Prix Pictet 2009 | Nadav Kander

Isreal born photographer Nadav Kander first caught my eye in the NYTimes Magazine's 52 page full color portrait series entitled "Obama's People." Insightful portraiture or striking landscapes, his work seems patient and urgent.



Kander has just been announced as the winner of the prestigious Prix Pictet 2009. He was chosen from a shortlist of 12 nominees that included Ed Kashi, Christopher Anderson, Edward Burtynsky, Andreas Gursky and Naoya Hatakeyama. The award was presented in Paris at the Passage de Retz by Kofi Annan, Honorary President of the Prix Pictet.

About Prix Pictet:

"Sponsored by the Geneva private bank Pictet & Cie, the Prix Pictet is the world’s first prize dedicated to photography and sustainability. It has a unique mandate – to use the power of photography to communicate crucial messages to a global audience; and it has a unique goal – art of the highest order, applied to the immense social and environmental threats of the new millennium."

Clark Filio | New Work

My best friend's brother has an opening in Boston next month. For all you New Englanders, please check it out. He is very talented young man.

The Fader | Double Vision

With their latest photo special issue the good people over at The Fader magazine have released a new photo website called Double Vision. It features landscapes from the American West by Victoria Sambunaris and a randomized gallery of photographs from America by Peter van Agtmael during his road trip with Christian Hansen. Listed as coming soon include a number of essays from Mr. Matt Eich, the Fader’s own John Francis Peters, Dominic Nahr, Alex Welsh and a few other intriguing collections.



The Podcast from this issue is also wonderful as always.

From the Archive | TVA Coal Ash Spill

NYT Story

Pangea | Photo Blog

Pangea
Recently launched a new photo blog with the illustrious Tim Hussin, Rush Jagoe, PHILIP ANDREWS, Celia Tobin and Danny Ghitis. A collective blog for like-minded documentary photographers.

Peter Earl McCollough | New Site

Make sure to check out McCollough's new site, especially the first set of auto-biographical images. It is intensely personal and a powerful look at the psychological effect of love and war on a young man.

before man was, war waited for him

Carolyn Drake in the Economist

Did you know?

Web Security Words Help Digitize Old Books

NPR Story

Amazing.

Rush Jagoe | Road Trip

My good buddy Rush Jagoe has just started scanning the film from his cross country bike trip. If Robert Frank and Sam Abell had a photo child, his or her photos might look very similar to the images from Rush's journey. Subtle, sophisticated, insightful.

Keep an eye on his blog, Living My Songlines.

Papal Visit | Spring 2008

Feels like a long time ago...

From the Woods to the White House

(Photo by Yoon Byun)

Well, in a few days I will be heading to DC to intern in the Photo Office at the White House. My good friend Johnny is interning there now and will be finishing up in a few days. His family generously offered to let me stay in their house for the Fall. I'm really excited to get started. Can't wait to see how things have changed since I was there in the Spring of 2008. Not excited to commute and wear a suit to work everyday. I hopefully will be bloging throughout the journey.

I already miss that hippie castle. Many good times.

All the best.


(White House Photo by Pete Souza)

{ Blackhawk, COLO } The 4th.

Ohio's Last Drops | Final Project for OU

Oil drilling in Ohio began in 1860 and for a period, the state’s oil fields were the largest in the world. According to Dow Bowman, owner of a drilling company in Ohio, “The oil and gas in southeastern Ohio and eastern Ohio over the last 100 years has been drilled. We are going back through old fields now trying to squeeze out any area that may have been missed.”

Noah Rabinowitz: Photographer, Audio, Production

Jennifer Poggi: Senior Producer

The Rabinowitz Clan Part 3 | Marta Hewett

Marta Hewett opened the Marta Hewett Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1990, which was devoted to the exhibition of rarely seen works of contemporary studio glass. Her childhood in Columbus, Indiana initiated a love for the visual arts. As a student, opportunities to explore New York City's endless offerings of museums and galleries had a profound influence. Marta returned to the Midwest in the mid 80s to complete her B.A. in painting at the School of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning, at the University of Cincinnati. Her career reflects her belief in the benefits of visual arts in everyday life.

At the new gallery location in the Neusole Glassworks complex in Cincinnati, Marta will continue to emphasize and encourage the patronage of works by selected, emerging and established artists.

Her artists include greats like Stephen Powell and Michael Aschenbrenner.



You can visit her gallery's website Here.

The Rabinowitz Clan Part 2 | Nadja Oertelt

"i am a scientist, filmmaker, writer, and televangelist"



My cousin Nadja is a pretty impressive person with a wide range of skills and interests. She graduated from MIT with a degree in neuroscience and now lives in London.

Here are two pieces she produced for vice/vbs.tv. Both are worth watching, but make sure to catch the guys of Sosolimited.





You can contact her at nadjaoertelt@gmail.com, or visit her Blog.

The Rabinowitz Clan Part 1 | Cay Sophie Rabinowitz

Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, who was at one point the editor-at-large for Art in America, and who is one of those chic women who can be found donning blue fur coats at chic Art Basel Miami parties, just launched a conceptual photo quarterly called Fantom.

Fantom in the NYT

Spooktober

Spooktober's Myspace

Musician Miguel Ebanosky, a.k.a. "Spooktober", grew up on a farm in Hinton, West Virginia and began playing guitar in his early teens. Recently relocating to Athens for "excitement", Ebanosky lives in a backyard tent and shops for his clothing in "reuse dumpsters".

Noah Rabinowitz: Photography, audio and production

Louis Spirito: Senior Producer

Michigan Health Care | The Wall Street Journal