Carnival
BitDepth#876 posted
11/03/13 21:54 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#876, a consideration of the first stakeholder consultation on Carnival 2013, is posted here...
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BitDepth#875 posted
04/03/13 19:47 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#875, an interview with the team at CarnivalTV updates a story that began in 2011 and is posted here…
BitDepth#874 posted
25/02/13 22:18 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#874, a look at the copyright issues of Carnival 2013, is posted here...
BitDepth#873 posted
18/02/13 21:32 Filed in: Website Updates
New post: BitDepth#873, an open letter to new NCC Chairman Allison Demas after her first Carnival in office.
BitDepth#872 posted
11/02/13 21:55 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#872, a contemplation of the forces that are shaping Carnival, is posted here...
Deep pockets needed to shoot Carnival
05/02/13 09:55 Filed in: Website Updates
Carnival fees for documenting the annual festival have been hiked dramatically. Some thoughts about that here...
BitDepth 829 posted
09/04/12 20:59 Filed in: Website Updates
Carnival Souvenir stories
09/04/12 20:53 Filed in: Website Updates
My two reviews for the Guardian's Carnival Souvenir, never published anywhere online are here.
Tighter show, younger competitors at Dimanche Gras
Soca veteran wins both titles at Soca Monarch
Tighter show, younger competitors at Dimanche Gras
Soca veteran wins both titles at Soca Monarch
BitDepth 825 posted
12/03/12 22:13 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#825, both a summary and expansion of a talk I gave at the launch of the second issue of Caribbean InTransit's arts journal, is posted here...
BitDepth 824 posted
05/03/12 22:37 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#824 tells the story of how Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival overseers have made it difficult for Reuters to cover the festival.
BitDepth 823 posted
27/02/12 21:06 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#823, a column that seems eerily like last week's, only with heaps more sarcasm and satire, is posted here...
BitDepth 822 posted
21/02/12 06:39 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#822, a look at the way photography and our record of Carnival has contributed to its degeneration, is posted here...
BitDepth 787 posted
20/06/11 20:46 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#787, a look back at my shared history with Wayne Berkeley, is posted here...
BitDepth 774 posted
22/03/11 10:29 Filed in: Website Updates
Blackberry mas apps posted
15/03/11 00:24 Filed in: Website Updates
My story for the Business Guardian on two apps developed for the Blackberry platform to report on Trinidad Carnival is posted here...
Photographing Carnival post
15/03/11 00:02 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#773 posted
15/03/11 00:01 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#773, considerations arising from a day spent in the Savannah photographing Carnival a week ago, is posted here...
BitDepth#772 posted
07/03/11 23:42 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#772, a look at the newly constructed structure on the Grandstand site, is posted here...
BitDepth#771 posted
01/03/11 00:06 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth#771, an update on the efforts of TrinidadTunes.com to build online digital download sales for local music, is posted here...
BitDepth#770 posted
21/02/11 22:40 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth #770, reporting from the Think symposium on Carnival and Multiculturalism is posted here...
Notes from the Think symposium
21/02/11 21:49 Filed in: BitDepth+
Extended reporter's notes from the Think Symposium on Carnival and Multiculturalism. Read More...
Interview with Saucy Diva
14/02/11 21:06 Filed in: BitDepth+
The full interview with Saucy Diva of TrinidadCarnivalDiary.com.
BitDepth#769, the column I wrote based on it is posted here... Read More...
BitDepth#769, the column I wrote based on it is posted here... Read More...
BitDepth 739 posted
12/07/10 19:59 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 739, a peevish look at the Content is King discussion panel at the recent Carnival Symposium "This Business of Carnival" is posted here...
BitDepth 738 posted
06/07/10 20:04 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth #738, a look at the recent Business of Carnival symposium is posted here...
BitDepth 719 posted
22/02/10 22:28 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 718 posted
16/02/10 07:53 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 717 posted
08/02/10 20:42 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 715 posted
25/01/10 22:59 Filed in: Website Updates
BitDepth 715 is the story of how soca star Mr Vybe leverages social media to advance his career and connect with his fans.
BitDepth 669 posted
02/03/09 19:34 Filed in: Website Updates
Updates to Tribe Gallery
27/02/09 19:09 Filed in: Website Updates
Got to stop working while I'm half asleep.
Failed to recover some lost data from the Tribe story, but I did manage to fix the oversharpening on the Tribe gallery.
Much of the project is shot existing light with high ISO settings, so too much sharpening makes the images particularly cruddy.
