The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is currently running an exhibit on a collection of Samurai artifacts. The New York Times recently asked me to capture the scene of the space and some of the main pieces of art.
It’s an impressive display of the samurai’s mastery of both his aesthetic and combat sensibilities.
Art critic Holland Cotter wrote the review of the collection in the Weekend Arts section of the paper.
Read the review here Fighters With a Wardrobe to Match
I walked outside today and found myself right in the mist of a very interesting protest. I grabbed my camera and spent the rest of my day figuring out what all the commotion was about. As I started to speak with folks, I realized that they were protesting about an issue that I had skimmed over about a month ago in the paper. – It’s an issue of freedom of speech, historical perspective, and the relation between France and Turkey.
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Protestors gather in Paris, France to voice their opposition against the French parliament’s consideration to approve a bill that would make it illegal to deny that the 1915 killing of Armenians by the Turkish military was genocide, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2012.
The bill passed in the lower house of the French parliament Dec. 22, 2011. It is now being considered in the upper house senate, where it is expected to receive a vote on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.
I’m currently in Paris, France studying for the semester and I heard from a friend about a protest taking place at l’Hotel de Ville that was similar to the Occupy Wall Street protest happening in New York right now and all around the world in response to global economic inequality. The outrage has hit Paris, and though it’s not as intense, yet, as others around the world like in Spain and America, it’s interesting to see the universal dissatisfaction.
Protesting in response to a global financial crises and in support of the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York, hundreds descend near Hotel de Ville in Paris, France saturday afternoon Oct. 15, 2011. The Protest in Paris takes places during the same time as several others all around the world in an effort to display outrage against economic inequality.
Over 800 same-sex couples were registered to get married legally in New York City for the first time, N.Y., July 24, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
The first same-sex couple in New York City to get married legally, Phyllis Siegel, 74, standing, and Connie Kopelov, 77, in Manhattan, N.Y., July 24, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Jon Weatherman, left, and Richard Pleak wait, amongst other same-sex couples, outside the New York City Clerk's Office to become married in Manhattan, N.Y., July 24, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Patricio Chicaiza and Anthony Vazquez are married by Judge Charles Troia at the Staten Island Borough Hall City Clerk's Office in Staten Island, N.Y., July 24, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Article: After Long Wait, Same-Sex Couples Marry in New York
I thought I would escape the extreme heat being in New York this summer, but lately it’s been just as hot up here as it is down south.
Subway commuters wait for the train at Union Square 14 Street while enduring the heat in New York, N.Y., July 22, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Shanice Brown, right, and her two daughters, along with Tyjae Mitchell, 8, cool off in front of a fan in Penn Station while waiting for their train in Mahattan, N.Y., July 22, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Children play in the sprinklers to cool off during "Sprinkler Fest" at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in Staten, N.Y., July 22, 2011.
Here’s a shoot that was a little rocky… You know the kind that you show up to and the subject is surprised to see you, and then says “no you can’t photograph me.”
The assignment was to photograph Rev. Robert Vitaglione, known as Father Bob, working in his Brooklyn office where he consults with immigrants who need assistance navigating through the New York immigration courts. I guess he was only expecting to see the reporter, or he just didn’t think he was going to be photographed. Over the duration of two hours while he met with immigrants I was denied three times. I could photograph anything else but Father Bob, but he was kinda the reason I was there, and I don’t think the desk would have been too pleased if I came back without an image of him. So I hung around and the reporter was finally able to convince Father Bob to let me into his office to shoot while he was being interviewed.
(Note to self) always, always, alway call ahead of time to make sure things are understood on both sides.
The story by Sam Dolnick is really interesting: Removal of Priest’s Cases Exposes Deep Holes in Immigration Courts
Father Bob Vitaglione, a Catholic priest who has worked as a representative in immigration court for decades in his office in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 21, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
People waiting to talk with Father Bob and his staff in their office in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 21, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
College student Sarah C. Pomar, 24, protests against Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's $208 million proposed budget cut to public services near City Hall Park in New York, N.Y., June 14, 2011. "I really fear for the future", said Pomar. If approved the Mayor's proposed budget would cut $67 million from higher education. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Yotam Marom, centet left, and Larry Hales with New Yorkers Against the Budget Cut Coalition speak before a group of protesters in opposition to Mayor Bloomberg's proposed budget. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Protester Joseph Jordan,right, talks with a New York Police Officer to ensure a peaceful protest. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
Gary Roland, 32, sleeps outside City Hall Park in protest of Mayor Bloomberg's city budget cuts of $208 million, June 15, 2011. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)
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