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James Nachtwey's TED Prize Wish

Photojournalist James Nachtwey "is the winner of the 2007 TED Prize, awarding him $100,000 and one wish to change the world. This was his wish: "I'm working on a story that the world needs to know about. I wish for you to help me break it in a way that provides spectacular proof of the power of news photography in the digital age."

He will be announcing his wish TODAY - October 3, 2008.

What's the TEDPrize?

"The TED Prize was created as a way of taking the inspiration, ideas and resources that are generated at TED and using them to make a difference. Although the winners receive a prize of $100,000 each, that's the least of what they get. The real prize is that they are granted a WISH. A wish to change the world."

[Via APAD]

Nathan Golden On Vewd

Nathan Golden has a set of images published in a new website called Vewd about street children addicted to dendrite (a form of glue) in India. The images are heart-wrenching and not easy to view.

As Nathan writes in an email, "I feel the story on their site is a difficult but necessary one to tell." Check it out.

Photo Agency VII In Dumbo

The photo agency VII is hosting an expanded three-day workshop in downtown Brooklyn on May 16, 17 & 18.

Some of the sharpest shooters for $50. Not bad. Not bad at all. Wan your portfolio shred, um reviewed? That'll be $200. Again, a worthwhile investment.

And, oh, the New York Photo Festival runs May 14-18. So, it's a two-fer.

A Muslim - Hindu Wedding

I shot a wedding in California and have posted images here and here. Both are on my wedding and portrait blog, Saffron. Check it out. I'll be posting at least four more posts with a ton more images to view in the days to come. So, bookmark the site – http://www.seshu.net – and visit the blog!

Place a comment under either of those two posts and your name will be entered to win a CD by the Veena virtuoso, Dr. Krishna Raghavendra called "Rare Pulse."

Evidence Of My Existence

Evidence of My Existence is a book and a short documentary by photojournalist Jim Lo Scalzo. It's necessary viewing and reading if you are in the business of documenting the world. Here is an excerpt. [Links via MediaStorm]

King, Commonor, Citizen: A Prashant Panjiar Exhibit

The America India Foundation is hosting a photo exhibition by Prashant Panjiar, the uber talented photojournalist out of India whose work I have long coveted. Well, the wait is over. Panjiar has a book and an online gallery (hosted by India Picture) that invites fans like me to buy his prints. The added benefit is 50% of the proceeds go to help The America India Foundation. Everybody wins and wins big.

And for the record, this is the image that I want to grace my wall at home. At Rs. 35,000 (for the largest size) it comes to a very reasonable $890. I am still tempted to pass the hat around.

SAJA Photoforum 2007

I am running the annual SAJA Photoforum again and can use your help. Here are the instructions:

For the 2007 SAJA Photoforum we are doing things a little differently. Instead of sending us your images on CDs and filling out forms, we are asking that you simply submit your images for the annual exhibit by emailing them to us at – sajaphotoforum@gmail.com.

Please note that the images you send us need to be at least 9 inches on the long side at 72 dpi. Anything less will not be considered. So, please scan or crop your images accordingly. Only JPGs will be accepted. Not all images will be selected and we reserve the right to edit for quality and content.

Each photographer may only send in 15 images maximum. You are welcome to include caption information as well. When you send your images, you must mention the following in the subject line of each of your emails (especially if you are sending us multiple images spread across several emails), so that we may group your images easily: "your full name, number of images being sent, publication name if any"

Deadline for your submissions is: July 6, 2007, 5 pm EST (US).

Fees: ZERO!

What we are looking for: The very best photojournalism – single images, photo essays or stories created by South Asian photographers OR images created by anyone documenting the South Asian diaspora worldwide. Please be sure that your submission adheres to either of these two criteria.

By providing us your images for the exhibit during the convention, you implicitly approve of their display also on the SAJAPHOTOFORUM.org web site.

Ship Breaking In Bangladesh, 14 of 14

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Ship Breaking In Bangladesh, 13 of 14

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Ship Breaking In Bangladesh, 12 of 14

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