links for 2007-08-27
August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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Traveling across the country this spring, I felt as if I were taking a trip to an international cultural exhibition in the Third World. The convergence of cultures was visible at every turn.
Crandall Canyon Mine - Gary Jensen Funeral MM
August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I put together a slideshow from Gary Jensen’s funeral. The audio track I edited from the service is very simple (you have to keep things simple when you’re working 17-hour days). From an hour of material, I only used a hymn and a quote from Jensen’s son Robert, recorded at the service.
There were a lot of great things said by the friends and family. My notes were riddled with stars, noting the quotes I wanted to use. But in editing, nothing was more powerful than Robert’s statement, which he made as he and his brother and sisters made tributes to their father. It’s better heard than written. When you hear his voice, you realize he’s speaking right from the heart.
For the record, here’s what he said:
“Whether it be through his belief in his faith, whether it be a mine rescue, whether it be just in the community, the Jaycees, the little league wrestling, the little league programs the he did for the kids, the programs he started that affected so many in the valley that I’m surprised by or just the words when you’re in the mine and you have a problem and he’s there to lend you a hand to help you, my father lived for the people and he died for the people, and he will be remembered by all of us as one who lived that principle that every man, regardless of who you are, every woman regardless of who you are, every child deserves to be respected, deserves to be loved, and deserves to be appreciated.
He died in tragedy but he’ll be remembered as a blessing to everyone of our lives. and I swear this, I believe it, and I look upon you guys and I see it. I thank you so much for the family for all the support you’ve done. And I say this in the name of my Savior, amen.”
Here’s the link to the multimedia: http://166.70.44.68/multimedia/gibbsfuneral/index.html
links for 2007-08-26
August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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His work has been bought by Madonna, he’s exhibited in Paris, published books that you can find in your local bookstore, he worked with Jack Nicholson for his Rolling Stone article, he has a plethora of hot girls with tattoos of his work on their skin
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Could you turn down a whopping $75 million for to reunite your influential band? Well, whether for love or money, Morrissey has reportedly done just that. Morrissey’s publicist has confirmed the artist refused a $75 million offer to tour under the Smiths
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Presenting Leona Anderson in all her vocal glory. For your dining and dancing pleasure we present “Music To Suffer By” accompanied by the song “Fish” for dessert.
links for 2007-08-26
August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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I like the surprising (yet quiet) photographs that can be found in Joseph Tripi’s personal project, All America City.
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“I realized I was neither a missionary with a camera nor a political activist. Nor was I, as a photographer, much interested in unfolding events and the kind of photographs of them that newspaper and magazine editors wanted
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chris steele-perkins is physically not a large man….it is easy to imagine him gliding through the streets of Tokyo, or probably anywhere, literally being the “invisible street photographer”
Crandall Canyon Mine - Gary Jensen Funeral
August 25, 2007 | 1 Comment
Down to Salina to photograph the funeral of Gary “Gibb” Jensen, who was killed trying to rescue the six miners trapped in the Crandall Canyon coal mine. It was a touching service, and by the end I had a real feeling for who this man was: a prankster and a loving father who was serious about his job on a mine rescue team. Truly a great man.
When you photograph a funeral at an LDS chapel, the photographs are often limited to the outside moments at the end, when the family follows the pallbearers out. It’s too bad I don’t have a photograph of the chapel, which was filled (along with the overflow seating). The stand, where the podium is, was completely filled with flowers. It was a sea of yellow flowers. I was tempted to sneak in a camera for a photograph from the back of the hall. The journalist I was sitting next to kept throwing out S- and F-bombs in our conversation (inside a church). Even he thought that sneaking a photo would be insensitive, so I didn’t.
After the service we drove to the small town of Redmond, where Gibb was buried.
The photo above shows Hayley Jensen (daughter), Lola Jensen (wife), and Jayden Shelley (grandson) as the Sevier County dispatcher put out Gibb’s last call over the radio. I can’t tell you how emotional this moment was. Words fall short. Everyone was wiping their eyes as the dispatcher, calm as a rock, paged Gibb for the last time. So sad.
Family members stuck around for a few minutes after it was over, then cleared out.
After everyone had left, Gibb’s son Robert came back to the grave and sat down. I make a quick photograph with one camera and reached for my short lens to get a better view. Before I could get the camera up, Robbie stood up, put his hand to his father’s casket, and walked off.
I had just witnessed a son’s final goodbye to his father. I don’t know what else to say about that… In fact, I’m speechless…
