Member News
JAWS: Memories From Martha's Vineyard
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© Andy Caulfield |
Andy Caulfield, in the summer of 1974, was a "local hire laborer" on the feature film JAWS filmed on Martha's Vineyard, MA. Always with his camera close at hand he documented his and his co workers experiences working and playing on the production. Over 100 of his never-before-seen B&W photographs appear along with many others in the new book JAWS: Memories From Martha's Vineyard, the story about the film production from the Islander's viewpoint, from authors Matt Taylor and Jim Beller.
Book website | Time review
Young Photographers Alliance Announces Second Nationwide Mentoring Program
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Pictured in photograph created by Daniella Rascon, (left to right): Margot Cheel, Lynne Damianos, Baoling Huang, Alex Abdalian and Sherry Saunders during their initial meeting in Quincy. |
NEW YORK, NY—June 21, 2011—Young Photographer’s Alliance (YPA), a 501(c)3 educational foundation dedicated to developing the talent of young photographers, has announced its second international mentoring opportunity for students and recent graduates of college-level photography programs. This year’s theme, “Everything is Energy,” focuses on the powerful forces that shape our world, our politics, our environment, our lives and ourselves.
We’re thrilled to offer this tremendous opportunity to a new group of aspiring image makers,” commented Jerry Tavin, YPA Co-founder and president. The goal of this project is for young photographers to look beyond the obvious and explore the theme metaphorically in a way that sheds new light on the human condition.”
Developed with the support of a grant from the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)—the leading trade association for commercial photographers—the YPA mentor program pairs emerging photographers with a leading photographer. Each student is encouraged to push boundaries and shed light on the subject in new and innovative ways within the context of their photographic specialty. The deliverables will be not only a collection of thought-provoking images, but also a written essay from each mentee that offers insight and inspiration to viewers. In addition to helping these protégées fine-tune their artistic talent and build their portfolios, the program offers them an unparalleled opportunity to develop business skills and explore markets for their work.
More than 50 students will be participating this year. The North American teams include students from colleges across the country mentored by 17 renowned photographers, including Lynne Damianos of Framingham and Margot Cheel of Cohasset. Their mentees are Daniella Rascon of New England School of Photography, Baoling Huang from Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts, Alex Abdalian from Syracuse University and Sherry Saunders from Savannah College of Art and Design. In addition, students in China, Thailand, and the UK will partner with celebrated artists.
In the weeks ahead, YPA will be seeking volunteers to assist with the 2011 YPA Awards Ceremony and Benefit, which will take place on Wednesday October 19. To volunteer or for more information, please contact Deborah Free at (585) 768-7880 or deborah@youngphotographersalliance.org.
Letter from ASMPNE President Scott Indermaur
Hello!
I wanted to virtually introduce myself as ASMP New England’s new President. It is wonderful to step into this role with such an active and successful chapter all ready in place. This season has been full of a variety of programs and I’m excited about what we have accomplished and what is being developed for next season.
This season will wrap up with Two Shots of Photoshop in June, and Bill Bachmann: Stock Is Not Dead! in July. We added an extra program this season due to such an active chapter. In addition, we have added a small roundtable (limited attendance) with AIGA (the professional association for design) in June and a social gathering with the creative community in Portsmouth, NH in August. And yet another gathering in Boston, most likely in September.
We’ll start next season with a 2-day event with Brian Storm in September. AND if you are into multimedia, this will be super cool. I am excited for us to have these opportunities and to offer a wide range of topics. It’s an exciting time to be a photographer!
The current chapter board is the largest I have been involved with and they are awesome. We cover a large geographical area with board members traveling as many as 8 hours roundtrip for our board meetings. Please keep feeding your ideas, feedback and insights to the board. We design our programs and make changes to the chapter based upon your suggestions.
I am all about community and feel it is always better when we are more connected as photographers and friends. From my experience, the film lab used to be the watering hole for conversations and connections many years ago. In this digital age, ASMP programs have become one of those watering holes... and the more places to connect, the better. We now have 8 breakfast clubs in New England and those clubs have even morphed to accommodate their needs, for example one club now holds pot luck dinners and themed meetings.
As the president I strive for more connected members in our photography community. This includes members, non-members and our sponsors. I always enjoy conversation with other creative people. On the board we are also creating more streamlined processes to lessen our workload and to add some fun while having our monthly board meeting.
I look forward to seeing you at our programs As always, please contact myself, or anyone on the board, about anything. We enjoying hearing from you and answering your questions. You may find the board listing here: ASMP New England Board Members.
Your feedback is very important, and this survey will only take a few minutes to complete. Your input helps us plan next season and your time is greatly appreciated.
Cheers to another insightful and connected year,
-- Scott
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Scott Indermaur
ASMP New England President
5600 Post Road, #114-322
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 441-3327
scott@siphotography.com
Narrative Photography & Multimedia: www.siphotography.com
Revealed: A one-of-a-kind project uncovering what lies beneath the surface in each of us: www.revealedproject.com
ASMPNE Educational Outreach
We invite school groups to join us at any ASMP New England meeting free of charge. A professor is welcome to bring six students from their program to an evening meeting. We ask that groups contact our educational outreach chair in advance to arrange a visit. You will be introduced to the benefits of ASMP in an informal half-hour meeting before the program begins. We will answer any questions you might have about the organization and benefits of membership. Enjoy a light dinner, refreshments and an evening of education and inspiring photography.
All students who decide to join will receive a copy of the ASMP Business Practices in Photography book. Other benefits include a listing in our Find An Assistant directory and monthly education, business, networking, and photographer showcase meetings. We strive to bring innovative programming to our membership. Please check out our events page for a list of past and future meeting topics and speakers.
Contact:
Jeremy Graves
Educational Outreach Chair
ASMP New England
j.graves23@gmail.com
(508) 309-5121
Submissions to the Homepage Gallery
To have your work exhibited on our homepage's rotating banner gallery, you must be a general member of this chapter. Please follow these instructions:
- Arrange up to 6 images on a 620x119 pixel canvas, with a white background. Please fill the 620x119 canvas—do not leave any white space around the edges of the images (see example).
- Submit the final flattened banner as a 72ppi JPEG file in sRGB color space.
- Use the following naming convention: Lastname_Firstname_#####.jpg (##### represents your ASMP member number).
- Do not include a watermark—we will automatically display your copyright info below the banner.
- E-mail your banner to mail@asmpne.org.
The banner image will link to your ASMP "Find a Photographer" page. If you have already submitted a banner, you may submit an updated version from time to time. However, we will only include one banner per person in the rotation at any given time. We cannot guarantee all submissions will be posted.
Flashes of Hope
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© Andy Caulfield |
Flashes of Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating uplifting portraits of children fighting cancer and other life threatening illnesses. The portraits, taken by award-winning photographers, help children feel better about their changing appearance by celebrating it. For families of terminally ill children, it's especially important to have a portrait that preserves forever the beauty, grace and dignity of their child. We now have Chapters in over 30 cities, including Boston, Providence, and New Haven, CT. If you are interested in volunteering your time, please contact Paola Abello at (617) 515-0605 or paola@flashesofhope.org. Click here to learn more.