Lots of work still to go on Food Chain, and as we move deeper into the editing phase, I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone who has donated, shared, supported the project thus far!
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I had the priveledge this past week, of joining the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and thier allies, as they joined together in a 6 day fast for fair food at the Publix HQ in Lakeland Florida. The fasters perservered over the course of 6 days, through sweltering heat, thunder storms, and intimidation and harrasment by Publix officials and ultimately broke their fast on day 6, supported by the Kennedy family and hundreds of activists, farm workers, and concerned citizens from around the country.
Enter Collier county, Florida. A classic tale of two towns. On the one hand you have Naples, the nation’s second-wealthiest metropolitan area. On the other, Immokalee, dubbed by Barry Estabrook (of Tomatoland) the "tomato capital of the United States of America". Now, I know what you're thinking, "Oh Immokalee!? Yeah, they produce like 90% of the fresh domestic tomatoes consumed in winter/spring months in the US right? What are they, the nation's third wealthiest metropolitan area?".
Farm Labor Documentary Project Origins: In August of this year, I set out with 4 other intrepid New Yorkers on a quest to figure out where our food (specifically fresh fruit + wine) comes from. And to film a documentary about our journey out of the city and into the fields. On a certain level we were feigning naivety - where does food come from? well farms of course! - yet as we would soon find, our naivety to the modern American agricultural system was not feigned, but rather a naivety ingrained and reinforced within us to an extent far beyond what we were conscious of.
A quest to lose ourselves on the fading rural highways of the American West.
(Video was filmed entirely on the iPhone4)
"Lost in My Mind" - The Head and the Heart
check out more of their music!
theheadandtheheart.com/
myspace.com/theheadandtheheart
"It's time to move on beyond the shadows of the meadow and forever-more live onward, etc..."
Ghosts of Bannek is an original track by my good friend Rosco Wuestewald and Onward Etc.
Check out more of their stuff at:
myspace.com/onwardetc
It goes without saying that I am not the first to postulate on the topic of cell phone photography, but it is something that comes to mind often, and that I was reminded of recently while visiting the SFMOMA where they have an excellent exhibition called "Exposed: voyeurism, surveillance, and the camera since 1870".
The following is a breakdown of my musings inspired by the aforementioned exhibit, and my recent forays into cell phone photography:
In the spring of 2010 I returned to the Sacred Valley of Peru, to team up with a small not for profit organization called Awamaki.
I ended up spending three weeks living in the ancient Inca town of Ollantaytambo, photographing Awamki's programs which work to bring together volunteers from all over the world to help in the health clinic, the schools, and rural communities.
About Awamaki:
Hot days, wild nights. A glimpse into the flashing lights and wild acts from Coachella.
Videos and stills of Jay Z, MGMT, Passion Pit, la Roux, and more.
Videos and stills shot using 5d Mark II:
+ Canon L 70-200 2.8 IS
+ Canon TS-24mm
+ Canon L 16-35 2.8
"Lights and Music" by Cut Copy
myspace.com/cutcopy
Coachella 2010. During the day the bands sing and play while the fans dance and sweat, laughing and crying away yesterday's questionable decisions...preparing to repeat them all over again tonight.
Phots and Video from Coachella 2010 shot using:
Music: Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun
check them out at myspace.com/empireofthesunsound
