few pics

O....sweet sleep

I don't know if anyone will ever look at this again but I wanted to tell everyone THANK YOU. Meeting you was a pleasure and the whole experience is one I will not soon forget (Gerd crowd surfing with his camera is forever etched in my mind). I can't believe it is physically possible to push your body that far. I hope you all are catching up in the sleep department, I slept on a cement bench the following night and still managed 10 hours. It was a joy to be on the same team as all of you and I would have to say that we seriously blessed to have Gerd, David, and Guy, as our leaders. I wish the best to all of you in whatever photography endeavors you pursue. Please keep in touch and keep me posted. Thank you again.

GOOD LIGHT AND GOOD NIGHT

Justin M. Bowen

THANK YOU!

I just want to say thank you for all our team.. it was BIG pleasure to work with all of you. Especialy big thanks to our team leader Gerd, editor David and producer Guy. I am sure we will keep in touch.
I am really curious to see new storys which we will make after the workshop (with new ideas, fresh eyes and open hearts).
Will be nice to see you in Poland or Turkey... or some other part of the world :-) Remember please that you all are always very welcome!
Good luck!
Aga " something" vel Luczakowska

Sleep now!

Hi Everybody,

Sorry to get into the mix so late. I just got back to LA from Russia on Monday night and, after not having seen a bed for 48 hours, I had to get some rest before turning around and heading east tomorrow morning to face the storm at the barn. When out in the field I immerse myself completely in whatever I'm shooting and try to avoid dealing with anything unrelated to the assignment. Therefore, I left all the prep work for David and Guy - thanks to both of you.

I am very exited to be back at the workshop after 17 years and I really look forward to meeting you all. My advice:
Better get some rest now...

Cheers,
Gerd

One week to go...

Navy Team:

I hope everyone is getting psyched for next week.

I have been on the phone with Gerd Ludwig, your team captain, and he is really looking forward to this. He's been on assignment for the Geographic in Russia and will just be getting back to the states to join us for the EAW. If you do not know Gerd's work, check out his website at http://www.gerdludwig.com/

Guy is (or just was) up in NY scouting out potential assignments for everyone. More on that when we gather next Friday.

Last year was my first time at EAW and I was not prepared for the shear intensity and long hours that this requires. (Of course, I'm an old fart and staying up to 2 am looking at photos was something I haven't done since, well gee, I guess it was a few weeks ago. But never three nights in a row!) My advice is to get plenty of rest and, if you are so inclined, exercise so you are at the top of your game. Then you can enjoy the moments when you get some down time to mingle (rather than sleep under trees, like I was always sneaking off to do).

See you at the Barn.

Go Navy!

Cheers,
David

I am a blogging newbie

Hi everyone, I am looking forward to meeting you all and I can't wait for the workshop to start!

I will be coming from Calgary, Alberta (also affectionately known as 'Cow-Town') , and will be taking the bus from Manhattan. So, if any of you get on the bus before me, save me a seat!

Claudia

Workshop Schedule question

Does anyone know when we will be finished on Monday? I am trying to figure out if I can make it back to DC for a job Tuesday 10 a.m.

maybe I will be too exhausted to shoot the video even if I could make it back...

just before EAW

Hello everybody :-)

I am curious if some of you will take a ride by bus from Midtown Manhattan? I will :-)

It's less than 3 weeks to see all of you :-)
I am trying to prepare portfolio... and i have to say that it's more complicated than shooting :-)
Incredible hard work ;-)

See you in NY! :-)

Istanbul, Turkey photo: Aga Luczakowska

Hello from Canada

Hey – I think i'm pretty late in the game to be introducing myself. But better late then never.
My name is Ed Ou. I'm from Vancouver, Canda. But I go to school in Los Angeles.

I recently got back from a stint with the wire world in East Africa and the Middle East. It's bizzare being back,
but I'm excited to meet other photojournalists, because I think I'm kind of going insane in school.

- Ed
www.adventureswithlight.net

Lend a pair of eyes?

Hey all,


I'm not sure if people are checking this page or not but I'm in the process of editing a portfolio with my agency for travel and editorial clients. I'm wondering if anyone would care to take a look, rate and comment on the images. I'd love to get some input from people I don't know all that well. Please send me an email at michael@mrubenstein.com and I'll send you and invite to view the light box.




Thanks!



Michael


Btw... This is Earl, he's a part of a project I've been working on up here in the Pacific Northwest.

This is gonna be a lot of fun!

I'm enjoying everyone's images so far. Can't wait to meet ya in October.




m

Hello from Austin, Texas

Hi everybody, the Navy team is looking good!

I'm going into my second year at the University of Texas' photojournalism graduate program. This summer has been an interesting one--I got married and went on our honeymoon in Greece!

