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Here are a couple of photos from a family walk. I love capturing the invisible in my family. Hope you enjoy.

On another note I am working on posting at least two posts a week. Also soon I will be heading to New Orleans for a week and will do a little story on Mardi Gras. Keep an eye out (dont worry it will be PG). Have a great week.

He’s been through wars, hurricanes, and worse. But in Haiti Steve Harrigan couldn’t contain his emotions.

I appreciate the real emotions of this video. I mean many times it seems to me that media has to keep a professional countenance. This video encompasses the desire that is in me to not only capture pain and tragedy, but to allow myself to feel and connect with the people. I never want to be disconnected from the humanity around me.

On another note. If I could offer a challenge…it would be to check out the coverage of the Earth quake in Haiti and take it in. I don’t want you to create a traumatic experience for yourself, but I am a firm believer in being educated about world events. Lets connect ourselves with our brothers and sisters around the world. We need to remember and care.

I met Tare while downtown taking pictures. He is a student getting a degree in Design. He has a passion to create. He was a very gentle guy who seemed a bit shy. He has lived in denver for about 9 years. I wish I had gotten more time with him.

I have been challenged by others using their “art” to connect people and bless others. So I decided that I wanted to use my photography to somehow connect people. This project will be called “Get to know your neighbor”. Now it may not be the first time anyone has done this, but I don’t care I just need to get out of the closet and meet some people and take some pictures!

So pretty much I will post a picture (once every two weeks) of a person I met and a little bio of who they are and what they do in the community. I hope that this project will challenge us to get out there and meet some people. my first post will be in a couple of days so be on the look out.

“I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.” -James Nachtwey

This is a man that I believe can be looked at like a hero. He places himself in danger to capture an image that will tell the world whats really going on.

I am inspired by his pursuit of the “Hidden” story. I desire to use photography to capture the “invisible” in the life around us.

Against All Hope from Art and Justice League on Vimeo.

Against All Hope is a short documentary about Karen refugees and internally displaced people in Burma.

Duration:20:58

Flim by: Youth With A Mission Denver & Art and Justice League
Directed & Produced by: Anthony Lee
Camera Operator & Sound: Ben Drake
Camera Operator & Interviewer: Maria Martinez
Director of Photography: Kara Orendorf
Sound & Assistant Editor: Matt Raj
Executive Producer & Camera Operator: Jonah Pyhala
Assistant Camera Crew: Ted Davis, Brent Manke
Music by: Andrea Ball, Neah Lee, Moby
Photos by: KHRG (Karen Human Right Group)

Links:
http://www.khrg.org/
http://www.globalrefuge.org/
http://www.myspace.com/ballandrea
http://www.neahleemusic.com/

The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.

A thought provoking talk about “The art of the interview”.