Les
David
Suryo Wibowo
ok, we have the three best forum self-portraits as curated by Magnum photographer Chris Anderson….Chris said he chose these because of "their overall photographic quality, sense of humor, and the intelligence that went into them"…..there is a link below to the 37 photographs from which he chose… these were from a "first edit" that i made yesterday….
for those three of you whose photographs are here, please confirm that you made these within the time frame i set up….honor system….and also, please give me your full name and address so we may send out your "prizes" soonest….
Les gets an archival signed print, David a signed book, and Suryo the much coveted used camera bag!!
Chris made the same comment i made when he first saw all of the work…"impossible to judge…they are all very interesting"….but, a decision had to be made, so here you have it….
i will incorporate all of the self-portraits into a new slide show as soon as there is time…there were several others that i really think are very fine photographs, so i think it prudent to make an overall presentation of your work….
thanks again for participating….i seriously enjoyed looking at all of these portraits…the revelations were endless!!!
www.davidalanharvey.com/emergingphotographers/selfportraits
Congratulations to les, david, and suryo !!
I was, too, deeply impressed by the overall quality of the gallery of portaits !!
Congrats to the winners!!!
I would have loved to win the green bag that DAH had at the magnum meeting in Paris. David: can you tell me where I can buy it?
Thanks
Arie
ARIE…
how did you see that?? from Anton or Herve pictures i suppose….
that is a Filson bag..they make hunting and fishing gear…not marketed as a camera bag, but it is a great camera bag….go to Filson.com but look carefully…there are two which look similar…but this is the lighter one with the larger snaps…
Congrats Winners, those are great, as I am sure the other 37+ are as well.
DAVID et all,
I went out after harvesting some advice and shot again for my “assignment”. I think there is a noticeable shift in the imagery… some of the strongest imagery yet. comments welcome and appreciated.
http://www.sportsshooter.com/jonathanhanson/baltimorepolice4/
Congratulations Les, David, and Suryo!!!
audrey
ALL…
the link is now up on the post with all pictures which were curated…
Congratulations !!!!
I love these pictures, specially LES one.
Gui
JONATHAN…
great work!!!!! keep going….
cheers, david
OH, GREAT GREAT GREAT! :))))
i LOVED, LOVED BOTH LES AND DAVID’S SNAPS :)))…AND this is first time to see Suryo pics :)), all 3 funny, brilliant and absolutely memorable! :)))
congrats all of u!
cheers
running
JONATHAN! :))))
great great ! :)))…as i said yesterday, i really love what you are doing and how you’re accomplishing and cant wait to see where it goes, with shooting subjects away from cops…
good on u!
running
away
b
Well done all!
And congrats to Les, Suryo and David. Good stuff!
Congratulations for winners and for all!!!!
The portrait are great!
hugs
i absolutely ADORE these winning 3 images!!
chris could not have made a better pick.
congrats to you three – les, david and suryo!! woop woop!! :confetti:
i just saw the self-portrait slideshow. i’m so grateful and honored that my portrait was included.
even though i’m not here as much as some, you guys do feel like my online family. :))
Lisa H.– i wanted to tell you before. your portrait is exquisite. there’s something so rich and soul-Full about you. so ripe. so delicious. i’m guessing we’re close to the same age. i hope we can meet some day.
jonathan–
i echo DAH’s ‘great work, keep going’!
i esp. like the first and third photos.
take good care all,
katia
Jonathan
the first one is my favorite.
Gui
MY HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!!
My personal favourite was that of Suryo’s and Yes!!! There he was in the chosen few! Congrats Suryo! And I am happy too…, never believed it though!
Great selection of work there …and ’twas such an interesting ‘competition’ …congratulations folks! :)
BIG CONGRATS to Les, David and Suyro!!! Three of my favorites from the start!
David, HUGE thanks to you for initiating this amazing “contest,” making the first edit (tough to do!!!), arranging for Chris Anderson to judge, and already posting the first slideshow. I look forward to seeing ALL of us together in a slideshow on your blog.
