DISGUSTING

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2007/09/18/VI2007091800699.html?hpid=multimedia1&hpv=national

EDIT: This is a longer version, showing his question and better angles at what is seen to be not violent resistance, at least not enough to deserve a taser. WTF? These cops should be canned immediately: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE76LQwT6qA

EDIT 2: Another, showing the after effects and how some students actually did stand up for him:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHl4cPRDpzw

This is a video of a student being tasered. Apparently for speaking out? From the video, you can not tell if he did anything to deserve this, and it seems he didn't. This is not the first case of abuse of a taser by campus police, and it is thoroughly disgusting. Watch it until the end.

Shame on the people in the room for not doing anything. Shame on the officers and campus admin for allowing this to happen from most likely bad training and procedures. Kerry does seem to try to answer the students questions, but shame on him for continuing to babble while the student is detained for no reason.

Like I said, the video shows no motive for the officers even attempting to escort the student out, but perhaps there is more to this story?

Add your voice against photography restrictions in NYC

Sign this petition.

NYC is once again looking to restrict First Amendment guaranteed rights of photography in public spaces. This is a very bad precedent if it is to happen, and also a severe attack on freedoms for all of us. It will even impact amateur and casual photographers.

For details on the proposed rules, see here.

Only 3 days left to sign the petition. Thanks to Lenny at DC / MidAtlantic Artnews for posting this.

Rising from the cave...

...Not a real cave, but I've neglected to update the blog and the page for quite a while. I am still in Baltimore, working part time on my photography and some non-profit consulting work, and also at Patrick's, www.patricksofpratt.com, as a bartender.

Some recent news related to my photography:
-I've shot a few more weddings this year, I'll post links soon for the public to see.
-I am now a member of the Sowebo Arts collective, here in Sowebo (Southwest Baltimore), my new neighborhood.
-I should have a showing coming up in September at a local restaurant, and one or two others in the works.
-I'll soon be selling smaller prints on Ebay, keep an eye out for more info.
-I did my first "Fair" this year, sharing a booth with my brother and his Bonsai work at the Sowebohemian Arts Festival here in Baltimore.

That's all for now. More to come soon. I hope your summers are treating you well.

Matt

A Debut!

A while ago on this blog, I let everyone know about the unique photo I captured of the Wilson Bridge demolition, as seen in the Express, and "Solarize This" Blog. I am proud to announce that is now available in a Limited Edition of 95 Prints.



The print is an impressive 20"x24" inches, printed from a 4x5 inch black and white negative. It captures all 5 to 6 seconds of the demolition charges as they ripple along the bridge.

The first 20 prints will be sold at a special introductory price of $375. Orders can be made by emailing me at matt@canyoupicturethat.com.

The public debut of this image will be this weekend, on sunday, May 27th, at the Sowebohemian Arts Festival in Baltimore, MD. Join me there to see this unique shot in person and get your order in.

Comments about this photo:
"Dark and Moody," "A wonderful shot," "A cool photo."

See the video of the bridge demolition here.

Breaker news!

I have some great news from my home town, relating to the Huber Coal Breaker which I have been photographing for a while. The Breaker has been acquired by the local government by eminent domain to be transferred to publi use as a museum. The museum is probalby a much longer term piece of this puzzle, but the fact that it now shifts to public ownership, versus private ownership and possible destruction for scrap metal, is a very positive point in the life of this historic building.

Read the local newspaper's article here: http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/16486620.htm

I will be updating my breaker photos with the newest additions in the coming days.

Hapy New Year!

We partied like rockstars...

A special thanks for an awesome New Year's Eve with Strike First Music Corporation in NYC. My brother Mark and I hung out with them and welcomed the new year until 10:30 am!

Here's to a Happy New Year for everyone! Let's hope its filled with love and peace, and all that good stuff, and perhaps we can stop the rising toll in Iraq, the numbers that have decreased the enjoyment of this day, with 3,000 US dead.

AND...if you'll be in NYC on January 3rd, please join me at my first NY show!

Gallery onetwentyeight 128 Rivington Street N.Y., N.Y.10002

1-212-674-0244 www.galleryonetwentyeight.org

CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS IN SIX WEEKS.

Wednesday, January 3^rd, 2007 6 pm – on. At....

Gallery onetwentyeight

El Castillo

Kronkite

Tiny’s

Schapiro’s Kosher Wine

(Essex Street Martket)

Gallery onetwentyeight will celebrate our thriving part of New York at the above five locations with artists working in different medium. Some of the artists are;

Richard Armijo, Joan Criswell, Tommy Flynn, Eric Ginsburg, Katrine Grotepass Jefre Harwoods, Peter Hauenschild, Christofer Heinz, David Higginbottom, Arlan Huang, Steven Gwon, Ralph Iwamoto, Gerald Jackson, Germaine Keller, Gloria Kline,

Karl-Heinz Klopf, Fran Kornfeld, Nancy & Judy Lin, Eizan Miyamoto, Haruko Mochimaru, Sylvia Netzer , Kurt Novak, Yukako Okudaira, Toki Ozaki, Janet Passehl, Joyce Robins, Miguelangel Ruiz, Carol Salmanson, Helga Schager, Christian Sieckmeier, Nancy Spero, Nobuto Suga, Mako Tanaka, Toyo, Angela Valeria, Rob van Erve, April Volmer, Joe Watanabe Studio, Margret Wibmer, Noriko Yano, The 6^th Grade Students at Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C. (Ms. Vega Principal) and many more…