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Photographer's Showcase: The Fall of the Berlin Wall

November 20, 2009
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This week we feature a CBS report that celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall by drawing upon the work and reminiscences of photojournalist (and longtime friend of NCN) Peter Turnley. Click on the image to view the video, or click here to read his column on the fall of the Wall at the Digital Journalist and here to see a stunning gallery of his photographs that includes both the fall of the Wall and the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.

Photo Credit: Peter Turnley/Corbis

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Photographer's Showcase: A Cinema of Possibility

This week we welcome Stefano Boscutti to NCN. Stefano articulates photojournalism with the genre of the newsreel to create what he calls “a cinema of possibility” designed to animate our “moral imagination.” To see him discuss his work you can click on this interview. Otherwise, click here or on the picture below to view one of his contemporary “newsreels.” For his daily archive of newsreels click here.

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北京背景 Bĕijīng Bèijĭng

Today we are pleased to welcome Alejandro Martinez to our Photographer’s Showcase at NCN. Alejandro is an American- educated Mexican photographer. He holds a B.A. in Studio Art and a minor in Japanese from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He spent the past year in China, photographing and studying Chinese. Currently he teaches photography at an international high school in Mexico City.

The first Beijing is the city, the second means background (as in historical or personal background or the background of an image) or backdrop . The series is an exploration of the complexity and fragmentation of the city space as it continues to rapidly expand. The images were taken in 2008-2009 in the aftermath of The Olympic Games.

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西直门（Xizhimen): Recently demolished structures to construct a new high rise next to a new subway station/mall/office complex.

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立水桥北 (Lishuiqiaobei): Looking at an upscale mall/office complex from the subway station in one of the most populated suburbs in the north part of Beijing.

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Near 国贸 (Guomao): Chinese flag flying outside a store, and traffic barriers by upscale apartment buildings close to the financial district.

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五道口 (Wudaokou): Bicycle parking by subway station in the university district.

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北三环 (Beisanhuan): Underpass on the 3rd Ring Road North.

These images belong a larger series exploring the city space and its people. People can access this and other series from Alejandro’s time in China here. They can contact him at alejandro@alexmatz.com.

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Photographer's Showcase: Peter Turnley's "The Family of Man"

Peter Turnley is an occasional contributor to NCN and today we feature images from his version of “The Family of Man.”

To see the full show click here or on the image above. If you are interested in the opportunity to work with Peter Turnley he hosts a number of highly acclaimed workshops. For more information click here or contact Peter at peter@peterturnley.com.

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The Mechanical Icon

We are pleased to welcome Marshall Poe’s “Mechanical Icon” to NCN. Mechanical Icons is an experiment in historical interpretation and dissemination. Think of it as something like a “book” of video essays that seek to historicize many of those photographs we are all familiar with but probably know very little about. When the site is completed it will have 200 videos. To view the site go here or click on the image of Geronimo. To view the video essay on the famous image of Geronimo above click on the thumbnail of the image on the Mechanical Icon home page.

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Photographers Showcase: Pontiac, Michigan

We welcome back Ashley Gilbertson who recently spent time “embedded” in Pontiac, Michigan, a city of 60,000 that is heavily reliant upon the economic presence of General Motors. It is a picture of the effect of the economic crisis on a small, upper midwestern town. Ashley is now affiliated with VII Photo and you can see some of his more recent work there, including some of his work on Wall Street for Vanity Fair. The slide show below was originally part of a multimedia show at the NYT.

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Photographer's Showcase: "Everything is Possible"

Today we are very pleased to welcome Peter Turnley to NCN with a photographer’s showcase. Peter is truly among our very finest photojournalists and not just because he is a maestro with the camera, but because he operates it with a profound social conscience. His work as an unembedded photographer during the first Persian Gulf War (aka “Desert Storm”) was central in breaking through efforts to manage and control western perceptions of what was going on. But no less important was his very earliest work (with his brother David) on race in America (1976) or later efforts from Tiananmen Square (1989) or his work for outlets such as Newsweek, Stern, Life, Paris Match and the list goes on, covering world conflicts everywhere from the Balkans, Somalia, and Rwanda to the Israeli-Palestine controversy. No less important has been his coverage of the U.S. homefront in the wake of war and conflict.

In this Photographer’s Showcase Peter Turnley features photographs that he took at the recent Inauguration of President Obama. One might wonder why we return to this moment of public elation so quickly, as recent wrangling over the economic stimulus package has served as a sober reminder of the hard core reality of the political world that we live in. We do it mostly because Peter’s photographs are a sensitive and powerful reminder that even in such a political world, “everything is possible.”

Click on an individual photo in the gallery below to see a slightly larger version of the image and Peter’s caption. Click on the slightly larger photoraph a second time to see a large version of the image.

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Announcement: Peter Turnley to Speak on Visualizing Conflict

January 30, 2009
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Peter Turnley is one of our preeminent photojournalist. His work has appeared regularly on the cover of Newsweek, as well as in places like Life, National Geographic, Harpers, and the London Sunday Times. He covered both Iraq Wars (1991 and 2003) as an unembedded photojournalist. We are delighted to announce that in the next week or so we will be showcasing some of his recent work from the inauguration of President Obama. Today we want to call your attention to a series of lectures he will be presenting at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as well as a series of workshops that he teaches regularly throughout the world.

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Patrick Andrade at the Crossroads of the World

NCN is very pleased to end the year with a stunning slide show by photographer Patrick Andrade. The small island of concrete sidewalk at New York City’s Times Square is most commonly known as “Military Island”. This year the island has witnessed the bombing of a military recruitment station, anti-war and pro-war demonstrations, several promotional events, and the election of a new president. The following photographs were all made during 2008. To see the slide show click on the image below.

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Downsizing the American Dream

This week we welcome Benjamin Sklar to NCN. A freelance photographer based in Austin, Texas, Ben’s portfolio includes highly regarded coverage of Hurricane Katrina, a Time cover, and regular work for The New York Times, Getty Images, and the Austin American Statesman, as well as his blog.

Amidst all the fears expressed in the last several weeks about losing money, homes, and the American Way of Life, it might seem astonishing to learn that some people are voluntarily deciding to live in radical simplicity–and not near the end of life but while raising young children. Aimee and Jeff Harris are one such couple. This photo essay is a continuation of a slide show that recently was featured at the New York Times. Titled “Voluntary Simplicity,” the Times chronicled the Harris’s preparations to discard most of their possessions in search of a low-impact, sustainable lifestyle. The photographs below pick up the story as they make the transition from their single family home to life in a RV. As Ben’s photographs make clear, no one should assume that this quest is going to be easy.

Jeff and Aimee Harris plan on moving on from their stable lifestyle and careers to pack up their children Quinn, 5 and a half, and Nichola, 1 and a half, to move to a simple life in Vermont. The family will donate all of their goods, even trade their wedding rings for what they see fit.