Carry Me Home from Barefoot Workshops.

Title: Carry Me Home
A Film By: David Wright and Susan Fritz
Produced By: Barefoot Workshops, Inc.
Instructors: Julie Winokur, Teddy Symes, Yoni Brook & Chandler Griffin
Sponsors by: Canon USA, Sennheiser, Bogen Imaging, Lowel, Litepanels
Created: February 2010, Clarksdale, Mississippi
Synopsis: A self-determined man confronts his past, is given a chance, and discovers the freedom to change on the Sunflower River.

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This was my first foray into documentary filmmaking and the experience was nothing short of remarkable. There were 12 students including myself, 4 incredible instructors with a plethora of experience and knowledge, and an endlessly helpful support staff composed of savvy locals and Delta Workshop alumni students.

Our home base was the Shack Up Inn in the Mississippi Delta. It was an ideal environment to learn, edit, eat, and sleep, although there was not much sleeping to be had after week 1! Thanks to all for making these 2 weeks beyond enjoyable.

I highly recommend Barefoot Workshops for documentary filmmaking and photography. For more information, visit Barefoot Workshops.

jónsi – “go quiet” from Jónsi.

“Go Quiet” is a film of Jónsi performing the “go” album acoustically, shot at home in Reykjavík, Iceland over new year 2010 by Dean Deblois, the acclaimed director of “Heima“.

Powerful. Make sure you watch the entire video.

Maya Lin – Unchopping a Tree.

A great friend lives out in Portland, Oregon. She makes beautiful creations and is always sending me new music. The xx is her latest reccomendation. I’m psyched on this band.

While growing up I was allergic to common animals like dogs and cats. It was immensely difficult because I have always had a strong affection for animals. Wanting a dog but not being able to keep it inside because of my severe allergies, my father transformed our pool shed into a dog palace complete with tiled floors, electric heat, windows, insulation, doggie door, and fenced in area.

We started with our first dog, a yellow lab we named Buttercup. A few years later we added a second yellow lab and named her Sierra. I deeply loved Buttercup and Sierra but going away to college and later moving to Maine created large physical and emotional distances from them, and we saw each other less and less.

While living in Maine, my parents came for a summer visit and we went for a walk in the Camden Park. As the sun dipped beneath the horizon my parents began to explain that cancer had rapidly spread throughout Sierra, and that they had no choice but to put her to sleep, reliving her from her suffering.

Upon hearing this I began to feel very disconnected with her passing by not seeing her regularly. After watching this documentary I am able to better connect with her passing and identify with the emotions I was unable to feel for so long. May you find peace and connection with your family during this holiday season!

A remarkable, simple idea with the potential for great success. I love advertising of this nature.

About the campaign:

“Recently, local businesses in Portland, Maine, helped us launch an ad campaign that cost absolutely nothing. That’s right. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Sure, a big, expensive campaign could have gotten our name out there. But at what cost? See, it’s thinking like this that helps us give 82 cents of every dollar spent directly to the people who need it most. Like our fellow northern New Englanders in need of food, shelter, rehabilitation, elderly services…even disaster assistance. Now more than ever, it’s important to make every dollar count. It’s nice to know The Salvation Army of Northern New England is committed to “Doing The Most Good” with your donations.”

See more here.

Jónsi Birgisson, the lead singer of Sigur Rós, has released a song from his forthcoming solo album titled “go”. The music of Sigur Rós has always been influential to my photography and thinking. I often listen to it while driving, working at the computer, and sometimes even when I am photographing. It’s intriguing to watch Sigur Rós transition over time and I find myself thinking about the transitions my own photographs. I find time to be fascinating and believe it’s one of the many reasons I am passionate about making photographs.

I’m heading to Patagonia for an epic adventure with my brother. Things will be quiet here till December 14th. See ya!

William Elliott Whitmore – Dry