(A search button would be a helpful thing, it’s quite a pain to look for something if you don’t remember when it has been published here on Burn)

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/610452#

http://www.brontequartet.com/natalie-merchant/san-andreas-fault-2.html

This is such a bittersweet video for me. At the time, he had undiagnosed Aspberger’s Syndrome and became severely depressed, cutting himself and everything. Came back to CR after just one year at Loyola. Took several years for him to recover from this terribly low place during which time he was even diagnosed with Schizophrenia. But he is doing much, much better now, ohmygod, is he ever! He’s in engineering school again (that’s what he was studying in L.A.) and skates much better than you see here. He’s also a downhill mountain biker and an enduro motorcycle rider. And fucking reads Kafka. I mean, he’s got it all. But ya know what? That year skating in L.A. was as much a high for him as a low. He loved being there and experiencing that. And i love that he did it. Even if we almost lost him. Sk8ting all around, in Venice and Santa Monica and all over, well, they were unforgettable experiences for him.

Thanks for taking the time to look at the video and thanks for your big welcome to me here and the hugs and all of it..thanks, Panos..i will be looking out for your work with much excitement..you shoot with tremendous passion, it’ just a joy to see your slideshows.

your friend
kat~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE09_oZaF3Q

my son sk8ting in Santa Monica..he did not know anyone was filming and had no idea this video existed until 5 years later he happened to be trolling Youtube back home in Costa Rica..saw the title of the video, thought to himself, “I skated that spot. lemme check this out” and realized it was him..68,500 views from strangers and he gets to see it for the first time. Anyway, thought you might enjoy it..it’s very short..

best:
kat~

http://picasaweb.google.com/innerspacecowpanos/EveningAtGRANDMAS?authkey=Gv1sRgCMX7hayQvffIqAE#slideshow

no work is ever finished…
like real life..
:)))))))))))))))))))))))

( cant wait to see your essay here… cant wait …)

Panos, you are David’s favorite:) I am jealous of the editing session you got to do with David. As I said, a good editor is really nice to have. I have a hell of a time editing my own stuff, especially cutting things out.

I read you and David are working on a new edit of Venice….new work to be included?

Here I am, I missed commenting here before but as promised Im here.
One thing off the bat, I think that your mix of b.w and color actually comes off fine. I like to stick to one or the other and never mix but here its OK.

I think I see 2 essays here actually, one a street photography essay which I like less and one a very personal, strange essay which I like more and which fits the music better.

Ill give you an example. I like the title slide, pic 2,3 but then pic 4 and 5 not so much. I love pic 6 of Jim in the empty pool, very good… I like pic 7 but then pic 8 is a bit of a let down….pic 7 has something strange to it, pic 8 doesnt grab me. Going thoriugh the sequence I like pic 13 a lot, it looks cool and has a great mood. I like pic 14 but not really 15. And so on. I think you can see what I mean. I think some of the shots have this weird, mysterious feeling and some lack it. For me, I had a hell of a hard time editing down, DAH helped a lot though ofcourse I didnt agree with all of his choices and some email ping pong I think bridged the gap. My goal was to be below 30 images and DAH made that happen by being ruthless. I think 50 so images is a lot, and I think the two essays as I said could have been separated.

Now, here are the shots I love from your essay.
2,3,7,9, 13, 14, 18, 20 (MUCH better than 10 but basically the same sort of idea), 22, 25, 35, 36, 37, 40 (great), 41 (great), 42, 44, 49, 50, 55, 59, 60, 62
I think that a 25 image slideshow would have been a more powerful punch.

However, I must say I think you did a good job showing us life in Venice, full of energy and mystery. Keep shooting, would love to see the book.

http://picasaweb.google.com/innerspacecowpanos/PIGEONSINVENICE?authkey=MQ2FhRd6Tk8#slideshow

p; check this book out: the extraordinary book and work of Masahisa fukase….his extraordinary book Ravens….

go to the gallery here and click on english and click on PHotographres to see his work…

one of my heros…

http://www.ratholegallery.com/en.html

running
b

That’s two(2) offenses in my book – http://haiko.net/fun/2offenses.jpg