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2012 Colby Brown Photography Wall Calendar Announcement

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Guatemala, Thailand, Vietnam, Chile, Haiti, Ecuador, California, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Cambodia, Nepal, Calendar*click on the above image to enlarge it

It is that time of year again and my 2012 Colby Brown Photography Wall Calendar is printed and on its way to my office. This year I have something special in store for everyone. Think of this collection as a selection of some of my favorite photographs from around the world.

We have photography work from: Guatemala, Thailand, Vietnam, Chile, Haiti, Ecuardor, California, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Cambodia & Nepal.

On top of that, I am throwing in a free Photo Editing Video Tutorial for the first 200 people to purchase the calendar. This video will cover the step by step process of how I create some of my best images. After you purchase the calendar, you will be emailed a link where you can view the tutorial as many times as you want. My online digital editing workshops range from $40 to $100 so this is a great opportunity to save some money, get a gift for the holiday season and learn a few new digital editing tricks.

The calendar goes on sale to the public on October 24th, 2012 and will cost $20 + Shipping ($3 US / $7 International). If you want to be reminded when the calendar goes on sale, simply enter your email address below.

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Pazapa – Helping The Disabled Children of Haiti

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Pazapa NGO in Jacmel Haiti“Pazapa” – Jacmel, Haiti – 2011

Pazapa is one of those amazing organizations that every humanitarian photographer hopes to work with at some point in time. They have been in the business of helping Haitian children with disabilities since 1987. Located in the much more relaxed city of Jacmel, they have been doing unbelievable work with children with special needs. While their main office was demolished in the earthquake, they have set up a new school just off one of the main roads on a beautiful plot of land. I spent an entire day documenting the kids and teachers, which ended up being one of the highlights of my last trip to Haiti. In this photo, this little girl is practicing her english in front of her entire class, certainly no easy feat!

CAMERA: Canon 5D Mark II
LENS: Canon 24-70 2.8L
ISO: 1250
EXPOSURE: f / 5.6 at 1/100 sec

*Click on the above image to view a high resolution version

You can purchase this print HERE

You can inquire about licensing this print HERE

You can view more of my photography work from Haiti HERE

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Face’s of Haiti Photography Exhibition

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

If you live in or around Denver, Colorado and are looking for something to do this Friday, stop by the 910arts Gallery and check out my new “Face’s of Haiti” photography exhibition. Open through June 13th, the exhibition showcases photography and art work from the island nation of Haiti that conveys the struggle and perseverance of the Haitian people as they continue to attempt to rebuild their country. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

910arts hosts the Face's of Haiti Photography Exhibition

*a small preview of a few pieces from the exhibition is below

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Helping the Disabled Children of Haiti

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

School Classroom in Jacmel, Haiti“The Importance of Education” – Jacmel, Haiti – 2011

In a country like Haiti, there is almost no larger issue then that of eduction. When you have a country where less then 1% of the population have a college degree, you know there are problems. However a commonly overlooked aspect of most education systems in 3rd world countries such as Haiti is helping disabled children. That is where PAZAPA comes in! Located in the unique and beautiful southern town of Jacmel, Pazapa is doing amazing work. Since 1987, their mission has been to support the treatment, education and development of children with disabilities as well as to help them integrate them into their local communities. While their facilities where completely destroyed in the devastating January 12th earthquake last year, they have set up school on a nice and quite piece of land just off one of the main roads in the city. It was truly a pleasure to work with the kids, teachers and organizers of Pazapa. Keep an eye out for more photography work from my time with the phenomenal organization in the coming weeks and months.

CAMERA: Canon 5D Mark II
LENS: Canon 27-70 2.8L at 46mm
ISO: 1600
EXPOSURE: f / 6.3 at 1/500 sec

*You can view a high resolution version of the above image by clicking on it

You can purchase this print HERE

You can inquire about licensing this image HERE

You can view more of my photography work from Haiti HERE

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Haitian Artisan Turns Animal Horns into Jewelry

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Haitian Artisan Joseph Similen Makes Jewlery“Joseph Similen” – Port au Prince, Haiti – 2011

Joseph Similen is one of a group of Haitian Artisans called “Rue de la Reunion” that work out of a fallen building in the heart of Port au Prince. This group of talented men turn animal horns into beautiful bracelets, necklaces and earrings. It is amazing to watch the entire process, all the while realizing the working conditions that these men live in every day. Joseph is shaving down a flattened and heated piece of horn. He does this by working with broken pieces of glass.Throughout my travels, I am always impressed to see overcome challenges and adversity while turning something ugly into something incredibly ascetically pleasing. Over the next few weeks, I will be releasing more images from this group.

