Crowdsourced Citizen Journalism of the Week - Tornado Damage, Tokyo Snow and Daytona 500
A quick piece I put together showcasing a few of our RockStar uploaders at OneNews this week.
See the entire post at my OneNews Blog.
Hundreds in Barcelona Protest Outside the Mobile World Congress 2012
“We are living in a delicate time — and concerns are shared by people of all ages —because of an uncertain future…”
Read the entire interview in my OneNews Blog
Gods on 10th Street - The Hoyu Folk Culture Festival in Philadelphia
“That parade feeling of being part of a macro culture that transcends differences in beliefs and skin color is what I appreciate the most. For a couple of hours we were nothing else, but human beings…”
Read the entire interview at my OneNews Blog
BKV workers Demonstrate for Collective Bargaining Rights, Safe Working Conditions
“I have been a tram driver here for 6 years. The working conditions are getting worse every day, putting us in dangerous situations with outdated equipment…but, just a few weeks ago, the bosses at BKV distributed millions in bonuses among themselves…”
Read the entire interview at my OneNews Blog
Fans, Tourists gather outside the hotel where Whitney Houston died
“Tour buses made stops so tourists could see. More than a few people, waiting to turn at the corner, lowered their windows to take photos with phones…a pair of ladies even broke out and sang a little of their favorite Whitney song for their interview. People who were driving that couldn’t stop and see, would often honk their horns, which I personally thought was a little weird, being that LA traffic is already crazy”
Read the rest of my interview with Richard Brooks — the photographer who captured images of the fans and tourists outside the hotel where Whitney Houston died — at my OneNews Blog.
The Power of the Crowd - My interview with photographers who captured fiery Athens protest images
“The people are having all control taken out of their hands and are completely at the mercy of their unrepresentative government who, in turn, are being shafted by the higher economic partners. It’s a very long story but, basically, the measures being taken are starting to hit everyone very hard and there is very little else to do, other than fight back. Saying ‘no’ feels like the only option people have left.”
A conversation I had with an incredible photographer from Egypt
“Now, in these times, with the demonstrations and voices of people growing louder every day, there is a fine line between who will allow you to take their photo, and who won’t…”
Read the entire interview HERE!
My OneNews Interview with Rodrigo Lobo - Building Collapse in Rio
“Many of the onlookers were scared because there was no apparent cause for the tragedy. We had suffered no earthquake. We had endured no terrorist attack…still, there was damage on a massive scale.
Photographing the event was an interesting experience, because I soon realized that they were not maintaining old buildings next to the luxurious city’s Municipal Theatre, with the influence of French architecture, which shows the huge class differences in our society as well as the unfair division of income in our country.”
