LittleBearProd Client, Al Satterwhite - PHOTOGRAPHER, AUTHOR, CURATOR

Al Satterwhite started shooting photographs while in high school in the early 1960s in Florida, when he first became interested in photography professionally. Still in highschool, he worked as a staff photographer for The St. Petersburg Times newspaper. He took on freelance work as a UPI (United Press International) contributor, in addition to working at the paper.

LittleBearProd Client, Tom Zimberoff - PHOTOGRAPHER, AUTHOR, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Photographer, author and curator, Tom Zimberoff, began his career as a clarinetist turned photojournalist.  For 30-years his images of celebrities, scholars, artists, business leaders, and politicians -- including two American Presidents -- were published regularly worldwide.  Zimberoff's work has appeared on the covers of Time, Fortune, Money, People, and many other publications.  His work also includes corporate annual reports and advertising campaigns.

NRDC's "Splash Ball": SAY NO TO THE PEBBLE MINE

I would like to thank @NRDC and the organizers / supporters of "The Splash Ball" - a fun evening Friday nite in #SanFrancisco to raise awareness about #BristolBay and to SAY NO TO THE PEBBLE MINE. Thank you also to those that bid and purchased the limited edition print and photographically imprinted luxurious silk scarf I donated for the auction. I hope their new owners will enjoy them (and "like" my FB pages: www.facebook.com/RobertGlennKetchum & www.facebook.com/NoPebbleMine.photos ). I Trust a good time was had by all!
Photograph © 2013 @RbtGlennKetchum #LittleBearProd

Film Review: 'La vida útil' ('A Useful Life') by Kristi Wilson

On the Decay of the Art of Going to the Movies

by Kristi M. Wilson

1. Federico Veiroj, La Vida Útil, Uruguay/Spain, 2010

In their imaginations they saw the cinema as a total and complete representation of reality; they saw in a trice the reconstruction of a perfect illusion of the outside world in sound, color, and relief.  ~Andre Bazin 

It is in the nature of analogical worlds to provoke a yearning for the past...The digital will wants to change the world. ~D. N. Rodowick

'La vida útil' ('A Useful Life') is simultaneously a cinephile’s dream picture, in its stylized look back at the history of cinema, and a biting satire about the fact that in the digital age of reproduction even the art of filmmaking has lost its aura. Uruguayan film buffs will recognize the film enthusiast and regular film festival patron Jorge Jellinek as the film’s central protagonist, Jorge, and the legendary film critic and real-life Cinemateca director Manuel Martínez Carril as a version of himself. Veiroj’s film captures the dying urban experience of going to the neighborhood movie theater—a collective encounter with celluloid and film history that, all over the world, is slowly but surely being replaced by private, digital, on-demand, and Hollywood multiplex practices of viewing. In this dark comedy about one man’s attempt to save Montevideo’s Cinemateca, an independent theater he has managed for 25 years, we get a glimpse of the many traditions that have helped shape the New Latin American cinema, a distinct film movement of which La vida útil can be considered a recent shining example.

Interview with Bill Nichols by Tomás Crowder-Taraborrelli

Bill Nichols is one of the most influential historians and theorists of documentary film.                                                        
He is widely cited in articles across the world. Some of his most important works are: Ideology and the image: social representation in the cinema and other media (Bloomington Indiana University Press, 1981), Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary (Indiana University Press, 1991), Blurred Boundaries (Indiana University Press, 1994) and Introduction to Documentary (Indiana University Press, 2001). He teaches film at San Francisco State University. His enthusiasm for documentary film comes through even in casual conversations and especially during this interview in Tijuana, in the first week of BorDocs, the documentary film forum. http://bordocs.com/?lang=en. A few minutes before the interview, Mr. Nichols had given a two-hour master class on the ethical challenges of documentary filmmakers. 

*This interview appears courtesy of Revista Cine Documental:
http://revista.cinedocumental.com.ar/5/teoria_01.html

Transcribed by January J. Coleman-Jones and Jake Nevrla

Al Satterwhite: Mel Brooks, 20th Century Fox Studio, Hollywood, CA, 1979

I photographed Mel in 1979 in his office for a People magazine story; he was incredibly funny, always 'on' - in a good way. As the writer asked him questions, Mel kept interrupting with one funny story after another. He had my assistant and me rolling on the floor gasping for air.

Mel Brooks, 20th Century Fox Studio, Hollywood, California. May 1979. 
Photograph © 2013 Al Satterwhite. All rights reserved. No usage whatsoever without written permission - No Exceptions. 

