Chico Sanchez Interview in James Robinson Photography Blog

I want to share my interview done by the James Robinson Photography Blog.

Apart from general information on photography, Robinson’s blog has more than 150 interviews with a wide range of photographers, from fashion to surreal. Check it out to find points of view from all around the world.

I want to thanks James Robinson for publishing this interview. To read this interview click here.

For more information about James Robinson's blog click here.

Bitter Sugar: By Esteban Felix

I want to share an important multimedia piece about dying sugar cane workers, appropriatly titled "Bitter Sugar," from Nicaragua by Associated Press photojournalist Esteban Felix.

He recounts what it was like to meet a community of people dying from an epidemic kidney disease that is killing thousands of people anually in Central America. The five minute story shows never seen before video shot by Felix while on assignment in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, along with his photographs and a sit down interview with him.

According to the story, between 2000 and 2012, this disease has killed over 24,000 people in El Salvador and Nicaragua alone, the two countries most afected in Central America. Furthermore, this disease is killing farm workers world wide. To watch it click here.

(Ap photo/Esteban Felix)

Happy to be Alive is another photo story by Esteban Felix that 

I have recommended in this blog before click here to watch it.

Venado (Deer) - Documentary about Huichol indians

Sharing the documentary Venado (Deer) by Pablo Fulgueira, an 80 minute documentary about the Huichols indians. Mexico's Huichol Indians (Wirraritarie Indians) continue to practice Pre-Colombian traditions that they believe will save the earth from environmental destruction. They walk more than 3.000 km to five different sacred places during nine months to offer presents to their Gods. 

To see or download the documentary enter here: www.isuma.tv/hi/en/venado-vod

(Photo ©Chico Sanchez-All Rights Reserved)

Jan Sochor - The Swamp People

The Swamp People is an audio-slide show by Jan Sochor, a photographer from the Czech Republic. He has been working in Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica and Spain during the last five years. He focuses on photojournalism and documentary photography, portraying Latin America, its everyday life, social, political and cultural issues. What I like about his presentation is that it's very realistic. He makes you feel the tranquility of the mangroves with the ambient sound and how the people portrayed live in harmony with their environment.

To see this audio-slide show click here: www.jansochor.com/photo-essay/swamp-people.html

(Photo ©Jan Sochor-All Rights Reserved)

 For more stories you can visit his website at: www.jansochor.com

Stephen Uhraney

I want to share the essay "A Story of Love" by Stephen Uhraney, a documentary photographer based in Toronto, Canada.

It is the touching story of Sandor Papp who cares for his wife Anne Marie Papp who is in a coma. Sandor has been at the hospital with his wife daily since 1997 when she went to the hospital after a stroke. To enter the story click here:
http://www.stephen-uhraney.com.temp.livebooks.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=1&a=0&at=0

(Photo ©Stephen Uhraney-All Rights Reserved)

             For more enter his website: http://www.stephen-uhraney.com.temp.livebooks.com/

Mitchell Kanashkevich

Mitchell Kanashkevich is a travel/documentary photographer I discovered on the The Travel Photographer blog by Tewfic El-Sawy. Mitchell writes on his website's bio: "...my common aim is always the same - to capture the human element." His photography is amazing; outstanding. All his galleries are a must see. 

                         Here's the link : http://mitchellkphotos.com/photography.html

(Photo ©Mitchell Kanashkevich-All Rights Reserved)

                                      For more enter his website: http://mitchellkphotos.com/