Picture Stories by Stephen Alvarez

Sea Cave, Oman

Oman, August 2001

Boys run from a spray of foam rushing out of a sea cave vent in Oman. They were balancing a soccer ball on the column of air rushing up as a wave flowed into the cave below. When the waves got too big, the air was replaced by salt spray soaking them and me and my camera. 

-Stephen Alvarez

Magic Lantern 0.1.6 firmware upgrade(?) for the 5D MK II

For the adventurous, Magic Lantern 0.1.6 firmware upgrade is ready (here). 

Speaking at Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Dec 4-5

Church Service, Pabbo Refugee Camp, Uganda 2008

I am speaking at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar December 4 and 5. Not certain what I am speaking about, but it will certainly include the importance of working on personal projects as a way to expand your creative voice. 

The image above is from a long term project I am doing on the Uganda/Sudan border. After years of trying to get magazines interested in the project and hearing "oh, we are already doing an Africa story this year" I have given up on publication and just keep the project up as I have time and money. 

I am toying with a multimedia piece, but honestly being free of publication expectations has made me a better photographer.

-Stephen Alvarez

 

Rob Shone Guest Post: Deep Impact

Recently I ventured underground following a group of students from Oxford University Caving Club (OUCC) to an area of The Picos mountain range in northern Spain called Ario, north of Los Lagos.

Luther Dickinson at Zebra Ranch, Coldwater Mississsippi

Luther plays with his dog at Zebra Ranch May 1999

Last week's news (here) of iconic music producer Jim Dickinson's death was felt far and wide. His musical influence is legendary. From the Rolling Stones to the Replacements, Dickinson did it all.

His legacy lives on with his sons Luther and Cody and the North Mississippi All Stars. Music is the blood of that family. 

-Stephen Alvarez