Thursday, August 28, 2008

National Geographic Lecture: Please Note

There has been some confusion regarding the date of the National Geographic lecture by Ed Kashi.

Please be aware that the CORRECT date for the lecture is November 21.

See post below for further information.

Thank you.






Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Master of Photography Lecture Series at National Geographic

Please note that I will be giving a lecture at National Geographic on November 21, as part of their Masters of Photography lecture series. This presentation will be a big affair for me. I will be showing work from a new project about India, my project on the Niger Delta, and also sharing work close to home, from our multimedia piece on my father-in-law's time living with us. The link below will give all details. Hope to see you there.

Ed Kashi Lecture at National Geographic



Friday, August 22, 2008

Niger Delta Opening at PowerHouse Arena on Aug. 28th

Please check out this link about my next opening, which is an unusual presentation of long prints, each a set of 7 images from my new book, Curse of the Black Gold...
powerHouse Gallery



Monday, August 18, 2008

Curse Reviewed in the September Atlantic

We are honored that Curse of the Black Gold has been reviewed in the September issue of Atlantic in addition to being featured on their website.

You can see the spread in our gallery "press clippings" on the Curse of the Black Gold website.

To see the online content click here




Monday, August 11, 2008

The Digital Journalist

Curse of the Black Gold:
Photographs by Ed Kashi
August 2008
by Dirck Halstead

As anybody who has filled up his or her SUV recently, and watched the cost to do so rise to over $100, is painfully aware, a part of our daily ritual has become prohibitively expensive. All the warnings that went unheeded about our dependence on petroleum becoming unsustainable are now a fearful reality.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

The Digital Journalist featured Curse of the Black Gold with an article, a photo gallery and a video interview. Be sure to take a look at this thorough feature!



Saturday, August 09, 2008

Moving Walls 14 Website Up

Moving Walls 14, the Open Society Institute's current exhibition, includes my work on the Niger Delta. They have just put up the websites with myself and the other photographers in this exhibition. There is a lot to see and listen to, including a trailer of our Curse of the Black Gold multimedia piece and in interview with me.

Moving Walls