Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Blind Photogrpahers in Tel Aviv
I once photographed a blind photographer. He taught photography to people whose vision was impaired. As with most blind people he was partially sighted but only in the corner of one eye and very near-sighted. After learning to make photographs he was able to examine scenes in photos, holding the prints up close to his eye. where he had vision.
This is an example of photographs aiding in seeing/ vision.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Luces de Raiz Negra
Mexicans and Colombians of African Descent. Photos by Manuel González de la Parra. An engaging set of portraits and candids of Afro Mexicanos y Afro Colombianos. These "maroons" have been subsumed by the Latin Myth that People of African, Indian and Afro-Indian descent don't exist in their world.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Veteran Photographer talks about Convention lessons
Veteran Photojournalist, Steve Simon, talks about covering The Democratic Convention for the Digital Journalist. The Digital Journalist is an on line publication directed at Photojournalists in the broader sense. The publication has dealt with multimedia issues for some years now, guiding photographers into the multi-media realm.
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
LEAVING NO CHILD BEHIND by Erin Evans
Spring 2008
Students at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School are looking to win a testy battle. Between moments of excitement, students focus on how to divide—and conquer the difficulties of third grade math. In 2007, Stokes’ students performed at a mere 46 percent proficiency level on the math section of the DC-CAS, a test measuring “adequate yearly progress” in all D.C. public schools.
Reading and comprehension is another battle. Only 38 percent of its students are proficient in reading. Understanding language is a tall hurdle in this struggle. Over 50 percent of the students’ families have immigrated to the United States and are from homes where English is a second language.
Students from Howard, George Washington and Trinity universities guide Stokes’ students with educational and social mentorship in the school’s tutoring program.
Fresh faces are the sweetest present. Eyes filled with innocence. Minds so green that Transformers and Hannah Montana uphold the aesthetic of cool. Loose teeth and scratched faces are daily casualties. Laughs and cries give sound to their ups and downs.
It’s not all work and no play. Interaction between students is often fickle. They are friends on one day and enemies the next. Every day is a different story, a different feeling.
Roberto Medrano, a Howard alumnus, has been tutoring at Stokes for the past three years. He is one of five third grade tutors and the only male. The young boys look up to him in a big brother type of way. During a break in the lesson, Shaquan and Juan find time to act as human cyclones as they hold a tight grip in mid air.
They often find solace under a table. Pouts and tears are their own quick remedies to take a break from their lesson. After a long day in class, the last thing on an eight-year-old student’s mind is extending their day by another hour-and-a-half after the teacher says, “you’re dismissed.”
Students at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School are looking to win a testy battle. Between moments of excitement, students focus on how to divide—and conquer the difficulties of third grade math. In 2007, Stokes’ students performed at a mere 46 percent proficiency level on the math section of the DC-CAS, a test measuring “adequate yearly progress” in all D.C. public schools.
Reading and comprehension is another battle. Only 38 percent of its students are proficient in reading. Understanding language is a tall hurdle in this struggle. Over 50 percent of the students’ families have immigrated to the United States and are from homes where English is a second language.
Students from Howard, George Washington and Trinity universities guide Stokes’ students with educational and social mentorship in the school’s tutoring program.
Fresh faces are the sweetest present. Eyes filled with innocence. Minds so green that Transformers and Hannah Montana uphold the aesthetic of cool. Loose teeth and scratched faces are daily casualties. Laughs and cries give sound to their ups and downs.
It’s not all work and no play. Interaction between students is often fickle. They are friends on one day and enemies the next. Every day is a different story, a different feeling.
Roberto Medrano, a Howard alumnus, has been tutoring at Stokes for the past three years. He is one of five third grade tutors and the only male. The young boys look up to him in a big brother type of way. During a break in the lesson, Shaquan and Juan find time to act as human cyclones as they hold a tight grip in mid air.
They often find solace under a table. Pouts and tears are their own quick remedies to take a break from their lesson. After a long day in class, the last thing on an eight-year-old student’s mind is extending their day by another hour-and-a-half after the teacher says, “you’re dismissed.”
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Jazelle Hunt's pics
These pictures have been taken over time, and my "theme" or focus is relationships. Hope you like them!
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