My Abstract Photography Vision

I appreciate minimalism and abstract concepts in life, and that is reflected in the creation of my photographic work.  The distracting elements are eliminated -- only the important concepts and facets are revealed.

I have on my personal website two volumes in my photography collection:  1)  Abstract and 2)  Minimalism.  Some of my projects can be viewed on the site; however, the projects are not a part of this current discussion.

By way of preview, Ear is a part of the collection:

 Ear

© Mark Eaton

Specific details are irrelevant at the moment, but I will say that no colors were added for 99% of the compositions I make public.  Only available light, shadow, colors/tones, and imagination are used.  This does make for some very interesting and creative portraits, in my opinion.

Take a look at my Abstract gallery over at my website here.

Must Love Reading -- Photo for the Day

Nothing will stop a person who loves to read from reading.  I saw this scene a couple of days ago, and I knew that I had to stop everything else I was doing to photograph this scene.  It has become one of my favorites for personal reasons.

Must Love Reading

© Mark Eaton

A cherished memory.

Sticky Fingers

The photographer Hengki Koentjoro had one of his photographs stolen by someone with sticky fingers.  That lifted image actually was the winning submission in a Samsung photography contest not too long ago.

This situation has caused a bit of an international row, and rightly so.  The win was voided, but...

Take a look at this news article about this at the Mail Online site here.

PetaPixel reported in ongoing incident here, but its version of the original version of the photograph is a bit different compared to other media sites.

Also, over at the Image and View site, there is some additional information that can be found here.

What a shame.

Journalism and Photojournalism Is Not All Fun and Games

On a regular basis I visit the Reporters Without Borders site to read the latest news about the worldwide effort to suppress the dissemination of news and information.  It's happening in the freedom loving USA, too.  Take a look at the RWB site here.

Now, to Egypt.  Most readers will recall the terror inflicted upon female journalists here and here.  Unconscionable acts of brutality.

Recently, Aymman Ismail posted over at the Animal site his experiences of being in the midst of the turmoil of rebellion and revolution while he was in Egypt.  It is a surreal tale with several compelling photographs to complement the often strange and bizarre story of life.  Read and view his article here.   

Imamura Ayako: Japanese Deaf Filmmaker and University Professor

I completed my teaching practicum for the University of Arizona at the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind in some past century.  I've always enjoyed the time I spent with my Deaf/deaf friends and colleagues while in the US.  My current city, Suncheon, has a rather large deaf community, and I have always enjoyed spending time with the group and with individual friends.

Topics on Deaf Japan is a blog I follow regularly.  Recently, I read a couple of posts at ToDJ about Imamura Ayako who is a Deaf filmmaker in Japan and who also happens to teach Japanese Sign Language at Nagoya Gakuin University, which is a private university in Nagoya.

Imamura Ayako made and released a short movie some time ago about Deaf people who were in the region of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the resultant tsunami that devastated many areas of Japan.  One can correctly surmise that many Deaf people in those areas never knew of the evacuation announcements and orders that were broadcast using the community alert systems and loudspeakers.

Read a couple of posts about her at the Topics on Deaf Japan blog here and here.

Learn more about Imamura Ayako at her website here.  She has a couple of short clips of her film on her site that can be seen here.