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Friday, February 11, 2005
Thursday, February 10, 2005
The Most Talented People I Know, Part 1
I've decided that I know a good many talented people, and I thought that I would brag on them a little. These will be random posts that I write as different people come to mind. I have several in mind right now, so you may get a little sick of this, but it's my blog, so I guess you'll just have to deal! ha!
James Edward Bates: Photojournalist
I met Jamie the year I interned at FBC Gulfport, Mississippi. Jamie was a photojournalist for the local paper and would help with youth events from time to time. Always friendly, but very shy, it took me a while to get to know him, but I’m glad I had the opportunity. During a phone conversation one time, Jamie asked me where I grew up. I said Crowley, LA, thinking that he’d have no clue where that was, but he responded by saying that he’d been around there a few weeks before. Perplexed, I asked him WHY and he said that he’d been at a Klan rally outside Crowley. I simply said “Oh,” not knowing what to think—Jamie is a member of the Ku Klux Klan?! But he quickly explained that he’d been working on a collection chronicling the activity of the Klan in the modern south. A few months later, he showed a slideshow containing his work from the Klan collection as well as other significant photographs he’d taken and I was hooked. Jamie is one of the most talented photographers I’ve ever known. His pictures tell a story and they tell it well. The following is a biography (from zReportage.com) summarizing his talent and renown.
James Edward Bates grew up in south Mississippi. He considers renowned civil-rights photojournalist Charles Moore to be his mentor; Moore's reportage of the civil-rights movement in the 1960s is attributed to shifting the national mood in favor of equality for all Americans. Bates documents the Ku Klux Klan and other groups honestly, recording their words and actions accurately, as they exist before his camera. His seven-year reportage of the Ku Klux Klan featured among hanging exhibits at the prestigious international festival of photojournalism in Perpignan, France: Visa Pour L'image, 2003. It is part of the traveling and permanent exhibits for the Middle Passage and African American History Museum and will exhibit at the St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, which is part of the prestigious Glasgow Museums family, from November 2005 to April 2006. Bates' photography appeared in Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster's In Search of America. He has been published U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek, American Photo, People, Rolling Stone, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald and many other national and international newspapers and magazines.
Click here to see a slideshow containing some of his KKK collection photographs
What gets me is that, while they look like they could be images from the 40’s or 50’s, all of these pictures have been taken in the last 8 years or so! My favorite picture isn’t in this collection, but even now—five years later—I can see it clearly in my mind’s eye.
In my search for Jamie’s work online, I came across another site containing his work—this one quite different from the first. Apparently, he’s a wedding photographer as well. I think that’s neat because I have said for a while that, if I ever get married, I would LOVE for Jamie to be the photographer! Now he has a business, I just need to find a groom! ;) I hope these sites give you a glimpse into the heart of this talented man.
James Edward Bates: Photojournalist
I met Jamie the year I interned at FBC Gulfport, Mississippi. Jamie was a photojournalist for the local paper and would help with youth events from time to time. Always friendly, but very shy, it took me a while to get to know him, but I’m glad I had the opportunity. During a phone conversation one time, Jamie asked me where I grew up. I said Crowley, LA, thinking that he’d have no clue where that was, but he responded by saying that he’d been around there a few weeks before. Perplexed, I asked him WHY and he said that he’d been at a Klan rally outside Crowley. I simply said “Oh,” not knowing what to think—Jamie is a member of the Ku Klux Klan?! But he quickly explained that he’d been working on a collection chronicling the activity of the Klan in the modern south. A few months later, he showed a slideshow containing his work from the Klan collection as well as other significant photographs he’d taken and I was hooked. Jamie is one of the most talented photographers I’ve ever known. His pictures tell a story and they tell it well. The following is a biography (from zReportage.com) summarizing his talent and renown.
James Edward Bates grew up in south Mississippi. He considers renowned civil-rights photojournalist Charles Moore to be his mentor; Moore's reportage of the civil-rights movement in the 1960s is attributed to shifting the national mood in favor of equality for all Americans. Bates documents the Ku Klux Klan and other groups honestly, recording their words and actions accurately, as they exist before his camera. His seven-year reportage of the Ku Klux Klan featured among hanging exhibits at the prestigious international festival of photojournalism in Perpignan, France: Visa Pour L'image, 2003. It is part of the traveling and permanent exhibits for the Middle Passage and African American History Museum and will exhibit at the St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, which is part of the prestigious Glasgow Museums family, from November 2005 to April 2006. Bates' photography appeared in Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster's In Search of America. He has been published U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek, American Photo, People, Rolling Stone, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald and many other national and international newspapers and magazines.
Click here to see a slideshow containing some of his KKK collection photographs
What gets me is that, while they look like they could be images from the 40’s or 50’s, all of these pictures have been taken in the last 8 years or so! My favorite picture isn’t in this collection, but even now—five years later—I can see it clearly in my mind’s eye.
