An Evening with Photographer Reza and Author Sebastian Junger in Santa Fe 12/4/2008

I received this announcement via e-mail. It looks like it will be an outstanding lecture.

Above: Photograph by Reza 

National Geographic and the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops present:
An evening with noted photographer Reza and bestselling author Sebastian Junger

Location: The Lensic, Santa Fe’s Performing Arts Center
$20, $10, $5 (students with ID)
To purchase Tickets visit: ticketssantafe.org
Phone: The Lensic: 505-988-1234

Below is a description of the event from the press release:

The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops partners with National Geographic to bring together the award-winning photojournalist and humanitarian Reza and bestselling writer Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm and Fire, for an evening of spectacular images and compelling conversation.

Reza has devoted his life to bearing witness through his camera to the struggles and hopes of oppressed people around the world. Culled from a 30-year chronicle of his travels to places of conflict, this remarkable photographer will share with the Santa Fe community a selection exquisite images that pair turmoil with hope, joy with despair.

Joining Reza is Sebastian Junger who has traveled the world in his pursuit of covering life on the edge as a photojournalist for such publications as National Geographic, Newsweek and Time. Following an unforgettable journey through war-torn Afghanistan with Reza in the fall of 2000, he has written the introduction to the recently published book, REZA WAR + PEACE, (National Geographic Focal Point) that follows Reza’s courageous career to the frontlines of war and areas of unrest. A book signing of REZA WAR + PEACE, with a foreword by Sebastian Junger, will follow the program.

The evening’s proceeds will benefit PHOTO TEENS – a program hosted by The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops to inspire Santa Fe High School students in their pursuit of photography.

New Article About Using Outside Print Companies on ppmag.com

I recently wrote an article for Professional Photographer magazine’s online exclusives section that includes partially excerpted material from chapter 1 of my book, 301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques. The article covers information about how find and how to get better results when working with an outside printmaker.

You can find the article here.

Epson Launches a Deal a Day on EpsonStore.com

A few days ago I noticed that the 8.5″ width Epson R280 was on sale on Epson’s website for about US$30, but it was out of stock. I have the Stylus Photo R595 (an all-in-one minus the fax), which uses the same inkset, but wanted to do some testing on the R280, so I signed up for an alert when it came back in stock, which I think is a great feature for any company to offer. I received the alert, but it is now at a higher price ($99 new and $55 refurbished). However, when I went back to the site, I noticed that Epson is having a “Deal a Day” for 24 days. Today’s offer (shown below) is a free auto duplexer with the purchase of any Artisan All-in-One printer. The graphics for the promotion look great (even the ones for the expired deals!).

These offers appear to be valid only on purchases made in the USA. You can find out more about this at https://www.epsonstore.com.