May 8th, 2012
As I prepped for a shoot last year with Raven and Lily… I put this together as my inspiration board for the feel of the shoot. Very organic, muted and desaturated colors.
May 2nd, 2012
In February, I got caught up in a sudden rain storm in a village called Misomali where BuildOn had built their first school with the community 20 years ago. I ran into a classroom to take for cover from the water falling pourding on us….these boy had just performed in the school courtyard with the coolest dance. The light was so soft and perfect and I asked the boys if I could take each of their portraits. We had a blast.. and they were flipping out about being photographed in their white faces. Look how creative those hats are!True talent.
May 1st, 2012
The best of instagram thus far from 2012. See more http://www.gramfeed.com/estherhavens
India, Malawi, Germany, England, New York, LA, San Diego, Park City, Connecticut — and it’s only May! What a great year so far.
May 1st, 2012
I will be speaking in Canada June 4th-6th at Create Conference. Hope to see you there!
April 12th, 2012
Want to help build a school for children in Ethiopia?
You CAN!
Buy Bricks, Build a School campaign was launched in December and we have yet to reach our goal of 3000 bricks. Here is what you can do.
GO to the website below and start a fundraising campaign. You can give up your birthday, run a marathon or just ask all your friends to give!
There are many stories you can tweet, facebook and share with your friends and family of people I met and how education has impacted them.
The need for schools is great in Ethiopia…..so if you are looking for a project to get involved in. Look no further. Spend some time on the site below and make a difference!
April 5th, 2012
Learning names of the people we photograph is everything! It shares the identity of the person i’m sharing to the world. I imagine if it were me being photographed in America by someone from overseas. I can’t imagine them just taking my photo and not asking my name. It provides dignity.
Sometimes though… I photograph so many photos in a day that it’s hard to go back and capture everyone’s names…..but it is something i’ve chosen to almost always make happen. I’m sharing this video first of all because it’s funny. And Secondly because many have asked how I capture the names of the people I photograph. I don’t always have pen and paper on me so here is an example….I usually film a quick video after a photo and ask the person’s name. If i’m unsure of the spelling, I ask them to write it out in the dirt below or on paper. I double check this with a translator to confirm the spelling is correct. For the video below….I was staying a village with these ladies in malawi and had been knitting and joking with the women. I took a few photographs of them cooking a local dish and I knew I had taken other photographs of them throughout the week. I had so much fun with these ladies and I got to know Loveness a lot more throughout the week and how to say her name correctly ;-)
April 5th, 2012
One of my favorite frames captured in Kumkhumbwa Village, Malawi last month
Muderanji and Twoge ….they were such goofballs with the camera.
April 5th, 2012
Super siked to be sharing at Echo Conference in Dallas, Texas again this year! check out the link below for more info.
July 25-27
