I know that many of you have led interesting, adventurous lives, so I know you will enjoy this interview with Monique Stauder. Monique is an old friend who inspires through her work and her lifestyle. There isn't a region in the world that Monique hasn't visited, and her projects and artistic undertakings are commendable. From journalism to fine art, from photographing female Tamil Tiger fighters to metalworking in Kinshasa, Monique has made the rounds and lived a  life that many of us can only dream of.

Shifter: Dispatches, Monique Stauder

What does photography sound like? Each episode of “Just Listen” features a single, instant photograph made with a Polaroid SX-70 and an audio file recorded at the same moment. Just listen and allow the sound to set you free.

Just Listen: Sax, Sydney

Viðar Hreinsson segir frá ævisögu sinni um Jón lærða Guðmundsson sem kemur út hjá Lesstofunni í haust. Jón lærði (1574-1658) var skáld, galdramaður, listamaður og einn litríkasti karakter 17. aldar.

Upptök eru viðtöl við fólk sem lifir og hrærist í hinum skapandi geira, fólk sem skrifar, málar, tekur myndir, semur tónlist, til að finna hugmyndum sínum og tilfinningum farveg sem nærir andann og gerir heiminn betri – og rætt um miðlunina og ræturnar, upptökin.

Tónlist: Finnbjörn Benónýsson
Ljósmynd: Þorsteinn Surmeli

Upptök: Viðar Hreinsson

Thursday we launched a new partnership between The World and Radio Ambulante, a project that allows listeners to hear personal stories from the Spanish-speaking parts of our world.   Those stories could be from Latin America, or from the many Latino communities here in the US.  Anchor Marco Werman speaks about the partnership with Daniel Alarcón, co-founder of Radio Ambulante. <a href="http://www.theworld.org/2013/06/radio-ambulante-a-new-partner-for-storytelling-from-around-latin-america-and-the-us/">The World</a>.

Radio Ambulante: A New Partner for Storytelling from around Latin America and the US

Daniel Milnor is currently “Creative Evangelist” for Blurb, Inc. the world’s premiere print-on-demand publisher. He splits his time between the smog-choked arteries of Southern California and the spiritual landscape of New Mexico.

Milnor is a former newspaper, magazine and commercial photographer who now works primarily on long-term projects. His work has taken him from the rural corners of the United States to Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

He has taught at Art Center College of Design, Academy of Art University, The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, The Julia Dean Workshops and the Photo Experience Workshops.

An early adopter of select technologies such as print-on-demand books and magazines, Milnor has created and published over one hundred unique titles, including the recently released “Manifesto Magazine,” which showcases the world’s best documentary photography.

Milnor’s writing and photography has been featured in Camera Arts Magazine, Black and White Magazine, Life Magazine, Zone Zero, Flash Flood, Finite Photo, Resolve, Hasselblad Gallery as well as many others.

Additionally, Milnor is the author the blog Smogranch which allows him to speak his mind, post his mother’s poetry and bring together like-minded people around the globe.

He is currently working on a series of classic photo-essays which revolve around Blurb users who are living artistic, creative lives.
His work is in the collections of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The George Eastman House and The Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

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