This shot above is my favorite photo I took of Mel.  Back in the days of manual photography, I used to be obsessed with focus; everything had to be 'sharp'. Now it's my favorite photo because it captures his energy - and boy, did he have a lot of energy!

Mel Brooks, 20th Century Fox Studio, Hollywood, California. May 1979. 
Photograph © 2013 Al Satterwhite. All rights reserved. No usage whatsoever without written permission - No Exceptions. 

Although 'History of the World, Part I' wasn't in the People magazine story line, you can see mock-ups in the background that Mel obviously was working on.

Mel Brooks, 20th Century Fox Studio, Hollywood, California. May 1979. 
Photograph © 2013 Al Satterwhite. All rights reserved. No usage whatsoever without written permission - No Exceptions. 

'History of the World, Part I' came out in 1981, written, produced, directed, and starring Mel in five roles! Talk about energy; all you have to do is watch that film to see what I mean.

Mel Brooks, 20th Century Fox Studio, Hollywood, California. May 1979. 
Photograph © 2013 Al Satterwhite. All rights reserved. No usage whatsoever without written permission - No Exceptions. 

When we were finished with the interview & photoshoot, Mel escorted us to the elevator, still telling us funny stories; we almost didn't leave.

Mel Brooks, 20th Century Fox Studio, Hollywood, California. May 1979. 
Photograph © 2013 Al Satterwhite. All rights reserved. No usage whatsoever without written permission - No Exceptions. 

What a wit! One of the nicest celebrities you could hope to meet. A real human being.

Mel Brooks, 20th Century Fox Studio, Hollywood, California. May 1979. 
Photograph © 2013 Al Satterwhite. All rights reserved. No usage whatsoever without written permission - No Exceptions. 

~Al Satterwhite, February 6, 2013

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No Pebble Mine: Pictures from Ground Zero. An Autobiographical Photo Series by Robert Glenn Ketchum.

January 16, 2013 - NO PEBBLE MINE #18, Pictures from Ground Zero:

The habitat of southwest Alaska supports the most productive salmon fishery in the world, but there is also arctic char, dolly varden, and huge rainbow trout in abundance, not to mention all the other animals, birds, and epic American parkland. President Obama has my books to ensure that he and his family can SEE what is at stake. Contact him now, tell him to support the EPA and direct them to say NO TO THE PEBBLE MINE. 

Photograph © 2013 Robert GlennKetchum #LittleBearProd

Zask Gallery presents "PLACE" featuring Robert Glenn Ketchum

I have not sent you a Constant Contact email since you received the one devoted to my black&white portfolio, WINTERS: 1970-1980 earlier this year.  In 2013, I will generate another Constant Contact mailing, this time of the entire portfolio, ORDER FROM CHAOS. In the meantime I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you for the numerous birthday wishes I received, and in turn, wish all of you the very best for the coming Holiday Season! One of the gifts of my Holiday Season has been to meet Peggy Zask/ZASK GALLERY in Rolling Hills (CA) and to have some of my most beautiful embroideries included in her Christmas show. This will be the first time "Graceful Branch Movement" has ever been shown on the West Coast-it is a stunning double-sided hanging panel that at 6ft+ tall is the largest single embroidered panel ever created. It also employs a unique combination of stitching never previously attempted. Kindly, Peggy has made a detail of my embroidery the lead image for the announcement of this exhibit. As the other artist's in the show do quite varied and interesting work I thought you would enjoy seeing the entire announcement, so herewith is PLACE.

Zask Gallery presents PLACE Opening Reception    December 8,  6:00 - 9:00 pm Show runs December 8 through January 12, 2013 Robert Glenn Ketchum, Graceful Branch Movement, Embroidery, 2009 Place is an exhibition of artwork based on individual perceptions in a variety of media derived from a unique natural environment.   A Sense of Place is often enhanced by the Arts and through modes of preservation.  These places are felt to be special or unique and foster a sense of authentic human attachment and belonging.  Featuring Paintings, Photographs, and Sculpture by: Hilary Baker,  Rique Guzman,  Ryan Held,  Cinthia Joyce,  Robert Glenn Ketchum,  Eva Matysek Mazur, Andrzej Mazur,  Jim Murray and Tracey Weiss  Hilary Baker, Lacdubonnet, Acrylic  and Ceramic Art by Phoebe Barnum, Julie Bagish, Elsa Flores, Lynn Haggard,  Brenda Holzke, Carolyn LaLiberte,  Neil Nagy and Heide Ulbrich   Elsa Flores, Ceramic Join us in celebrating the artists at our festive reception for a beautiful new show featuring a spectacular array of media, style and scale.  In our holiday tradition, we bring you a gallery full of one of a kind artworks that make precious gifts.   Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season. Peggy and Ben Zask                            Andrzej Mazur, 30" x 24"  Oil on Canvas                                                                         Neil Nagy, Allegory XI, Ceramic Zask Gallery Promenade on the Peninsula 550 Deep Valley Drive, #151 Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 310 429 0973  cell Peggy 310 541 2112  gallery www.pszaskgallery.com pszask@gmail.com   Extended Holiday Hours; Tuesday through Friday:  1:00 pm - 7:00 pm Saturday:  11:00 am - 7:00 pm Sunday:  Noon - 6:00 pm

