Andrew Burton Photo - Latest Comments

Re: The Iowa Caucuses

Angela — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:46:49 -0000

nice post. especially liked the shot of the great Iowa soda challenge..

Re: Police State, New York

maddog_Squid — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:01:14 -0000

3rd pic is a Transit Cop.. Coming up for air.. When you work solo all the time you get "stink eye"..

Re: Upon the Marriage of:

The Groom — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:56:52 -0000

Officially, thank you, AB. Love you, man.

Re: Police State, New York

Karen Browne-Vohs — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:34:13 -0000

although each photo has it's own merits, it's own tale... the third one down? been there, had that look. funny, isn't it? when you really are supposed to feel safe, and the stink eye given makes you wonder if maybe you have done something you don't remember. it's akin to the feeling of paranoia i get when the buzzer goes off at target, and, even though i'm way back in books, i think it's my fault.

Re: The fishing Economy in Ggaba, Uganda

fishing in tasmania — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:14:55 -0000

Fishing is an art, I totally agree. The more I fish the better I get at it. The more I study sociology the better I get at that also. It is helping me look at the world in a different way.

Re: Chinatown Streets Part I

Cedric — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:07:05 -0000

I'm in a similar situation as you are. I've been a writer for about half a decade, and I'm looking to put my journalism degree into practice through photography. Been doing lots of street photography for about a year, and I'm hoping to do my first personal project at the end of the year. Good luck Andrew!

Re: Chinatown Streets Part I

QuinBrowne — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:26:52 -0000

excellent.

Re: The fishing Economy in Ggaba, Uganda

Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:51:48 -0000

The fishing economy in Uganda is seriously very great, but according to me fishing should be done without brutality!

Re: In These Dark Canyons Part III

LGhence — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:13:19 -0000

Wow, vivid & full of colour! :)

Re: In Dreams

g. — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:10:24 -0000

Long admirer of your work since the Egypt revolution coverage. Always human and interesting. Been coming back to this set though... perhaps the mood is infectious. Keep on dreaming and please stay amazing.

Re: What is photojournalism?

Glenn Guy — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:19:44 -0000

I'd say photojournalism is news-based photography evident in newspaper and magazine (e.g. National Geographic, Time, etc) articles. As a generalisation I'd classify photojournalism as commissioned work that, as a consequence, may have to reflect editorial policy of the publication in question.

Documentary photography is usually based upon self-motivated and self-funded projects. Not limited to the usually tighter deadlines associated with newspaper and magazine publicaiton, documentary photography can also be seen in galleries and books. Free of potential editorial restrictions I believe documentary photography is more closer aligned to fine art photography.

Re: Logan Franks for LAVA Magazine

freshjen — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:02:59 -0000

Excellent work Andrew! We loved featuring your work.

Re: UNESCO Youth Forum #1

Elaine Wells — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:51:14 -0000

So glad you described the purpose of UNESCO - I'm amazed at the people who have never heard of the organization or only know it because of the World Heritage Sites. The picture were beautiful. I was at UNESCO a month ago and your pictures brought many memories.
The Forum is an exciting time for the attendees and know they will develop many meaningful proposals to be presented to the main body in Nov. Have a good time and I'll enjoy reading your reports and your photographs.

Elaine Wells

Re: UNESCO Youth Forum #1

Joey Baker — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:00:29 -0000

All due respect to UNESCO and the amazing honor that you have in participating, I find the real story in the post to be your acceptance of lo-fi photography. I remember going through the same mental process you describe: from "crappy filters" through to "quick is fun." In your case, quick is also quite good.

Enjoy everything sir.

Re: UNESCO Youth Forum #1

M Sweeney — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:58:31 -0000

Andrew,
thank you for this excellent coverage!
I´ll be following all week from the UNESCO field office in San Jose,
Costa Rica (I´m interning with the Social and Human Sciences sector ).

Given the
forum´s focus on social and political inclusion/exclusion, and prompted by your
blog, I looked into member state representation at the forum:

52 of 193 member states not represented at the UNESCO
Youth Forum:

Africa (18): Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon,
Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Mauritius, Rwanda,
Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra, Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tunisia

Arab States (0)

Asia and the Pacific (14): Australia, Brunei
Darussalam, Cook Islands, Democratic People´s Republic of Korea, India,
Kiribati, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, Papua New
Guinea, Turkmenistan, Viet Nam

Europe and North America (5): Albania,
Lithuania, San Marino, Ukraine, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Latin American and the Caribbean (15): Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Venezuela

SO: Arab
States and then Europe and North America are comparatively the most represented
UNESCO regions, with Latin America and Caribbean as the least represented
region (based on % of total member states attending per region).

Cheers!

Matt
Sweeney

Link to
youth forum delegates list: http://www.unesco.org/new/file...

Link to
member states info: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/u...

Re: Single Assignments from 2010/2011

Daniel Acker — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:40:14 -0000

You've obviously got a great eye, that's a given. Having covered many of the same locations I'm constantly impressed with the variety and unique perspectives you offer. Keep it up boss...

Re: Single Assignments from 2010/2011

Joey Baker — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:37:27 -0000

Lots of greatness here. Trump photo takes the cake though.

Re: Finding Narratives

wedding dress 2011 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:00:56 -0000

You are so good at phptpgrahing! amazing photos.

Re: Upon the Marriage of:

Sally Hale — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:30:06 -0000

I got teary reading this poem.... so beautiful! So fun to see pix of the wedding too. Congratulations! You both look overjoyed!

Re: The fishing Economy in Ggaba, Uganda

Barramundi — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:55:37 -0000

delicious photo :)these fish Amazing! I've been looking for this information for an hour and then it's right here,Thanks

Re: Finding Narratives

Joey Baker — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:09:15 -0000

Sir, your words and your photographs enforce a longing for a camera. Not as a means of replication, but just as a simple attempt to speak your language.

Re: Upon the Marriage of:

Russell Borne — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:10:41 -0000

Beauty. Simple and good.

Re: Upon the Marriage of:

Shelly Collins Coryell — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:21:43 -0000

What beautiful poem! You are truly too talented for one man's mind. Thank you for sharing the poem and pictures. What a beautiful peek into a beautiful day of wedding bliss. Congratulations to Brad & Coburn!

Re: Upon the Marriage of:

Claire Jennings — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:18:56 -0000

Did you write that poem? It is gorgeous.

Re: Upon the Marriage of:

Karen Browne-Vohs — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:07:39 -0000

Andrew--holy shit.

May I pass this poem on to my cousin, who is getting married?