Now, speaking of BOOKS!! Wouldn’t this be fantastic in hardcover?????? I can see it now…
Patricia who feels honored to be part of this amazing community
i couldn’t agree more with those three selections.
David, the boy got leaps.
other favorites: where’s young tom in the water?, arie, bob, lung, KYUNGHEE!, peter, EMILY, erica!, lisa, aga, alex!,…
JONATHAN
I am deeply moved by your images. #48 especially hit me where I lived. But really, ALL of them are strong. You are really onto something. Can’t wait to see how this develops…
Patricia
OOps. Please forgive my typo, Suryo.
Patricia
That first shot is hilarious.
I’ve been out of the loop for a while. But I’ll be back in August regularly.
Gave me a BIG smile on a shitty day! Wonderful!!!
Had missed Suryo’s shot. Love it!
Hi David,
I think I found the bag but not the green color (tan color which I doi not like).
Thanks
Arie
EXCELLENT CHOICES
Congrats!!
Holy crap, I made the semi-finals!! How the hell did that happen?
Les/Dave/Suryo, congratulations!
Congratulations.. and once again.. nice to see your faces!
i just wanted to share some excitement… i just now received some gorgeous prints from Marcin in Poland… this is fun as hell… THANK YOU MARCIN!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2634852946_6f08ac7e21_o.jpg
wow…
wow.
wow.
b r e a t h
i’m at a bar bq with my future in-laws.. stuffed on salmon, pork and aquavita.. a new flavour in alcohol which has me smiling for more..
in a small community called florø in norway, one of the back gardens has just lit up, exploded with joy for seeing this post.
thank you.
so much.
david, chris and more..
bob and patricia for inspiring me to look deeper with their own work.. and beate for anchoring me so very beautifully and learning to love photography.
heartiest congratulations to the other selected snappers.. it is really something to gain recognition with so many wonderful entries jostling for position.. such excellent piers.. a fat slice of culture pie..
DAH – your idea for contributions was excellent, convieved with real love.. community building stuff to be proud of.. good man.. om shanti, boom-boom and all that warm stuff to you.
the first ever competition i have entered..
the prize is iceing on an already full cake, having seen so many great works produced by others..
i love books. i love books with photos in them. i love them more when they say ‘to beate and david’..
i’ve only recently begun to wander in these road trip pages and there is a hope in me for a greater prize still.. that is to participate more in what is happening here.
i’m still playing catch up a little, reading up on the past posts, and as soon as i am done with that i shall begin to ‘put up..’, as it were.
so many poets, strong minds, solid eyes and inspiring idea’s flowing here.. more over there is kindness, with the international shipping of ‘red cross’ velvia and people taking time to view each others visual mumblings.. superb stuff.
i’ll do my best to keep up and contribute with thoughts, snaps and norsk styles in alcohol.
the white russian wore thin..
by way of an intro – bophoto has the words on ‘me’ for clients here…
http://www.bophoto.co.uk/about/about.htm
the less official version would be that at present i am editing down stories from an exhausting decade photographing electronic music as it has spun around the globe.. i spun with it.. sometimes span out.. spun upside down on occassion to be truthful.. and finally found a way to get off for a year and look at what i have achieved.
the rush of the phonecall on a wednesday, ‘do you want to go to XXXX?’ and the comedown on a monday .. did that really happen? only to be reminded again on a wednesday..
it’s over for a while as i withdraw from that life and move into another.. withdraw from the music industries thrashing floor and back home to snappers anonymous.. ‘for a better life’.
i always prefered fusion-jazz anyway.
mini projects within the greater project kept me sane, although due to client deadline trauma, oweing rent (and other bland excusses) the projects remain filed.. until this year.
some gems are there, i hope.. some lost weekends.. a book, perhaps.
i’m living in stavanger, european ‘city of culture 2008′ (‘they’ say), and gently documenting what the place is all about to a recent immigrant.. me.
i also begin teaching photojournalism in august.. teaching and learning from the under-grads perhaps.
david – my full entry is here – the photo was done early on the sunday morning. the words explain the idea a little more i hope.
and thankyou again.
just a brilliant bit of fun.
http://www.bophoto.co.uk/frontphotos/fortheloveof.htm
so.
hello everyone.
a lurker i shall not be.
