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May 9, 2012 by heber vega
The Organic Thing about ONE-SHOT.
“I don’t know how else to express this idea, but we are talking about something that grows and develops without being dependent on an organization for it’s very existence. Individuals collaborate to make it a reality. There’s nothing wrong with organizations. They have a place. But I feel that there’s also a need for initiatives [...]
April 30, 2012 by heber vega
Haunted Memories
It’s not that I don’t have fond memories to recall. But I have a haunting memory that I need to get out of me. I’ve been thinking about my childhood; I’ve been trying to reconcile with my past, a past that I try to put together a piece at a time for my children to [...]
April 2, 2012 by heber vega
iPad Magazines
Okay, I just wanted to put this out there, especially to photographers that own an iPad. There are fantastic new resources to inspire you and keep you fed in photography. I’m not talking about the usual gear-centric photography magazines that we all read and enjoy. No, I’m talking about a new genre of magazines offering [...]
March 29, 2012 by heber vega
Reminder: Be Ready
Last week was the biggest holiday for this part in Iraq. It’s called Nowruz (New Year) and I got invited for a picnic at a small village named Mawat. As I knew I was going to have a great time with local friends, and that we were going to spend some time together in a [...]
March 27, 2012 by heber vega
The Operating Room
While I was going through the images I have shot during the last 2 years, I found a peculiar set of images that drew my attention. I don’t know why I didn’t take notice before, but I’ve decided to publish them under one of the portfolios that I’m currently building up, based on portraiture. I [...]
March 12, 2012 by heber vega
Sulaymaniyah International Theatre Festival
Last week, we had the opportunity to enjoy an international theatre festival, where groups from different European countries performed in locations throughout the city of Sulaymaniyah. It was a first for Iraq. One of the festival sponsors hired me to cover some of the performances, which was a new challenge for me. I haven’t done [...]
February 23, 2012 by heber vega
Open to Collaborative Work
It took me longer than I wanted, but this post is finally here. With this post I’m closing a series, written mainly about creativity and inspiration, but also the process behind creating a specific project. Here are the previous posts in the series: 1. Connecting the ‘Why and the ‘How’. (Process/vision through to execution of a [...]
February 6, 2012 by heber vega
The Benefit of Challenge
A month ago when I was scheduling posts for my blog, I didn’t think that some of these posts were necessarily related. But now after publishing the last two, I can see that there’s a back bone joining them all together. Here are the posts I’m talking about: Connecting the ‘Why’ and the ‘How’. (Process/vision [...]
February 1, 2012 by heber vega
Training our creativity
This last Monday, I put together a blog post about connecting the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ for a story or project. I was basically outlining the creativity process that goes from a concept, idea or vision, through the tools or elements that are needed to transform that concept into a final product. Well, I want [...]
January 30, 2012 by heber vega