The cool little video clip above by maestro Pete Longworth really is the way it is around my loft right now. Creative juices flowing the way they SHOULD always flow but rarely do. Along with doing my own work, my number one priority, is to mentor those who seek to marry art, craft, and daily life into one holistic experience. Check this clip out. It is where we are right now with my RIO edit and with the overall mood of Burn. Pete shot this straight up , no staging, fast edit. We are going to do more behind the scenes video to show you when it seems either entertaining or educational or both. Stay tuned.
Music By: Peter Goetz

My place right now. Saturday afternoon and Janet is cleaning for me. Steady stream of collaborators requires high maintenance, lots of cold beer and an open mind. Everybody here is helping me. Eva Kunz flew here from Italy to coordinate printing, Susan Welchman editor on RIO for NatGeo came up to add some of my latest work to her mix, Chris Bradley, Creative Director of RGA who caught a cab here from across the river, and Kaya Berne one of my digital assistants came up from Virginia where she lives and our connections are on Skype. A few Burnians are dropping by. If you are in the hood come on over. Better bring some beer or wine though because honestly we are busy. We even forgot to eat for two days last week.




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BURN muthafuckas BURN
http://instagr.am/p/G9STVfhrbl/
http://instagr.am/p/G9RRN_BrbS/
one more above: Funeral
but let me be honest…im personally kinda tired of this FAST FOOD QUICK REACTION/EMOTIONAL seeking response type of photos…
war is hard to watch yet so easy to photograph….
hmmmm…am i all alone on this? does it really matter?
good week y’all
and speaking of violence and photography i enjoyed LAST YEAR’S EPF WINNER to the fullest…
why? sense of humor and lots of laughs…
i mean dont get me wrong, little “blood” here and there its ok… but ONLY BLOOD AND MISERY ALL THE TIME??????
hmmmm…we already have James Nachtwey and Paolo for that…very dedicated both of them…
but “ALL blood at ALL times”???? smiling… nahhh, too easy id say…
in other words :
ITS VERY EASY TO MAKE ONE CRY , almost anyone can do it
but but but but
to make SOMEONE, SMILE? OR EVEN LAUGH?????
thats NOT EASY…one needs to be a “REAL ARTIST” FOR this..
EVEN A DRONE CAN POINT AND SHOOT BLOODY PHOTOS
enouuuuuuuuuuuuughhhh of those cliches pleaaaase!
or if one INSISTS to go the easy way and do cliche bloddy mary’s , then please throw “some art” in the mix too…no just bullets or syringes…not enough…its not the 70ies anymore…(i hope)
Panos… you stay stromg, my friend, ok? Look, Civi sings.. uhmmm.. now if we consider what happens when Civi sings.. big big UHMMMMMMMM! ;)
Smiling…
now on a lighter note:
http://instagr.am/p/G9mYy9Brem/
Good morning MY BURNIANS!!!…Happy DAYS ahead…Do not forget to say THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU…
share a smile,share a laugh…share something…
EVA,VIVA…you are so right…when civi sings…the whole world is singing
WHAT NOT TO LOVE…I LOVE U ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!
and as I was cruising in the FB area …I stole this link from SEAN…
you might want to check this out..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_zk2DpgLCs&feature=share
ENJOY our journey…!!!
The moon peeking through the clouds…
http://wp.me/p1UTqu-99
Thodoris,
really enjoying your website right now….need more time to read all of it but this pinhole project is looking great!
Shocking…
Even FRANCE ADMITS IT!!!!???
Read this from the NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/world/europe/french-candidate-hollande-assails-european-policy-on-greece.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22
“PARIS — The front-runner for the French presidency, the Socialist candidate François Hollande, criticized European policy on Greece on Monday, saying that mandatory austerity measures were too severe and would never produce the desired results because “everyone knows” that “there is no rebound in growth in Europe and in Greece.””
NYT
But I mean really who can believe that they only plan for growth Sarkozy – Merkel have is FIRING PEOPLE , cutting jobs…
Obama did the opposite.. Instead of throwing people on the streets he “threw” money on the poor..
Stimulus is what Greece needs , not more homeless people..
Greece is a victim of those two decision makers..
THE WORST DECISION MAKERS OF ALL TIME: Sarkozy + Merkel + Greek politicians = new HOMELESS CLASS in Greece
Thanks Carlo… it seems we’re traveling parallel roads :)
Thodoris…yes! embarked on a new journey to unknown shores….
Merkel – Sarkozy are doing to Greece
what Bush did to Detroit :(
Anyway time for me to
Zip it and watch a GREAT GREAT ARTIST LIKE ROGER BALLEN new work here on Burn..
Yeahhhhh ART IS “back”!!!!
What the heck, I’m not sure anymore where to post dialogue. (It’s a big stadium.)
But…
Everyone:
Our Everyman, our Democratic Dyslexic, our Earfull and “Air”full, is celebrating his birthday today:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. MASS-AUDIENCE!
From Canada to Greece, I’m sending:
Smoked Salmon (British Columbia)
Sirloin Steak (Alberta)
Semolina Pasta (Saskatchewan and Manitoba)
Ice Wine (Ontario)
Cheddar Cheese (Quebec)
Maple Syrup (New Brunswick)
Lobster (Prince Edward Island)
Dried Cod (Newfoundland)
I completely disagree with the looting and that kind of stuff. I can’t believe that at this point in time, young people have chosen to act this way against their own people—basically against themselves. On the other hand, we need to look at the bigger picture and see that people are now choosing to act unlawfully because this government is illegal.
GREAT COVERAGE HERE:
http://www.vice.com/read/athens-riots-12-02-2012-austerity-euro-greece-hooligans-anarchism-looting
hAPPY bIRTHDAY Civi!
(thank u Jeff for posting)
Enjoy your DAY Civi! all the best to you and your chickens!
CIVI!!!!!
Happy birthday!!
Happy birthday Civi!
But wouldn’t that be Ms. Mass-Audience?
Did I miss Civi’s B-day? Happy, happy! Have an ouzo (and a retsina) on me!
For any of you in Seattle next week, I have an opening at Glazers Camera for a small show of travel work:
http://www.glazerscamera.com/node/14474
Charles, too cool. See ya there.
Jeff
You missed Nova Scotia :)
I suggest Digby scallops
DAH
Saw the 2012 Leica calendar featuring Magnum images
Can’t believe you weren’t included given that such a significant body of your work
incorporated the ‘M’ .
I guess we’ll see your stuff in the GF-1 calendar next year. :)
THANK YOU ALLL…here in BURNLAND and in the Facebook area…
I was drinking,farting,eating,dancing all night long…yes,I wanna make sure that IMF is right…
Greeks are party animals…
oh,yeah…
give me few hours to recover…and I will be back to haunt you…hoiiiihooo…JEFF,amigo u are first…:)
I am DA MAN…I am DA WOMAN…ok…it’s morning…but I can’t find my bed…zzzzzzzzz…hiiii
Freaking BURNIANS…MY PEOPLE …I LOVE YAAAAAAAA ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
be back
oh…and I ate one of my chickens yesterday:( oups…but it was my birthday ..,right?
Ack.. sorry.. missed your birthday, Civi.. I don’t do birthdays usually, but yours, well THAT is one to remember!
EVA…no you have missed nothing…cause everyday is my birthday…I AM MASS AUDIENCE:))))))))))
LOVE to all…keep sharing your vision…and keep reporting!!!
THANK YOU!