8×10 moonlight photograph by Alejandro Chaskielburg, 2009 EPF recipient, from his essay The High Tide DEADLINE EXTENDED to May 1st, 2010 We now announce on Burn our third annual Emerging Photographer Fund grant …for 2010 we are offering a $15,000. stipend for an emerging photographer to finish an ongoing personal project…the deadline for entries will …
[slidepress gallery=’imantskrumins_etroukothebook1′] Hover over the image for full screen and navigation controls Imants Krumins Etrouko the Book I play multimedia “Etrouko the book I” ………. these are some of the images that will appear in the book, they are not photographs they are about photography. I anticipate a book in print soon………. Bio …
[slidepress gallery=’adamsmith_fightjournal’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Adam Smith Fight Journal play this essay There is a moment before the fight when the rhythmic sound of warm-up punches and nervous chatter dissolves into a quiet stillness. This moment only lasts a second or two. No one in the …
[slidepress gallery=’jamesnachtwey_struggletolive’] Hover over the image for full screen and navigation controls – Large download (107 MB) ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT James Nachtwey Struggle to Live – the fight against TB play multimedia James Nachtwey has documented the resurgence of tuberculosis and its varying strains MDR and XDR in seven countries around the world. …
[slidepress gallery=’adrianarias_harvestofman’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Adrián Arias Harvest of Man play this essay This story is about the everlasting relationship between man and land. I was always fascinated to see how such ancient labours have survived through the ages in such difficult conditions for their workers. “Harvest …
[slidepress gallery=’daviddegner_uighuridentityinxinjiang’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls David Denger Uighur Identity in Xinjiang play this essay The Uighurs of Xinjiang are one of 55 minorities in China, but they are ethnically and historically closer to the Muslim Turkic groups of Central Asia. The Chinese government is trying to cement its …
[slidepress gallery=’chloedewemathews_hasidicholiday’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Chloe Dewe Mathews Hasidic Holiday: The Annual trip to Aberystwyth play this essay For over 20 years, British orthodox Jews have been holidaying in the Welsh seaside town of Aberystwyth, for two weeks every summer. Each family rents a small house in …
[slidepress gallery=’igorposner_notesfromunderground’] Hover over the image for navigation controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT Igor Posner Notes from Underground play multimedia It started in 2006, a year when I returned to St. Petersburg for the first time in 14 years. At the time I had no idea what I wanted to get out of this …
[slidepress gallery=’thomasfreteur_abusakha’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Thomas Freteur Abu Sakha… play this essay Mohammed Abu Sakha used to be a normal, cheerful kid, despite the violence he witnessed in the West Bank in 2004. In 2008, he joined the first Palestinian circus school, an organization that trains Palestinian children …
[slidepress gallery=’jeromebrunet-cops’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls Jérôme Brunet Cops: Riding Shotgun with Texas Sheriffs play this essay When asked why I’m interested in law enforcement, I’m compelled to reply, “We all should be.” The fact that we know so incredibly little about our ‘boys in blue’ all though …
