I’m still waiting for my book to be delivered. It feels like I have been waiting for more than two weeks but I haven’t.
I did order some postcards. They have come through and I’m quite pleased with them. I used moo.com They can print a different design on the front of each card but not match it with different text on the back of each card. I know other publishers can do it but at the moment this is a low volume production run and I’m trying to keep the cost down by doing it myself.
While I have been in limbo with this project I have been reviewing some of my research. Jehad Nga is a photographer whose work I first saw at Paris Photo in November 2010. His style is often chiaroscuro and I think he does it very well. In his Turkana project he uses shafts of light to highlight the faces and the vibrant colours of the Turkana tribal outfits.
In Pirates, Inc-Somalia he balances different light sources beautifully. Take a look at it here - Jehad Nga.com
I really like Jehad for three reasons.
ReplyDelete1) His work was pretty instrumental in the development of my previous project for Ian.
2) Somali Pirates (enough said!)
3) His name. That's a Rock Star in the making right there!
I had to use the Somali Pirates didn't I!
ReplyDeleteI was think about Alex when I posted it.