If you haven’t seen this short film by Patrick Jean, it’s a must watch. (Be sure to watch in HD)

Oh, and look for the Atari logo on the building….nice touch!

More of Patrick’s work can be found here: http://www.onemoreproduction.com/

Cheers,

Anthony

Wizard Smoke from Salazar on Vimeo.

As a skateboarder in San Jose, I’ve always heard about Tim Brauch, but never had the opportunity to meet him. From all that I’ve read and heard, he seemed like a real cool cat and someone who lived their life to the fullest. Though he passed away way to young, his life reminds me that a life worth living is one where you do the best you can and remember to smile. After all, what good is a life lived until 100, if you did nothing. Better to have had fun, did what you wanted, and helped others along the way, then to die old with nothing to show for it.

The show will be at the Blank Club in downtown San Jose tomorrow night, April 13th, doors opening at 8PM. Cover is $8 and the video on Tim’s life starts at 9:30. More info here: http://www.theblankclub.com/calendar.html

A retrospective exhibition on Henri Cartier-Bresson opens on April 11th and runs through June 28th at the New York MOMA. So if your in New York, lucky you!
More info can be found here: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/968

For all of us on the west coast, we’re going to have to wait until October 30th to see it at the SF MOMA. It will run at the SF MOMA October 30th through January 30th 2011. The exhibition is surveying his entire career, showing around 300 images. More info can be found here: http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/409

I am so stoked to see this, as Cartier-Bresson has always been a favorite of mine. If your planning on going to this in SF, say hello if you spot me! I’ll most likely be checking it out on opening day.

For that past few months I’ve been listening to an awesome podcast on iTunes by Brooks Jensen, the editor of LensWork magazine. Each individual podcast in the series ranges from 2-5 minutes, making the listening experience quick and easy. Because of this, I find myself listening to about a handful in one sitting. However, don’t be fooled by their length. There is some real meat to each one and Jensen’s observations are both insightful and thought-provoking. Not only that, but there is a definite enthusiastic tone to Jensen’s voice sprinkled with a bit of humor, two things that make an audio podcast shine. So if you have a couple minutes, I encourage you to check it out on iTunes. Even if you’re not all that interested in photography or the creative process, I still recommend it, as Jensen often talks about life experiences and lessons that can be applied to anyone’s life!
To get the podcast visit this link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lenswork-photography-creative/id73802605

And to get all the back issues (something I still need to do!) visit this link: http://www.lenswork.com/lensworkpodcast1-3.htm

I hope you enjoy listening and let me know what you think!

A short story and selection of my photographs have been published in the current issue of Content Magazine (front and back inside covers). Check ‘em out!

—–> http://content-magazine.com/

P.S. In the near future the shop will have a limited run of prints from some of my digital and film images.