Email: haciaelinfinito@gmail.com

These photographs were taken in Santiago, Chile after the quake. Send Heia Kato your comments using the comment box at the bottom of the page.

Email: luishidalgo91@gmail.com

Luis is a Chilean Freelance Photographer.  These images were taken in Santiago, Chile after the quake.

I last spoke to Luis before he headed out to Concepcion, Chile, where he plans to photograph the events unfolding in that region.

Send Luis your comments using the comment box at the bottom of the page.

2010 Aperture Portfolio Prize Competition

From Aperture.com

“The purpose of the Aperture Portfolio Prize is to identify trends in contemporary photography and specific artists whom we can help by bringing them to a wider audience. In choosing the first-prize winner and runners-up, we are looking for work that is fresh and that hasn’t been widely seen in major publications or exhibition venues.

First prize is $2,500. The first-prize winner and runners-up are featured in Aperture’s website for approximately one year. Winners are also announced in the foundation’s e-newsletter, which reaches thousands of subscribers in the photography community.

The deadline for the summer 2010 Aperture Portfolio Prize is Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at 12:00 noon EST. All entrants will be contacted with final results by November 1, 2010. For more information, see the Guidelines and FAQs pages.”

Visit www.aperture.org for more information.  Good luck!!

Location: Grosvenor Auditorium,

National Geographic Society
1600 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
+1 202 857 7700

Thursday-Sunday, October 2-5, 2008 at various times

All Roads is a National Geographic initiative created to provide an international platform for indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture artists to share their cultures, stories, and perspectives through the power of film and photography.

Check out the schedule for this year’s D.C. festival below, and check the All Roads website for more, including information about the festival in other cities.

Thursday, October 2

Opening Night

• 7 pm—The Linguists (USA, Russia/Siberia, India, Bolivia/2007/65 min)
  Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, and Jeremy Newberger

Friday, October 3

7 pm—Under the Same Sun

• Kids’ Stories (El Salvador/2007/10 min) Spanish with English subtitles
  Ricardo Barahona

• Weaving Life (Colombia/2007/26 min) Spanish with English subtitles
  Robérto Arévalo

• La Americana (USA, Bolivia, Mexico/2007/65 min) Spanish with English subtitles
  Nicholas Bruckman, John Mattiuzzi

There will be a discussion with filmmakers Robérto Arévalo and Nicholas Bruckman following the screenings.

9:30 pm—K’NAAN in Concert – Free event—no tickets required!

Saturday, October 4

• Noon—A Wave of Change
  Hawaikii (New Zealand/2006/11 min) English and Maori
  Mike Jonathan

• Welcome to Enurmino! (Russia/2008/60 min) Russian and Chukchi with English subtitles
  Aleksei Vakhrushev

• 2 to 4 pm—Photography Program
  Images and Stories: A New Generation -  Free event—no tickets required!

4:30 pm—New Warriors

• Young, Gifted & Samoan (USA/2008/23 min) English
  Dionne Fonoti

• Under the Open Sky (Mexico/2007/38 min) Spanish with English subtitles
  José Luis Matías and Carlos Pérez Rojas

• What Was Promised (Iraq/2008/46 min) Arabic with English subtitles
  Roshini Thinakaran

There will be a discussion with filmmakers Dionne Fonoti and Roshini Thinakaran following the screenings.

7:30 pm—The Walls Between Us

• Sikumi: On the Ice (USA/2008/15 min) Iñupiaq with English subtitles
  Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

• Keao (USA/2008/10 min) English
  Kaliko Spenser

• White Mountain (East Kurdistan(Iran)/2006/30 min) Kurdish with English subtitles
  Taha Kerimi

• Guarding the Family Silver (New Zealand/2005/46 min) English and Maori with English subtitles
  Toby Mills and Moana Maniapoto

There will be a discussion with filmmaker Kaliko Spenser following the screenings.

Sunday, October 5

Noon—Women Hold Up Half the Sky

• Keao (USA/2008/10 min) English
  Kaliko Spenser

• A Sketch of Wathone (Myanmar/2006–2007/15 min) Burmese with English subtitles
  Kyi Phyu Shin

• Aydaygooay (Canada/2007/6 min) Sayisi Dene with English subtitles
  Mary Code

• As We Forgive (Rwanda/2008/53 minutes) English and Kinyarwanda with English subtitles
  Laura Waters Hinson

There will be a discussion with filmmakers Kyi Phyu Shin and Laura Waters Hinson following the screenings.

2:30 pm—Ancestors, Elders, & Land

• Na ‘Ono o ka ‘Aina – Delicacies of the Land (USA/2008/9 min) Native Hawaiian with English subtitles
  Puhipau and Joan Lander

• Maq and the Spirit of the Woods (Canada/2007/9 min) English
  Phyllis Grant

• Kids’ Stories (El Salvador/2007/10 min) Spanish with English subtitles
  Ricardo Barahona

• Nikamowin (Song) (Canada/2007/12 min) Cree
  Kevin Lee Burton

• When Colin Met Joyce (Australia/2007/52 min) English
  Rima Tamou

5:30 pm—Persian Portraits

This special showcase is curated by the Documentary Experimental Film Center in Tehran.

• Slap (Iran/2008/5 min) Farsi with English subtitles
  Ehsan Amani

• On the Railroad (Iran/2008/15 min) Farsi with English subtitles
  Mohammad Sufi

• In Our Home (Iran/2008/5 min) Farsi with English subtitles
  Maryam Kashkouli Nia

• The Cold Dream (Iran/2008/14 min) Farsi with English subtitles
  Peyman Nahan Ghaodrati

• Tehran Has No More Pomegranates! (Iran/2006/67 min) Farsi with English subtitles
  Massoud Bakhshi

All Roads Photography Program Exhibit:

Thursday – Sunday, October 2 – 5, 10 am – 10 pm – Free event—no tickets required!

2008 Aperture Portfolio Prize Competition (Update)

From Aperture…

The purpose of the Portfolio Prize is to identify trends in contemporary photography and specific artists whom we can help by bringing their work to a wider audience.

First prize is $2,500.

The first-prize winner and runners-up are featured on Aperture’s website for approximately one year.

Winners are also announced in the foundation’s e-newsletter, which reaches thousands of subscribers in the photography community.

The work of the winner and runners-up for the 2007 prize is also available on their website.

The entry deadline was midnight Friday, July 11. All entrants will be contacted by November 1, 2008. Final decisions will be made by December 1, 2008.

The entry period for the summer 2009 Aperture Portfolio Prize will be posted in early 2009. For specifics on how to enter, please visit www.aperture.org. Good luck!