Simon Griffee
Department of graphic design, art direction, and photography.
August 2007
James Natchwey Speaking at TED
“Our political and military leaders were telling us one thing, and photographers were telling us another. I believed the photographers, and so did millions of other Americans.”
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“One of the things I had to learn as a journalist was what to do with my anger. I had to use it, channel its energy, turn it into something that would clarify my vision instead of clouding it.”
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“It was a story that wasn’t trying to sell anything. Journalism had provided a channel for people’s natural sense of generosity, and the readers responded.”
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“I’ve been photographing in the Islamic world since 1981. Not only in the Middle East but also in Africa, Asia and Europe. At the time I was photographing in these different places I thought I was covering separate stories but on nine-eleven history crystallized, and I understood I’d actually been covering a single story for more than twenty years, and the attack on New York was its latest manifestation.”
— James Natchwey (James Nachtwey: TED Prize wish: Share a vital story with the world.)
Rio Grande, Near Taos, New Mexico, Us, July 2005
Near the place where I had a close call with some banditos.
Pet Shop, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, US, July 2005
Dress your dog! Vacationing with your pet! The lives of the rich of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Depth of Field Link Bonanza
Depth of Field Link Bonanza:
- Depth of Field tutorial (At CambridgeInColour.com)
- Understand Depth of Field (LuminousLandscape.com)
- Hyperfocal Distance tutorial (Tutorial at CambridgeInColour.com)
- Depth of Field Calculator - online (At the excellent CambridgeInColour.com website.)
- Depth of Field Calculator - Mac OS X widget (Bit confusing to use, but seems quite accurate.)
In general I have always felt that we look at pictures too quickly, almost without pausing
“In general I have always felt that we look at pictures too quickly, almost without pausing. We pick up a picture give it a glance and pass on to the next one: just a simple visual impression without taking the time to absorb the detail contained in the picture; without placing value on the esthetic or trying to understand the photographer’s intention.”
Intolerable Beauty - Portraits of American Mass Consumptions
Intolerable Beauty - Portraits of American Mass Consumptions.
Patrick Smith’s photographs
Patrick Smith’s photographs (PatrickSmith.fr) give me the sensation of there being far too many people on this planet.
Serial No. 3817131
Serial No. 3817131 (Rachel Papo.) by Rachel Papo.
World Press Photo of the Year 2006 by Spencer Platt.
The Decisive Moment Online
Probably one of the most important books on photography ever published, The Decisive Moment online.
TOP: Digital and its Discontents
TOP: Digital and its Discontents (The Online Photographer - Digital and its Discontents.).
William Eggleston: Monumental everyday scenes in color photographs
William Eggleston: Monumental everyday scenes in color photographs (EgglestonTrust.com).
Highway #1, Wyoming, US, July 2006
Driving through the North American expanse. Part of an upcoming series.
At Sagra del Cinghiale, Bracciano, Italy, August 2007
A character at one of Bracciano’s Sagra del Cinghiale summer weekend festivals. A ‘sagra’ is an event celebrating a typical food or product of the area, such as wild boar (cinghiale), wine and olive oil.
Man with Sunglasses, Near Vigna di Valle, Italy, August 2007
At Vigna di Valle station, on the way to Rome on train line FR3.
Pot, Wall and Watering Can, Bracciano, Italy, July 2007
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