Just came across a video of a fantastic story being presented by (former?) photographer- picture editor Rick Smolan about an exceptional Amerasian girl from Korea. I got sucked into watching it because it was Korea-related, but I think many photogrpahers on this site would be very interested in what can happen when a photographer really gets involved in telling a story. Here’s the link:
http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/07/03/a-korean-amerasian-adoption-story/
apologies for any typo’s above.. cannot find spellcheck on this p.c., although it does have the rather exotic feeling ‘æ’ key.
and ‘ø’
‘å’ too.
did i say thanks?
address.. yes yes..
it will have to go to beate, or it will be returned by the post office since i am not regestered.
so..
beate stavang
brødrgate 21
4012 stavanger
norway
(sorry for the postage..)
heaps of thanks.. warm regards..
pea’s n chips
drinking..
david
DAVID B
What a treat to get to know you better! But I had already loved you simply from seeing/reading your entry to DAH’s self portrait contest. I thought that was all I needed to know about David Bowen to feel close to you. And now I find yet ANOTHER reason–You’re into EM!!! Hell, man, they call me Grandma Techno! Check it out…
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/05/28/grandma-techno-rocks-the-demf/
I bet you’ve been to DEMF, maybe even when I was there. I’ve been going since 2005. Here are just a few of the pics I took this year:
http://www.pbase.com/windchimewalker/movement08
Guess you’re onto other things now–like becoming a daddy–but just know when I shake my bootie (as I’ll be doing to the DJs at Detroit’s CityFest this weekend), I’m doing it for you!
LOVE that you and Beate are among the winners here! You deserve it!!!
Patricia aka Grandma Techno
david b–
after reading the words on your site (the 5 thoughts),
now your photo is moving me deeply and i’m tearing up.
(thank you!!)
is that beate there ‘anchoring’ you then?
how perfect.
from DAH’s ‘gift’ to you,
we are all gifted.
:))
k.
grandma techno–
you are a hoot, girl!!! :))
HELLO ALL….
i just gotta love you guys!!! i mean really, i am amazed daily by what happens here…and, even more amazing, is how our “virtual world” has become such a “real world”…real shows, real reunions, real funding, most importantly real photographer growth!!!! what i mean is that it is not just a keyboard relationship..shit happens here!!!
talk yes, action yes…
but the talk is just as much a part of this as is the new work coming in daily…some truly brilliant writing has gone down right on this forum…edit this forum down to a nice tight whole and well, you know what i think…the book , the movie!!!
now , just to make sure i have your attention, and i think you know all of my posting and writing comes right off the top of my head…no planning, no structure…just whatever happens that day, or that moment, that is something with which you might relate…
so todays “thing” is this…something really really interesting happened to me yesterday because of this forum..a very interesting revelation…involving one of you…but, i cannot say who….someone i have never met…..no, can’t say….at least , not yet…it would ruin everything…i do not mean to tease, but i just can’t help myself!!
believe me, it is not whatever you think it is!!!
abrazos, david
Now, if that’s not a ‘teaser’, then I’m the president of Berzerkistan.
DAH!!
you can’t say WHO but at least tell us the revelation!!!
you bloody bloody tease you.
grinning..
k.
wow there’re just great! very creative…
congratulations to all of the winners :)
SIDNEY…
you just made me laugh out loud!!
KATIA…
the revelation is way way more provocative than the who….
playfully, david
LOVE all 3!! Congrats for the beauty..
REALLY DAH, such good keeps spinning forth from what you have started here..but yes, give some insight as to your revelation..too mysterious and i can’t stand it… you are right, whatever I am thinking could not be right, my mind is really outlandish at times…
Happy 4th..
Just got my first go round of negs back from the assignment..am scanning, looking, thinking, feeling..am terribly excited about seeing how this will earth. I want to show you but maybe not quite yet, a couple of more days shooting first? If it doesn’t pour tomorrow Andrew is coming to help me, an angel..
