It has been some time since the last update, here’s something to keep you busy for the moment. Here is the entirety of the 1982 non-verbal documentary ‘Koyaanisqatsi,’ in a mere five minute span.
Category Archives: Photography
2011 In Photos
I joined Instagram a little over a year ago, say what you will about the filters but as a platform for sharing photos with friends and quickly posting them to the social network du jour it’s wonderful. The power of the camera in the iPhone 4 family is pretty astounding given it’s size, there was a time I’d at least carry a point-and-shoot everywhere I went just in case but I’m glad that I can get the same quality of photos my Canon SD800 gave me in something I carry in my pocket anyway.
With a lot of traveling and stories this year I felt it would be good to take a look at my feed from the past year, and pull out a few favorites and compile a short gallery of photos showing some highlights.
Click below to see the complete collection, and if you’re on Instagram – feel free to add me @shrtstck
Twelve Days of Christmas (Post-It® Edition)
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One of the cooler home projects I’ve seen in a while coming from the Mind of Magnus, posted to his Twitter and Instagram feeds. Magnus put together a short sketch/cut-out on a Post-It® note celebrating the gifts outlined in ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas.’ Some truly impressive work here
Address Is Approximate
Tom Jenkins presents this very well put together stop-motion short film made using Google Street View and the sounds of Cinematic Orchestra.
Address Is Approximate from The Theory on Vimeo.
Earth Time-Lapse
This one has been making the rounds lately, and it has been a while since my last update – I felt something a little more light-hearted would be a good segue back into some new content.
Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by Ron Garan, Satoshi Furukawa and the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011, who to my knowledge shot these pictures at an altitude of around 350 km. All credit goes to them.
Ron Fricke’s ‘Samsara’ Released
‘Samsara,’ Ron Fricke‘s follow-up film to his critically acclaimed non-verbal epic ‘Baraka‘ has been in development for years with very few updates. A recent announcement notes the film will première in Toronto, CA on September 11, 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Samsara [ IMDB | TIFF | Press Release | Official Website | Full Cast & Crew ]
New Update: Since the film has been released and premiered since the time of this writing I have added the additional resources related to the film below:
- Q&A Panel with Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, and Lisa Gerrard from Toronto International Film Festival 2011
- Review of Samsara [via Toronto Film Scene]
- Spirit Of Baraka Fan Site
Update: The production team has added a ‘Behind The Scenes‘ section of photos to the official website and have provided the following confirmed public screening times for TIFF below:
Sunday, September 11th, 3:15PM
Tuesday, September 13th, 1:15PM
Sunday, September 18th, 9:00PM
Locals and Tourists – Mapping Photos
Blue points on the map are pictures taken by locals. Red points are pictures taken by tourists
The map at right, in a series by Eric Fischer, presents geo-location from Flickr hosted photographs, showing differences where locals gravitate to take photos compared to their tourist counterparts.
I have included the map for my home, Atlanta, here on the left with detail on how the data is displayed below. By clicking you can see the image in full resolution, as well as the same map for over 125 other international cities including NYC, London, Sao Paulo, Brussels, and more.
Now, for the real fun…use this information to avoid tourists in your town or vacations!
Locals and Tourists Set [via Flickr]