now , this feels strange…
why??
i just cannot tell you…for one thing i felt more than a little bit of sentiment as i closed down “road trips” and our old blog platform…i mean, we all hung out there for almost two years and she served us well…we all made new friends , got a lot of work done and, well moving out of an old house and into a new one always leaves one with mixed feelings…
however, i feel we will easily continue our community here…the most obvious thing is that you will now have a real venue…a place to be published….and with many more watching than you may realize…it will take us some time before we will have a significant amount of content of yours up, but that really is just a matter of YOU getting us material we request…
there is a new e-mail for you under “submissions”…this will be used primarily for you to submit for our ever changing “selected photographs”…..
instructions will come soonest for how “work in progress” will be applied…basically, i will take on up to 5 photographers as a special mentored group….just as i have mentored online with Patricia, Panos, and Rafal …..we will use PhotoShelter as a place to “hang” , edit your stories etc…
“photographic essays” will be the place for final finished stories, text, videos etc etc..this will be THE place to aspire as well as will “selected photographs” which may change daily in the very near future…your .”photographic essays” will be on the “front page” for probably one week each and will always be easily accessible…these essays will also evolve….for example, “Sugar” could end up with a video component at some future point as could Patricia’s “Falling Into Place” and so on…
the nature of our forum has always been like a darkroom print in the developing tray…we have always watched the print develop so to speak…our new Burn will be no exception….
if you do not see your name on the “photographic essays” to come list, do not despair….i know there are several others coming…some are just more ready than others….you know who you are, so get your material together please!!!!
yup , Anton has his story up first….damn right…the boy deserves to be up first (please DO NOT MISS THE RED BUTTON right hand corner for full screen viewing and turn your speakers up)…for one thing, he and i have been working nonstop for days and days…..there is no time of day or night when Anton has not been available for my questions and has not been willing to work and to tweak things out…plus, i just love starting with “Sugar” …..Birgit is a light burning bright….inspiration for us all….
concept and photograph by Patricia Lay-Dorsey
MAAAAAATE! It looks Fantastic and runs as smooth as silk , Well done Anton!
If you need anything from me let me know,This is going to be a very interesting trip.
All the best for the new platform !
Take your shoes off at the door, this place is a virtual palace.
this looks beautiful!! well done!!!
Am I in Heaven now?
Oh my god, is mine THE FIRST comment here on BURN??? I better write quickly before someone else beats me to it ;=)
David, your dream-come-true is a wonder to behold. As I said to Anton, it is all about “edgy elegance.” I know you and Anton have been at it nonstop for days and days and days, not to mention the weeks & months before that! And there are SO MANY others who have made this happen. Believe me, all your hard work has paid off in a fabulous new home for us Road Trippers. May we use this new forum in a responsible, playful, intense, intelligent, passionate, respectful, artistic, authentic way. May we learn and grow and become more and more the best that we can be as photographers and as people. It is a new beginning. And we have our very own DAH, the most generous-spirited man we know, to thank!
much love & gratitude
Patricia
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WOW … simply in awe
dead tired… something turned into reality once again in our community… isn’t that the best, turning things ‘real’?
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going to bed now, but “with one eye open”… touching wood…
sleep well, my friends… i’m glad you like our new place… i do too :-)
cheers,
anton
I love it! The screenshot dummies on Road Trips got me excited, but this really is a thing to behold. Beautiful design, great photography, and a real community. Couldn’t ask for more… Well, I’d ask for a couple of things to smooth out the design: Could “burn” at the top be a link to the front page? I had to search a little to find the “home” link… Could there be a more prominent link to the rss feeds? The almost invisible link at the bottom of the page is hard to find; it’s a lot easier for me to keep up with updates when they come into my feed reader and I know it’s the same for other people… But, what, that’s just two minuscule nitpicks that don’t even really matter. The whole thing is great beyond words.
Well, long life to BURN… Great to see the magazine for real after the long hours talking about it… and it is starting in the best possible way, with Anton’s very moving essay. Congrats Anton and David for making this a reality!
Eric
Fuck YEAH!!!!! Burn baby burn… this is exciting!! xox
Oh my.. it’s like that TV show where they renovate your house while you’re gone.. this place is rockin’!!! wait wait.. where’d they put the pipe??? i’ve got some pictures for the walls when you’re ready!
lance
It’s amazing what a group of creative and talented people can make. Congratulations to all the people who put their effort to create this magazine…
Viva BURN carajo!!!
Looks fantastic guys! Well done! Can’t wait to explore further and see this thing grow!
James
effing hell! full screen mode is 20″ or something… awesome!
congratulations !
congratulations to david and everyone involved who made burn a reality for us all…inspires one to go out there and create…
My favourite photo-bar-hangout has got a renovation and I must say it looks GREAT! Congrats David and all who made this platform come together. I think it’s going to evolve into to something very very special. Can’t wait to see ALL the images and work to come.
Sean
All,
What a wonderfull Christmas present! I’m burning to see Burn evolve. Congrats to all that have been personally involved in the development of this platform! Hard work = Good job!
