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Shout Outs: Michael “Nick” Nichols, Field Test, assignment of a lifetime

December 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Photocrati is excited to give a huge shout out to our dear friend, National Geographic photographer Michael “Nick” Nichols. On assignment in Tanzania, Nick is fulfilling his decades-long dream of covering lions in the Serengeti.

Nick Nichols is working with a micro-copter, an adapted toy helicopter, to photograph lions in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Photo courtesy of National Geographic Magazine.

“Nick, who always pushes the limits of what the camera can show, had a vision. He wanted to show lions as never seen before. Remote-controlled micro-copters and cars with cameras, night-vision goggles, infrared cameras, and state-of-the-art camera traps allow him to get closer than he—or anyone else—could imagine,” National Geographic Magazine, Field Test.

Working closely with the Serengeti Lion Project, Nick will spend the next year (along with writer David Quammen) documenting the huge cats, their natural habitat and their interactions/conflicts with the humans in the area. His final project will be published by National Geographic in 2013.

In the meantime, photo fans can keep up with Nick and his crew via his Field Test posts on the National Geographic site. Nick’s regular updates offer a steady glimpse into the trials, struggles and successes of a wildlife photographer in the field.

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Shout Outs: Robin Hammond featured on Emphas.is crowdfunding for photojournalists

October 6, 2011 By 3 Comments

Photocrati is excited to give the 2011 Photocrati Fund second place finisher, Robin Hammond, a shout out. His project, Condemned, is featured on the crowdfunding site Emphas.is for the next 57 days.

“Condemned documents the mental health impacts of crises in Africa – the trauma of mass rape, the grief of death in war, the insecurity of displacement. It illustrates what happens to the most vulnerable when governments collapse and health systems implode,” Robin notes in his project summary.

Based in South Africa, Robin is a three-time recipient of the Amnesty International Media Award for Outstanding Human Rights Journalism. His work aims to educate and inspire change.

“There are a few dedicated organizations and individuals trying to stand up for the mentally ill in African countries in crisis. Unfortunately they are tiny in number and their resources small. I have been in constant contact with these groups and we are strategizing how, once the project has been completed, we can effectively use this work to support people with mental illness in Africa. We already have exhibitions and screenings planned, but we intend to take the work beyond the gallery to those with the power to make a meaningful difference to the lives of the mentally ill in Africa.”

Take a look at Robin’s project video, and consider helping him make a difference: http://www.emphas.is/web/guest/discoverprojects?projectID=332

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Shout Outs: Neovoyage’s Awesome Ecuadorian Photography Tour

March 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Just a quick shout out to our friends at Neovoyage.

Itai Danan has put together a sweet 14-day photography tour in Ecuador this August. Looking for a little adventure? Check it out! You’ll start in Quito, then you’ll travel to a beautiful high-altitude national park in Cuenca. You’ll work your way back to the capital city via the hilltop Incan ruins at Ingapirca, the hot springs of Banos, the markets of Saquisili, the famous cloud-forest reserve, and finally, Otavalo — home to an incredible indigenous market.

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