Damn… the photo above ,
reminds me of this!!!
please ENJOY:
MWAHAHAHA!!!!!
I did just need a good laugh today as well!!!
They are great, great funny touching portraits- well done guys!
I must say David B I really always loved your shot best, congrats to you on your lifestyle change and I think you and ‘Grandma Techno’ (hehehehehehe gotta love that moniker!) should get together and do a book, I reckon you got something happening here!
DAH
Hmmmm… Curiouser and curiouser…
KATIA
Wish I was a bit richer! (hehehehehehe!) But hey thanks for that, I appreciate it.
DAVID…
WOW…I am in the slideshow….Very surprising but I am glad to be included in such excellent company.
Maybe the start of good things to come? :))
I am looking forward to showing you my new work as soon as I have it edited and find a way to get it online.
After reading your comment about the Venice workshop I guess you are saying you don’t recommend I take it. I was hoping you’d say that it WON’T be (format wise) anything like the Webb workshop etc but if it’s the same it doesn’t make sense financially for me to shell out $600+ a place to stay.
Any chance I could see you while you’re there outside of the workshop?
Can we organize something with Panos, Anna etc before or after?
p.s. Bill Epperidge will be here for an Opening this weekend.
Damn… i feel so pissed … i’m not “included” in the slideshow!!!
i put so much work in that “dildo”… photo..
i even built the dildo myself, as WITKIN would find very natural..
i hope..
And i thought that “kissing ass” really pays off…
Yeah right…
The Judge said : “OUT”…
ANTOOON,
no Duvel tonight, but J.WALKER yeeeees!
yes, yes….and Jonas is doing exactly what i would like so many of you to think about..where i am trying to push several of you with assignments now…and that is CONCEPT and AUTHORSHIP…that is totally 100% what he is all about..if you go in and look at this work, then no more explanation is needed..from just a tech or even aesthetic point of view , Jonas is probably no “better” than many photographers…but he “says something”, his work “means something”…he started with an idea, THEN picked up his camera…
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I think this is true of the top guys, not just Jonas ofcourse. They know what they want to do and they do it and by doing it they find a clear voice, maybe a style, but most importantly a message or something that their work means. Jonas ofcourse has found that and thats why he is successful and well known but most importantly interesting.
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all of us need to decide at some point in our pursuits whether we can “make a mark” or not…or whether that is even “important” or not….and try to understand that it is not about commercial “success”…i.e.,Patricia can make just as significant a “mark” as Jonas…i expect her to…
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Do you think we should be thinking about making a mark before we even start, David? Or do we make a mark when we stay true to our vision? For example Nan Goldin I think didnt start out trying to make a mark and thats why she did in the end: she stayed true to her work instead of gearing it to a wide audience. I think that shines true. In the process a lot of stuff like message, style, aesthetic, authorship emerged but would it happen if she was thinking about galleries and money and fame and books from the beginning? I think this goes mainly for emerging photographers, for professionals theres obviously a lot more to consider although maybe its different if the work is commissioned vs personal.
Congrats to the winners and runners-up. It was a great project. Thanks, David–and thanks to David McGowan for making it so easy to see the images. I saved the link to my desktop and tried to pick the winners. Too many really good ones.
DAVID
Man, I sure wish your visit to Detroit could coincide with one of our totally FABULOUS free music festivals!!! Believe it or not, Detroit is the free music festival capitol of the world.
For five days & nights this 4th of July weekend we’re in the midst of CityFest, a street fest with four sound stages playing everything from jazz to soul to acid rock to electronic music and more…plus tons of booths with food from Detroit’s coolest restaurants. The weekend of July 18-20 is the Concert of Colors, North America’s largest free World Music festival. That one is mainly inside at Orchestra Hall & the Max Fisher Music Center.
Anyway, just know you’re welcome here in Motown anytime that’s convenient for you (except when I’ll be out of town July 31-August 7). But hey, Grandma Techno sure would love to dance with Swivel-Hips Harvey!!! We’ll see if we can make that happen!
Patricia
Thanks Panos, I did enjoy…
It brought back quite a few memories…
You are right… there is similarity in these…