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October 10th 2011

What I saw at the Salon de la Photo 2011

It’s one of my most-awaited annual events in Paris so even if it was freezing cold and the sky was foretelling of rain, H and I was at the Porte de Versailles early Saturday morning. Both photographic buffs, we were immensely looking forward to the newbies of the camera world, the lectures, the photo galleries, the photographic opportunities and so on…

So here’s what I saw at the Salon de la Photo:

- The Visual for 2011.

The past years, the visual showed different ladies holding the “camera”.

- Photographers: pro, amateur and enthusiasts with their hubble-telescope-looking cameras

- A photographic exhibition by Venetia Dearden

“As a child, I lived in Somerset. At the time, many people were installed in the region, it was the trend to return to the land. Today, they are coming less and less. It’s a world that is disappearing. There are no more land available and living from day to day is difficult.”

- Listened to the Workshop of Peter Allan

Famous photographer Peter Allan here with his model

- Had fun doing Theatre Photography with my fellow enthusiasts

- Saw Ernesto CHE Guevara’s 1963 photo by René Burri

Photo courtesy of Maison Européene de la Photographie and Karl Lagerfield

- Had a chance to practice Product Photography

- and Portrait Photography, but not quite as I couldn’t get near her, there were too many photographers milling around. This was taken through a glass panel, the only spot I could get.

- More on Fashion, but taking her photo while she was preparing for the shoot was more fun!

- The new feminine camera of Nikon. They also have them in white.

- Many Photo Exhibitions under one roof

- The “Super Heroes” collection of Dulce Pinzon

BERNABE MENDEZ from the State of Guerrero works as a professional window cleaner in New York. He sends 500 dollars a month.

THE REAL STORY OF THE SUPERHEROES:

After September 11, the notion of the “hero” began to rear its head in the public consciousness more and more frequently. The notion served a necessity in a time of national and global crisis to acknowledge those who showed extraordinary courage or determination in the face of danger, sometimes even sacrificing their lives in an attempt to save others. However, in the whirlwind of journalism surrounding these deservedly front-page disasters and emergencies, it is easy to take for granted the heroes who sacrifice immeasurable life and labor in their day to day lives for the good of others, but do so in a somewhat less spectacular setting.

MARIA LUISA ROMERO from the State of Puebla works in a Laundromat in Brooklyn New York. She Sends 150 dollars a week.

The Mexican immigrant worker in New York is a perfect example of the hero who has gone unnoticed. It is common for a Mexican worker in New York to work extraordinary hours in extreme conditions for very low wages which are saved at great cost and sacrifice and sent to families and communities in Mexico who rely on them to survive.

- The latest Leica telescope