Personal, Visual & Motivational: 

One photograph at a time. The revolution will be photographed. Photographers worldwide need and demand:

1. The right to photograph what they want, where they want and when they want.
2. The right to work for whatever company they so desire without the risk of loosing their jobs elsewhere.
3. The right to be compensated fairly and appropriately for their work.
4. The right to be able to live comfortably with their trade.
5. The right to distribute their work where and how they want.
6. The right to profit equally from the companies they help make successful.
7. The right to accessible trade tools.
8. The right to raise a family comfortably.
9. The right be recognised and accepted as highly skilled trade workers.
10. The right to have their work protected and enforced by powerful copyright laws.
11. The right to pass on the ownership of their copyright to their children and not corporation.
12. The right to have every single of their images published properly credited with their names.
13. The right for a fair commission structure should they decide to remain freelancer and keep their independence.
14. The right to travel wherever they need to be in order to execute their trade.
15. The right to be adequately protected if and when their life or health is endangered.
16. The right to have their work published wherever they feel is adequate.

A manifesto written by Paul Melcher

Paul Melcher brings more than 19 years of experience in technology breakthrough and leadership roles for world-renowned photography agencies and was named by American Photo as one of the

“50 most influential individuals in American photography.”

Graphic Design by BABUISM DESIGN

Educational & Motivational: Australia’s government is under fire after it appears to have introduced web censorship without warning, expanding already-controversial powers to block access to child pornography into a wider web filtering system.

One of those sites that was blocked was that for the MFU, a non-profit organisations that runs talks and workshops about “radical equality” and other activist topics.

Melbourne Free University melbournefreeuniversity.org

December 13, 2012

Personal, Visual & Graphical: I’ve modified the Futura typeface to create a new logo:

In typography, Futura is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed in 1927 by Paul Renner. Futura has an appearance of efficiency and forwardness. The typeface is derived from simple geometric forms (near-perfect circles, triangles and squares) and is based on strokes of near-even weight, which are low in contrast.

Logo Design by BABUISM DESIGN

Personal, Lyrical & Inspirational:

Hi, 

Thank you for your submission to issue #59 (True/False). Decisions about what will be included in the issue will be made about a week before the issue goes online. If your work is chosen you will receive an email letting you know.

Thanks again!

Thunderbird email carrier.

Personal, Motivational & Inspirational: The call for entries for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2014 will open in October 2013 (See terms & conditions).

Follow them on Facebook for the latest information.

Unfortunately it will cost money to enter.

Personal, Visual & Educational:

About 10% of the general #population is supposed to have low self-esteem (#LSE). Perhaps the #percentage is higher among creative folks.

April 30, 2013

Personal, Visual & Inspirational: 

#Sightseeing in #Patna, #India in a few hours!

May 6, 2013

Personal, Visual & Motivational: Are my photographs real?

True

or

False.

Is a documentary image or a portrait showing truth? Is a digitally altered image false or fiction or perhaps just a different way of communicating something true?

Related: Sue’s Tweet: I Highly Doubt It

Personal, Visual & Motivational: More than 750 photographers submitted over 2400 photographs to be considered for inclusion. My photographs unfortunately did not make the cut. 

Sure, keep doing what you’re doing. You never know when your time will come. It maybe a war of attention, just don’t take it to the grave. Grow, eat babies!

“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.” - Ayn Rand

Below is the list of the Fraction 50. Take some time to check out their work. Visit the artist’s websites. Spread the word.

The 50 photographers that were chosen are (in alphabetical order):

Group 1 

David Emmit Adams, Sheri Lynn Behr, Lisa Blair, John Brooks, J Wesley Brown, Ksenia Burnasheva, Roman Coia, Rachel Cox, Matthew Crowther, D Bryon Darby, Ellie Davies, Marco del Pra, Odette England, Elizabeth Fleming, Alison Gibson, Harvey Hanig, Ryan Harding, Gabriela Herman, Thomas Homoloya, Jon Horvath, Erica Huffman, Kat Kiernan, Eliza Lamb, Richard Levy, Sean Litchfield

Group 2 

Sara Macel, Janina McQuoid, Dafni Melidou, Irina Munteanu, Nathan Pearce, Emily Porter, Ibán Ramón Rodríguez, Deb Schwedhelm, Rachael Short, Annick Sjobakken, Vicky Slater, Shannon Smith, Sean Stewart, Jim Stone, Cody Swanson, Sonny Thakur, Brandon Thibodeaux, David Torrence, Kyle Tunney, Phil Underdown, Andrew M.K. Warren, Shen Wei, Brian Widdis, Thomas Wiedland, Rachel Wolfe

Personal, Motivational & Inspirational: Issue #59 will have the theme True/False. Are photographs real? Can a photograph be “true”? Is a documentary image or a portrait showing truth? Is a digitally altered image false or fiction or perhaps just a different way of communicating something true? This theme is open to interpretation. 

