Feb 13

Magnum Print Collection Sold to Michael Dell

One of the most famous print collection in the world was this week acquired by the private investment arm of computer man Michael Dell. All told, over 185,000 photographs from the likes of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Elliott Erwitt, Ernst Haas and Eve Arnold were unloaded. I was shocked. I couldn't find details of the actual sales price, only estimates which indicated the sale was valued at around $30 million, and insured for $100 million.... read more ›
Feb 01

Mike Relm Slays It

Not sure what "it" refers to in the title of this post, but whatever "it" is, Mike Relm's blowing "it" up. I had the good fortune of getting to know Mike last week at Sundance. His live DJ performance mixing both audio and video, was one of my highlights from the festival. Turns out Mike is also a solid director too--one you should know about--as evinced by the video above. I'd had a similar... read more ›
Jan 27

Creativity and Social Media at Sundance [Video]

Whoa! Just back from the Sundance Film Festival where I was fortunate enough to sit on a panel as a part of the Twitter 140TC Conference. The panel was called Filmmaking in the Age of Twitter: How Affordable, Innovative Tools are Transforming Hollywood . On the panel was yours truly, along with Joeseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer and Hesher--new film with, gulp, Natalie Portman), Levar Burton (Star Trek, Roots), and Marcin Teodoru (Circle... read more ›
Jan 26

Boom! Marko Slavnik Wins $100,000 From Nikon Festival

Boom! Huge congrats to Marko Slavnik for taking home the $100,000 Nikon Festival prize for his short film “Chicken vs. Penguin”. I was lucky enough to speak with him by phone from the Sundance Film Festival yesterday to congratulate him--what a great guy. Humble, hardworking and knows how to tell a good story on film. When I asked him what he planned to do with the mooolah, his response was exactly what I’d hoped... read more ›
Jan 23

Sundance, The 140TC, and Nikon Festival Cash-ola

Howdy friends, quick note here...scribbling this one in remote-style from the cold and snowy streets of Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. (Check out my hat and my sweet blue steel.) If you happen to be in the neighborhood (or if you're following a lot of Twitter streams) there's a ton of cool stuff going on. I wanted to share with you a few things in particular:1. I'll be sitting on a panel as... read more ›
Jan 18

Respect.

Whether you're in the USA observing the holiday from home or the office, or you're abroad and perhaps not, I recommend that you take 17 minutes and watch this video. Pausing to refresh and reflect on this history plays an important role in our present and our future approach to civil rights worldwide.Much respect. Have a great day.RSS readers can catch the video here.--Get my every move: Follow Chase Jarvis on TwitterGet exclusive content:... read more ›
Jan 13

Chase Jarvis RAW: Innerspace Photo Roundup

I really dig that we're in a new era of photography where like minded shooters enjoy gathering to learn. I prefer to shoot photos rather than give classes or seminars, but I DO like to create these environments that allow photographers to experiment, socialize, and learn together. That's what this little evening was all about. Our hardworking crew rounded up an InnerSpace indoor skate part, handful of semi-pro skateboarders (mad respect!), a whole truckload... read more ›
Jan 10

There Are No Excuses

I've heard you say that there's nothing to take a picture of. I've heard you say you don't know what to make, when to make it, how to make it, what to do. I've heard you say that you don't know how to get your work "out there". I've heard you say that you don't know what to put on your blog. I've heard. I've heard. I've heard. And I promise you, I too... read more ›
Dec 31

Some Bye Bye 2009 Lists

Some off-the-top-of-my-head favorites for the year that was 2009.5 Worthwhile 'Best of 2009' Photo Edit Posts From Well-Known News SourcesBest News Photos (boston.com)Wall Street JournalTime MagazineNational Geographic TravelerReuters15 Bands I Listened To A Lot In 2009 (not necessarily from 2009)The XX(Young Turks)Grizzly Bear (Warp)Animal Collective(Domino)Visqueen(Local 638)GIVE Seattle (www.giveseattle.org)[...the rest of the music list and lots more lists after the jump. click the 'continue reading' link below for more good lists...]--(music continued...)Kings Of Leon(Sony)The Cave Singers(Matador)Cold... read more ›
Dec 26

Create. Share. Sustain.

We used to require permission from others to put our work into the world with any sort of scale. That permission came in the form of getting hired to shoot a news story, a magazine feature, or an advertising campaign. "They" sat up in fancy corner offices and if you were good...no, scratch that, good AND lucky...'they' would say 'yes' and then you'd be permitted to share your work with the world.Not any more.It's the... read more ›