MANJARI SHARMA: Show & Tell

from The Shower Series
Photograph (c) Manjari Sharma/All Rights Reserved

from The Shower Series
Photograph (c) Manjari Sharma/All Rights Reserved

from The Shower Series
Photograph (c) Manjari Sharma/All Rights Reserved

from The Shower Series
Photograph (c) Manjari Sharma/All Rights Reserved

from The Water Series
Photograph (c) Manjari Sharma/All Rights Reserved

"For the last few months I have been inviting people to visit my apartment and allow me to photograph them in a very intimate space; my bathroom. I have also been inviting them to take a shower as I continue to shoot them. I soon came to the observation that warm water running over my subjects bodies often relieved them of any unnerving awkwardness the camera brought about. Once they were relaxed, the bathroom, formerly a beauty parlour, now became a confessional and I the hair dresser. Many of my subjects shared intimate details of their life with me and every new person in the shower became a brand new allegory."

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I was first introduced to Manjari Sharma by Mary Virginia Swanson, at MVS's inspiring lecture at ASMP/NY last fall. I loved Manjari's "Shower Series" and also the Portfolio, Water and India series on her website. Sharma moved to the U.S. from India in 2001 to attend the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio, then moved back to India to travel and photograph. She then moved to NYC in 2007, where she's been shooting for AOL, Penguin Books, and others, as well as exhibiting her personal work. Manjari has been selected to present her portfolio for the prestigious Review Santa Fe 2010.

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May 18: Show & Tell: Photographers Salon. Manjari Sharma will present "The Shower Series". Dot Editions, 119 8th St, Park Slope Brooklyn 6-9 pm.

May 21-23: San Francisco Fine Art Fair, Richard Levy Gallery, booth #11/12

June 4: Review Santa Fe Portfolio Viewing. An evening open to the public for free to view the work of all 100 photographers selected for Review Santa Fe.

H.H. THE DALAI LAMA: An Enlightening Experience May 20-22 Radio City Music Hall

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Photograph (c) Nicholas Vreeland/All Rights Reserved

In partnership for the fifth time, The Tibet Center and Healing the Divide are privileged to host His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s return to New York City. On May 20th, 21st, and 22nd, His Holiness will impart three days of Teachings on Nagarjuna’s Commentary on Bodhicitta (download text here in English, Mandarin and Tibetan), and A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, by Shantideva. Read more: www.dalailamany.org

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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has received over eighty-four awards, medals, and honorary doctorates, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, and the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in 2007, in recognition of his message of compassion, peace, non-violence, interfaith understanding, and universal responsibility. His Holiness has also authored over seventy books, including An Open Heart, Ethics for the New Millennium, and The Universe in a Single Atom.

JASON FLORIO: Photojournalism May 12 Talk Soho Apple Theatre NYC

Duta Fotana Alkao (chief) of Pirang village, The Gambia watches over the village imam as he reads from the Koran. Photograph (c) Jason Florio/All rights reserved

from the Portrait series 930km African Odyssey

Photographs (c) Jason Florio/All rights reserved

Man wearing a baboon hat in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Photographs (c) Jason Florio/All rights reserved

Children exit the water at a beach near Trinidad, Cuba as a storm approaches. Photographs (c) Jason Florio/All rights reserved

Texas from above.
Photographs (c) Jason Florio/All rights reserved

Horsemen enroute to a wedding in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Photographs (c) Jason Florio/All rights reserved

Young boy selling a magazine with the picture of Angelina Jolie on the cover. Butcher street, Kabul, Afghanistan. Photographs (c) Jason Florio/All rights reserved

After meeting Photojournalist Jason Florio at last year's Review Santa Fe, I posted some photographs (on 9.15.09) from his project Makasutu: Mecca In The Forest, now on sale on Blurb Books, and my favorite quote of his which covers everything you might find about his work.

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I have been arrested by the Taliban...ridden into far-flung Afghan valleys in search of nomads with mujahideen as my security, dressed as a woman to cross a border, was at the foot of the Twin Towers as they collapsed, enjoyed the 'comforts' of a Cuban hospital, hunted bats in Surinam, chatted with Somali pirates over Coke and biscuits and danced like a fiend in Beirut nightclubs...among other things.

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Jason, and his partner, Photography & Expedition Producer Helen Jones, made a 930km walk around The Gambia last year. You can view (and purchase) portraits he made along the route here: 930km African Odyssey

Jason's Website
Florio + Jones incredible Expedition Blog

Jason Florio and Sarah Small
APA/NY Lecture Series Soho Apple Store May 12

COLLECT.GIVE

To Benefit: The Austin Children's Shelter
Hammock Edition of 20 $40
Photograph © Elizabeth Fleming / All rights reserved

To Benefit: Sarvey Wildlife Care Center
Angel in Blue, 2008 Edition of 20 $50
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To Benefit: Charity: Water
crawfish (lacuna detail) Edition of 20 $40
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To Benefit: Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research
Picnic Table, Queenstown, New Zealand 2008 Edition of 20 $40

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NYPD: Seek Help To ID Photos

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The NYPD released 215 photographs of women taken in the 1970's by a convicted serial killer now on Death Row in California. The photographer, who studied film under Roman Polanski, had over a 1,000 pictures in a storage locker when he was arrested. Releasing the photographs may help crack several cold cases.

"They should be in every newspaper, on TV and on the Internet," said Sheila Weller, a cousin of one of his victims. View Photos Here.

