Another favorite image....

 

This very touching image by a Chinese photographer named Jianbin Huo, has been hanging on my wall for the last two years

From Audubon Magazine:

"As the tale is told, the 12-week-old monkey was separated from its mother and close to death when it was rescued by a refuge worker. But the little guy simply wouldn’t perk up until the bird became its inseparable friend. This sweet photograph of the orphan and its companion was snapped by chance by Jianbin Huo, a young Chinese photojournalist visiting the island".

You can read more here:  http://tinyurl.com/yhz3rgl

PS. By the way, Jianbin Huo's birthday is on April 6th.

A beautiful series of images from Jamey Stillings

Last year at a Leadership Conference in Detroit for ASMP, I met a photographer from New Mexico, Jamey Stillings. Check out his images from his personal project to document the "Bridge at Hoover Dam". 

The images are very beautiful and sometimes surreal.

More images here: http://bridgeathooverdam.com/ 

PDN's "Cramped but Cool Studio" Contest

Please vote for my "Cramped but Cool Studio".

Here is the link:
"Cramped but Cool Studio Contest"

New Homepage Image

I try to change the homepage image on my website often. This is the current image, which is getting some nice feedback.

 Christchurch, New Zealand

My visit with Michael Melford, NGS Photographer & friend

Yesterday was my friend Michael Melford's birthday, and I got to spend a few hours with him at his home about 40 miles from where I live. Michael was the first photographer that I traveled with as an assistant, when I moved to NYC in the early eighties. And, he was the last photographer that I traveled with after I decided to stop assisting a few years, and many photographers later.

Michael mostly shoots beautiful landscapes for National Geographic, and one of my favorite projects which appeared in the magazine was his piece on Acadia National Park in autumn. It's spectacular!

Before I left, we agreed to swap prints, and I was happy to take home a beautiful print of the first image in the gallery here: "Acadia National Park in Autumn".
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He's getting a print of my image of the Jade Screen Hotel, perched in the Huangshan Mt's of China:

(click to see a larger version)

Thanks Michael & Happy Birthday!