Chandler Griffin and I will present a conversation about A River Blue and my experiences in Uganda on Tuesday, March 16th, 6:30pm at AnastasiaPhoto, 166 Orchard Street, New York. Join us.
Also, stop by the gallery and pick up an exhibition catalogue ($10 donation at the gallery) if you have not already.
I’m a strong supporter of the folks at LUCEO and pleased to see them offering a great opportunity for student photographers.
From the press release:
Central to LUCEO’s mission is our belief in the importance of long-term projects. We also understand that developing photographers need support. To advance both of these causes, LUCEO has created the Luceo Student Project Award, which will be disbursed annually to a talented student photographer in support of a significant and developing body of work.
This year’s recipient will receive $1,000 along with mentorship for the project from one Luceo member. Finalists will be announced in late May. A select panel will judge from the ten finalists and the winner will be announced in June.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 11:59pm EST May 15, 2010.
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.
Thank you all for attending the exhibition, kind wishes, and unending support. It was an enormous success and absolutely packed for 3 hours. So great to see so many old and new friends!
Thanks Felicia, Ryan, and Carlo at AnastasiaPhoto; Chandler Griffin from A River Blue; Color Services for the exquisite framing; catering; family; friends; colleagues; and all the individuals from northern Uganda and A River Blue from which this work could not have been created without. I am indebted to you all.
If you have pictures from the opening, please send them to david (at) davidwrightphoto.com. I’d like to feature a few here.
Join us again Tuesday, March 16th at 6:30pm when Chandler Griffin, founder of A River Blue, and I present a conversation about northern Uganda and A River Blue.
Join and support us tonight, March 4th from 6:30-8:30PM for the opening reception of Uganda: A River Blue at AnastasiaPhoto in New York. The opening reception and exhibition are open to the public.
This work was created in January and February 2009 when I spent 2 months in northern Uganda photographing for A River Blue, a school providing psychosocial counseling and intense vocational training in topics like tailoring, agriculture, and arts to vulnerable youth.
A beautiful A River Blue catalogue designed by Josh Gomby and printed by Booksmart Studio in an edition of 200 will be released at the opening reception. The catalogue will be available through donations of any amount and 100% of the proceeds go to A River Blue.
Additionally, Chandler Griffin, founder of A River Blue, and I will give an artist’s talk Tuesday, March 16th, from 6:30-8:30PM at AnastasiaPhoto.
AnastasiaPhoto is located at 166 Orchard Street, New York, New York.
“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“.