Merry Chritmas to you all, and that 2009 Burn us all!
DAH, once again touché my friend!
Sofia Quintas
Heck with taking shoes off at the door….this “party” is going to rock much more than the old place ever did, and that “house party” was no slouch…
Mr. Harvey, Anton, everyone at the kibbutz meeting (both IRL and virtually) who dug in and made this happen – very much deserved props to you all.
Beautiful! I’ve been here since the start of the original blog so it’s a thrill to see this new format come to life. BURN is all that I imagined it could be…and more. Great job everyone.
David….
Looking real good! I sent you an email.
Anton…
Damn fine job on the site. Haven’t had time to look at sugar and give it the attention it deserves… But I will soon.
David, Anton and all the back room crew who’ve helped put this together and make it happen,
WELL DONE!!!
site looks GREAT, easy to navigate, intuitive…
Even as a relative outsider, maybe a second cousin to the family here it’s exciting to
witness. What I find most inspiring is David’s ability to turn a negative into a positive
(no darkroom pun intended). Not so long ago things got a bit messy and out of that…
Well this is the result. So if that ain’t a massive lesson for us all…
Thanks and here’s looking forward
Sam
p.s new photos of my own about ready to share with you all
Congratulations everyone, this looks wonderful. A real testament to those involved… It might be called Burn, but it’s as cool as all hell…..
Noice, very noice indeed…
Best of Season’s Greetings to y’all at BURN…
Can’t wait to see what flames it starts in 2009!
Congrats DAVID, ANTON & ALL!
Well done for this, it does look beautiful and is a good reason to be optimistic about 2009.
Steve
My congratulations David, Anton and all the persons who participated!
I am very honored to see my name in the list… and next to STEVE MCCURRY! It is very real!!
I love Burn, dark and elegant, and easy in if to find…
DAVID, ANTON and ALL the people who made the dream become reality,
Congrats for the efforts and the results already achieved. I feel very happy and honored to simply share comments here with you and hope to be always part of this amazing community!
BTW, I had the amazing opportunity to meet one special member of this family last week.
I was working in Korea and met the lovely Kyunghee Lee in Busan. Along with a traditional korean dinner we talked about photography (of course!) and I had the privilege of receiving a signed copy of her book!
My sincere and best regards to this incredible, very kind person and talented artist.
This is one of many reasons to be glad of being here, even if it’s just as a lurker most of the time.
And my sincere wishes of a blessed christmas and a wonderful 2009 to you all!
Cheers,
Ari B.
Neat David… VERY neat. Congrats… Now we are two at Magnum selfpublishing on the web (in case you’re not aware yet: http://cambodia.ka-set.info/ is what I’ve been working on for the last ten months). Very rewarding indeed.
Just one thing about the photographers in the pipeline: James Nachtwey and Steve Mc Curry emerging photographers?
hey all…
thank you so much for all the great comments… really flattering… and a nice thing to wake up to here in europe :)))
it was such a great experience to work closely with everyone, have everyone contribute to the discussion, and to actually physically fly over to david’s place in NYC to “walk the walk”……. we had talked the talk for some time now, and the time had come to show that we mean business… and find a way to showcase great work in a hopefully equally great way… maximize opportunities to show work in the best possible way… we’re constantly evolving along this road, burning, and so will this place…
over the next few weeks we’ll be ironing out all the little things that need to be tweaked still, and adding some more nifty little things… make our life here easier still, and showcase our work better still…
so thank you thank you thank you all for your help & insights… we could’ve never done it without you… no kidding
the engines are fired up now…. let’s BURN some motherf***in rubber…
JOHN VINK – if James and Steve are emerging then there’s hope for us all!
CONGRATULATIONS.
Beautifully designed site.
Congratulations everyone – BURN is on fire!!!
-DAVID and the kibbutz team
I am delighted to see a site this good. And this is just the beginning.
DAVID ALAN HARVEY – special thanks to you.
ANTON,
Man – the whole cake – alone. with SUGAR on top. You deserve a standing ovation. Amazing and clean job. you know what i mean by clean ( css, php, the whole 9 ), don’t ya. kuddos.
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AAAAAALLL- I MEAN ALL, this is IMORTANT. VERY IMPORTANT !!!!
ADD A LINK TO BURNMAGAZINE.ORG FROM YOUR WEBSITE. KEEP THE FIRE BURNing.
cheers all,
Haik
i take the site as a bday present whether you want it or not :))))). I had nothing to be proud of: i was born with stalin and saakashvili. both lunatics ( ok, ok – samuel l. jackson is still in the list of pretending lunatics and negotiatiors with force – and stays along with … burn )
You have BURNED the connections to the ground.
love
haik
The ship is ready and sailing free across the sea with a wide new horizon in front of our eyes. “Burn” really looks great, wow!! A place to share, a place to learn, a place to BE, a place to BURN.
Thanks to all that made this happen (David, Anton, and so many others) and thanks to everybody as now it is our responsability to keep it alive. We’ll do it!!
With the sweat of our brow and the courage in our hearts, Gentlemen, Hoist the Colors!
Thanks!
