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A M E R I C A N S O C I E T Y o f M E D I A P H O T O G R A P H E R S
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© Tony Bonanno
ASMP New Mexico Newsletter
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n e w s l e t t e r the fine print
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ON THE COVER: Tony Bonnano’s image “Three Men” is part of his ongoing project “CubaStreet.” For more on the project, please see page 10.
3 P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s A G e
4 M e M B e r B O O K sJamey Stillings’, Ford Robbins’ and David Halpern’s most recent printed matter.
7 M e M B e r A n n O u n C e M e n t sTony Bonanno and David Halpern announce upcoming workshops.
10 M e M B e r P r O j e C tTo Blog or Not to Blog, David Halpern
13 F e A t u r e A r t i C l eCubaStreet by Tony Bonanno, including anextensive portfolio of his work.
25 M e M B e r P O r t F O l i OKim Richardson shows us what she’s up to.
29 M e M B e r l i s t
30 F i n A l F r A M e
8 w O r K s h O PA report by David Halpern about the printing workshop held at Rush Creek Studios in May.
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n e w s l e t t e r the fine print president’s message
ASMPNMhasanewleadershipteam,butfirstmanythankstoRobertReckforhisserviceasPresidentandhiscontinuedserviceontheBoardaswellasTonyBonannoforhisoutstandingserviceasVicePresidentandmembershipchair.Thenewteamismyself,PeterOgilvie,servingasPresident,MichaelClarkandJameyStillingsservingasVicePresidents,BillStengelservingasSec-retary,KarenNovotnyservingasTreasurer,BradHowellismembershipchair,andSteveZeifmanistheeditorofthethenewsletter.WealsohaveRichardKhanlian,DavidHalpern,FordRobbinsandKimRichardsonontheBoardhelpingisvariouscapacities.
Ourgoalistotrytobringvaluetoourmembers,andtobuildasupportivecommunityofphotographers.ASMPisandhasbeenagreatadvocateforprofessionalphotographersovertheyears.TheresourcesASMPhasprovidedonbusinesspracticesandcopyrightissueshavebeenin-valuableformeinmythirtyyearsasaadvertisingphotographer.Thechallengestotoday’spho-tographerrequirecommunitymorethanever.Theknowledgebaserequiredtounderstanddigitalcaptureandpostproductionisahugechallenge.Theadventofnewsoftware,operatingsystems,newhardwareareconstanttests.Onecan’tgoitaloneanymore.Theeverchanginginternet,andtheneedtostaycurrentonone’swebsiterequirecommunitytostayabreast.Thenewchal-lengesofsocialmediaareanotherfrontierthattoday’sphotographerneedssupportwith.
OurnewteamisexcitedtofindwaystohelpphotographersfromallofNewMexicobuildcommunityandsupporteachothertomeetthechallengesweface.Welookforwardtohearingfrommembersabouthowwecanbetterservetheirneedsandbringvaluetothem.
PeterOgilvie,President
member announcementsSeeing in Black and White withDAVIDHALPERN
OCTOBER26through29
SantaFePhotographicWorkshops isofferinganexcitingopportunity thisOctoberwith landscapeand
naturephotographerandASMPLifeMemberDavidHalpern.
FromOctober26through29,DavidwillleadSeeinginBlackandWhite,aworkshopwherestudentswill
enhance their abilities to see in black and white, while also increasing their understanding and appreciation of
color.WorkingwiththeuniquelyinspiringresourcesofSantaFeanditsenvirons,theworkshopteachesstudents
topre-visualizeimages,properlyexposeforthefinaloutcome,andusetheirin-cameratools,computersoftware,
andprintingtechnologytoturnvisualizationsintopowerfulimagesthatmatchtheinspirationfeltatthemomentof
capture.
For more complete information please visit http://www.santafeworkshops.com/photography-workshops/
instructor/david_halpern
Visions of Havana in Black and White withTONYBONANNO
UndertheauspicesofSeeingCuba:APeople-to-PeopleCulturalExchangewithSantaFePhotographicWork-
shopsandCubaCulturalTravel
DECEMBER7-14,2011
Formoreinformationpleaseseehttp://santafeworkshops.com/newsletter/VisionsOfHavana_120711.pdf
90miles. It’s thedistancebetweenmainlandAmericaandthe islandnationofCubaand foroverhalfa
century,morethanjustwaterhasdividedthetwocountries.AprogramsponsoredbySantaFePhotographicWork-
shopswillbridgethemanydegreesofseparationthathavedistancedthesetwonationsandtheirpeople.SantaFe
PhotographicWorkshopsisproudtoannounceaseriesofeducationalprogramsinassociationwithCubaCultural
TraveltoexploreanddiscoverCubaaspartofaUSTreasuryDepartmentlicensed,people-to-peopleculturalex-
change.InconjunctionwithCuba’spremierphotographicorganization,FototecadeCuba,workshopparticipants
experienceCubainwayspreviouslyonlyimagined.OurtravelersexplorethefascinatingcityofHavanaanditslush
surroundingcountrysideismallgroupsof6to7withaworkshopleaderandanEnglish-speakingCubanphotog-
rapherasyourhost.TheaccesstoCubanlifeandcultureisunparalleledandthepersonalexperiencesnevertobe
forgotten.Visitplaceswheretimestandsstilltosavortheforbiddenislandthroughtheeyes,voices,artandculture
ofitsresilientandwelcomingpeople.
