Grateful heart

All of us have some of favorite songs. I really like this song "grateful heart" and its behind story.

In a very fortuitous opportunity to hear a sign language song "grateful heart", my heart was deeply shocked, Ouyang Feifei, desolate voice, beautiful melody, moving lyrics, but can only use a silent language to express its deep connotation.

This is a real story happened in Taiwan. An innate mute and deaf girl, her father died at birth. Mom went to work early every day, doing the hard work to support the family. Every sunset, the little girl began to stand at the door, looking at the door of the road, because her mother every day brought to her with a piece of New Year cake home. Poverty in their day, a small New Year cake is human delicious, and this is the time when the little girl is the most happy.

One day, under a big rain, has been a time of dinner, her mother did not come back. The little girl stood in the door with hope, but no her mother's shadow. Days, became more and more dark, the rain, became greater and greater, the little girl decided to follow the way her mother every day go to find back her mother. She walked and walked, finally saw mother lying on the ground at the roadside. She found her mother's eyes have not close, she shook her body, her mother did not answer. She felt fear, shake her mother's hand finding that her mother's hands tightly grabbed a piece of New Year cake. She cried desperately, but cannot make a sound......

Rain still continued, the little girl kept crying. She knew that her mother never would wake up, left her alone. The little girl wiped away tears, decided to use her own language to tell her mother she will be alive well, feel free to let her mother go......

The little girl performed the song “grateful heart”in sign language again and again: "thanksgiving heart, grateful for you, with my life, let me have the courage to do my own; the heart of Thanksgiving, thank fate, the flowers bloom, I will treasure," she just stood in the rain does not stop doing, until her mother's eyes finally closed......

week12

Is a be struck with fright scene, a moment to strike the eye and rouse the mind: "Kent Beach" are portrayed in a dangerous situation in the surf is tilting sailing, people fled from the boat, take the boat to escape, the waves surging, the people in the struggle. In the contrast between black and white, is the expression of life and the will.

Kent's coast makes other counties envious. Its 350 glorious miles boast the world's most famous white cliffs, vast sandy beaches, safe, family-friendly bays and natural assets that make it a magnet for water activity enthusiasts.           

In short, it’s a first-class place for family holidays and kids' days out. And for adults to recharge. Drift off in the sun to the soothing sound of the waves. Build a sandcastle. Indulge in barefoot beachcombing. Relax and revive.  

week30

Martin Bogren was born 1967 in Sweden and is now based in Malmo.

His photographic practice has developed by a personal documentary tradition in the early 90’s – photographing bands and artists. His first book The Cardigans_- Been It  was published in 96 after several years touring with the band.
Bogrens work became widely known in the mid 2000`s as the book Ocean was published – which later toured Scandinavia, France, Poland, Italy and USA. The book was shortlisted for Best Photobook in Arles 2009 and resived the honorable prize for the Best Photobook in Sweden the same year.
In 2011 Lowlands was exhibited at Fotografiska in Stockholm and published by Max Strom. The same year he was awarded with Coup de Cour at the Recontres Arles review in France. and with the prestigious Scanpix Photography Award in Sweden.
Lowlands is put on tour through Scandinavia, France, Ireland, Portugal, India and USA.
His work is included in several books/catalogues and has been featured in verious publications including British Journal of Photography and l`Ímages amongst others. Bogrens work is represented in several public and private collections including Bibliothèque du Nationale de France, Oregon Fine Art Museum and Fotografiska in Stockholm.
He is represented by Fotografiska in Stockholm and by Swedish Photography in Berlin.

week29

Ren Netherland began his career in photography over twenty six years ago while serving in the United States Navy.  After his Navy years he established his own portrait studio.  His love of animals compelled him to specialize in pet portraiture, even when it was not yet in vogue.  From a meager beginning his reputation grew, especially when his work began to appear in hundreds on well-known national pet industry publications, calendars and greeting cards.  He owned a pet portrait studio in Largo, Florida for over 14 years.  His studio was rivaled by no other, with its exquisite mini- “Hollywood” sets.  Due to an increase in nationwide demand for his unique ability, the studio was closed in Feb. 2003 to allow for more time and energy to be dedicated to the Mobile Digital Studio & Lab where he captures the special moments in time between people and their pets and the relationships that they have with each other.

week28

Robert Capa (born Friedmann Endre Ernő;October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954) was a Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War. He documented the course of World War II in London, North Africa, Italy, the Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris.

In 1947, Capa co-founded Magnum Photos in Paris with David "Chim" Seymour, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and William Vandivert. The organization was the first cooperative agency for worldwide freelance photographers.

The Magnificent Eleven are a group of photos of D-Day taken by Robert Capa. Capa was with the second wave of troops landing on the American invasion beach, Omaha Beach, who faced heavy resistance from German troops in their bunkers within the Atlantic Wall. While under constant fire Capa took 106 pictures, all but eleven of which were destroyed in a processing accident in the Life magazine photo lab in London. The surviving photos have since been called the Magnificent Eleven. Steven Spielberg is said to have been inspired by these images to create Saving Private Ryan.

week27

Ashley Wood (born 1971) is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator who is well known for his cover art, concept design and his work as an art director. Wood generally works in mixed media, often combining oil painting with digital artmaking. His style contains elements of Expressionism.

Wood is an award winning illustrator and fine artist who worked for many years in both the UK and international comic book worlds  before breaking into the U.S. market where he worked for such companies as Marvel and DC. Wood later worked for  Image creating graphic novels and cover art for the various Spawn properties of Todd. More recently, he has been pursuing projects with IDW publishing.
Using an international network of development partners, coupled with the vast experience 7174 has, the company acts as an "umbrella" organisation which allows Ashley to create, own, and distribute his creations through a variety of media outlets.

week26

John Thomson (14 June 1837 – 29 September 1921) was a pioneering Scottish photographer, geographer and traveller. He was one of the first photographers to travel to the Far East, documenting the people, landscapes and artifacts of eastern cultures. Upon returning home, his work among the street people of London cemented his reputation, and is regarded as a classic instance of social documentary which laid the foundations for photojournalism. He went on to become a portrait photographer of High Society in Mayfair, gaining the Royal Warrant in 1881.


Thomson's travels in China were often perilous, as he visited remote, almost unpopulated regions far inland. Most of the people he encountered had never seen a Westerner or camera before. His expeditions were also especially challenging because he had to transport his bulky wooden camera, many large, fragile glass plates, and potentially explosive chemicals. He photographed in a wide variety of conditions and often had to improvise because chemicals were difficult to acquire. His subject matter varied enormously: from humble beggars and street people to Mandarins, Princes and senior government officials; from remote monasteries to Imperial Palaces; from simple rural villages to magnificent landscapes.