In my search for Jamie’s work online, I came across another site containing his work—this one quite different from the first. Apparently, he’s a wedding photographer as well. I think that’s neat because I have said for a while that, if I ever get married, I would LOVE for Jamie to be the photographer! Now he has a business, I just need to find a groom! ;) I hope these sites give you a glimpse into the heart of this talented man.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Some Assembly Required
Today I spent a little time getting my new home in order. It's pretty slow-going, especially since I stop every hour or so to check email/go to wal-mart/meet a friend for coffee. . .and do whatever else I can to avoid the inevitable task of unpacking! These are just a few pics that I thought I'd share with the world--don't you want to come help??? ;)
UGH!!
UGH!!
What were they thinking?
I just bought a new sofa--some simple, neutral number that I found on sale--and these are the pillows that came with it. Seriously, why do they even produce upholstery that looks like this? And what do I do with them? They are ugly as all get out so I don't want to use them, but they are new pillows, so I don't want to get rid of them! Oh, the dilemma!
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Camellias and Moving Day
Well, I have finally flown the coop!! I have managed to move nearly everything I own into my new apartment--minus all of the clothes that Erica has borrowed during my stay!--and I am now surrounded by musky smelling boxes. Don't ask me what's in any of the boxes! I spent all afternoon opening them up just to find out. Most of my stuff has been in storage for almost nine months now, so I'm rediscovering my stuff. And it's always on days like today when I swear that I'm gonna get rid of it all and have only what I can carry on my back! Ugh, I hate moving! But it is done and I plan to stay put this time! (Sorry Della, I think you're gonna have to look elsewhere for a roommate! There is NO way I'm carting this stuff cross-country!)
But hating to move does not stop me from accumulating more stuff! Even now I'm shopping for more furniture! Erica and I were talking about moving and, as they are buying a house (oh, yeah--hey Kyle, Erica and Damon are buying a house!) I was saying that they're gonna need to rent a truck b/c they have too much stuff for pickup trucks. I said that they are ADULTS moving--and she asked what that made me, a college student? And I'm thinking that I still kinda have that mentality. I said that I may be a student moving in, but I have a feeling that I'm gonna be an adult moving out! Ugh, and there are poor people in Uganda and whatnot who are barely scraping by and I'm shopping for entertainment centers and big, cushy chairs!
Anyway, the people who offered to help me move my belongings were available this morning so at 8:00 on Mardi Gras day--when most people are gearing up to head for the parades--I was carting heavy boxes! Ugh, what a day!! So sorry Melissa--I don't have any pics. But my friend Jen will be posting her Mardi Gras pics in the next day or two so check it out.
On a completely unrelated note, I spent some time this weekend taking pics of camellias in my neighbor's yard while Ony harassed a very determined squirrel. These are a few of the pics I liked the most. I don't know names of the individual varieties, sorry. I just thought they were pretty--sorry it's such a 'girly' post Brian! ;)
an action shot--see the bee! I was livin' life on the edge to get this shot!
my second favorite
my favorite pic--and I love this color/variety the most
But hating to move does not stop me from accumulating more stuff! Even now I'm shopping for more furniture! Erica and I were talking about moving and, as they are buying a house (oh, yeah--hey Kyle, Erica and Damon are buying a house!) I was saying that they're gonna need to rent a truck b/c they have too much stuff for pickup trucks. I said that they are ADULTS moving--and she asked what that made me, a college student? And I'm thinking that I still kinda have that mentality. I said that I may be a student moving in, but I have a feeling that I'm gonna be an adult moving out! Ugh, and there are poor people in Uganda and whatnot who are barely scraping by and I'm shopping for entertainment centers and big, cushy chairs!
Anyway, the people who offered to help me move my belongings were available this morning so at 8:00 on Mardi Gras day--when most people are gearing up to head for the parades--I was carting heavy boxes! Ugh, what a day!! So sorry Melissa--I don't have any pics. But my friend Jen will be posting her Mardi Gras pics in the next day or two so check it out.
On a completely unrelated note, I spent some time this weekend taking pics of camellias in my neighbor's yard while Ony harassed a very determined squirrel. These are a few of the pics I liked the most. I don't know names of the individual varieties, sorry. I just thought they were pretty--sorry it's such a 'girly' post Brian! ;)
an action shot--see the bee! I was livin' life on the edge to get this shot!
my second favorite
my favorite pic--and I love this color/variety the most
Monday, February 07, 2005
My HOT Date!!
Oh, I'm so excited! I just found out that I've got a hot date tonight! He's got big blue eyes and a wonderful smile! He is SO cute!! ;) I'm spending my evening with Jackson so that his mom and dad (Amy and Lawrence) can go downtown with Erica and Damon to catch a little of the Mardi Gras festivities. I'd much rather stay in with Jackson, myself! It's just blah outside right now!
Jackson Landon, man of the hour
Jackson Landon, man of the hour
Is this not THE cutest car?
This little cutie lives in the driveway right next to my sister's house. I've never seen one like it before and I just think it's so cute! Apparently, Jordan and Jeff (the fellas who live next door) drove it up until a few years ago.
The front--obviously!
The front--obviously!
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