http://gerik.com/blog Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:44:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ever wondered what it's like behind the scenes of trying to cover a war? Here's a few videos I found thanks to the web site From the Frontline. They are pretty disturbing. A Georgian TV journalist is fired upon and injured during live shot. TV journalists coming under fire in Gori, the ... http://gerik.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/14/covering-war/ The other day I was reading a discussion on a popular forum for photographers about Twitter, the micro blogging tool that's becoming ever more popular. The basic consensus from these photographers was "I don't get it." I use Twitter, however it's pretty easy to say that not every one gets it. ... http://gerik.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/08/tweeting/ Sometimes I find comfort in making cliché photographs. These same photos have been taken numerous times and the one of the mill exists on a postcard available for purchase inside. These photos are not new. They are not different. They are not bold. They are expected. While I have to admit these ... http://gerik.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/22/cliche-photos/ And so many other things didn't make any sense either. Which is hard to accept. http://gerik.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/08/today-i-saw-a-yellow-box/ Last night we had dinner with friends and ended the night by shooting off the fireworks for the kids dads. Vienne had way more fun catching lighting bugs. She seemed to not even care about the fireworks. When we got home we had another surprise. We found a baby bird on ... http://gerik.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/04/better-than-fireworks/