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Christmas Piggies by Ivan Gonzalez

Check out this colorful gallery of Christmas Piggies by Venezuelan photographer Ivan Gonzalez. During Christmas in Venezuela, businesses place plastic piggy banks, each decorated in a unique style, on their front counters where customers can drop coins in for a Christmas donation. To visit the piggy gallery click here.

Gonzalez, based in Caracas, Venezuela, is also a videographer.

You can find all his stories in his site: ivangonzalez.photoshelter.com

Mexico Alma Natural. List of bookstores. Photography book. Chico Sánchez

Mexico Alma Natural. Chico Sánchez/AM Editores

List of bookstores in Mexico where you can find my new book Mexico, Natural Soul.

Fondo de Cultura

El Sótano

Gandhi

Educal

Pendulo

Porrúa

Lugar de la Mancha

Sanborn´s
Liverpool
Costco
Sams

If you want to buy a copy online of this book please click here.
The book is both in English and Spanish.

Fore more information click here.

For more books of AM Editores click here.

We are what we eat

We are what we eat is an audio-slide show about organic agriculture. Antonio Mulero Tamayo, a successful ecological farmer who has been growing organic food for 17 years, shares what's different about his crops compared to conventional, mass produced food. My images show him and his family working on their farm: the Organic Garden Los Tamayos, located on the outskirts of Prado del Rey in the Sierra de Cádiz in Spain's southerner Andalusia.

To watch the story enter here: www.chicosanchez.com/organicfarm

Photography by photojournalist and multimedia producer Chico Sanchez

For more of my photography work please enter my website: www.chicosanchez.com

Easter Week of La Antigua, Guatemala. Audio-Slide Show

Sharing my latest audio-slide show about Easter Holy Week in the city of La Antigua, Guatemala. In this colonial city surrounded by volcanos, the entire town comes out to carry statues that tell the story of Jesus' last days. In audio, writer Mendez Vides touches on how this week long religious holiday is the town's most important party that has become the social fabric of the town.

To watch the audio-slide show click here: www.chicosanchez.com/laantigua

Audio-Slide Show. Chico Sanchez Photography

For more of my photographic work visit my website: www.chicosanchez.com

Sports in Motion - Blind and Visually Impaired Photo Workshop Projects

I'm sharing my latest audio slide-show production: Sight in Motion, a story about sports and athleticism, photographed and recorded by twelve blind and visually impaired photographers.

The photographers, who are participating in programs run by the Sight of Emotion organization, took pictures of people playing sports in their neighborhoods as well as Paralympic athletes.

In the interview, Laura Ramos, a blind student graduating soon with a university degree in journalism who plans to be a sports journalist, explains how blind and visually impaired people experience and perceive sports, compared to a seeing person. The interview was recorded by Gerardo Ramirez, one of the participating photographers.

To watch and listen to the project, please click here: www.chicosanchez.com/motion

I've collaborated with other blind and visually impaired photographers from

Sight of Emotion, in similar projects such as My Eyes, The Fighter, Organ Grinder,

Riding Blind and Mexico City Soundscapes.

To support Sight of Emotion click here

To see more photography projects visit my website: www.chicosanchez.com

I saw it before - Sight of emotion

I've produced several photo stories made by blind and visually impaired photographers from Sight of Emotion, a foundation that gives photography workshops to the blind. When I first spoke to students at a workshop, I told them there are two kind of photographers. The first kind likes looking at his/her pictures and say "Oh, I'm a really good photographer!" The second kind is interested in communicating something valuable.

This kind of photography is available to everyone, including the blind. They can't see their pictures but they are satisfied when their message reaches others. Sounds, smells and touch create mental images that communicate an idea or an emotion that all humans can recognize. I've had photography students who could see perfectly but couldn't "see" stories or express a message through their work.

Since I began publishing stories by blind photographers, the most prevalent feedback I've gotten is doubt that they took the pictures by themselves. It made me realize how we unconsciously discriminate against the blind.

