Time exists on its own, but the way we organize it and manage it seems very artificial at times. It is always easier to put something in a box with other like things in an effort to understand them in a larger context, rather than viewing each thing on its own. Weeks, months, years: the way they begin and end sometimes seems so arbitrary. The beauty of this though is that time doesn’t really care. It just keeps on moving. Which means that the circular nature of these constructs keeps a rhythm.
James Estrin believes Luceo Images is a vibrant rebuttal to the notion floated by Neil Burgess that photojournalism died last month.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/if-photojournalism-is-dead-whats-luceo/
I realized that the success of Luceo is a very good rebuttal to those who believe photojournalism is dead. David Walter Banks, Kendrick Brinson, Matt Eich, Kevin German, Daryl Peveto and Matt Slaby are carefully laying plans for careers of 30 to 40 more years. They are all busy with assignments and working on personal projects. They look at the same circumstances Mr. Burgess did and come to an entirely different conclusion.
Daryl Peveto:
This summer Michael Wichita of AARP Bulletin asked me to work on a project looking at homelessness in America. The basis was for a section in the magazine called Databank USA that looks at issues in the US broken down by state. But, as always, Michael was looking beyond the narrow scope of the immediate assignment to find a compelling way to visually tell the story – one of the many reasons I love working with him.
Photos by Daryl Peveto
Within a day I was clearly overwhelmed with the intensity of the trip. I began to look at details of my journey and tried to use my camera not just to document the story, but also the personal aspects of the trip. I shot the view out of my hotel room each morning. I photographed where I was each time I missed my son and wife – well I missed them constantly, so I shot when it felt so strong that I felt I was about to lose it. I also shot the Tea Party experience aboard a bus travelling 7,000 miles across America.
by Daryl Peveto | I am on the road for three weeks with the Tea Party Express. Sabine Meyer of TIME Magazine was kind enough to send me out for the the first leg in Searchlight, NV
LUCEO is proud to announce Daryl Peveto as their first new member since formation in 2007. After a rigorous application process, and countless hours in spent in meetings and soul searching, LUCEO is thrilled to welcome Peveto on board. Peveto was invited to join due not only to his talent, but also for the way he embodies the mission and direction of the photographer-run cooperative.
“I am both deeply humbled and extremely excited for the opportunity to be working with Luceo Images. In these times of change and uncertainty, their vision and creative approach to the challenges facing our industry are inspiring. I am looking forward to the coming year – to building new relationships, to being pushed and challenged and to all we will accomplish together. I couldn’t be more excited.” – Daryl Peveto
About Peveto:
Daryl Peveto (b. 1969) is a photographer with a passion for social documentary storytelling. He is a recent graduate of the Visual Journalism Program at Brooks Institute, where he interned at The Ventura County Star and the San Diego Union-Tribune. Over the last few years he has worked issues ranging from American nomads to the black market economies of Peru to active octogenarians, which has been recognized by Photo District News, College Photographer of the Year and the National Press Photographers Association. He lives in Southern California with his wife Jennifer and their son Finn Maddox. He is currently working on a long-term project on energy sources. His clients have included The FADER Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, San Diego Union-Tribune, ABC Television, and Marriott Hotels.
Link: Luceo Images
Photos by DARYL PEVETO
A central goal of the American Dream is to one day own your own home. Yet our beginnings were forged out of another, antithetical idea: that of movement and searching for self-determination. Today this idea still exists, but far away from our neatly manicured suburban homes and out of view of the mainstream. In the United States, there exist large communities which have turned their backs on the idea of settling down, opting for a nomadic life. One such community open to this lifestyle is Slab City, located on the Salton Sea in southern California. There are no amenities or services. No potable water, no electricity, no stores, nothing. What this community does offer is a sort of freedom, which for many of them begins with its root: free. No rent, no taxes, no fees. This is a community of barter and necessity, completely anarchic. At first glance, this community is both raw and harsh, but there is also much beauty and love. There are thieves and rampant drug use, but also picnics and birthday parties and an always-open door. And much like the rest of the world, they eat and bathe and sleep and marry and die. But they do it on their own terms.
Photos by DARYL PEVETO
Like many emerging market-based economies throughout South America, Africa, and even many of the former Soviet republics, Peru is a case study in both the tumultuous nature by which free market economies develop and a reminder that they, like democracy itself, are a perpetual work in progress. More importantly, it is also a study of the will power of individuals and communities to effect change rather than wait for it to reach them.