From my office window I can see Michigan’s State Capitol building. On most workdays, during the spring and summer, there are organized demonstrations on the capitol lawn, each addressing a particular issue or grievance. Today’s demonstration (24 June 2010) was huge. It was the Michigan Education Association and they were well organized—several thousand of them [...]
Entries from June 26th, 2010
The Daily Demo
June 26th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Editorial, media, Politics and Social Issues
Tags:demonstration·dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·handwriting·letters·media·politics·protest·writing
The Humanitarian Photographer
June 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Design and Communication, Editorial, photography, Politics and Social Issues
There is a genre of photography known as “humanitarian photojournalism.” It seems a laudable practice and most of the photographers who do it are dedicated to the causes and organizations they photograph for. However, it is also a commercial practice, and where money changes hands expectations and obligations are present and they will shade the [...]
Tags:dissent·dissent decree·dissentdecree·humanitarian photojournalism·perception·photography·photojournalism
Did You Ride Your Bike Today?
June 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Editorial, Images, Politics and Social Issues
Our unbridled thirst for oil made this disaster all but inevitable. When will we realize that we are petroleum addicts?
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