Attached is a picture of a short story I worked on in Austin about a former gang member who is tattooing underground.

I am really looking forward to meeting you all and finding out what this Barnstorm is all about.

See you soon!

Eli

Hello!

Hi everyone--

I'm Beth and I freelance in Chicago. I just returned from the Truth with a Camera workshop in Norfolk, VA and had a great time. There is some good work on the site this year and if you have time, check it out: www.truthwithacamera.org This image is from the story I completed at the workshop. The story is about a group of Bulgarian students who come to Virginia Beach every year to work on the fishing boats. They return home after the season is over.

I'm excited to be on the Navy team and I can't wait to meet all of you person this fall. I hope you all enjoy the last few weeks of summer.

--Beth

Hello all,

Guy here. I will help produce our team.


Guy

HELLO-HELLO-HELLO

Hello Everyone,

It is nice to meet all of you...Blog Style.

My name is Justin Bowen. I am from Utah and recently graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography. The last three years have been crazy; I have traveled and photographed in 13 different countries, started and finished my college degree, had 2 babies (actually my wife had one, we adopted one and we already had a 3 1/2 year old...ya, I know....KOO KOO), and moved 5 times. Life is nuts but I am excited to be a part of Eddie Adams with all of you. Right now I am back in Utah doing freelance projects that range any where from Swimsuit shoots and the companies design to doing multimedia projects for slot machine makers. I hope all is well and life is grand.

My passion is Travel/culture photography, but my foot is in many doors. Here is a recent image of an old barn I ran into in Northern Utah.

Keep in Touch.

Best,

Justin M. Bowen
http://justbowen.com
bowen@justbowen.com
801.836.9923

Greetings From Michigan

Hey, its great to meet all of you--virtually. I'm a fifth year senior photography major and just got back from an archaeological dig in the Hashamite Kingdom of Jordan. Highly recommended. If you are interested, here are a few images I took during a side trip to Petra.

Ive been to a lot of countries, but I have to say that Jordanians are some of warmest, most hospitable folk I've met.

The images are pretty self explanatory except for the shot of the girl, a Beduin, whose family invited my friends and I for tea inside their humble, goat-skin tent.

Greetings and Salutations

Hello Everyone,


Its great to be Navy! It will be great to meet all of you in person come October but for now I'll leave you with a dyptich from a project on exotic dancers I've been working on in Portland for the last year or so. Hope everyone is having a fabulous August!








best,



Michael





http://www.mrubenstein.com

hello! from far.. far... Poland :-)

Hello everybody!

My full name is Agnieszka Łuczakowska, but it's almost impossible to pronounce it for people from abroad, so i use short version - Aga :-)
I was born in Poland, in 1981 - few months before matrial law.

I grow up in "grey" country, looking at colorfull images in magazines from "west"... i think it's beggining of my love to photography.... although I started to take pictures much later, in 2004.
In 2005 I finished a graduate master’s degree in geographic studies at the faculty of earth sciences and next year I started to work as a staff photographer in Polish daily newspaper. Since beggining of 2007 – I am freelance photographer and I try to share my life between Poland and Turkey. I am interested in cultural and religious diversity and... I love husky dogs :-)


Here is one of my pictures - taken in one of the most impoverished area in Silesia Region (Lipiny in Swietochlowice) in Poland, few minutes before Corpus Christi procession.

profile on lightstalkers
my blog
my website

Aga

Go Navy

Hello everyone.

Garrett, thank you for setting the blog up. Everyone should feel free to do an introduction to each other, add links to your work, or upload a photo or two of what you might be shooting right now.

Although I am now a manager, I started my career as a newspaper photographer and continue to shoot personally when I can. Mostly just family and travel. I've worked digitally for the last few years, but must admit that I still prefer using a rangefinder and film. Here's something I shot last week when I was in NYC during a huge rainstorm that rolled through before day break.

David

Welcome everyone!

Hello everyone! I really look forward to meeting you all. I hope this format works okay for everyone. If not we can abandon this blog for some other format.

I've already seen a lecture by Gerd and I learned so much about color and light from his work. I am very excited to learn from David, Guy, and everyone else.

I know we all are very busy, so hopefully this blog will not be "another task" on top of your schedule. No pressure to be blogger-of-the-year friends! It will hopefully be a way to stay connected and get to know each other. In that spirit, I'm going to try and set the tone with this seriously horrific image of animal cruelty.


The horse told me he was humiliated and traumatized by the bow on his head. Granted the horse spoke Spanish (it was in The Dominican Republic after all) and I needed translation help with the word humiliated. Every story has to be told.

blessings,

-Garrett