Archive for May, 2009

ny photo festival awards // honorable mention

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

UPDATE: the results of the ny photo awards were made friday night at the gala ceremony. out of the three photographs i had nominated, “darfur, paradise lost” — published last year in the national geographic book visions of paradise — was awarded an honorable mention. very exciting. i only wish that i could have been [...]

ny photo festival awards // nominated

Friday, May 15th, 2009

i am happy to announce that three of my images have been nominated in the “editorial single image” category at the second annual ny photo awards. from the NYPHA’s website: “Considering the number of rounds that the Jury has already been through, being nominated is truly an award in and of itself. We are very [...]

postcard no.//010 – blackboard jungle

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

“After we pull our land rover off the track to watch a pair of leopards, I ask my two safari guides what animal they’d be most excited to see. I’m thinking elephants, lions, rhinos — the charismatic megafauna that attract tourists from across the world. Their answer: aardvarks and porcupines…” — from “kenya’s blackboard jungle” [...]