September 2010
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August 2010
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Dealing in Terabytes of Image Data
The rapid pace at which I acquire data—somewhere betwee 1-2TB/yr—means that I’ve cycled through many a storage setup over the last few years. At one point, my entire photo library fit on a single drive. I’d expect this is true for most photographers in this day where 2TB drives can be had for ridiculously low prices.
When all your data fits on a single drive, the strategy is easy. A...
TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch Announced →
Blink →
No, not Malcolm Gladwell’s book. This is an episode of Radiolab on WNYC talking about why we blink and how it might be tied to storytelling. From last year, but so what.
Editing with Rhythm
I’ve noticed something kinda humorous over the last year or so. When I’m editing a massive group of photos—sorting out selects from keepers from junk—and I’m listening to music with a good beat, I move between photos in sync with the beat.
Heavy duty strong beat dance music or rock and roll, I move between frames fast. Sometimes on the beat, sometimes every other beat. But my...
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How TED Connects the Idea-Hungry Elite →
In Fast Company. From the article:
According to Bruno Giussani, a former journalist who now directs TEDGlobal, “Chris [Anderson] believes in the fact that when you put smart people together into a room, they tend to engage, and he wants to use that to make a contribution toward a better world.”
It’s amazing. At every TED event I’ve been at, I’ve watched so many...
“Given what we now know, from radiotherapy to the legacy of the attacks on...”
– Wade Allison in the New Scientist. It’s only a single point of view, but given how much pollution—from mercury to CO2—is created by our current mainstream power generating technologies, it’s something not to be dismissed out of hand.
July 2010
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Four-Oh
I remember thinking that being 40 must be like being totally ancient. Now, on the eve of my 40th birthday, I find myself amused that to some I’m older than dirt. To others, I’m still a young whippersnapper. More humorously, everyone all over the age spectrum is living true to form and pointing out both viewpoints with predictable positions. Of course, the reality is that 40 is neither...
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WatchThe video of Susan Shaw speaking at TEDxOilSpill hit TED.com today.
The War Logs →
New York Times coverage of the massive release of documents about the war in Afghanistan by Wikileaks.
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Wikileaks Founder at TEDGlobal (CNN) →
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was interviewed by Chris Anderson at TEDGlobal 2010. Chris asked the audience for a show of hands as to whether he was a hero or a “dangerous troublemaker.” The vast majority signaled that they viewed him as a hero.
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TEDWomen in December →
Just announced this morning at TEDGlobal: TEDWomen. This new event will focus on women and girls as powerful change agents in the area of economic growth, public health, political stability and beyond. In addition, there will be a series of TEDx events worldwide to make this a global event.
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WatchThe first talk from TEDGlobal 2010 is already online, thanks to a marathon late night editing session by the TED video team. In this talk, Matt Ridley shows how the engine of human progress is the meeting and mating of ideas to make new ideas. For him, it’s not important how clever individuals are. What really matters is how smart the collective brain is.
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It Takes a Team to Photograph TEDGlobal
I get introduced a lot these days as the TED photographer. It always puts a big smile on my face. I still can’t believe that I get to shoot for one of the very best collection of conferences on the planet. But I’m always very quick to point out that it I’m one of the TED photographers. It takes more than one person to cover these huge events. It takes a team.
Here in Oxford at...
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TEDGlobal Session 1 Report on the TED Blog →
It’s time for TED! Those are the words that start the main sessions of every TED conference. Of course, we’ve been here for several days already in pre-conference sessions which have been a full conference until their own.
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Q&A with TEDxOilSpill Organizers on the TED Blog →
Emily McManus’ Q&A with TEDxOilSpill organizers Dave Troy and Nate Mook talking about how the event came together.
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WatchCarl Safina’s presentation from TEDxOilSpill is now up on TED.com. The poster frame is one of my shots from Barataria Bay. I was happy to loan it to be the image for his talk on the TED website.