I've also upped the resolution to 900 pixels as a bonus.
Added a text page with the copy that has accompanied all nine of the stories and revamped the design of the pages.
Failed to recover some lost data from the Tribe story, but I did manage to fix the oversharpening on the Tribe gallery.
Much of the project is shot existing light with high ISO settings, so too much sharpening makes the images particularly cruddy.
I've also upped the resolution to 900 pixels as a bonus.
Added a text page with the copy that has accompanied all nine of the stories and revamped the design of the pages.
Local Lives 09 goes live
25/02/09 11:04 Filed in: Website Updates
The ninth installment of Local Lives is now available. The print version appeared in the Trinidad Guardian today and an extended gallery of images selected for the story with full captions is available here.
The printed version, with an excellent design by Kevan Gibbs is available for download as a PDF here.
There's a bit of background into the story of this installment of Local Lives, which took a year to produce here.
The printed version, with an excellent design by Kevan Gibbs is available for download as a PDF here.
There's a bit of background into the story of this installment of Local Lives, which took a year to produce here.
Viey La Cou series begins
14/02/09 00:10 Filed in: Photography
The Viey La Cou series begins today with Dame Lorraine. I took extensive notes on these photographs in the late 1980's and have since lost them. If anyone recognises the players, please let me know so that I can put names to the faces.
In the 20 years since I shot these photos, most of these old players have since left the stage and younger players with more enthusiasm and far less history have taken their place. I was fortunate enough to have the chance to capture these images when so many of these characters were still being played by performers who had been doing the roles for decades.
I'll be posting the complete series after they appear on the front page of this website in the Virtual Gallery and putting a photographer's note in the Photo Blog.
In the 20 years since I shot these photos, most of these old players have since left the stage and younger players with more enthusiasm and far less history have taken their place. I was fortunate enough to have the chance to capture these images when so many of these characters were still being played by performers who had been doing the roles for decades.
I'll be posting the complete series after they appear on the front page of this website in the Virtual Gallery and putting a photographer's note in the Photo Blog.
More Mas Medicine
11/02/08 19:40 Filed in: Carnival
Power of the Super Niche
08/02/08 23:42 Filed in: Carnival
I've been following some of the Carnival bloggers after getting some really valuable links off a few of the sites for the Making Mas series.
Several of these sites are really focused on the business of getting ready for Carnival Monday and Tuesday and one of the fascinating themes that cropped up in the week before Carnival was the disparity between costumes as delivered and as advertised.
Two particularly thorough and interesting entries appeared on the blogs of Saucy Diva and Carnival Jumbie.
After covering Carnival for almost a quarter of a century, an issue like this simply never occurred to me. Have a look at what the committed masquerader has to say. These are blogs that deserve to be signed.
Several of these sites are really focused on the business of getting ready for Carnival Monday and Tuesday and one of the fascinating themes that cropped up in the week before Carnival was the disparity between costumes as delivered and as advertised.
Two particularly thorough and interesting entries appeared on the blogs of Saucy Diva and Carnival Jumbie.
After covering Carnival for almost a quarter of a century, an issue like this simply never occurred to me. Have a look at what the committed masquerader has to say. These are blogs that deserve to be signed.
Carnival Congratulations
08/02/08 23:42 Filed in: Carnival
San Fernando bandleaders Ivan and Wendy Kalicharan (MM6) won the South Band of the Year title. De BOSS (MM7) took the Lil Hart award for Small Band of the Year, closely followed by Tribal Connection (MM7) in second place. Wade Madray tied for third place in the King of Carnival competition.
View Making Mas online here.
The Frenchman and the downloads
08/01/08 00:53 Filed in: BitDepth+
Tribe tech
03/12/07 20:44 Filed in: BitDepth+
Losing the beat
20/02/07 20:42 Filed in: Carnival
Timing the riddem
20/02/07 17:07 Filed in: Carnival
The Rhythm of the Road
20/02/07 12:58 Filed in: Carnival
What happened to J'Ouvert?
19/02/07 07:56 Filed in: Carnival
In just a few years, the start of Carnival Monday has dwindled to a few committed masqueraders rolling around on the ground on South Quay... Read More...
Medium-size Sunday
19/02/07 01:02 Filed in: Carnival
Carnival on TV
25/01/07 19:40 Filed in: Carnival
If the Government's two television stations can broadcast Carnival for free, who is going to buy the rights they are advertising for sale? Read More...