CAMERA: Canon 5D Mark II
LENS: Canon 27-70 2.8L
ISO: 400
EXPOSURE: 1/60 sec at f / 8.0

*Click on the above image to view a high resolution version

For information on licensing this image, click HERE

You can view more of my photography work from Haiti HERE

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Haitian Artist Sketches Free Hand Designs

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Hatian Man Sketches Free Hand Designs For Metal Work“Exuleun” – Port au Prince, Haiti – 2011

On my last trip to Haiti, I dedicated some of my time and energy into documenting many of the amazing artisans that are spread throughout Port au Prince. This photo is of Exuleun Exuma who is working through an apprenticeship with the famous Serge Jolimeu, who is actually a featured artist in a gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico next month. Serge is a metal work artist and he runs a large organization just outside of Port au Prince. Exuleun is one of a small number of talented up and coming artists that has the ability to sketch free hand designs that will ultimately become beautiful and unique metal work that is showcased through Haiti.

CAMERA: Canon 5D Mark II
LENS: Canon 100mm 2.8L IS Macro
ISO: 1000
EXPOSURE: 1/160 sec at f / 4.5

*Click on the above image to view a high resolution version

You can inquire about licensing this image HERE

You can view more photography work from Haiti HERE

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Faces of Haiti – Rebuilding an Island Nation

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

A year ago today, a massive earthquake rocked the Island Nation of Haiti, leaving the country in ruins. 250,000 people died in what seemed like an instant and another 1.5 million where left homeless. While many good things have happened over the past 12 months, the bulk of the problems plaguing the country have not been fixed or even properly addressed in some cases. In June of last year, fellow Colorado resident and professional Photographer, Ray Tollison and I founded LESPWA HAITI (website still under construction), with the aim to help bring back the focus on the hope, struggle and perseverance of the Haitian people.

By connecting with small organizations like H.E.L.P and Trees, Water and People, we were able to capture amazing stories of individuals and organizations, working together to rebuild a better country. While they still have a long way to go to achieve their goals, we are doing everything in our power to make sure that they have a voice and that it is heard. Since our initial visit we have had numerous articles written about our project throughout Colorado and we have secured a photography exhibition at 910arts, one of the largest art galleries in Denver, from May 3rd – June 11th…effectively allowing the people of Colorado to connect with not only the organizations we are working with, but the people of Haiti as well. Our work has allowed these organizations to better connect with their donor bases and we are looking forward to our trip back to Haiti next month to continue with the project.

In an attempt to honor those that parished on January 12th, 2010, I am show casing a small preview of our work in Haiti titled, “Faces of Haiti”. If you would like to get involved, donate money to our project or just discuss the situation in Haiti please send me an EMAIL or give me a call at the number listed on the top of this website.

“Faces of Haiti” preview

Haitian Child - Portrait“Lost Innocence”

Mango Farmer - Leogan, Haiti“Mango Farmer”

Haitian Boy - IDP Camp Port Au Prince Haiti“Beautiful Eyes”

“Stove-Tec at Work”

Haitian Man - Port Au Prince Humanitarian USAID“Focused”

Haitian Woman - Market - Port Au Prince Haiti“Haitian Market”

Haitian Girl - Port Au Prince Haiti“Innocence”

Man Haitian - USAID - Carfu Haiti“A Smile Amidst the Chaos”

Boy IDP Camp Haiti Port Au Prince“A Child’s Laugh”

Woman Haiti - Vialet“Years Beyond Belief”

IDP Camp - Child Children Port Au Prince Haiti“Child Friendly Spaces”

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FREE September Desktop Wallpaper – “Struggling to Survive”

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

In celebration of the Haitian Awareness Night that I am participating in this month (LINK) here in Denver, September’s FREE desktop wallpaper is a tribute to the struggle and hope of the Haitian people.

For Macs: After clicking on the correct size below, right click with your mouse (or ctrl + mouse click) on the image and select “Use Image as Desktop Picture”

For PC’s: After clicking on the correct size below, use the mouse to right click on the image and select “Set as Background”

Available Sizes:

Wide: 1920 x 1080 or 1680 x 1050 or 1400 x 900

Standard: 1600 x 1200 or 1024 x 768

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