It advises viewers to “make no plans for the rest of the day.” Enjoy!

Let Us Know Praise Famous Men by Walker Evans and James Agee

Nicaragua by Susan Meiselas

Mine Fields by Bill Burke

Naked City by Weegee

Photobooks are a unique and very important way to experience photography. They offer up an unmediated story put forth by the photographer, combining elements of information, document, and art. While it is great to know about the work being put forth by publishers like Steidl, Aperture, and Phaidon, it is also important for young photographers to think about making their own books. Websites like Blurb and MyPublisher offer a cheap and easy way to create your own book.

To learn about the thousands of photobooks that have been published in years past check out Artbook or read The Photobook: A History, Vol. I and II by Martin Parr and Gerry Badger (available in the Tisch library).

If you are interested in learning about new and unusual photobooks, check out the blog Little Brown Mushroom started by Alec Soth.

Happy reading!

There are some great photographers coming to MassArt this semester and I urge you all to attend these talks.

Livia Corona, March 1, 2PM. Kennedy Building, Room 206

Penelope Umbrico, March 29, 2PM.  Kennedy Building, Room 406

Katy Grannan, April 12, 2PM.  Tower Auditorium

Walead Beshty, April 26, 2PM.  Tower Auditorium

Abelardo Morell, May 10, 6PM.  Tower Auditorium

Many Exposure members, past and present, have done great work while teamed up with nonprofits. If you’re searching for an internship or interested in pitching ideas for collaborations, check it out!

Check out the NY Times article here, and although the prints are “on the move,” you can still enjoy them at the Magnum website.

“Come out, come out wherever you are”

A happy Allister engages the croud.

An onlooker supports the cause.

Massachusetts representative and Tufts alum Carl Sciortino shares some pride.

A professor on campus shares her heartbreaking story.

The Tufts community happily sharing in the celebration.

Here, a Tufts grad student jokes about why he is a minority: “I’m black, I’m gay, and I’m Christian.”

American Apparel “Legalize Gay” t-shirts for all!

The Tufts Daily published a list of names of those who are “out and proud!”

“Legalize Gay: Repeal Prop 8 Now!”

LGBT Center Director Tom Bourdon plays with this beautiful adopted baby boy!

You are loved.

2nd Annual Deaf Event at the Horace Mann Deaf School in Allston where a Deaf-Blind woman is assisted by her SSP (service support provider)

This event was held by The presidents of the Deaf Club and Interpreters Club from Northeastern University.

The Presidents of The Deaf and Intrepreters Club: Sara and William

Molly, a fellow classmate of mine signs with our professors Jim Lipsky

Thanksgiving Dinner at Sacred Heart Church in Newton

A woman and Her SSP sign together at the Thanksgiving event

This Thursday, January 28, the show’s opening will take place at 6:00 PM. More information is available on the IGL website, and you can RSVP at the Facebook event here.

Hope to see you there!

This quote is from the end of Burtynsky’s movie Manufactured Landscapes:

“There are times when I have thought about my work and putting it into a more politicized environment. If I said this is a terrible thing we are doing to the planet, then people will either agree or disagree. By not saying what you should see, that may allow them to look at something that they had never looked at and to see the world a little differently. So I think many people today sit in that uncomfortable spot where we don’t necessarily want to give up what we have, but they realize what we are doing is creating problems that run deep. It is not a simple right or wrong; it needs a whole new way of thinking.” – Edward Burtynsky Manufactured Landscapes.

This next quote is from a video about curating the Open Society Institute’s Moving Walls Exhibit. View the video here.

“… There is the reality that we are all the more linked globally and we have to know about each other and photography gives us that opportunity…

“I don’t go into the field as an advocate, I go into the field to make a discovery. I don’t start with a mission, I start with what is going on, the questions: What is going on? What can I see? What can I show? Conveying this through the photographs. Then it is with whom I partner, if that seems appropriate for that work to have an additional life, which could be a life of advocacy or a life tied to an issue targeted in a very particular way whether to policymakers or to the public. You have to keep documenting at the same time, asking those questions and seeking as I said really opportunities to create possibilities for engagement.

“That’s where the understanding is key. If we are going to be able to build bridges, and I do think photography is all about creating the bridge people still have to walk over it. I think photographers are the people who perceive the bridge as a possibility and that goes back to the hope that people will feel the connection and that connectivity is the opening of the door.” – Susan Meiselas OSI Moving Walls Curator Expanding the Circle: The Engaged Phtoographer

Groups of people gravitated to the shores of the Charles early on the morning of October 17th.  Even at that hour, the passion and energy of the competitors was tangible in the sounds of their oars slicing the water and in the strain of their muscles, which one could easily see from the river’s edge or one of the bridges that reached across the Charles.

Coxmen urgently shouted orders to their teammates, and with the shore lapping nearly up to our feet, it was almost as if we were in the boat with them, beating in time against the waves, feeling the rhythm that they steadily maintainted against the glass-like water.

The rowers’ intensity was matched only by the enthusiasm and dedication of the spectators rallying at the shorelines.  This diverse group brings as much as the competitors do to the event.  Drawn by the festive atmosphere, splendid weather, or the exuberance of the races, there is no limit to who will take part in the Head of the Charles.

Boston-area college and high school students mix with local families and crew enthusiasts from all corners of the world.  But with everyone watching and enjoying the races, cheering for the sheer sport as much as for individual rowers and teams, the individual reasons for being at the event become indistinguishable from the grant tradition that is maintianed when so many people gather for this event. Even if it exists for only a few days, the Head of the Charles spirit forms a unique and vibrant community that left us in awe.

Perhaps the rowing was so unifying because it can be appreciated at so many levels. One can support a friend or relative competiting in a race, or one can merely be swept up in the competitive athletic spirit.  One can appreciate the artful snaking of boats across the Charles, or one can close one’s eyes and hear the waves dance and feel the crisp autum breeze.

Anyone can contribute to the Head of the Charles, and that is what makes this tradition so spectacular. Whether they treads the shores of the Charles, peer down from a bridge, toil and sweat as they beat their oars in time, or officiate the races, everyone brings their own character to the event. From any point on the river, it is clear that something has taken hold of the Charles. Even the mere echoes of spectators and a distant boat glistening on the shore elude to something out of the ordinary. The air seems a bit fresher, the sun a degree warmer, the water a shade bluer, and your own mood a bit brighter.  Upon first witnessing this event, our group was awestruck by its magnificent atmosphere: the dazzling Charles River, the graceful competitors, and the vibrant crowd.  But we soon learned that the success of this tradition ultimately stems from people, just like us, who allow themselves to be enmeshed in the Head of the Charles Regatta.  Without a diverse crowd of people, there would be no spirit.  It is easy to become a part of this event, you merely have to stumble upon it one weekend in October.  The challenge is finding anything that compares once you’ve been a part of it.