The BIG Project Artist - Steve Winter

For the BIG project artist I decided that I would go for something with a splash of color, and a subject that I love.  So after looking through what seemed like hundreds of artists, Steve Winter seemed to be the perfect fit for me.

Growing up, Steve Winter learned a great love of photography from his father and eventually graduated from the Academy of Art and the University of San Francisco.  Right away, Black Star Photo Agency singed him on as one of their photographers and since then has taken images for Stern, GEO, Time, Newsweek, Fortune, Natural History, Audubon, Business Week, and Scientific America.  However, currently he is working for National Geographic as he has for about two decades!  Steve Winter's work is extremely raw and truthful in the eyes of nature, and his composition is very advanced.  Not to mention his images have exquisite colors that complement and contrast each other.  Recently though, tigers have been his main focus instead of his prior subjects that include snow leopards, jaguars, bears, and other beautiful creatures.  Winter was even named BBC's wildlife photographer of the year in 2008 as well as got the first prize for Nature Story from World Press Photos in 2009.  Most recently, he won the 69th Pictures of the Year International’s Global Vision Award for his story on tigers, and the 2013 Wildlife Photojournalist Award from BBC’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition.

So upon the theme of tigers that Winter has recently tried, I plan on taking some photos of my own 'tiger', leo, as well as other animals that can be found locally.  
Wish me luck!
(the link to Steve Winter's official photography website is linked below if anybody is interested :) )

STEVE WINTER WEBSITE 

The BIG Project

Seeing all of these books was very eye opening to me and it really changed my point of view on the limits of photography.  It was really interesting to see how others see the world.

1.  Title:  Harry Callahan, Masters of Photograph; Aperture Author:  Jonathan Williams Publisher:  Aperture Foundation Artist:  Harry Callahan
2.   Title:  Paul Strand, Masters of Photograph; Aperture Author:    Mark Haworth-Booth Publisher:  Aperture Foundation   Artist:  Paul Strand
3.   Title:  Steichen Author:  Edward Steichen Publisher:  Doubleday & Company, Inc. in collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art  Artist:  Edward Steichen
4.  Title:  Ansel Adams Author:  Ansel Adams Publisher:  Little, Brown and Company   Artist:  Ansel Adams
5.  Title:  Robert Capa/ Photographs Author:  Henri Cartier-Bresson, Cornell Capa, and Richard Whelan Publisher:  Aperture Foundation   Artist: Robert Capa
6.  Title:  Diane Arbus Magazine Work Author:  Diane Arbus and Thomas W. Southhall Publisher:   Aperture Foundation  Artist:  Diane Arbus
7.   Title:  Scenic Photography 101 Author:  Kerry Drager Publisher: Amphoto Books  Artist  Kerry Drager
8.   Title:   The Complete Guide to Digital Photography Author:  Micheal Freeman Publisher:  Sterling Publishing Co.  Artist  Micheal Freeman
9.   Title:   Photography Reborn, Image Taking in The Digital Era Author:  Jonathan Lipkin Publisher:  Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated  Artist many artistic individuals
10.   Title:  Mountain Light: The Search of The Dynamic Landscape Author:  Galen A. Rowell & E. Migdail Publisher: Sierra Book Clubs  Artist  Galen A. Rowell3. Beyond Portraiture: Creative People Photography
11.   Title:   This is The American Earth Author:  Ansel Adams & Nancy Newhall Publisher: Random House, Inc.  Artist many artistic individuals
12.   Title:  The Jump Artist Author:  Austin Ratner Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press  Artist  Philippe Halsman
13.   Title:   Alfred Stieglitz Author:  Aperture Publisher: Aperture Foundation  Artist  Alfred Stieglitz
14.   Title:   Andre Kertesz   Author:  Aperture Publisher:  Aperture Foundation Artist  Andre Kertesz
15.   Title:   Berenice Abbott  Author:  Aperture Publisher:  Aperture Foundation  Artist  Berenice Abbott
16.  Title:   Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Masters of Photography  Author:  Aperture Publisher:   Aperture Foundation  Artist  Manuel Alvarez Bravo
17.   Title:   Margaret Bourke-White : Photographer Author:  Sean Callahan Publisher:   Bulfinch Press  Artist  Margaret Bourke
18.  Title:   Vivian Maier : Out of the Shadows  Author:  Richard Cahan Publisher:   Richard Cahan  Artist  Vivian Maier
19.   Title:   Cape Light Author:  Joel Meyerowitz Publisher:   Bulfinch  Artist 
    Joel Meyerowitz
20.  Title:  Philippe Halsman's Jump Book Author:  Philippe Halsman
    Publisher:   Harry N. Abrams  Artist 
    Philippe Halsman

A little color

Michael Carroll

As I watched the Michael Carroll documentary this week, I realized what a powerful thing photography can be and also how lucky I am to have the things that I possess and have.  Not only was I shocked by the terrible conditions of the Romanian children that Carroll was visiting, but I was also shocked that their leader was allowing them to continue to die from aids and other diseases.  Thankfully however, Michael Carroll's photography was able to shine light on this disaster and generate help for those children.  Through his photos alone people were moved to help, and are still moved today.  His organization website can be found here
link.

Sadly, the help that Carroll gave these children years ago is still not enough to end the problem completely.  There are still thousands of children at risks to get AIDS and many who have it.  But there is still a chance to stop this problem through Michael's organization and bringing attention to this horrific problem.
Hopefully someday thid terrible issue will end.

Thanks to Michael Carroll and the power of photography we are able to shine light on this problem in hopes to fix it.

Inspirational Photography

There are some really interesting photos on this site that I think have some pretty cool composition!  More information can be found on the home page
 Hope you like :)

INSPIRATION