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Subject: [Leica] Invitation from the NYT LENS blog
From: robinson at sfsu.edu (Gib Robinson)
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 20:38:24 -0700

This came to me from one of the editors.

 

--Gib

 

 

On behalf of the New York Times photography blog Lens
<http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/> , I would like to invite you to join us in
a project called A Moment in Time. Thousands of photographers of all
experience levels will be capturing the same moment on Sunday, May 2nd at
15:00 U.T.C. That's 8 a.m. in Los Angeles, 11 a.m. in New York City and
Santo Domingo, 4 p.m. in Algiers and London, 7 p.m. in Moscow and 11 p.m. in
Beijing.

This is the first step in trying to connect photographers around the world.
While anyone is welcome to participate, we are particularly hoping to see
submissions from students and professors of photography.

 We are asking participants to think about where they want to be and what
they will focus on. Consider how to represent yourself, and your community,
with one image.

To help stimulate ideas and to act as guides, we are suggesting the
following categories for images: 

 .   Religion
 .   Play
 .   Nature and the Environment
 .   Family
 .   Work
 .   Arts and Entertainment
.   Money and the Economy
 .   Community
 .   Social Issues

Photos should be no larger than 5 MB, ideally 1000 pixels wide or more. In
keeping with photojournalistic standards, please keep Photoshopping to a
minimum.
 
After you take your photos, submit your best image as soon as possible to
http://submit.nytimes.com/moment. The link will go live that morning,
directing you to a Web form. You will be asked to categorize your photos by
location and subject, and to include a caption that helps tell the story. 

Photos will quickly appear on the Lens Blog and The New York Times Web site.
Your photo will be displayed in our A Moment in Time display, and may also
be spotlighted in a Lens post. Please feel free to contact me with any
comments or suggestions.

 Check the Lens Blog for more information about A Moment in Time
<http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/about-3/> . You can also find us
on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/nytimesphoto?ref=ts
<http://www.facebook.com/nytimesphoto?ref=ts&v=wall> &v=wall>  or Twitter
(@nytimesphoto <http://twitter.com/nytimesphoto> ) for updates. To join our
official Facebook event invite, click here
<http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112035958816765> .

A Moment in Time is open to everyone. The project will be greatly enriched
with your help. Please spread the word far and wide. 

Thank you in advance.
  

 Sincerely, 

 James Estrin
 Lens Blog Co-Editor
 Senior Staff Photographer
 NEW YORK TIMES
 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
estrin at nytimes.com <http://estrin at nytimes.com/> 
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/





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