Yesterday, after sitting for a new friend's photojournalism project, I took a long walk from the new West Houston-to-TriBeCa stretch of Hudson River Park down through part of Battery Park City's riverfront. I love the Hudson River. Going there always soothes me.
I took many, many photos of flora, structures, and construction along the way, later discarding a little more than half. I got lucky when I reached this fountain pond and found some folks throwing scraps of bread to a duck, some fish and a couple of pigeons. These are a few of my favorite shots of the day.
Fountain pond, Rockefeller Park
Battery Park City
(c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
What is beauty?
My email buddy Amanda Vallo--who has the Monday Morning News blog ("humor and insight on life and living with a spinal cord injury")--has surprised me this morning, and brought tears to my eyes, by including one of my photos in her video essay on beauty, posted on YouTube.
Here's what Amanda wrote about her video:
this is the beginnings of my contest entry for "Be on TV!" the BBC is looking to get 1. 15 sec. clips of disabled people introducing a BBC program. and/or 2. disabled people's thoughts on what beauty means to them. i'm hoping the final entry is a winner! : )
Best of luck, Amanda!
Here's what Amanda wrote about her video:
this is the beginnings of my contest entry for "Be on TV!" the BBC is looking to get 1. 15 sec. clips of disabled people introducing a BBC program. and/or 2. disabled people's thoughts on what beauty means to them. i'm hoping the final entry is a winner! : )
Best of luck, Amanda!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
"Giant leaves floating in the sea"
Golden Ray photos of amazing mass migration
by Nick Allen with photos by Sandra Critelli, Telegraph.co.uk, June 24, 2008
by Nick Allen with photos by Sandra Critelli, Telegraph.co.uk, June 24, 2008
Fly By Night
Jeff Scher's Fly By Night
from his New York Times blog, The Animated Life
Jeff Scher is a painter who makes experimental films and an experimental filmmaker who paints.
from his New York Times blog, The Animated Life
Jeff Scher is a painter who makes experimental films and an experimental filmmaker who paints.
Labels:
blogging,
insects,
Jeff Scher,
nature,
New York Times,
video
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Joe Wigfall: Winner of WNYC photo challenge
Joe Wigfall Wins WNYC Street Shots Challenge
A wonderful project and an inspiring winner. Enjoy this video!
A wonderful project and an inspiring winner. Enjoy this video!
Strolling in and around The Cloisters
Friday, July 11, 2008
Field Trip #1
From time to time, we'll take a little detour into other territory. Today, let's visit beekeeper Gerry Gomez Pearlberg's blog--Global Swarming Honeybees--and read her musings on life and death and some bluebirds of happiness.
Global Swarming Honeybees: Of Happiness
Global Swarming Honeybees: Of Happiness
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Widening our circle of compassion
All photos: Arizona
(c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us "universe", a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Albert Einstein
Monday, July 7, 2008
unorthodox portraiture?
New York Botanical Garden (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa
I am beginning to work with two intriguing possibilities in mind:
- Every photo of a non-human is a portrait.
- Every photo of any kind is a self-portrait.
- I tend to take a lot of photos of non-human kin from nature.
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