Video Installation piece - Kabul, Sunrise to Sunset
Through My Eyes Project - Kabul, Afghanistan
I started the Through My Eyes project teaching young adult photography so that way they could describe their lives and also what life is like in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Currently 10 young adults are taking part and presenting what life is like in Kabul, so look forward to this space for more photos.
where i am at now - March 2010
March 2010
Been volunteering as a educational teacher at Skateistan newly built skatepark and classrooms. It has been fun teaching kids, even the bad boys class. We teach them art, photography, video, design and theatre because alot of the kids are on different educational levels but art is something all levels can participate in.
An hour of skating, an hour of schooling, they seem to be eager an…
going to afghanistan
dear friends.
i go to Afghanistan on March 15
I will be working on a travel show
then continuing on with volunteer work
and work on my through my eyes project
thank you to all who have become my friend on red bubble
Pillars 7 (in the works)
The trek got harder
the path was almost invisible amongst the stones
i became more silent
concentrating on the trek
i could feel each breath
the sun beat down
and began to smell my sweat coated shirts
i longed for a good warm shower
ocassionally i washed myself by rivers but i could feel the icy waters
chill me down to the bone
and so they became quick pace scrub
my climbing companions too were silent
only …
Pillars 6
It felt like a death march
that first real day of leaving civilisation
Askole was the last town
we would ever see
and we had several days of hiking to get to Concordia
the base camp of the giants
it was hot
sweaty
and already i could feel the air getting thinner
but i tried not to complain
i used little rest time with taking my camera out
i could recongnize myself weaker than my other companions
but i kept…
Pakistan photo videojournal
these are just some of the images i took in Pakistan over last year
lots of memories and adventures
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Through my Eyes Project Fundraiser
I have just organised a benefit gig to help me start my photo/video project called “Through my Eyes”
www.myspace.com/throughmyeyesproject
It is about helping teach children photography and video so they can show people their lives, dreams, hopes and passion. It is about celebrating life amongst hardship and war. Several NGOs will help me along my way,
I am starting the proje…
Through My Eyes Project
Now that Gotye show is over
i am back to working night shift and doing my usual music video madness
writing funding applications
saving money for the plan
which is what the blog about
it is called the Through My Eyes Project
it is about teaching children to be able to photograph their lives
so people can see what a child sees
but the project is also to help their situation
and gain education
so far i am …
The Grand Plan
now that some video projects are completing
i am planning on what to do.
most people who know me
know i want to go back to volunteer work
and i am hoping to do that at the end of the year
So the plan is i am going to buy a round the world ticket
and fly back to Indonesia (Banda Aceh) and Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan
I also want to go to Darfur, Chechnya, Ca…