For submission guidelines: http://fstopmagazine.com/submissions.html

I hope to make a submission in the next few days!

Personal, Visual & Historical: Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy, is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors (GM). Originally founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company, it was acquired by General Motors in 1918 and positioned by Alfred Sloan to sell mainstream vehicles to compete with Henry Ford’s Model T.

Chevrolet-branded vehicles are sold in most automotive markets worldwide, with the notable exception of Oceania, where GM is represented by their Australian subsidiary, Holden.

Even though the Australian market of today mainly consists of Australia’s own automotive companies alongside Asian automobile brands, Australia once had its fair share of American cars as well.

Bodies for the local assembly of Chevrolets were built in Australia as early as 1918 and by 1926 the newly created General Motors (Australia) Pty Ltd had established assembly plants in five Australian states to produce Chevrolet and other GM vehicles using bodies supplied by Holden Motor Body Builders. The merger of General Motors (Australia) Pty Ltd with the troubled Holden Motor Body Builders in 1931 saw the creation of General Motors – Holden’s and the ongoing production of various GM products including Chevrolet.

Classic Chevrolet models such as Bel Air, Biscayne, Impala etc., are still found in many states around Australia. From the early 1970s to the early 1980s the Chevrolet name was also used on various light commercials in Australia. 

Personal, Lyrical & Inspirational:

Thank you for submitting your artwork/website to Fraction Magazine. 

Due to the high number of submissions, I cannot send a personalized return email unless I intend on using your work. Thanks for your understanding.

Please consider following Fraction on Twitter and Facebook.

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and

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Sincerely,

David Bram

Thunderbird email carrier.

Personal, Motivational & Inspirational:

Call for Submissions - bit.ly/PortraitsCall

April 23, 2013

Personal, Visual & Educational: To conquer life’s ups and downs. We need to understand Heaven and Hell exist in our minds. Heaven is what we make it, and Hell is what we go through to get there.

Learn to cope with your highs and lows. Plan your life with no expectations then anything is awesome!

“If you’re hiring for a creative position, this means creating an environment where good work can exist. This is obviously a complex topic in itself, but it touches on things like process, workspace, responsibility, and the kind of projects they’ll work on. If projects consistently don’t ship, don’t get implemented properly, or get watered down to nothing, this will quickly lead to disillusionment. Don’t think that pay or hiding behind perks or good company “culture” can even this out.” - Jacob Heftmann, Designer & Creator of Wevther (via howtoworkwithcreativepeople)

Personal, Motivational & Inspirational: May 2013 marks the Five Year Anniversary of Fraction Magazine. During this time they have showcased the photographic work of more than 250 photographers and have reviewed more than 50 photo books.

To celebrate the Five Year Anniversary, Fraction Magazine is issuing a Call for Work - 50 photographs will be selected for Issue 50. These fifty images will represent the best of what is new, exciting and noteworthy in photography today.

Submit the one image you feel best represents your work and the direction you are moving in. Email the image to fractionsubmissions@gmail.com (700 pixels on the long side at 72dpi) along with your name, email address, image title, website and phone number. The subject line needs to be FRACTION FIVE YEAR. If you’d like to send more than one image, please send only three images per entry email. Enter as many times as you’d like.

The deadline is Thursday April 25 at 5pm MST.

Look for Issue 50 on May 1 to see if your image is included!

I hope to make a submission in the next few days! Fraction Magazine is looking for work that is strong and unique, brings something new to the photographic community, is immediately ready for promotion, and has a tight and cohesive edit.

Submission is free.

Personal & Educational: The relationship between art and pain is undeniable.

The pain of hating my own #creation may be yet another #manifestation of investing too much of my own sense of #worth.

April 12, 2013

Personal, Educational & Inspirational: The best teacher I ever had was Susan DiPesa. A Boy Name Sue Photography alludes to Susan DiPesa. An excellent teacher and a good friend. A teacher who inspired me!

Personal & Educational:

I am using #metaphor, #symbolism and personal #story to articulate or refine my visions.

April 12, 2013

Personal, Visual & Lyrical: It drops deep as it does in her breath.

She sleeps, because sleep is the cousin of death. Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined. She don’t see what the use of all this thinking is sometimes other than keeping her awake.