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By: does haiti need photojournalism workshops? « Flow Media

does haiti need photojournalism workshops? « Flow Media — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:42:53 +0000

[...] some photojournalism workshops were announced to be held in Haiti. The reactions on lightstalkers, duckrabbit and so on were, let’s say, harsh. One of the difficulties of discussions like that is that it [...]

By: Cine Institute, Jacmel; a clarification and introduction | duckrabbit - we produce beautifully crafted multimedia

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:46:05 +0000

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By: Andrew Bigosinski

Andrew Bigosinski — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:26:19 +0000

The Cine Institute of Jacmel has not agreed to partner in any “Photo Aid” projects. This is a misrepresentation of an agreement we had prior to this great crisis and no one in the Cine Institute Administration has agreed to this amended photo workshop objective. We ask that all references to the Cine Institute and our students be removed from this amended Workshop offer. It in no way reflects the interest of the Cine Institute, or the Cine Institute efforts in this great catastrophe that we are all trying desperately to heal from.

Andrew Bigosinski
Director of the Cine Institute Film School, Jacmel

By: Victoria Fine: Is to Ethical to Charge People to Photograph Haiti’s Earthquake Aftermath? | Read NEWS

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:49:39 +0000

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By: duckrabbit

duckrabbit — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:44:52 +0000

Agreed

By: christine

christine — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:39:29 +0000

“… the people of Haiti are uniquely able to tell their own story. They don’t need a great white chief and a band of over-educated but under-empathetic Western wannabe photographers to tell it for them. The problem the world over isn’t that local people are unwilling to tell their stories, it’s that the Western media are unwilling to listen to them regardless of how loudly they shout.”

Very well said, Andrew

By: duckrabbit

duckrabbit — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:14:49 +0000

Bethany, Zoriah is a joke. He’s just not credible.

By: Betheny

Betheny — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:01:31 +0000

Zoriah is donating 50% of his proceeds to those suffering from the disaster in Haiti! I think it is great that he is doing this.

By: duckrabbit

duckrabbit — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:15:35 +0000

Bruno, for what its worth I really don’t think an explanation is neccessary.

Find me a photographer who doesn’t get pissed off when all the coms go to shit and you’ve found me a saint.

By: Bruno Stevens

Bruno Stevens — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:22:10 +0000

Oh, well.
I just read the thread (without Andy’s original comments) and what caused them, that is my FB status describing my first impressions of PaP on day 2. (probably badly phrased, sorry I had more important things on my mind at that moment).
Yes, I used FB as a convenient means to reach my family, my friends, my clients, my agency and tell them all in one fast (internet connection was virtually non existent at that point in time) that I would be difficult to reach.
it just seemed the easiest way at the time. (Still does to me).
B