From my 2007 Portfolio.
The Warren Jeffs’ trial in St. George, Utah. Jeffs, head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is charged with two counts of rape as an accomplice for allegedly coercing the marriage and rape of a 14-year-old follower to her 19-year-old cousin in 2001.
This is the best stuff I’ve seen, read, or listened to this week. Everything here is worth checking out and taking note of. Here we go…
Photography
1. Single Category Winners – 2007 Atlanta Photojournalism Contest.
A gallery of powerful photojournalism. Kudos to my man Chris Detrick, whose image above took a first place.
2. Philip Jones Griffiths, Photo Histories.
Philip Jones Griffiths, who’s seminal work Vietnam Inc. publised in 1971, defines goals for the thinking photojournalist. As he says, “There are millions and billions of sheets of paper in the world and millions and billions of ball point pens and pencils, but there’s only a handful of poets, great poets”.
3. Did Not, Did Too, Redlights and Redeyes.
An amazing set of images from Chip Litherland, who photographed “the Republican CNN YouTube Debate for The New York Times the other day up in St. Petersburg…I think I’m a little hungover too much Giuliani & Huckabee because something about the oversaturation of red, white, and blue in these photos just got to me.”
4. Nicolai Howalt “Boxer”, Galerie Poller.
From the page: “Throughout the years of 2000-03 the award-winning photographer Nicolai Howalt followed young Danish boys boxing in Denmark and abroad. The result is the book ‘Boxer’. The book portrays a series of young boxers in the moment before and after the match.”
I personally had this idea back in ’03 and tried it out at a Toughman competition. The problem was that the guys were so bashed up they wouldn’t sit for the “after” photo. The one guy I got to agree looked exactly the same before and after. Sucked.
News & Journalism
The Man From Fallujah – PDN
A thorough look at the short career of Bilal Hussein, the Iraqi photographer held by the U.S. military without charges for the past 19 months. I can’t tell you he’s innocent or guilty, but there are so many troubling pieces to this puzzle.
Polygamy
What Warren Said to William – The Polygamy Files
On my colleague Brooke Adams’ blog, The transcript of a call from a jailed Warren Jeffs to William E. Jessop.
Books
My review of Locas, by Jaime Hernandez, [rating:5/5]
Video
Thanks to Wooster Collective for pointing out this video, Chocolade Haas, by Sander Plug:
MusicBusy week, but this counts: Dropkick Murphys – The Meanest Of Times
This is the best stuff I’ve seen, read, or listened to this week. Everything here is worth checking out and taking note of. Here we go…
Photography
pictures. » Scott Strazzante. You’ve really got to see Strazzante’s diptychs that contrast a small family farm and the modern, suburban community that now occupies the same land.
clayton james cubitt commissioned galleries Lagos Calling Lagos Calling. An anthropological study of African skinhead fashion from the early seventies.
George Jardine on Lightroom and Digital Photography » Blog Archive » Podcast #42 Posted, with Jay Maisel, Seth Resnick and Greg Gorman. This episode of the podcast is a must-listen for all photographers. Go download the episode now.
.:. The gaze of 45 mexican photographers .:.. Ten photographs each from 45 different photographers. A great place to click through the afternoon.
Polygamy
A fascinating article by Daphne Bramham: A Battle for Bountiful’s Children, in the Vancouver Sun, detailing the life of Teressa Wall Blackmore, sister to the victim in the Warren Jeffs case. The last days, prophets, and practice famines.
Books
My review of Worldview, the photos of Leonard Freed, [rating:5/5]
Film
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Rescue Dawn
TV
Look Around You, [rating:5/5], is a series of fake 1970′s era educational films produced by the BBC. It’s not available here in the States just yet, but you can watch it on YouTube. Here’s the brilliant first episode Maths:
More Look Around You episodes:2 – Water, 3 – Germs, 4 – Ghosts, 5 – Sulphur, 6 – Music, 7 – Iron, 8 – Brain, Special Report – Music 2000, 0 – Calcium, Computers, Part One, Computers, Part Two, Computers, Part Three, Casserole, Synthesizer Patel, Psilence, HRH Final with Prince Charles, Special Report – Computer Games.The Look Around You DVD will be a must-have when it finally gets here. You can find more info at the Look Around You website.
Music
This week’s prominent tunes:
New releases: Jimmy Eat World – Chase This Light
Old releases: Dag Nasty – Can I Say
There weren’t any more cameras than usual when polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs was sentenced last week. The difference was that everyone crowded around the courthouse door.
Here’s Lamar Johnson leaving. After the FLDS members (a collection of top-tier Warren Jeffs’ supporters) had left, the only shots were attorneys being mobbed by cameras.
Defense attorney Tara Isaacson. Inside the court, the Spectrum shot the pool coverage. Once again, no reaction from Warren Jeffs. In the courtroom, he’s shown very little emotion throughout this trial.
Defense attorney Walter Bugden.
Washington County Attorney Brock Belnap.
Here’s the view from the other side, in a photo provided by an unnamed photographer. (That’s me at center right in red.)
There comes a point where you wonder why you’re photographing people entering and exiting the court. This is Lamar Johnson walking in. You’ll see him walking out in the next post.
After everyone was in, we all just sat around. Check out the awesome light from my strobe. More on that later, too.
Salt Lake City Airport, 6am. Way too early to be awake, especially in an airport. Walking in a fog. Caught a flight to St. George to cover the sentencing of polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs.
Went over to the courthouse and complimented one reporter on his black leather jacket. He said, “I always dress up when a man’s going to jail.”
I think he was smoking a cigarillo.