Remember that us "seeing" photographers crop and tone our photographs, and sometimes have them edited by others. We even get help with access to what we're photographing. But we assume that the blind must do it all by themselves! No editing, no photoshoping, no producing, no help with access, nothing.

It's clear to me now why the world is so difficult for people with special needs. Fortunately, the blind photographers I've worked with make good pictures with interesting messages, showing that there are no barriers for those who aspire to move beyond mental barriers.

It's been health for me to truly understand what it means for sight not to be the only way to perceive the world and that looking at pictures isn't the only reason to take them. Photography by the blind is a great tool for them to be seen instead of ignored.

Photography student Maritza González once told me during an interview:

"In reality everything is in the mind. If you notice, this chair where I'm seated, somebody one day thought: 'The school desk will be like this, and created it.' It's the same thing when, apparently we don't have sight, everything is in our thoughts and when our mind knows what it wants to photograph, to see, to make people see, it just has to be in our mind. Everything is in my mind and my mind is marvelous. I saw it before the photo was even taken. I saw it. Click. And there's the photo."

To read more about this projects click in the picture.

For more plese visit my website: www.chicosanchez.com

Mexico City Soundscapes - Blind and Visually Impaired Photo Workshop Projects

I'm sharing my latest audio slide-show production: a story photographed and recorded by four blind and visually impaired photographers showcasing the sounds of Mexico City's streets related to trades that are slowly but surely disappearing. The project was proposed by Gerardo Ramirez, who worked with his fellow students from the Sight of Emotion organization, Edgar Angeles, Jose Sebastian Munoz and Miguel Fabian. I edited the audio and photos and produced the audio-slide show.

To see the audio slideshow click here: www.chicosanchez.com/soundscapes

Also I want to share some pictures of the photographers working on this project.

Gerardo Ramirez, left, and Jose Sebastian, right, record the sound of the "Camotero,"

who sells sweet potatoes and bananas from his cart.

Edgar Angeles, right, speaks with Jose Sebastian as they take pictures for the project.

Edgar Angeles, right, and Jose Sebastian take pictures of the organ grinder.

Gerardo Ramírez, Miguel A. Fabian and Edgar Angeles pose on the set
of a street photographer outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica.

Edgar Angeles sits on a plastic horse as he jokes with his walking stick

on the set of a street photographer outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica.

Similar to this project, I've collaborated with other blind and visually impaired photographers from Sight of Emotion, such as My Eyes, The Fighter, Organ Grinder and Riding Blind.

If you want to see my work related to Sight of Emotion click here
To support Sight of Emotion enter this link: sightofemotion.com
To see more photography projects visit my website: www.chicosanchez.com

Riding Blind - Blind and Visually Impaired Photo Workshop Projects

I'm sharing an audio-slide show featuring pictures by Raul Lopez Esquivel, a blind man who learned to take pictures at a Sight of Emotion workshop that offers photography workshops for the blind and visually impaired.

Lopez, who was born blind, photographed Paseo a Ciegas (Riding Blind), an initiative that takes people with special needs on bike rides using tandems along the main avenues of Mexico City every Sunday. I helped with the audio and production.

To see the audio slide show click here: http://www.chicosanchez.com/ridingblind

(Photo ©Raul Lopez/OQS-All Rights Reserved)

Similar to this project, I've collaborated with other blind and visually impaired photographers from Sight of Emotion, such as "My Eyes," "The Fighter," and "Organ Grinder." Currently I'm working on a very interesting project with four blind and visually impaired photographers which I'll be sharing soon.

If you want to see my work related to Sight of Emotion click here

To support Sight of Emotion enter this link: sightofemotion.com

To know more about Paseo a Ciegas click here.
To see all my photography projects visit my website: www.chicosanchez.com

World! You stay there! I'm leaving...

Past December 11, one day before her birthday Isabel Alarcón "Chabelita" died in the home for the elderly of the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe owned by the Hermanas Vicentinas in México City. It was one day before her one hundred years birthday.

