Carnival of the Selfie

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In pursuing my story on 2016's Carnival of the Selfie, I asked two photographers about their experiences photographing "pretty mas" this year. This is what Nisha Kong and Sarita Rampersad had to say. Read More...
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Commentary about Carnival since 2009

Exhausted by the relentless stupidity of the preparations and execution of Carnival 2015, I offered instead a round up of recent stories, columns and blog posts on the subject which remain depressingly relevant. Read More...
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Why I have nothing to say about your Facebook Carnival gallery

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A consideration of what Carnival photography is today and how it may be changing the very nature of playing mas on the stage on Carnival Tuesday. Read More...
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Carnival's Axis of copyright

A first response to the attempt by Carnival's special interest groups to increase their draconian grip on the very public festival of Carnival.

Other links on this subject are here…
BitDepth#875: CarnivalTV, 2013
BitDepth#874:
Copyright and Cacada
BitDepth#873:
Dear Allison
BitDepth#872:
Tradition and Commerce
Photoblog:
The Images of Carnival (Video)
Photoblog:
Morning Edition on Carnival copyright (Video) Read More...
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Photographing Carnival

The photography of Carnival is becoming dangerously homogenous. Read More...
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Photographing Traditional Characters

A Viey La Cou shoot more than two decades was an exercise in location portraiture on a personal project. It is now a record of many traditional Carnival performers who have since passed on. Read More...
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