Things Done Changed...Sorta

All Images © Kareem Black

Seeing as how I’ve posted something about 9/11 on or near 9/11 since I began this blog, it would be hard to let the 10 year anniversary go by silently.  I saw this contact sheet on Kareem’s Tumblr a while ago, and hopefully he doesn’t [...]

Photo of the Day: The Baroness

 The Baroness at Siren Studios © Emily Shur

I’m back in LA, and Thursday was bring your dog to work day.

20×200 Japan Earthquake Relief Edition

Imperial Palace Gardens with Wall, Tokyo, 2006 © Emily Shur

Today, with the help of the good people at 20×200, I have released a print edition to benefit Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund.  You can read a little more in the announcement of the edition in 20×200′s newsletter here.  You can purchase [...]

Japan, I Love You

Last night I put the finishing touches on all of my rough scans from my most recent trip to Japan.  I was planning on posting some today, but clearly now is not the time.  Last night I also watched live footage in disbelief as mudslides and tsunami waves demolished entire communities in Japan. [...]

Video of the Day: The Baroness – Diet Edition

The Baroness is on a diet. from Emily Shur on Vimeo.

The Baroness is currently on a treat diet of carrots and apples.  Check out her new trick.

Dream, Dream, Dream

I am waaaay behind on the blog.  I was at the above show…not my video, but it was the best sounding one I could find (albeit a tad jumpy) of my favorite Weezer song.  If you’re a fan and are familiar, you know that the song builds and you really need to listen [...]

Peaks and Valleys

Rainbow, Somewhere in Scotland, 2001 © Emily Shur

This weekend marks the end of summer and what most people in our industry tend to think of as the start of a new season in business-land.  The past couple weeks have been the typical up and down roller coaster of emotions [...]

Yeah!

It’s this guy’s birthday today!  I love him a lot, and for those of you out there who love him too…let him know.  Perhaps by embarrassing him on your blog?  Happy birthday to the best husband I’ve ever had!  You are very loved.

Flak Photo Today

White Buildings, Takao, 2009

Image © Emily Shur

Today marks my sixth picture on Flak Photo.  This one is shown as part of Flak’s Review Santa Fe 2010 feature.  Interesting side note about this picture:

One of the events at Review Santa Fe is a public portfolio viewing where all of [...]

Photo of the Day: The Baroness - You Snooze You Lose Edition

The paws just kill me.

Photo © Emily Shur

Don’t be like The Baroness and sleep your way through life.  The week after next brings many exciting contest deadlines.  The ones I’ll be entering are The Aperture Portfolio Prize (deadline 7/14), the WIP-LTI Lightside Individual Project Grant (deadline 7/15), the Blurb Photography [...]