Photography Archives - Page 9 of 34

SOLAS

by emma | Jun 30, 2011 | Photography, Social Justice

I spent last weekend at SOLAS festival with Christian Aid… what a delight! Between interesting speakers (including Christian Aid’s Kathy Galloway and my old flatmate Alex Smeed!), great music (Jo Mango, Iain Archer), and a little performance poetry, the weekend was certainly one to remember.

I was there helping Christian Aid run their venue, Southern Cross, where we manned a cafe, held a few panel discussions, and encouraged people to get involved in campaigning… we really do believe poverty can be over!

Have a perusal of the photographs below, send Christian Aid some love, and purchase some advance tickets for next years festival…

More photographs from SOLAS on flickr here.

The Storytelling Coaching Community

by emma | Jun 28, 2011 | Photography

A few years back I was in Chicago for STORY, and ended up at another mini-conference called Cultivate. I had the privilege to meet Matt Knisely at these events, and have been following his work ever since.

Matt is a multi Emmy® award-winning photojournalist and storyteller based in Dallas, Texas focusing on social-awareness campaigns around the globe. His work has been featured all over the show – NBC, BBC, FOX News.

Very excitingly, Matt is launching a coaching community for visual storytellers. I can’t tell you how phenomenal an opportunity this is to learn from an experienced and extremely talented practitioner. I’ve already sent in my application.

Dez & Fi

by emma | Jun 27, 2011 | Photography

The gorgeous Fi & her new hubby Dez rocked the photobooth at their wedding reception last week! Check out some of those epic poses…

Read more about the booth here, and get in touch if you’re interested in hiring it for your event!

Buy The Tickets

by emma | Jun 19, 2011 | Photography, Travel

David duChemin wrote this post yesterday which you should read. It’s one of the best things I have read in a long time, and I fully agree with him.

Gear is fun, and I love new toys as much as the next person… but it ain’t worth crap if you don’t have a story to tell. I met with a new client this weekend, and was sharing that even though I love shooting weddings, they serve a purpose… they allow me to fund the kind of humanitarian work that moves us to compassion and action. It was a reminder to me as much as anyone else.

That new D3s I’m lusting after? Yep, it’d be great. (And if anyone wants to gift me one, my birthday is coming up…!)

But that ticket to Rwanda/ Australia/ wherever… better.