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和 [Wa] Photography Auction

Posted on April 18 2011 by Greg Miller

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 1998. Photograph by Lois Conner

I will have a print along with over 60 other photographers in the Wa Photography Auction being held at 25CPW this coming Thursday.  The event is to raise money to help rebuild communities devastated by the earthquake and tsunami in March.  100% of funds raised will go to benefit Architecture for Humanity. From the Wa website:

The donated auction prints follow the theme of 和 (Wa). This ancient name for Japan also describes a cultural concept which underpins much of Japanese society. It has no direct translation in English, though the closest term that could be applied would be the idea of ‘Harmony’.  We are pleased to feature prints from a diverse range of photographers who have interpreted this theme in a variety of ways and provided us with a unique collection.

25CPW has partnered with Nuru Projects and Sombra Projects, with contributions from Magnum Foundation, The International Center of Photography, and Friends Without a Border.  Also there will be music from Koto player Yumi Kurosawa, American folk band Thomas Wesley Stern and Japanese cuisine from Blue Ribbon with liquid refreshment from Sapporo and Ito En.  For more information on participating artists, and to purchase tickets, please visit Wa Photography Auction.

April 21, 2011 6-9pm

25CPW, 25 Central Park West, NYC

Advance tickets $20 – http://tiny.cc/waauction

Untitled, 2010. Photograph by Yo Imae.

Tokyo, 2010. Photograph by Yasu Kojima.

Old Fashioned Diplomacy 13, 2011. Photograph by Bill Westheimer

Habitats, 2006. Photograph by Chiho Bangert.

Untitled from the series, Riding the Dog, 2009. Photograph by Brendon Stuart.

Under the Williamsburg Bridge., 1997. Photograph by Greg Miller.

Limited Edition to Support Japan

Posted on March 14 2011 by Greg Miller

45th St. and Madison.

A limited edition of 45th St and Madison from my Gotham series will be available for the modest price of $50 soon via Wall Space Gallery in Santa Barbara.  Life Support Japan has been rapidly organized by Crista Dix and Aline Smithson.  At the moment of me writing this, Sunday, March 13, it is not up on the website but please check back this week.  They are a little overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response by 500+ photographers donating work.  In the meantime, please help spread the word about this as well as other noble efforts that are being organized to help the people of Japan at this unbelievable time. The website and the charity effort will be going on for months to come.

Gotham is a series that came out of shooting feature photographs for New York Magazine in 1997.  This image is a photograph of a truck driver and his son at the Puerto Rican Day parade that year.  It is an 8″x10″ pigment ink print, edition of 10.  A big thank you to Crista and Aline for organizing this effort and asking me to take part.