Apply now for the 2016 Getty Images Editorial Grants – Due May 18 đź“·: Javier Arcenillas, a 2015 Getty Images Grant winner, from his project “Latidoamerica.”
Getty Images will award $10,000 each to 5 documentary photographers with this year’s Editorial Grant contest. Photo: Javier Arcenillas
Author and artist EDWARD ST. JOHN GOREY (1925-2000) was a child prodigy, drawing pictures at the age of two, and teaching himself to read by the age of three. Excelling at school, he skipped some early years, arriving at Chicago’s legendary Francis Parker School in the ninth grade. He emerged there as an exceptional student, contributing to many school events, exhibiting in the annual art shows, appearing in school publications and even in Chicago newspapers. Approaching graduation, he had the highest regional scores on college boards and received scholarships to Harvard and other academic institutions. After graduation from Francis Parker, with pending draft notices at the age of 17, Gorey enrolled for some art courses at the Art Institute of Chicago before entering the U.S. Army. He served during World War II from 1943 until after the end of the war—primarily at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah.
More about Edward Gorey: http://www.edwardgoreyhouse.org/biography
Here are some of my pics of the museum.
Click on photo below to view Elizabeth’s portfolio.
Photographer Elizabeth Char is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this street/portrait photography essay.  To see Elizabeth’s portfolio click on any image.
La Ciotat, France
Les Deux Magots Brassierie
Paris, France
Tokyo, Japan
La Ciotat, France
Paris, France
Paris, France
Tokyo, Japan
Paris, France
Tokyo, Japan
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By Elizabeth Char
A couple of shots from Vinnie of the old country. ;-) If you get a chance to visit, you won’t be disappointed.
Thanks Vinnie
The Charles River provides many beautiful sites, for all kinds of pursuits, all along it’s 80 miles of banks. Here are some shots from the Cambridge area, not too far from Harvard Square.
These shots were taken with a Canon 5D Mk II and Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM.
I’ve been working on a short film, First Encounter, about the Mayflower landing, in 1620. It will document the first month after the Pilgrims arrived; from their landing off the coast of Provincetown to the founding of the settlement in Plymouth. If you’re interested in the topic, pick up a copy of Nathaniel Philbrick’s book, Mayflower.
I’ve been traveling lower Cape Cod, scouting film locations. Here’s a few shots of Pamet Harbor, named Cold Harbor by the Pilgrims. It resides at the end of the Pamet River. The Pilgrims deemed it too shallow for a permanent settlement.
These shots were taken with a Canon 5D Mk II and Canon 70-300mm f4-f5.6L IS USM.
Despite the advice from my government and even Egyptian colleagues, I stubbornly persisted with my plan to visit Cairo in mid-December 2014 and while my safety was never compromised it was hard to ignore the paranoia in the dictatorship of Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi.
Tourism was down 80 percent since the beginning of the Arab Spring which destabilized the whole region so those working in tourism were desperate for support. The only silver lining for a tourist in such an environment of desperation and fear is that key sites are easy to access. The Egyptian Museum has more unadmired mummies than a Pharaoh could shake his crook at while even the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid lies empty near the close of the day. Hearing my lone voice echo in this amazing space will doubtless be the highlight of my touristic life. Seosamh Mac Giolla Phádraig
See more of Seosamh’s work @ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dublinroad/albums
001 – Government forces primed and ready for action outside the Egyptian Museum which lies next to Tahrir Square where Egyptians gathered in 2011 to topple the dictatorship of President Hosni Mubarak and where Egyptians gathered in 2013 to bring down the curtain on the short-lived democratically elected government of Mohamed Morsi.
002 – The Egyptian Museum on Wasim Hassan which is currently undergoing a major restoration befitting of its magnificent collection of priceless artifacts.
003 – The minaret of the Al-Fath Mosque on Midan Ramsis which is one of Cairo’s greatest landmarks.
004 – In Cairo’s most famous souq area, Khan El Khalili, lies the stunning Qalun Mosque.