CYCLING THE WORLD: Global Citizen Furtemba Sherpa Promotes Peace

"My Name is Furtemba Sherpa, I am a world Cyclist.
I have left Nepal December 25, 2003"

New York City

Italy

Helping in Haiti

Iguaçu Falls, South America

The Healing Center of "John of God"
Casa de Dom Ignacio, Abadiania, Brazil

Brasília

Furtemba Sherpa, World Tour Cyclist

"My name is Furtemba Sherpa, a Global Citizen. Originally, I am from a small village called Sankuasabha in Nepal. At the age of 26, I started world cycle tour with the cause of "World Peace and Environmental Protection." Since 2003, I had been cycling to 46 countries and intend to cycle 150 countries all together which should be done by 2020."

Furtemba Sherpa is the great-grandson of Tenzing Norgay, who first reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 alongside Sir Edmund Hillary. Conquering the Himalayas has been considered by most Sherpas in Nepal as the pinnacle of success, but Furtemba is embarking on his dream to become the first Sherpa to cycle around the globe to promote his message of World Peace and Environmental Protection.

FOLLOW FURTEMBA HERE

ASMP/NY FINE ARTS BRAINTRUST GROUP EXHIBITION: May 5-31 2010

Photograph (c) Joseph Squillante /All Rights Reserved

Photograph (c) Clayton Price /All Rights Reserved

Photograph (c) Bruce Katz/All Rights Reserved

Photograph (c) Cynthia Matthews /All Rights Reserved

Photograph (c) Joseph Mondello /All Rights Reserved

Photograph (c) Margaret McCarthy/All Rights Reserved

Photograph (c) Susan May Tell /All Rights Reserved

Photograph (c) Viviane Moos /All Rights Reserved

May 5-31, 2010
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MEDIA PHOTOGRAPHERS NY
Fine Arts Braintrust Group Exhibition

BRUCE KATZ • CYNTHIA MATTHEWS • MARGARET McCARTHY
JOSEPH ANDERSON MONDELLO • VIVIANE MOOS • CLAYTON PRICE
JOSEPH SQUILLANTE • SUSAN MAY TELL

BoConcept in Chelsea, 144 W 18th, NYC

SUSAN MAY TELL: Photowork

Enigma at Photowork '10, juried by Guggenheim Curator Nat Trotman
Photograph (c) Susan May Tell /All Rights Reserved

Man at Windows on the World, WTC
Photograph (c) Susan May Tell /All Rights Reserved

Woman With Bank Book and Dog

Photograph (c) Susan May Tell /All Rights Reserved

Men Wait For Ferry
Photograph (c) Susan May Tell /All Rights Reserved

Photograph (c) Susan May Tell /All Rights Reserved

Photographs by Susan May Tell

SUSAN MAY TELL: WEBSITE
Helping Haiti Exhibit

SPICY GUMBO PHOTO WORKSHOP: May 20-24 Debbie Fleming Caffery + Carlin Tapp

Photograph (c) Debbie Fleming Caffery/All rights reserved

Photograph © Carlan Tapp/ All rights reserved

Spicy Gumbo Photo Workshop
May 20 - 24, 2010 • Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

This WORKSHOP is for intermediate to advanced photographers wishing to immerse themselves in the art of visual story telling through traditional photography and creative audio narrative. Under the guidance of master photographers, Debbie Fleming Caffery and Carlan Tapp, participants will have this rare opportunity to work deep in the heart of Lousiana’s Cajun Country. Based out of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana (crawfish capitol of the world) the workshop will explore the Bayou’s people, landscape, tradition, food and music.

CARLAN TAPP: Question Of Power

"Four Corners Power Plant, Shiprock, New Mexico. Over 15 million tons of chemical toxins are released into the air each year in the Four Corners Area. Living in the shadow of the nation’s dirtiest power plants the Dine´ People suffer from respiratory disease and cancer from the pollution laden air, soil, and water. A new proposed coal burning power plant, Desert Rock, will seriously add to local and global problems." Photograph © Carlan Tapp/ All rights reserved

"Alice Gilmore stops to rest at her young sister’s grave site. She has been told by the Dine´ Power Authority that her father long ago signed over all their grazing permits to the strip mine. The DPA refuses to show her written records. Her family burial areas, home, and grazing lands will all be destroyed by the new strip mine." Photograph © Carlan Tapp/ All rights reserved

"Many Navajos must drive, on average, 50 miles round trip three to four times a week for their personal water and for their livestock supply since much of existing livestock water has been contaminated by mining activities." Photograph © Carlan Tapp/ All rights reserved

"Bonnie Gilmore listens intently as her mother Alice shares family history and information regarding family ceremonial and burial sites being destroyed by BHP Mining." Photograph © Carlan Tapp/ All rights reserved

"Alice and Bonnie Gilmore approach contractors hired by BHP Mining who were discovered sifting through family burial sites." Photograph © Carlan Tapp/ All rights reserved

"Children intently watch Lucille Willie skillfully hand-shear a sheep, a craft passed down to each generation." Photograph © Carlan Tapp/ All rights reserved

"Asthma in children is doubling every ten years."

Photograph © Carlan Tapp/ All rights reserved

Question of Power
Coal: The social cost of Electricity in America

Carlan Tapp began his photo essay Question of Power in 2005. His project uses traditional photographic documentary techniques of reportage, portraiture, and landscapes, with the addition of recorded audio interviews. Question of Power are stories and voices of individuals, families, and communities affected by the mining, processing, burning, and storage of waste materials created by coal for this generation of electricity in America. Carlan Tapp: Portrait U.S.A.

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Spicy Gumbo Photo Workshop MAY 20-24th

All 2010 Workshops