A real piece of the Berlin Wall.
Flowers at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Washington, DC
I just got back from my second journalism trip to DC. The weather was nowhere near as nice as last year, but I still managed to get some photos, mainly of the blooming flowers.
A real piece of the Berlin Wall.
Flowers at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.
A real piece of the Berlin Wall.Flowers at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Nicholas Andre Dance Company
While in New York, I went to my cousin's dance rehearsal for the company she dances in, Nicholas Andre Dance Company. I took some photos and did some weird things to some of them. Here are just a few out of the 100 I took.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
New York Citaaay! :)
Me and a friend decided to go to NYC for our spring break (yes, we went north because we're brilliant)...I'm going to try to narrow these shots down as best as possible.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Filtered Portraits
Today, I took some more photos of my friend Erin, this time in her natural environment- the dance studio. I decided to try out using filters on some of these- they turned out pretty rad. I also used layers to create photo illustrations, which makes it look like Erin is more than one person.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
It really happens...
What I don't think people realize is how lucky we are here in the United States...even the lower class have privileges that many others only dream of. After watching several movies about the living conditions of children in other countries, it made me so angry to know that so many people here don't know about the struggles of others.
There are children living in slums who have to resort to drugs, gangs, and even prostitution in order to survive. Some children are even forced and sold into prostitution, which is absolutely appalling. Could you imagine that happening here in the U.S.?
Well, it does. Approximately 100,000 young persons, mostly girls (some as young as 5), are brought to the U.S. every year, normally across the Mexican border, and sold from person to person in an e-Bay like fashion for sex. This human trafficking is nothing less than slavery, and brings about $9 billion revenue worldwide. In total, approximately 900,000 young boys and girls are sold.
When will people realize this is happening and start to speak up? IT HAPPENS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES!
One movie that portrays two girls' stories of being brought into the U.S. is Trade with Kevin Kline. This film shows the reality so many girls, and boys, are facing, and if you don't believe it's happening, go rent this movie.
There is also a documentary called Born into Brothels, which won an Oscar for Best Documentary in 2005, following a photographer who tries to get a group of children off of the streets of India by teaching them photography. Many of these children, whose parents are in the prostitution business, are headed toward the same future, which is why the photographer is trying to take them down a better path.
Two other movies involving the conditions of children living in India are Salaam Bombay, made in 1988, and the tremendously
successful Slumdog Millionaire. These movies may provide entertainment value and millions of dollars to the producers and actors, but it should provide much more to viewers. These movies show how so many children are forced to live in terrible conditions.
I just wonder how many more movies it is going to take for people to realize that people actually do live like this. Or do we have to wait until conditions get so bad here in the U.S. that they make a movie about it? Oh, wait...they already did.
Please, watch at least one of these movies, if not all of them, and educate yourselves. There's nothing worse than ignorance, especially ignorance that can be avoided.
There are children living in slums who have to resort to drugs, gangs, and even prostitution in order to survive. Some children are even forced and sold into prostitution, which is absolutely appalling. Could you imagine that happening here in the U.S.?
Well, it does. Approximately 100,000 young persons, mostly girls (some as young as 5), are brought to the U.S. every year, normally across the Mexican border, and sold from person to person in an e-Bay like fashion for sex. This human trafficking is nothing less than slavery, and brings about $9 billion revenue worldwide. In total, approximately 900,000 young boys and girls are sold.
When will people realize this is happening and start to speak up? IT HAPPENS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES!
One movie that portrays two girls' stories of being brought into the U.S. is Trade with Kevin Kline. This film shows the reality so many girls, and boys, are facing, and if you don't believe it's happening, go rent this movie.
There is also a documentary called Born into Brothels, which won an Oscar for Best Documentary in 2005, following a photographer who tries to get a group of children off of the streets of India by teaching them photography. Many of these children, whose parents are in the prostitution business, are headed toward the same future, which is why the photographer is trying to take them down a better path.
Two other movies involving the conditions of children living in India are Salaam Bombay, made in 1988, and the tremendously
successful Slumdog Millionaire. These movies may provide entertainment value and millions of dollars to the producers and actors, but it should provide much more to viewers. These movies show how so many children are forced to live in terrible conditions.I just wonder how many more movies it is going to take for people to realize that people actually do live like this. Or do we have to wait until conditions get so bad here in the U.S. that they make a movie about it? Oh, wait...they already did.
Please, watch at least one of these movies, if not all of them, and educate yourselves. There's nothing worse than ignorance, especially ignorance that can be avoided.
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