fuse fantasy and reality: to see the mythic amidst the chaos.

Julie Blackmon

Domestic Vacations
Published by Radius Books (here)

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MIRA ZAKI: Wanderlust

Florence, Italy
Copyright (c) Mira Zaki /All Rights Reserved

Melbourne, Australia
Copyright (c) Mira Zaki /All Rights Reserved

Paris, France
Copyright (c) Mira Zaki /All Rights Reserved

New York photographer, Mira Zaki, describes herself as a "wanderlust food and travel photographer trying to get to as many countries as humanly possible and sampling all the cuisine along the way!"

MIRA ZAKI WEBLOG
MIRA ZAKI WEBSITE

MONICA DENEVAN: River Anthology

Across The River, Burma 2004

Photograph (c) Monica Denevan /All Rights Reserved

Quiet Water, Burma 2005
Photograph (c) Monica Denevan /All Rights Reserved

Jordan's Hands, Burma 2004
Photograph (c) Monica Denevan /All Rights Reserved

MONICA DENEVAN
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MICHAEL DWORNIK: The Travellers

Matthew Avedon in The Travellers

Tokion Magazine, vol 3 #2. Photograph (c) Michael Dwornik

The Travellers

Tokion Magazine, vol 3 #2. Photograph (c) Michael Dwornik

Salcantay Inca Trail, Peru
Photograph (c) Michael Dwornik

Salcantay Inca Trail, Peru
Photograph (c) Michael Dwornik

Salcantay Inca Trail, Peru
Photograph (c) Michael Dwornik

Salcantay Inca Trail, Peru
Photograph (c) Michael Dwornik

MICHAEL DWORNIK, a self taught photographer living in NYC with his wife and child, was born and raised in Pennsylvania. His work includes travel and fine art photography, as well as editorial and advertising work. His clients include Puma Nuala with Christy Turlington, Puma Sports, Ecco, and Urban Outfitters "Free People" campaign, among many others.

Dwornik shot THE TRAVELLERS for the current issue of the cutting-edge art publication Tokion Magazine (Vol 3 #2) with artist Aurel Schmidt on the cover. Styled by Risa Knight, the bohemian family includes models Matthew Avedon and Will Lewis who could easily pass as brothers. TOKIAN is on the news stands now.

SUZY ALLMAN: NYC Marathon

The Marathon Runners on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Photograph (c) Suzy Allman /All Rights Reserved/NY Times 11.2.09

The NYC Marathon Runners, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, 10.1.2009

Photograph (c) Suzy Allman /All Rights Reserved

SUZY ALLMAN holds a degree in Environmental Science from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and English from Lemoyne College in Syracuse, NY. As a professional travel and sports photographer, her work appears regularly in The New York Times, as well as Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Conde Nast, American Express, Ralph Lauren...among others. Allman specializes in aerial photography.

SUZY ALLMAN PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE

NYC Marathon 2009 Results
Ed Norton and Massai Warriors Marathon Behind The Scenes

ALESSANDRA MENICONZI: Sacred Stones

EASTERN TIBET - SICHUAN PROVINCE (click enlarge)
Copyright (c) Alessandra Meniconzi /All Rights Reserved

CHINA - INNER MONGOLIA - GOBI DESERT
Copyright (c) Alessandra Meniconzi /All Rights Reserved

INDIAN HIMALAYA - ZANSKAR VALLEY
Copyright (c) Alessandra Meniconzi /All Rights Reserved

EASTERN TIBET - SICHUAN PROVINCE
Copyright (c) Alessandra Meniconzi /All Rights Reserved

EASTERN TIBET - SICHUAN PROVINCE
Copyright (c) Alessandra Meniconzi /All Rights Reserved

CHINA - GUIZHOU PROVINGE - HMONG MINORITY
(The Long-horn Miao-a small branch living near Zhijin County)
Copyright (c) Alessandra Meniconzi /All Rights Reserved

"I prefer remote and rugged places, mountainous terrain and desert. I love to find people who can manage to survive in these places, to discover and record their ancient way of life before they are changed by the modern era."

ALESSANDRA MENICONZI is an adventurous Swiss photographer shooting in remote regions of the world. A trip to India at 21 sparked over a decade of exploration of cultures on the ancient trade routes. Her books include Hidden China, Mystic Iceland, The Silk Road, and she is currently working on books about the Tibet, Himalaya, and the Arctic.