I think she just wanted to reach one hundred, no more. In the image I'm sharing she is giving a toast during her 100's birthday party. It was great to be present in this magic day. Chabelita dressed her favorite clothes and started dancing and singing.

In honour to Isabel Alarcón I want to share the audio-slide show I did with the knowledge of this great person. She explain us what she thought about life and death. Speaking about dying she said "World! You stay there! I'm leaving...World! You stay there! It's there for others who are born." According to Chabelita when you are afraid to die God calls you first. It could be that her longevity was a product of not beein afraid of dying?

I would like you to see this documentary that shares the wisdom of the wonderful old lady Isabel Alarcón, Chabelita.

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

Homes for elderly people are places full of wisdom and great schools of living because the people that live in this places have always things very important to tell us. Visiting these elderly people in this homes makes them very happy and in gratitude for your company and your time they share with you all their knowledge and experience. If you have a Home for the Elderly close to your home please go there, you don't regret it.

If you want to see more audio-slide shows click here:

www.chicosanchez.com

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

Austin Thomas - Animals

Austin Thomas is a photographer based in North West England. I want to share his Animal galleries. You'll find three galleries: Mammals, Birds and Insects. All of them show the greatest images to be found in nature. I think it's worth seeing all Thomas' pictures, you're sure to will enjoy them.

To enter the galleries : http://gallery.austin-thomas.co.uk/Animals

For more of this photographer please enter his website: www.austin-thomas.co.uk

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

Best of Photojournalism 2011-NPPA

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), has announced the winners of the Best Of Photojournalism 2011(BOP) for still photography.

Their Best of Show is a picture by Andrew McConnell taken for Panos pictures. I shared some of his work in this blog past November.

Lately in photojournalism it seems that (with the best of the intentions) the top international photojournalist awards go to images featuring death, pain, cruelty, blood, etc. It's great to see NPPA has chosen as its top image, one that shows more than one side of life, poverty but also hope, destruction but also creation.

Congratulations to Andrew McConnell and to Panos pictures for this prize.

I also want to congratulate to my wife Leslie Mazoch, a photo editor at the Associated Press' Latin America & Caribbean headquarters in Mexico City, who won 2nd place in the Sports Picture Story category with her Escaramuza pictures which I shared in this blog in January.

Leslie created an audio-slide show about this Mexican tradition. Please enter here:
http://www.lesliemazoch.com/escaramuzas

To visit all the winners enter this link: http://bop.nppa.org/2011/still_photography/winners/

David Mclain

David Mclain is an amazing National Geographic Magazine photographer living in North Yarmouth, Maine, United States.

My favorite section of his website is: http://www.davidmclain.com/index-slides.html?gallery=Travel

For more you can visit his website: http://www.davidmclain.com/

Jazz Funeral

Jazz Funeral is an amazing poem/song multimedia presentation by Orleans poet Chuck Perkins and photographer Andy Levin. Simply a work of art.

To enter the project click here: http://andylevin.com/multimedia/

Carl Bower. Chica Barbie

I'm going to share Chica Barbie a very interesting story by Carl Bower. His pictures show really well beauty contests in Colombia and the importance pageants have in the Colombian society, a country that has lived an armed conflict for years.

His work has been published by numerous publications including New York Times, Washington Post, Time and Newsweek. Bower has also amazing weeding pictures seen by a documentary eye.

Chica Barbie story: http://www.carlbower.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=1&p=1&a=0&at=0
Weeding pictures: http://www.carlbowerphotos.com/#a=0&at=0&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=1

His documentary portfolio: http://www.carlbower.com
His weeding pictures: http://www.carlbowerphotos.com

Spain Holy Week

I will be in Spain taking pictures during Easter Holy Week. I'll visit Cordoba, Seville, Carmona, Cadiz and Prado del Rey, my hometown.

In this post I'm going to share a story I did years ago about Holy Week with my wife, photographer and photo editor Leslie Mazoch: http://www.chicosanchez.com/holyweek

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

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