This is going to be a whirlwind post, I am up in Toronto for a conference. Barely got a connection, barely got the time.

So here are a few cool links I dug up for this week’s round-up.

First a bit of shameless promotion: I was interviewed this week on essential photo gear as their Nature photographer of the week, check it out if you are interested in knowing a bit more about me : http://essentialphotogear.com/blog/?p=483

if you haven’t checked it yet, Jack Hollingsworth gave a really terrific interview on this blog. It’s a podcast so you can download it to your ipod or computer and listen to it. Thirty minutes well spent : http://younesbounhar.com/marketingbusiness/focus-guest-jack-hollingsworth/

A hilarious video on youtube on the sad state of business, I won’t ruin it for you, just take a look: 

Jim Goldstein has a fantastic post on social media in photography, I know it’s a topic I’ve brought up a lot these days, but you’d better get the hang of it, that’s the way of the future! Some terrific and opportunities just on twitter alone. Check out Jim’s post here : http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog/2009/05/28/the-birds-and-the-bees-of-social-media-connectivity/

And if you feel like joining twitter.com why don’t you follow me while you are at it : http://twitter.com/younesbounhar .

You’ll also be seeing a few links to Chase Jarvis’ blog. He’s an inspiration and an awesome dude. Check out this post on how to keep renewing yourself as an artist (only when he says it sounds a lot cooler): http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2009/05/shake-your-tree-today.html.

Last but not least, I don’t want to say much, but I would suggest you pick up your issue of this month’s Photolife…won’t say more until next week.

Have a great week-end everyone!