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May 2011 – Creography
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Just another WordPress.com site. Photojournalism. A project worth supporting. A music industry friend of mine, Jeff Antebi. And this is what he has to say about it:. 8220;…I didn’t set out to have a career where I’d go to life-threatening places with a camera. I’ve long been moved by photographers like James Nachtwey and Sebastiao Salgado, and the recent deaths of heroes like Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros makes me want to try even harder to provide images to fill the void. If not them, who? A realit...
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The Space Between: Pushing Forward
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A certain magic happens in the space between the lens and the person being photographed. The misinterpretations, the understanding, the needs, the love. this blog is an exploration of that magic. Sunday, July 22, 2012. Why do we oppose change so much? When did we develop this numbing need for stability? July 23, 2012 at 8:37 AM. I LOOOOOOVE this post. If this is what you create from that space let me tell you that is beautiful. Your son is beautiful. Blessings to you and your son! July 23, 2012 at 8:56 AM.
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The Space Between: A Fernando, por enseñarme a vivir
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A certain magic happens in the space between the lens and the person being photographed. The misinterpretations, the understanding, the needs, the love. this blog is an exploration of that magic. Thursday, November 29, 2012. A Fernando, por enseñarme a vivir. 25 de Agosto, 2012. No sé si te acuerdas de mí, pero soy esa muchacha que trabajó contigo, la que siempre te molestaba para que hablaras francés con ella, esa, la del francés horrible. 161;Te mando mucha mucha fuerza y un gran abrazo! Si vienes a NY...
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Favelas | Understanding the Favelas
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Culture, Crime and Survival in one of the World's Largest Squatter Cities. December 31, 2009 by lilyantebi. The city of Rio de Janeiro has approximately 600 favelas–aka shanty towns or slums–ranging in population from the low thousands to close to 150,000 in Rocinha, the largest. They are grim places of soul crushing poverty and at the same time many have a modern vital culture fueled by the twin strands of tradition and globalization. They often don’t pay taxes–the favelas have been busy exp...Globaliza...
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AfroReggae | Understanding the Favelas
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Culture, Crime and Survival in one of the World's Largest Squatter Cities. While baile funk was originally associated with drug dealers, a different music of the favelas came out the need for social change: AfroReggae. AfroReggae was out a need for social change. In 1993 police killed 21 innocent people from Vigário Geral , one of the poorest favelas, in retaliation for the shooting deaths of four policemen. Anderson Sa and his friends started. Grupo Cultural AfroReggae as. Certainly beats drug dealing.
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Drugs | Understanding the Favelas
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Culture, Crime and Survival in one of the World's Largest Squatter Cities. Modern culture shows drugs as a way out of poverty. In. 8211;Brian Di Palma’s iconic 1983 tribute to immigrants realizing the American Dream, which of course becomes a nightmare because is it built on murder, crime and deception–Tony Montana achieves it all, only to loose it all in a hail of machine gun fire as he falls from the balcony of his mansion into the foyer’s fountain. Sees the effects of drugs on Rocinha. Not only on...
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Baile Funk | Understanding the Favelas
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Culture, Crime and Survival in one of the World's Largest Squatter Cities. Baile funk is what the world calls the sound of the favelas, rhythmic hip hop music full of samples, influenced by Miami Bass with aggressive lyrics, the gansta rap of the Brazilian slums with distinctive Brazilian feel. Matt Mochary explains. Baile Funk is the music that is played at the dances put on by the drug gangs to sell drugs and make the favela residents happy (at least those who don’t want to sleep! Due out in May 2010.
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Globalization | Understanding the Favelas
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Culture, Crime and Survival in one of the World's Largest Squatter Cities. The favelas are getting globalized and fevalas are going global. It’s a two-way stream, more like a vortex, and technology allows for rapid exchange of ideas and information and the acculturation of the same. As baile funk and movies about the favelas are distributed globally, as tourists from around the world stroll with their guides the Rocinha, the favelas are making themselves known. The favelas have TV, they have. Some favela...
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Aid to the Rescue? | Understanding the Favelas
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Culture, Crime and Survival in one of the World's Largest Squatter Cities. Aid to the Rescue? Who is responsible for the care of poorest? Those with wealth, be it the state or donors–individual or corporate–who give money to NGOs and non-profits. Article 22 of the United nations Human Rights Declaration states:. While Article 25 says. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and n...
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Photos | Understanding the Favelas
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