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TONY
BONANNO
cubaStreet
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[ P O R T F O L I O ] C u b a S t r e e t B Y T O N Y B O N A N N O
Formostofmyprofessional life as aphotographer I
havebeen immersed inthe impersonalandobjective
requirementsofcommercialphotography.Butbecause
Iwastrainedintheclassicgenreofphoto-journalism
withanemphasisoncompositionandelementswithin
aphotographthatevokefeelingandemotion,Ifound
thatmycommercialworkbecameincreasinglylessful-
filling.RecentlyIbegantofeelaneverstrongerdesire
topursuepersonalprojects,oneswhichwouldallow
metoexperimentwiththekindofimagerythatorigi-
nallyinspiredme.Andthus,CubaStreet.
MygoalwiththeCubaStreetserieswastocreatepho-
tographsthatconveyedtheemotion,thefeeling,and
therealityofwhattheCubaexperiencemeanttome,a
visitor,anoutsider.Ideliberatelychosenottoromanti-
cizeCubawithcolorandselectivesubjectmatterthat
skewedtherealityofhardshipandstrugglethatisto-
day’sCuba.IfoundthatinblackandwhiteIcouldmore
effectivelycaptureaglimpseofCubanlifeandrecord
thestrongspiritthatdefinestheCubanpeople.
Thiscollectionofimageswasmadewithcompassion
andaffectionforthepeopleandthecountry,and,as
muchasaphotographcan,theyreflecttheemotions
myvisitsengenderedwithinmeforthislovelyisland,
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Captions: Opening Spread - Three Men. Page 14 - Doorway A. Page 15 - Woman in Rocking Chair. Page 16 - Havana Street. Page 17 - Cigar Maker. Page 18 - Street Cleaner. Page 19 - Top: Taxi Yard; Bottom: Baseball Celebration. Page 20 - Top: Kids in Street; Bottom: Dancers. Page 21 - Top: Havana Street; Bottom: Havana Residences. Page 22 - Top: Trinidad Street; Bottom: Malecon. Page 23 - Benito.
toolongisolatedbuteverbeautiful.
TheCubaProjectisanongoingresearchprojectaboutCu-
banContemporaryFineArtPhotographers.Thegoalofthe
researchistoportraytheartists’livingandworkenviron-
ments, their subject matter, the methodology, processes,
and techniquesused tocreate theirartwork, and togain
insightintowhatdrivestheirpassionandvision.Anaccom-
panyingphotoessaywillbeproducedupontheproject’s
completion.
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs has of-
fered to help disseminate the results of the research to
thepublic.The informationobtained fromtheproject is
intendedtobepublishedinfineartandprofessionalmedia
andalsopresentedthroughlecturesandprogramsinvari-
ousacademicsettings,museums,andotherpubliccultural
institutions.
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TheCubaProjectwas initiatedTonyBonannowho is
based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Assisting with
theprojectisMr.NelsonRamirez,Director,TheCuban
State Photo Archives (FOTOTECA), and Assistant Cu-
rator,MabelLlevat.NelsonRamirezandMabelLlevat
arealsorecognizedastwoofCuba’sforemostfineart
photographers.
ThephotographsinthisarticleareCubanstreetscenes
andothersubjectstakenincidentaltotheprojectac-
tivity in La Habana, Trinidad, and other locations in
Cuba.ThesestreetsscenesconstitutetheCubaStreet
portfolio.