Ana
JOHN VINK…
you have been a publisher all along…when i met you for the first time in France back in 1994, you were publishing your little magazine …i am well aware of your Cambodia site and definitely think we should work together..i am also very anxious to do a story on you, so i will contact you by email to see what we can do…
as for James and Steve as “emerging photographers”, i sure hope so..aren’t we all?? in my workshops i always have as a final show my student’s work as the grand finale and an iconic photographer as the “warm up band”…as a matter of fact, Jim was the first who so kindly gave his time to my students…mixing and matching more veteran photographers with young hungry photographers is a stew i like to cook…makes for a good meal in my opinion…
thanks for checking in here John…i am always honored…
cheers, david
BURN BABY BURN !
Been away for ten days….come home to a whole new world.
Rock on…….
HAIK…
you have been such a good spirit and adviser since we met in California….i may be out again soonest..maybe between Christmas and New Year’s….do not worry, if i come to L.A. i will contact you right away…i do look forward to seeing you again….
cheers, david
GLENN….
i want to publish some of your aborigine work….i am assuming this would be your favorite essay to publish….am i right on this?? if not, let me see soonest whatever you would most like to publish…you are one of my very first online friends…hey amigo, this gives you a special spotlight!!!
cheers, david
Love what you’ve done with the place, David!
Cheers.
MK
haik!
thanks for the words… yes, i’ve taken special css care :)) ….
and great tip by the way, to link to this site… i’ve done it just now… get the burning started…
cheers,
anton
WOW WOW WOW! :)))))))
LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL…i just left a comment for Anton and is beautiful Sugar….
no time to write now, but i just want to say this
Big bib contratulations to David Alan Harvey for his tireless efforts and uncommon vision to turn the “success” of his wildly read blog into something even more significant than a family of drifting, wayward folk into a powerful community that generates and celebrates through photographs and words this remarkable and mystery passing life. I stand in humble admiration for all that you and this community have accomplished. What a remarkable gift to all and to your readers at this time of the year when giving and fellowship seems to be at the front of all we speak upon.
Big big congratulations to Anton, Tom, Chris, Eric, Erica, Mike, Andrew, Patricia and all of y’all that worked so tirelessly to make this winter flow the flaming rose that it is! i’ve just spent the last 15 minutes sniffing around and looking at everything!!!! :))))
Thrilled!
When after October, David announced that the blog was ending but the dream was continuing, i was ecstatic, but in the end what was the blog if not a community culled together by words and images and a burning need to sing out into the day and night about all that this life touches….though some were nervous and uncertain, i thought: fuck yea, fuck yea, grow this place electric!….and after these last 2 1/2 months, to see the fruit of all that labor punch itself through the layers of snow and to melt all that cold and drifting winter lake into the lotus of light…..I am so proud of y’all….
and special nod to Anton, this pipe dream is tunnelling in ways that even a corn-pipe fuelled dream could not have imagined!!!
ok, running running running
congratulations yall for this bloom amid the winter snow!
hugs
bob
p.s. JOHN VINK: :)))) emerging?…aren’t you still emerging? ;))))….until the dying days of our breath, right? :)))))))
WOW… wonderfull… I just gave it a glance and I really really like it… got Job!!!.. I can’t wait to be back at my house to check and browse it for full.. hugh and Complimenti..David Anton and whoever worked on it..
Well here we are..again..all the creativity and hours of work everyone has put in, especially DAH and Anton have blossomed..it is fantastic to see the evolution of a community, of an idea, and I am very much looking forward to seeing the images and stories that we have all been pouring ourselves into over the last how many ever months. My sense is that my project wouldn’t still be in progress if it all of you had not lent support and an ear; I have learned much about sticking to one thing, and I want to thank you all for that…
A message from Kyunghee Lee in Busan, South Korea…
“Please help me …I can’t log in new ‘Burn”
I don’t know how to log in there. :)))
I’m very poor in computer, too. hahaha
HAPPY HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Hugs,
Kyunghee Lee”
David
a big congratulations!
and for all merry christmas and happy new year.
Bakar …website hain dada ……Congratulations !!! Patricia … i really lik d “to Undergo combustion” tag …..
Dear Anton,
Very touched essay… It reminds me the memories of mine.
When I was a student of university, I had taught one middle school girl student to earn my school expenses. She was ill of severe congenital Diabetes. At last she was blind when she was 20years old. But she was very brave! Now She works as a telephone operator and married and becomes Mom!!! I hope Birgit grows very positively. I’m sure that Your love for hor makes her healthy and positive.
Thank you very much for your beautiful essay.
Oh! I have done well!
Thank you so so much for your warm care, Patricia! :)))
It is 2am in Korea now. I had tried to access “Burn” till now. hahaha
Now I must to go bed to work tomorrow.
David and All Friends here,
Congratulations on beatifull start of “Burn” !!!
I would like to do my best to be a best member of this community and to be a best photographer.
Ari,
Thank you so much for visit me. I had very joyful time with you. :)))
I enjoyed your pictures very much … very nice works!
I wonder when do you leave Korea. Hope to enjoy Korea!!