Archive for May, 2008
Alyssa Goes to Africa Pt.II
I modified one of my source book entries as a flyer for a benefit I’m having. It’s been a long time since I’ve “designed” something. I’m pretty happy with it
For the month of July I will be going to Kenya with an NGO called The Tumaini Children’s Project. I’ll be leading a team who will be teaching photography to 90 children living at St. Theresa’s Orphanage. Not only are many of the children living with HIV/ AIDS, but they also face incredible hardships and the stigma associated disease.
The photographs that the children take will be exhibited at the end of July at a block party in their community. It is an effort to raise AIDS awareness and to finally give the children of St. Theresa’s a voice. When we come back we will be taking the exhibit to Quebec City for the World Youth Congress. Also, we will be documenting the whole process for a documentary similar to “Born into Brothels.”
Help us get to Kenya to benefit some very deserving children by donating online on the TCP website: http://www.tumainichildrensproject.ca/
Please make sure to specify that the money is for the PIGA PICHA Project and is in support of me (Alyssa Bistonath) by sending an email to Julie Hakim through the contact page. You will receive a tax receipt in the mail. It would be helpful if you could send me an email as well so I can keep track of what I still need to raise.
We are also accepting camera donations! Please contact me if you have a digital or film camera that is in working condition that you would like to donate to the project.
Many thanks,
Alyssa
Princess at the Swan.
Keri in another lighting test from last week. This is at my favourite restaurant in the whole wide world The Swan. They were gracious enough to let us use the space in the morning before they opened. Keri (LOVE!) was gracious enough to help me out on the first shoot of the day. If you look closely you can see Ryan in the back.
I’m still processing the shoot from last week (almost done!) This is to cure my need to post photos since I want to show my wonderful clients first.
Aspen is the colour of our lives.
Beautiful beautiful Dar was standing in for a lighting test at a shoot last week, but I liked the shot so much I thought I would post it.
Tinting it a bluish-green colour is a bit of an inside joke - but you know I like the look of it.
And the story continues,
Even though I went to Ethiopia for World Vision’s magazine Childview a year ago, I am constantly amazed at how relevant the trip has been to my life on a daily basis. Everyday I think about the communities I encountered, the stories I learnt, and the girls I had a chance to get to know. To many aid workers I encountered, hope was and continues to be a lifestyle. I was awestruck to see the incredible impact World Vision had in the communities from food security to maternal health to AIDS awareness and education.
The article called Scarred by Tradition was about Female Genital Mutilation. Recently I was pleased to learn that designer Carol Moskot and I won Canadian Church Press awards. First place for Feature Layout and Design (Magazine), and Second place for Colour Photo Spread (Magazine).
Above you’ll see two photos from the spread. You can also check out the original article in Child View written by Nicolette Beharie here (pages 16-21)
all these times.
times we listened to goodbye songs.
goodbyes and tries and sighs.
and the long silences, and thoughts that
no one ever heard.
we’re here,
now.
not then.
when regrets were everything
and everyone had something to say.
this is now,
we’re okay, we’re okay.
and we have days,
and years.
so longs and stays.
and today,
today is everything
