Picher, Oklahoma was once a prosperous mining town. At its height it was home to around 20,000 people. Now, it’s home to less than ten. In 2009 the town officially dissolved itself and that same year all residents who wanted one were given federal buyouts to leave the town. When I began this project that’s …
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WIP 3
Spent the weekend in Picher. Didn’t see any people but got some interesting photos and maybe came up with a visual theme to try and tie everything together.
CPOY Blog
The fun thing about CPOY and POY is being reminded just how subjective what we do actually is. I often find myself disagreeing with the judges on what should or shouldn’t win an award. I think the category where I disagreed with them the most was domestic picture story — but you already know that …
WIP 2 – Picher
So far I’ve only gone to Picher once but I’m planning going back this weekend assuming I can get all the homework I need to get done done before Friday. I met a very nice police officer there and need to give him a call back today or tomorrow too.
The Tiny Town That Could – New Lebanon, Mo.
Essays
It seems right now I’m drawn to essays about rivers. This one is about the Yellow River in China. The photographer says he was inspired by a Chinese novel — and this is the second time today that I have heard a photographer say something about novels or fiction being some of the best inspiration …
Fred Weaver
Fred Weaver practices oriental medicine in Kansas City, Kansas and Columbia, Missouri. Weaver has devoted his life to healing people the best way he knows how — food, acupuncture, movement. “Americans change their clothes with every season but they eat the same foods,” Weaver said. “Now does that make sense?” A major part of Weaver’s …
A Great Multimedia Project
Everyone should check out Zhihan’s Sweet Springs project “Past, Present and Future.” I promise I’m not biased when I say I was wowed when she first showed me this and I still love it. There are a few reasons for this: first I think her visuals and sound is superb. I always forget about audio …
Simple Photo Story
Terra Fondriest did this fun short story on sheep sheering I really enjoy Terra’s work documenting life in the Ozarks. Most of her work is simple stories and fit in with this assignment. I particularly like this one because of the different angles and points of view — fits with our next assignment. The story …
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the …
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