Hanggai Festival 2013

i'm pretty happy w/ this vid i did about a music fest. After i had HOURS of footage, i had no idea how i could squeeze it dn to my ideal of 4 minutes, but in the end, i think it worked out pretty smooth. This vid was more of an independent effort than the others: i stopped hassling my coworkers, asking "What do you think of this part?" all the time.

Also, it really is a great and unique fest. Pretty great that my job gets me to do stuff that i wouldn't normally do, but still really enjoy.

Gansu Photography Trip

I just got back from 7 days in NW China, where me and a bunch of rather professional photographers were taken around to see Gansu. As you do. Here's some of what i shot.

Standard procedure

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jul/08/mos-def-force-fed-guantanamo-bay-video
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Actually i sort of had this done to me once in a hospital, but to empty my stomach as opposed to fill it. After a car crash, i was having some terrible gastro intestinal pains, and i think they needed to clear the stomach to see what was going on or something. Yes, it's quite unpleasant. I was doing a helluva lot more gagging than Yasiin Bei was. But i can't imagine having it done against your will, with everything magnified by fear factor.

 

Anyhow pretty powerful project by Reprieve and Mr Bei.