My image Boys From Afar was awarded an Honorable Mention at the International Photography Awards in the Pro Portrait Category.
In addition, I submitted for the first time a video in the Pro Moving Images Category and Where We Began also was awarded an Honorable Mention in this category.
One of the NGOs I work with, Dignity Period, just released a new video using still images and video I captured from a recent trip to the Tigray region in Ethiopia.
This is the first time I have worked with the production company, The Arbor Group, and I am really happy with the way this video was edited.
Take a peek here.
I recently completed two projects for the Worldwide Fistula Foundation, documenting work they support.
Oregon Health & Sciences University performs and teaches prolapse surgery in the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia. My imagery helps to promote their work and attract donors to their cause. The project was founded by Dr. Rahel Nardos, an Ethiopian woman who came to the US during the time of the Derg and studied to become a urogynecologist.
TERREWODE is an organization that helps fistula survivors re-integrate back into village life. I have collected various types of content for edited videos, promotional materials, donor engagement activities and guest blog publication.
I love working in a way that engages what I call the “spindle effect”, where many people collaborate and the end result touches a variety of individuals and organizations. Nothing pleases me more than to be a part of a system rather than have my name be front and center.
A large part of my work now entails more than just capturing the still image. I am often asked to collect video and professional sound so that the content can be edited into small video stories or other applications. Here are two examples from my work documenting Hamlin midwives in Ethiopia.
What an honor it was when someone from the Ohio University communications department called and asked to interview me about a few images they curated from my website! Their Visual Communications program is well known in the country, and I highly respect their educational offerings in this field of study.
When I attended Ohio University, I wanted to be a Photojournalism major but my father did not permit it for various reasons. Having them initiate this discussion and sanction my work is a long held wish come true.
Listen to the interview here.
Photographing a person always has a spiritual feeling for me, but standing before Acosia as she dissolved one with her land was quite an astonishing and humbling experience.
We have so much to learn from our land’s indigenous culture.
Go to a pow wow, not only to watch the dancing, but also cross the cultural divide, dismiss any personal shyness and hesitation, and spend some time talking with someone from a tribe. Listen to their tales of history and beliefs. It’s opened
my world and shifted my thinking substantially.
I can’t thank Acosia enough for letting me into a small part of her rhythmic world.
Watch her dance here. Get the article here.
What a complete blast we had with Oranj Studio creating their summer 2014 Look Book images! Many thanks to Jeff Heylen and Raina Stinson for their stellar assistance.
Check out the “behind the scenes” video here!
When my new Broncolor mobile lighting kit arrived, my first thought was: what a lovely skirt!
I got this hair brain idea to wear the octabox as a skirt. My friend and fab photographer Raina Stinson offered to photograph my new look, and here is the result! See more of her photos here.
Short video clip here.
Hair by Michele Wade.
Hot dang! We just received a copy of the latest issue of 1859 Magazine and the story about Rose and Darryl and their Triple H Ranch is in there.
We LOVE the video that editor Kevin Max made!
I had the chance to bring some of Rose’s homemade soaps to Ethiopia with me. Here is a photo of Rose and also of a priestess holding a bar of Rose’s lovely soap:
I love rap music. It makes me want to move my body. It moves my soul.
I got the chance to go see a rap concert in New York City and all I had with me was my cellphone. It was dark in the venue and it was difficult to track the lighting without getting much blur because these dudes can MOVE!
Here are a few images, and also one of the many videos I took. This one has my cell phone going for a little ride.