Alessandra Meniconzi Gallery
Arctic Trek Greenland I Greenland II Greenland III
Mani Stone Inscriptions
The Long-horned Miao Headress
Canon Interview

JASON FLORIO: Makasutu Mecca In The Forest

Makasutu, Gambia (c) Jason Florio/All rights reserved

Makasutu, Gambia (c) Jason Florio/All rights reserved

Makasutu, Gambia (c) Jason Florio/All rights reserved

I have been arrested by the Taliban...ridden into far-flung Afghan valleys in search of nomads with mujahideen as my security, dressed as a woman to cross a border, was at the foot of the Twin Towers as they collapsed, enjoyed the 'comforts' of a Cuban hospital, hunted bats in Surinam, chatted with Somali pirates over Coke and biscuits and danced like a fiend in Beirut nightclubs...among other things.

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JASON FLORIO was born in London and relocated to the USA in 1987. He moved to NYC to pursue photography after seeing Richard Avedon's In The American West exhibition. Jason's Makasutu: Mecca In The Forest Project

Jason Florio Website

JOSEF HOFLEHNER: Photographs

Ocean Pools, Taiwan, 2009 (c) Josef Hoflehner/All rights reserved

Santa Monica Pier, Ca, 2009 (c) Josef Hoflehner/All rights reserved

J O S E F H O F L E H N E R.C O M

MATTHIAS VRIENS-McGRATH: Matthew Avedon in the Maldives

Matthew Avedon, the Maldives. Photograph (c) Matthias Vriens-McGrath

Matthew Avedon, the Maldives. Photograph (c) Matthias Vriens-McGrath

Matthew Avedon, the Maldives. Photograph (c) Matthias Vriens-McGrath

MATTHIAS VRIENS-McGRATH is a NYC/LA based Dutch fashion and fine art photographer. His signature style "uses humorous erotic overtones to inject personality and wit" into his photographs. Matthias has had solo exhibitions in NYC and the Netherlands. In addition to his work as a photographer, he has also been Creative Director of Giorgio Armani and Senior Art Director at the Gucci Group.

Matthias Vriens-McGrath is represented by Jed Root
Matthew Avedon: New York London Paris Vienna Hamburg Runway
Maldives President and Cabinet underwater highlight Global Warming

BENJAMIN LOWY: Iraq Perspectives

Photograph © Bejamin Lowy/ All rights reserved
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Photograph © Bejamin Lowy/ All rights reserved

Photograph © Bejamin Lowy/ All rights reserved

Photograph © Bejamin Lowy/ All rights reserved

Most people have never really seen or felt the effects of war. Confronted by a level of violence so high that walking on the streets to photograph is tantamount to suicidal behavior, I found myself confined to working with American soldiers, spending most of my time going on various missions while looking at the landscape of this broken country. My only view was through the inches-think bulletproof window of an Army Humvee.

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BENJAMIN LOWY received a BA from Washington University, St. Louis in 2002 and began his career covering the Iraq War in 2003. Since then he has covered major stories in Afghanistan, Darfur, Haiti, Indonesia, and Libya among others. In 2004 Lowy attended the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass and was nominated for the ICP Infinity Award. He was named in Photo District News 30 and his images of Iraq were chosen by PDN as some of the most iconic of the 21st century. Lowy has received awards from World Press Photo, POYi, PDN, Communication Arts, American Photography, and the Society for Publication Design. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Fortune, Time, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Men's Health, ESPN Magazine, and other publications. Benjamin's work from Iraq and Darfur have been collected into several gallery and museum shows, and his work from Darfur appeared in the SAVE DARFUR media campaign.

Lowy's impressive photographs are an example of the high caliber of work selected to participate in Review Santa Fe 2009. After the Review weekend was over, I had a noteworthy experience in the DFW airport hub. Over lunch I sat in on an Enlightening conversation between Anthony Bannon, Director, George Eastman House and Ben Lowy. Among the history of photography and other related topics bandied about, I found out Ben is married to photojournalist Marvi Lacar and they are expecting their first child, a boy, this year. Good Fortune! Look for a post on Marvi Lacar's photographs soon.

Benjamin Lowy Website
Darren Ching on PDN: Iraq I Perspectives
Marvi Lacar

TRAVEL: Global Pandemic

Photograph by Anonymous
Air China Flight Arriving from JFK, Beijing Capital Airport, June 9, 2009

Still reeling from the 2003 SARS outbreak, Chinese health officials (above) from the Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in full protective clothing check passengers' temperature, passports and health declaration forms before allowing passengers to leave the plane.

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BEIJING: After flying 12 hours from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to Beijing Capital Airport on an Air China Flight, passengers were required to remain seated in the plane for an additional hour to be individually checked for high temperature by Chinese health officials of the Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in order to ensure none showed signs of the H1N1 virus. Before being allowed to leave the plane each passenger was also questioned on the state of their health and then given health declaration forms to fill out. Cards declaring they are free of symptoms were given to hold onto their person for a period of two weeks to establish their good health.