MIDWAY : trailer : a film by Chris Jordan from Midway on Vimeo . ......Across an Ocean of Grief

This is such an inspired project and it is so  thrilling to be taking place in the Chicago area.

I am very pleased to be included in this international photography festival, Noorderlicht, which takes place annually in the Netherlands. ...

I am about ready to head out to a special place that I have been visiting for the past 35 years. Every summer I make my pilgrimage to a re...

Beasts of the Southern Wild was a tour de force. Many people spend a lifetime trying to give expression the "all of it." I c...

Before I Die is the amazing brainchild of New Orleans artist Candy Chang. She is using blackboards that line the outside of an abandoned hom...

July 2 Every July 4th there is a phenomena that occurs in Evanston as the residents approach their beloved 4th of July parade. EVERYONE wan...

I just finished watching the award winning documentary, The Cove . It was an AMAZING film. Such courage and passion. In it there was the fol...

I am off for a few weeks. I am not sure about my ability to post on the blog so thought I would leave a few of my newest Burn images created...

I just finished reading a NYT book review of The View From Lazy Point by Carl Safina....which is next in line on my reading list. "......

I just came across the work of J Henry Fair and it is powerful. His book, the day after tomorrow, images of our earth in crisis , will be ...

This image was once again published today in the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, the biggest newspaper in Hunan province, in their 2010 year-end r...

We are fast approaching the shortest day of the year. I was really interested to learn from a Iranian friend that December 22nd is celebrat...

"Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?" Frida Kahlo, 1953 I have just completed an installation in the entryway ...

October is Chicago Artist Month and there are many venue offerings. My Crude Awakening photographs will be exhibited in 3 locations. The fir...

The act if creating is ever evolving. I started The Burn series 3 years ago. The artist statement written a while back felt lacking because...

You may remember a previous post on the incredible work Chris Jordan did in the Midway Atoll. Well, he has created another piece which is t...

In 2007 there was a big uproar about BP dumping ammonia and industrial sludge into Lake Michigan. A Chicago Tribune article, BP Gets Brea...

Just got an email this morning from Ben Prisk who lives in Ocean Springs, MS. The following is a post from his blog. "I ran across the...

© 2010 Jane Fulton Alt ~ Itay "As I was watching the world cup on TV, a commercial from BP came on with a phone number to make a claim...