Saturday, May 24, 2008

What Matters...An Upcoming Book by David Cohen

A new book by David Cohen about the pressing issues of our time as seen and discussed by photojournalists and writers. My work on the Niger Delta is contained in this powerful and timely collection, along with photo essays by Sebastiao Salgado, James Nachtwey, Gerd Ludwig, Anthony Suau, Stephanie Sinclair, Lauren Greenfield and many others. In all there is a collection of 18 stories. Here are some links:

*To learn more about the book:

What Matters

*To buy the book:

Buy the book

* To see my chapter:

Niger Delta Chapter

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Curse of the Black Gold book now out!

Curse of the Black Gold is now IN STOCK and can be ordered via Amazon.

AMAZON.COM



In addition, in June, with the official launch of the Curse of the Black Gold website, we will be offering special editions of the book, both signed copies and copies that will include an original print.

Contact us for more details.

Monday, May 19, 2008

CBS in Los Angeles Airs Piece on Living With Herbie

The following piece, edited from our new short film called Living With Herbie, appeared last week on the evening news on the Los Angeles affiliate of CBS television. Please check it out.

View Living With Herbie on CBS

A win at New York Photo Festival

Ed and Julie's multimedia piece, Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta won a first place award at the first annual New York Photo Festival Awards.

Many thanks to MediaStorm's Brian Storm and Chad Stevens for production on the piece. And thank you to the judges, powerHouse and VII.

The New York Photo Festival was organized by powerHouse Books and VII agency.

Photo credits: © 2008 Meredith Kamuda