i simply love the New Yorker cartoons…i suppose we all do…and many of you know of their cartoon caption writing contest…in that spirit i thought we should have a Burn caption writing contest…for the picture above ….photographed by my friend Medford Taylor probably 25 years ago, but which i am seeing for the first time today….
yes, that is me in the red shirt …and shot just a few miles from where i coincidentally now live…
so you have 24 hours to write your caption for this picture…normal programming resumes tomorrow…stories will be back up…
prize?? of course…yup, one of my many camera bags as usual…well, i gotta get rid of ‘em somehow….judge: Chris Bickford our surfing expert and the only person around here to judge….
put your caption right here in comments…..and by tomorrow at this time i will give you the real caption..
…dah…
1- At a recent workshop Mr. Harvey demonstrates “The Tripod”
2- Now that’s a Magnum !
Now…that’s what I love about BURNIANS…
they are unconventional…
they keep rolling …no matter what…
one more : Van is by the shore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiDwpXpQcaM&feature=related
Theodorakis-Bithikotsis: Boat is by the shore
Thank you
Herve, congratulations~~~ !
This picture reminds me of the movie “blow up” by Anonioni.. meaningful movie as a photograher for me..
… extending the recognition and thoughts…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xz1utzILj4&feature=related
Anton,
I’ve recieved your megazine ’893′.
Great!!…so happy to see it.
Congratulatios and thanks~~~~
oops,
“blow-up” by Antonioni
HERVE…
congratulations! you are a winner…do you prefer a larger or smaller bag? messenger style is what i have most like Timbuk2, Patagonia etc , but also traditional Domke style as well…my assumption is that you are looking for a good street shooting bag rather than an airplane travel bag, but you tell me….after all, customer service here at Burn has always been our number one priority….
cheers, david
Civilian
That´s right..make me hungry for Greek food this early in the morning..and here i am trying to effortlessly melt away 5 pounds..as if wishing would make it so…but hey, for a feast day, what the hell? Bring on those yummy delicacies!
DAH
Happy belated birthday! I had my head too far up the backside of Brian´s essay to process the stuff that really matters..mea culpa!!! I hope this year (and the next and the next……..are THE best ever! And yes, i share your thoughts on the spill (regarding human nature)..the tragedy is incomprehensible to me and as with photos photos and bios of our dead soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan, i cannot bear to even look at an oil drenched pelican without sobbing involuntarily.
Best
Kathleen
Only a minute this morning: thanks for your mail David as well Street shooting bag, I have a decent air travel bag pack just for the equipment already.
Out the door (for croissants, then to work…)
I’m sorry Tom, I got that wrong–it’s you that owe ME money–and lots of it. Matter of fact it’s a sum too large to be divulged here on the interweb. The feds might come after you. I’ll come knocking on your door to collect when you least expect it…
Ha! Well somehow that does seem more likely.
Hey…you´re confusing me,i am getting dizzy with all these questions!…
Adolfo 3.0
KYUNGHEE
glad it arrived… and glad you like it! you’re absolutely welcome :-)
hugs!!
JORDAN
thanks for the words… Yes the negotiations for me and my brother Malik were very tough and lasted for more than 12 months… very hard and seemingly hitting a brick wall every time. But we hung in there.
To cut a long story short, they were actually convinced because of the things that I did, the way I behaved as a human being, as opposed to the things that I said… I those meetings, my body language proved to be extremely important, and the feelings and the reasons for me (and my brother) wanting to do this project had to be (and were) one hundred percent genuine. No faking whatsoever. No hunting sensation whatsoever… Nothing but my genuine interest to learn why they are who they are, why so mysterious but at the same time not hidden away, why it all proves to be shades of gray instead of simple black vs white.
When we mentioned we wanted to take time to get to know one another, and that we did not want “just a photosession” but instead several years worth of close working together, trying to tell their story as I personally experience it along the way, and that I intend to make a documentary but also an art photography project out of it, that did convince them.
I hope I can make this project as a whole become reality eventually… 893 Magazine is just the tip of the iceberg….
cheers,
a
This is past the 24 hr deadline but I wanted to have some fun…
Attention Deficit Disorder: During a vacation in 1984, Photographer David Alan Harvey became interested in the screams of young lady laying on top of a 1977 Chevrolet shaggin’ van. His mission to photograph the human condition and the lack of any apparent vantage point cause Harvey to climb atop the van to take a photo of this young woman. In a brief moment, swifter than the flick of a shutter, the ocean surged up the shore and over took the van – washing these two out to sea for nearly six weeks. The Nigerian Coast Guard intercepted their sinking vessel and demanded a ransom of 20 speed boats from Cuba for their release. Cuba paid the ransom with rafts destined for America, indenturing Harvey to photograph the Cuban culture for the remainder of his life.