This passing year and my auspicious birthday have led me to ponder two old axioms: the 1st - NOTHING ever stays the same; the 2nd - as a child, time passes agonizingly slowly-as an elder, it goes by in the blink of an eye.  With that in mind, how I reach the public has been transformed in the last five years. As most of you know, I use little paper anymore and do almost everything electronically. In adapting to the new electronic media, I am trying to utilize it in creative ways so it will excite you. Constant Contact is traditionally used as an email calendar and sales tool, but I see the format differently as it allows me to publish complete bodies of work with related essay, articles and reviews. Those mailings bring YOU more of my work than you have, or will EVER see in my books or gallery exhibits. I have also decided not to wait for Harry Abrams to do a posthumous monograph of my life and images, so I am transforming my FaceBook page and I am going to use my social media as an autobiography. I have removed most of my announcements, virtually all of my reposting of news and instead, each day of the week I will post a different adventure/portfolio of work. Eventually those FB blurb-posts will be linked to more extensive details and stories in my blog. Currently, on Mondays I am featuring work from my Lila Acheson Wallace Fund commission to photograph the Hudson River; on Wednesdays, pictures are from my ongoing campaign to protect southwest Alaska and Bristol Bay and they are posted as NO PEBBLE MINE-Pictures from Ground Zero many thanks to OrvisNews for featuring my NO PEBBLE MINE-Pictures from Ground Zero Photo Essay on their website; lastly (for now), on Fridays I am offering pictures of my 30-years of travel in China. My images are designed for dynamic web viewing and if you have an iPhone or an iPad, you will find the pictures organized into individual portfolios with text overlays. Once you tap the image for "full-screen" enlargement, you can scroll through any complete body of work with no interference from other postings. Resolution and color on retina screens is spectacular, so if you like photography, you will appreciate that I have worked to make my digital image quality the equivalent of my printed material. Using social media networks and digital email systems allows me to show you my work in greater depth than ever before, AND to include the stories behind the story. It also allows me to dish about what really happened rather than have some curatorial researcher interpret what they think occurred based on an archive. For 45-years I have traversed amazing landscapes, met interesting people, done ridiculous things, and produced a decent photographic record of it, much like a diary. FaceBook, Twitter, and the web are now allowing me to share this journey with my friends. For me, the social network is not about telling you what I am wearing today and where I am eating tonight but rather, it is a place to relate my life's adventures with a camera. Take this visual, autobiographical journey with me and please help me grow my network - share this with your friends that love travel and photography.  And many thanks to Rochelle Bernet, president of Little Bear Productions, my Social Media producer. Happy Holidays ...health and best wishes for the New Year!  Sincerely,  Robert Glenn Ketchum www.RobertGlennKetchum.com  Thanks to Orvis® for helping spread the word against the Pebble Mine, by posting my Photo Essay, "No Pebble Mine: Pictures from Ground Zero" on OrvisNews.com.    Be sure to read Joel Reynolds' blog, 'Robert Glenn Ketchum, Our Generation's Ansel Adams' on The Huffington Post.

No Pebble Mine by Robert Glenn Ketchum

Siberia’s Baikal: The Greatest Lake by Boyd Norton, September 6, 2012

Siberia’s Baikal: The Greatest Lake
by Boyd Norton, Fellow, International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP), September 6, 2012

You know, we Siberians live in fear of being exiled to Moscow, says Leonid Yevseyev, and we both laugh. Yevseyev, a native-born Siberian, is beside me on a promontory as we look out over a stunning panorama – the mountain-rimmed lake called “Baikal.” Here the land plunges one hundred feet to waters that are a vibrant blue-green, so transparent that rocks 10 feet beneath the surface are clearly visible in the glaring sun. Bordering the meadow around us is a dense forest of pine and larch, spreading a resinous fragrance. Exiled to Moscow? Leonid and I agree: only if they take us away from here at gunpoint.