2Undiscovered Photographs of New York in the Past
“Born in 1927 and raised in the Bronx, where his family ran a bakery, Newman showed an early passion for sculpture. It was after moving to Chicago to study at the Institute of Design that he really cultivated an eye for documentary photography, and switched his degree so he could further study the field.
Marvin E. Newman was one of the first people to shoot the city in colour in the Fifties – now his photographs are being immortalised in a new book
After returning from art school in the early 1950s, Newman was enthralled with capturing the dazzling lights of Times Square and the yuppies cruising around Manhattan in their Bentleys.”
3Shane Hood on How Photography Saved His Life
Photography can be a relaxing, stress-relieving and mindful task. For some, it is to make order out of chaos and for others, it is literally their lifesavers. Shayne Hoods battles depression and Photography helped him staying sane in this mad world.
“After being diagnosed with catatonic depression at a young age, and later anxiety and panic disorder, Hood, 35, told Daily Mail Australia photography helped him through some of his toughest periods.
‘My family broke up when I was at a young age, I was probably 10 years old when my dad came out as being homosexual,’ Hood said.
‘That somewhat tore the family apart but even then I wasn’t that judgmental about it, as a child I was quite close to my dad and it didn’t bother me.
Hood got involved in a gang when he was about 16 and spent hours hanging out at Ringwood station people watching – commuters, drug deals and the general goings on in the area.
‘Photography is great, it’s not like it makes me feel better, I don’t feel happy after taking photos its more I’m able to really direct that energy,’ he explained.”
4Casablanca: A City Nothing Like The Film
“For most of his life, Yassine Alaoui Ismaili didn’t know anything about street photography. But he knew a lot about the street.
That education began in his teenage years while pursuing an earlier passion— break dancing. In the Hay Moulay Rachid neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco, where he first learned to dance, Mr. Alaoui Ismaili (who is also known as Yoriyas) spent hours every day spinning and flipping with his crew, Lhiba Kingzoo. In the process, he became an expert observer of the particular rhythms of street life.”
5Perfect Combination
‘It’s through photography that we have learned to appreciate life’s fleeting moments and we look forward to enjoying life even more in our journey as a couple and a family.’- Jasper & Rachel Tejano
“Photography is a passion we both love. As in our marriage, where the constant practice is needed to become truly at home with each other, our photography is also an open arena for collaboration, mutual coaching, and enjoying sweet moments together.” Rachel and Jasper admit that they are open to their unique styles, give or take opportunities, sacrifice and make time, offer utmost support and encouragement when hit jackpot, honesty to say it sucks when it’s the ugly truth.
6In Mexico, It’s Easy to kill a Journalist
The calls come often now: another body discovered, broken and left in rags, felled by bullets. They surface at daytime, midnight and dawn, the deaths keeping to no clock.
Mexico is one of the worst countries in the world to be a journalist today. At least 104 journalists have been murdered in this country since 2000, while 25 others have disappeared, presumed dead. On the list of the world’s deadliest places to be a reporter, Mexico falls between the war-torn nation of Afghanistan and the failed state of Somalia. Last year, 11 Mexican journalists were killed, the country’s highest tally this century.
“We have lived in this hell for some time now,” said Octavio Bravo, a journalist staring at the coffin of a colleague gunned down in Veracruz last year. “You can’t imagine the frustration, the impotence we are feeling.”