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TONYBONANNO,CubaStreet
©JosephTornick,2010
CubaStreetisphotographerTonyBonanno’svisualexpressionofhisCubaexperiencein2009
and2010.Yetitreallyismorethanthat,muchmore…..ForBonanno’sskillfuluseofhislenstakes
usdeeplyintothestrangeyetfamiliarambienceofCubanculture,bringingusintothisunexpected
groundofsharedhumanexperience.ItisapparentthatBonanno’seyeisveryhumaneandclear.We
arealternatelyentrancedbythefrozen-in-timequalityoftheCubanenvironment,andtouchedbythe
implicitdignityandgraceofhissubjects.Itisthisindefinablequalityofgracewhichpermeatesthese
images–thestreet-sweeperpeersbenignlyintothecamera,withagentleinquisitivenessthatreaches
usthroughthepage.Itwaslastyear,anditcouldhavebeen100yearsago.Anoldmansmokesacigar
inhishumblecountryshack,abeautifulwomanisfussedoverinthestreet,ayoungboylooksatuswith
agazebothinnocentandknowing.Whoarethesepeople?Andthosestreets….crumblingbuildings,
ancientcarslostintimepast–whatisthisatestamentof?Isittheenduringcapacityforsurvivaland
hope,thatbreaksoutspontaneouslyinatempoofmusicandlaughterdancingthroughtheseimages?
Thereismuchofmortalityhere,yetsomanyoftheseimages,orshouldIsaygestures…..?aresimply,
touseanontechnicalphrase–marvelous–thechildrenandyoungmenplayinginthestreets,aman
stretchingdowntotouchtheearth,threemengazingdirectlyatthisGringoAmericanoPhotographer,
ahauntinglyvacantmissionschoolroom,alivingdioramaofbuildingslikeasepiafantasy.Webecome
bothwitnessandvicariousparticipanttothisvibrantlifelivedsoopenlyintheseCubanstreets–the
happyjoyofatumultuoussportscelebration,childrendressedupasmagicaldancers,anoldwoman
sittingoutsideinherchair–thesearetableauxthatlookimpossiblystaged,butarenot.Whatdothese
peoplesee?Wegazethroughthesephotosandthroughamysteriousprocessoftropicalalchemywe
areabletoseewhatisunseenandhearwhatisunspoken….Openingtotheseimagesallowsthepoi-
gnantdreamsofCubatoenterdeeplyintous,agiftofunexpectedmagic.WeexperienceourCuban
brothersandsistersandnowwecansay–“Yes….Iknowyou.”InthewordsofTheMayan….“Youare
anothermyself.”ItisthismysteriousgazeimplicitinBonanno’simagesthatremaininourawareness
longafterwehaveclosedtheportfolio.Inourdreamsahorse-drawncartapproachesus,awoman
smilesenigmaticallyfromherbalconyoverthecaféSantoDomingo,theoldcompadrepuffsonhis
cigar–theyarehearingtherattlingofawheezy57Chevyshatteringthesomnolentstreet…..perhaps
theyarethinkingofloverswalkingalongtheMalecon,thesoundoftheoceanincounterpointtothe
softsighingofthewind……nexttime…...nextyear……maybe……Thereisnofutureinthisdream,
onlytheeternalNOW,frozeninplaceunderthebakingCubansun.
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A s M P n M M e M B e r s
Joseph Arcure Fenton Ayres Evalyn Bemis James K. Black Tony Bonanno Patti Bose Carla Breeze David L. Brown Richard T. Bryant David Caldwell Esha Chiocchio Michael Clark Jennifer Davidson Sarah Dawson Peter Dechert Babak Dowlatshahi Nora Fisher Kelly Gatlin D.R. Goff David Goldberg Theodore Greer Judith C. Haden David Halpern George Hight Eddie Hironaka David Houser Richard Khanlian Jack Kotz Karen Kuehn Kim Kurian Danny Lehman Norah Levine Dottie A. Lopez
Kip Malone Jennifer Maxon Robert McCullough Wendy McEahern Chas McGrath Julien McRoberts Douglas Merriam David Muench Polly Mullen Ann Murdy G. Alan Myers Karen Novotny Peter Ogilvie David Ponton Robert Reck Malie Rich-Griffith Ford M. Robbins Sabra Roybal Genevieve Russel Kate Russell Ward Russell John Robert Small Jennifer Spelman Theresa Starr Bill Stengel Jamey Stillings Ken Stinnett Eric Swanson Terry Thompson Sally Thomson Carole Topalian Nevada Wier Steve Zeifman
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ASMP isdedicatedtopromotingthe highest professional standardsofmediaphotography.Weofferpro-grams, seminars, timely news andbusiness support for the professionalmediaphotographer.Wealsoofferanonlinesearchabledatabaseforphotobuyerstocontactourmembers,someof the best working professionals intheindustry.
ASMP was founded in 1944 by ahandfulof theworld’s leadingphoto-journalists and is recognized interna-tionally for its leadership role. ASMPhas over 5,000 members, includingmanyof theworld’sgreatestphotog-raphers, in 40 chapters nationwide.ASMPistheleadingtradeassociationfor photographers who photographprimarily for publication. The ASMPhas three purposes: To protect andpromote the interests of photogra-pherswhoseworkisforpublication,topromote high professional standardsandethicsand tocultivate friendshipand mutual understanding amongphotographers.
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