005 – Children enjoying an evening game of pool by the sidewalk in the neighborhood surrounding the walls of Salah El Din Citadel.
006 – A breathtaking view as dusk descends on the impoverished neighborhood between Salah El Din Citadel and Sultan Hassan Mosque.
007 – Sand and sky frame the Pyramid of Menkaure and Pyramid of Khafre at the Giza Necropolis.
008 – The Great Sphinx stands sentinel to the Great Pyramid at the Giza Necropolis.
009 – The architecturally interesting burial chambers in the Greek Orthodox Cemetery in Coptic Cairo.
010 – The view from Cairo Tower of the lush greenery by the Nile reminds one of the Nile’s essential role in the agricultural life of Egypt past and present.
© 2015 Seosamh Mac Giolla Phádraig
Founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703, Saint Petersburg is the cultural heart of the Russian Federation and a city synonymous with the three revolutions which shaped 20th century Russian and ultimately world history. The city continues to thrive economically and culturally and is the political heartland of the Federation’s current leadership. Seosamh Mac Giolla Phádraig
See more of Seosamh’s work @ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dublinroad/albums
001 – The south side of the magnificent Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), 25 km south of St. Petersburg. The Catherine Palace is famous for being the summer residence of the Russian tsars.
002 – The gilded onion domes of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo which has been completely restored since its destruction during World War II.
003 – Pigeons in the charming Catherine Park in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) close to St. Petersburg.
004 – A carriage dashes through the snow in the Aleksandrovskiy Park in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin).
005 – A statue of beloved Russian poet, playwright, and novelist Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin in the grounds of the Catherine Palace.
006 – The facade of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. The Palace was the official residence of Russian monarchs from 1732 to 1917.
007 – Palace Square in St. Petersburg which is the city’s main square and the scene of the most tumultuous moments in 20th century Russian history.
008 – A large urn in the Hermitage Museum which is one of the oldest museums in the world.
009 – The Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood located on Griboyedov Canal Embankment, is one of the most stunning churches in St. Petersburg.
010 – The Grand Ducal Burial Vault and Peter and Paul Cathedral in the Peter and Paul Fortress.
011 – Smolny Cathedral by the banks of the River Neva.
012 – The Kunstkamera Museum from across the Bolshaya Neva on Admiralty Embankment.
© 2015 Seosamh Mac Giolla Phádraig
Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H. is a beautiful natural location about 2 hours North of Boston, Massachusetts.
New Hampshire is replete with fresh water lakes. Lake Winnipesaukee is the largest. The lake is 9 1/2 miles wide and 28 miles long.
Camping, hiking, swimming, boating are only a few of the things you can do in this lovely location.
Find out more at the following links:
http://www.lake-winnipesaukee-travel-guide.com/
http://www.winnipesaukee.com
I traveled to the Lake in November 2104. It was a cloudy day but I took a few interesting shots. I usually only do minor manipulation to my photos but, in this case, I used Photoshop to manipulate the shadows and highlights. I find the images a bit painting – like but …
I’m using the Canon 5D mkII now and like the results it produces, very much. But it still doesn’t beat film. ;-)
Ducks in a row on Weirs Beach, N.H. – Canon 5D MKII at 20mm, f8 at 1/250 at ISO 100
Gaza, N.H. – Canon 5D MKII at 20mm, f6.3 at 1/160 at ISO 100
View East from Weirs Beach N.H. – Canon 5D MKII at 20mm, f8 at 1/250 at ISO 100
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Wander, Wonder, Wilderness
Interactive documentary project Wander, Wonder, Wilderness explores the relationships between humans, community, and nature—and the ways that green spaces serve as an antidote to our de-natured lives. Participants are invited to visit Boston’s natural spaces, create content including text, images, and sound, and share it with future visitors via an interactive website and app. Project director and artist Paul Turano will kick off the project at the ICA with a documentary screening. For more details and how to participate,
visit wanderurbanwilds.com.
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