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Comandante - Hugo Chavez's Venezuela Book

Comandante

I want to present the book Comandante about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez by Rory Carroll, an Irish journalist I had the opportunity to know in Caracas.

I admire journalists who step forward and dare to write about Venezuelan politics because it is guaranteed to get heated criticism from both sides of the country's political divide: Chavistas and the opposition.

I lived in Caracas por six years covering news. The most difficult thing about the story of Chavez was that depending on your political views, you could find the good or the bad, but Rory explains nicely with these words: "Home was Caracas, a front-row seat to Hugo Chavez's Venezuela. A fascinating polarising, fustrating story: the world judged him as a monster or messiah, but he was more interesting, and it took a book to explain why."

Of course, one book can't fully explain any subject, much less the life of Hugo Chavez, but it sheds some light on him as a political figure.

Two of my photographs of Chavez are published in the book. One is an image of Hugo Chavez and Cuban President Fidel Castro. I took this picture when I was still learning how to take pictures. I was at the airport on my way home to visit family when I heard Fidel Castro was arriving to meet Chavez at the airport. I lined up with the rest of the press and got in, and took my first news pictures.

The other image is of Chavez holding up a bring green parrot wearing a Chavez's iconic red beret. I'll never forget being amazeed seeing that tiny red beret on the parrot's head! That was the first political rally I covered, and a few days later I started working as a freelancer with Reuters.

For more information about Comandante click here.
Fore more about the author Rory Carroll click here.

If you want to see some of the pictures I took in those years in Venezuela please visit the slide show in this link: www.chicosanchez.com/venezuela

Jamie Williams - Tibet

I want to share a gallery of images from Tibet captured by Jamie Williams, an editorial and commercial freelance photographer based in Sidney, Australia. Williams says on his website that he "covers people and stories that don't receive mainstream coverage." It was difficult to choose a gallery from his website, as I liked many of them.

To enter de gallery enter this link: http://www.jamiewilliams.com.au/#/travel/tibet/1

For more about Jamie William's work enter here: www.jamiewilliams.com.au

Artan's Day a Children's Story Book by Oliver Klink

This week I'm sharing a book by Oliver Klink. His story is about Artan, a little grizzly bear in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. It's great to see work by photographers like Klink that create conscienceness about nature's beauty, and also help save bears and their environment from destruction. To preview the book click here: http://www.blurb.com/books/767929

For more information about Oliver Klink enter here: http://oliverklinkphotography.com

Billy Calzada - Last Picture of My Day

I'm sharing a blog by San Antonio Express-News photojournalist Billy Calzada. In this blog, Billy, who I visited several times at his home in San Antonio, shares the last picture he takes every day. As I write this post he is on his 425 day. I think the idea is fantastic, and Billy is a great photographer. If you want to visit his blog enter this link: http://billycalzada.blogspot.com

For more enter his website: http://www.billycalzada.com/

Eliana Aponte - Central Migration to the US

Eliana Aponte is an independent Colombian photographer. She worked twelve years for Reuters. She has covered Israel and Palestinian territories, Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia. Before joining Reuters, Aponte, worked for AFP in Panama for two years.

I'm going to share her pictures about Central Migration to the U.S. She shows with a style I love the ambient around the train.

To enter the slide show please enter this adress: http://www.elianaaponte.com/Migration/index.html

For more enter his website: http://www.elianaaponte.com

Robin Hammond - The Price of Gold

Robin Hammond is a freelance photojournalist born in New Zealand. His work is represented by Panos Pictures, a photo agency specialising in global social issues.

I'm sharing his work called: The price of gold, Zimbabweans risking it all for a better life. To visit this work enter this adress: http://www.robinhammond.co.uk/features/the-price-of-gold/

For more enter his website: http://www.robinhammond.co.uk

The Way of Saint James

I walked 290 kilometers in northern Spain for two weeks from Astorga to Santiago de Compostela. It's the last stretch of the route known as The French Way, which is part of The Way of Saint James, or 'Camino de Santiago.' It's a pilgrimage, and one of the best experiences I've ever had.

Here is an audio-slide show about the trip, with pictures of the sites and audio of the sounds of this amazing journey. I hope you enjoy.

To enter the audio-slide show click here: http://www.chicosanchez.com/wayofsaintjames

To see more of my audio-slide shows please enter my website: http://www.chicosanchez.com

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