Humanitarian Relief News- Timor-Leste: Sustained international presence needed due to fragile security
- Afghanistan: Abducted local staff of ACTED found murdered
- Niger/Mali: Vague hope of peace as Tuareg announce end of rebellion
- Somalia: UN renews mandate of AU force, peace deal signed
- Georgia: ICRC moves closer to gaining access to South Ossetia
- Horn of Africa: USAID expedites emergency food aid
Archive for 2008
blog.mec.ca
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
MEC, or Mountain Equipment Co-Op, is similar to the U.S. retailer Recreational Equipment Incorporated. It's one of those big chains producing and selling an outdoor sporting equipment--think less hunting and ... Read more..Trying to Slack in SLC at Outdoor Retailer, but CSR Wins Out
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
She was shuffling through a stack of playing cards that climbing equipment manufacturer Petzl had produced. "There's one of me in here that you did," she said. In her hands ... Read more..Cambodian National Volleyball League, Disabled on Good Magazine
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
Romy, who worked for the CNLVD in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, under the sponsorship of the German Olympic Committee sent this link along. It's a video short about their disabled athletes ... Read more..A Legacy: Alaskan Children and the Catholic Church
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
The non-photojournalist probably hasn't seen this website, but if you have I'm sure you've spent more time than you anticipated learning about our world through the eyes of some of ... Read more..Being Interviewed for Radio
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
The studio was softly lit and quiet. Liz was fiddling with controls I didn't understand as I took a seat facing hers. A very large, yellow microphone presented itself to ... Read more..Rachel at 40
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
Believe it or not, for me it's not all doom and gloom, international travel, or extensive computer time. Sometimes people have birthdays and sometimes they're surprise parties organized by their spouse. ... Read more..“Am Limit” Released
Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
Well, the film is out. When I was in Portland for the Transitions Cambodia fundraiser, the theater had a poster for the film and a one-week run time. It is Am ... Read more..Morris: A Proud Accomplishment
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
I know Morris peripherally; he was Lara's co-worker at the Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory. He is funny and sat in the corner by the window of the office they ... Read more..A Short Road Trip
Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, misc, travel | No Comments »
NOTE: This is a belated post--quite belated, in fact--but I though I'd share it because it's a nice intersection of international travel and the domestic road trip. With Romy riding shotgun, ... Read more..Kivalina, Alaska: Native Village Sues Oil Companies (pt2)
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in all_labels | 3 Comments »
NOTE: This is Part 2 of 2, from an entry held until the client published.VIEW IMAGE GALLERY It was a little past midnight when Austin's brother in law shouted at me, ... Read more..Kivalina, Alaska: Native Village Sues Oil Companies (pt 1)
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
NOTE: This entry (part one of two) was written over a month ago and held until the client, der Spiegel, published. View the article in PDF (in German) View their web edit I ... Read more..Awarded: King County 4 Culture Grant, $7500
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | 1 Comment »
I'm pretty used to rejection these days; not in the dating sense, necessarily, though I'm well steeled for that kind of rejection too. It's my collection of rejection letters I'm ... Read more..Guest: Jessie Hoffman, Cambodian Volunteer
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | 2 Comments »
Editor's Note: The idea of guest authors was sparked awhile ago but Jessie is the first I've asked. I met her at a time when she was discouraged. She was ... Read more..Image Featured on “A Photo Editor” Site
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
Rob Haggart, former Director of Photography for Men's Journal and Outside Magazine, ran a blog titled "A Photo Editor" in which, while remaining anonymous, he rather openly discussed how it ... Read more..Cambodia Slideshow in Seattle
Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | 3 Comments »
It took me a month to be able to talk about it with perspective, another month to try and catch up on my affairs (I'm still behind), but I think ... Read more..