Alive is the word of the hour.
There are lots going on in my world right now.. first, and foremost, the unspeakably exciting birth of our son, Frederick Moon Leeds!
Weighing in at 6 pounds 14 ounces, he was born, happy (?) and healthy in the beginning of April and I haven’t stopped smiling yet! He has been the center of our universe (and with more love each day) since, well, the day we found out Molly was pregnant, last July.
Also ALIVE is this blog. No. Really. As I get back in to the grind, I am revisiting a number of previously neglected parts of my life – this blog and my site – both overdue for some TLC which is presently forthcoming…
The folks at Livebooks (a very popular photographer portfolio website company) have posted a new entry in their “Photographers In Focus” video series – this one featuring world renowned photography legend, Harry Benson.
If you don’t know who he is, know this: Harry Benson has photographed pretty much every icon of the last 50 years – a long time LIFE magazine staff photographer, he toured with the Beatles in 1964, has photographed the biggest names in world politics and celebrities from all walks of life.
This is a short piece, and definitely worth watching..
Harry Benson – start small, work hard.
I have not yet been fortunate enough to meet Mr. Benson, however I have fond memories of a joke that Rich Clarkson (another legend) told at his Sports Photography Workshop which was in Oklahoma City in 1989, and it goes something like this.. Continue reading »
First of all, James Nachtwey is not for the faint-hearted. In my opinion, he is the best war photographer of the past several decades. He makes tough photographs of horrible conditions all over the world.
“When James Nachtwey was awarded the TED Prize in 2007, he was given $100,000 and one wish to change the world. He wished for our help in telling a vital story to the world, using powerful photos taken around the globe. This photography project and this site are the result of his wish.” – XDRTB.org/
Here, he speaks about his wish:
Well, part three happens to be the end of this year’s display of the “Tribute In Lights” and it marks a few firsts for me..
I made a somewhat spontaneous decision on Thursday night, abandoning my previous game plan, and electing, instead, to attempt to create a time lapse “montage” of photos of the display..
I will admit, that while I’m pleased encouraged with the results – I made a number of mistakes in hindsight – some of them the result of overthinking the project and thus talking myself into one setting when another would have worked better – and others just in the course of it being a “blind date” of sorts.
In any event, I’m now planning to make another stab at it with a bunch of lessons now learned..
I’ve embedded the video below – you can also find it on YouTube (another first for me!)
Please, let me know what you think.
Special thanks to Michael Lawlor, Ryan Krieger and Drop Thud Oops, a portion of whose “Phrygian Waltz” is featured as the sound track..
Hope you enjoy the show..
WTC Memorial Waltz by MDAVIDLEEDS
For those unfamiliar with YouTube, if you’d like to see the video full-screen, simply click on this button: 
(in the video viewer above)
If you have comments or questions, PLEASE let me know. Thanks! mdl
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