April 2009 archives

For a good cause

April 17, 2009 by Younes
Travel photographer Greg Kendall-Ball  is partnering with Physicians for Human Rights, a co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, to document the effect of PEPFAR funds on lives in Rwanda. In 2008, the United States designated nearly $50 Billion to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases in Africa. Greg plans to spend several weeks [...]

Seeing like a painter

April 15, 2009 by Younes
Nature photographer and host of TV show “Travels to the edge”, Art Wolfe recently contributed an inspiring column on the luminous landscape website. Art shares some of his insight on photography and talks about how he uses his background in fine arts, and painting in particular, as an inspiration for his photographic work. [Translate]

Creativity

April 14, 2009 by Younes
I have had the pleasure to stumble upon a very interesting and inspiring blog post by Travel Photographer Gavin Gough. You know how it is when you fall into a creative rut, your style and photographs become predictable, you lose some of your appetite for your craft…Well, Gavin’s post is sure to inject some much needed pep [...]

Free Landscape Photography Workshop

April 10, 2009 by Younes
I love to photograph, I love to teach…So I am offering a free landscape photography workshop. I already have 5 participants lined up for the week-end of May 30. In order to make the experience worthwhile for the potential participants, I intentionally limit the participation to 4 -5 people. The workshop would take place in [...]

A nice way to wake up!

April 4, 2009 by Younes
I woke up this morning to the sweet news that a photograph of mine has been retained as the cover shot for the May issue of Canadian photography magazine PhotoSolution! While I knew I had an article in this issue as a regular contributor, the cover was a complete surprise…If that’s a not a nice [...]
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