“You just have to live and life will give you pictures.” Henri Cartier Bresson The image above is a reminder of our first group project due nxt month...."A Sense of Photography" Each f8er will try to capture an image reflecting one or more of our 5 senses...sound, sight, taste, touch, and smell. Good hunting. Today we had 2 of our members present some of their current work. Cyndi showed images from a Kobe Bryant memorial here in LA....below is he narrative followed by selected images "I journeyed down to LA LIVE, along with hundreds of fans to memorialize the fallen Kobe Bryant and his 13 year old daughter Gianna, who both perished along with 7 others in a helicopter crash. Wanting to capture and personally experience the outpouring of affection, I was taken aback by the diversity of the crowd. The ethnic mix, the vast range of ages, the immensity of flowers, teddy bears, basketballs, photos, shoes, and memorabilia was far beyond anything that I imagined. Even though the crowd was dense, a somber silence surrounded the area. I tried to capture the personal outpouring of grief, sorrow and disbelief that was being experienced by those in attendance. At times, I put my camera down, paused, shed a few tears and took in the immensity of the man Kobe Bryant, an icon in the truest sense. He was one of the world’s best-known athletes but his popularity stretched far beyond his sport. " The other f8er was Jim who once again traveled on his bike capturing the human part of the city. Below is the narrative Jim sent....
"My selection of street photos have in common their location, Pasadena, and the fact that they were executed from a bicycle. Our transportation grid sets up an unsettled duality between vehicles and pedestrians. In that middle zone, with bike and camera, I cut though these disparate groups looking for their movement and moments; 'unconscious choreography' if you will. Generally, my interaction on the streets in this mode means giving up precision and control, yet gaining a sometimes rare look at the stage and it's players." Finally, there were no reports from our British Journal of Photography project...maybe next meeting
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