Stop acting so small.
You are the universe in ecstatic motion.
-Rumi
(at Storm King Art Center)
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| GOING SOMEWHERE |
“When you are everywhere, you are nowhere / When you are somewhere, you are everywhere.” - Rumi
Flashback to Buenos Aires, Argentina. It’s always an interesting process going back through archived images, because I seem to always find something new and different with a fresh set of eyes.
I took this photo on my journey to Antarctica, probably 3-4 weeks before actually stepping foot on the Antarctic continent for my first time.
When I look at this image now, it feels like it’s a foreshadowing of what 2015 will and has brought both professionally and personally. I feel like I’m moving towards a new place, especially since I’ve had the opportunity to work on some exciting personal projects this year. Perhaps I will look back at this image several years from now and discover an entirely new meaning.
#antarcticaordie
(at Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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As a Plant Nears Completion, Croton Water Flows Again to New York City
I had a NY Times assignment to film the $3.2 billion Croton Water Filtration Plant, inside an excavated area underground big enough to hold Yankee Stadium. It can treat as much as 290 million gallons of water a day and could double as a science-fiction movie set. Check out the full article here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/nyregion/croton-water-is-once-again-flowing-to-new-york.html
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For mom:
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.”
- Rumi
#nofilter #rumi
(at New York City)
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Behind the scenes photo of the @jr piece we pasted for the cover of #nytimesmagazine with @joshuabgeyer
Check out “Beyond the Making of Our Walking New York Cover”:
http://nytimes.com/2015/04/26/magazine/behind-the-making-of-our-walking-new-york-cover.html
#walkingnewyork
(at Flatiron Building)
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| THE MOMENT LIGHT BEGINS |
I started a new exciting project with @andrewmklein that entailed multiple 5 am call times to catch that magic morning light.
When you’re not a morning person but you’re willing to wake up at 4 am several days in a row for a project, something must be right.
We look forward to sharing more as we get geared up to tell unexpected stories in Africa this summer!
#morningslikethese
(at New York City)
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I had a blast working on this JR piece about immigration that is on the cover of today’s New York Times Magazine, Walking New York.
“We pasted Elmar, 20 years old who came from Azerbaijan, on the floor of Flatiron Plaza in New York City. The image was 150 feet high. People walked on him all day and no one really noticed him. Today he is on the cover of NY Times Magazine while everyone else is in the shadow.”
Artwork by JR for The New York Times
(at New York, New York)
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| HOW WAS ANTARCTICA? |
When people ask me, “How was Antarctica?” I usually struggle to find words to describe my experience. I do know that my experience in Antarctica transformed and forever changed me. Never in my entire life have I ever been in such close proximity to so much wildlife and such raw, untouched beauty. Penguins walked up to me and bit my fingers and my camera. Fur seals charged at me to the point where I would have to throw blows to fend them off (they were actually much more aggressive than the bulls I ran with in Pamplona, Spain). There was magic everywhere and so many choices when it came down to deciding what to photograph. Antarctica humbled me, taught me so much, gave me a better appreciation for our planet, and is truly unlike any other place on earth.
I’ve always dreamed of going to Antarctica ever since I was in 4th grade, and Antarctica made me feel like a kid in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, enthralled and captivated by pretty much everything I saw, felt, and experienced. Our expedition leader told me that I found my wings.
Thank you for following along and for allowing me to share some of my images and stories. I’m forever grateful to be able to share these stories and I hope I have inspired you in one way or another.
I will leave you with a quote about Antarctica that resonated with me:
“Take the rockies, the alps, and Mount Washington, cover them with thick, crusted snow that, like frosting spread by a giant’s hand, has spilled down over the land, to end in a jagged, uneven boarder where it meets the sea.
Imagine yourself on a spaceship in another world - a world that for 10 million years has been locked away behind ramparts of ice and where escape is blocked in all directions by a cruel, cold ocean.
Take all the adjectives in Mr. Roget’s thesaurus and you still haven’t got it, not even Mr. Roget’s best can convey one’s first impression of that vast, mysterious immensity of ice. It’s a lesson in humility, an unforgettable reminder of man’s immortality, and it is like no other place on earth.”
- Jenny Darlington
#antarcticaordie
(at Antarctica)
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“Who gets up early to discover the moment light begins?” - Rumi
#antarcticaordie #earthday
(at Antarctica)
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Happy Earth Day!
Scenes of the Gentoo penguin colony at Port Lockroy, the southernmost post office in the world located in Antarctica.
This year the Penguin Post Office received a record number of applicants for 4 jobs requiring a 5 month stint without running water or electricity.
There is so much beauty all around us and Antarctica has definitely given me a greater appreciation for our planet.
#antarcticaordie
(at Antarctica)
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I’m so honored to have my first (and hopefully not my last) NY Times assignment published on page A16 of today’s paper. If you get a copy, check it out or click on this link to read the article and watch the video online:
My heart is full, absolutely grateful, and still a bit shocked.
#reubenhernandezforthenewyorktimes
(at The New York Times)
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Despite this image that shows a large number of chinstrap penguins on Deception Island, Antarctica, 1/3 of this breeding colony has been lost in the past 20 years most likely due to a warming planet.
#antarcticaordie (at Antarctica)
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| PEEKABOO |
A portrait of a leopard seal
#antarcticaordie (at Antarctica)
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Some of the colors you see while exploring Antarctica
#antarcticaordie (at Antarctica)
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Porpoising Penguins II
#antarcticaordie (at Antarctica)
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Porpoising penguins are one of the most difficult things to photograph. Not only are they incredibly fast, but they’re also nearly impossible to track. 🐧🐧🐧
#antarcticaordie
(at Antarctica)
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| I SEE COLORS |
I see colors when I hear your voice,
Grab your wings, they’re putting gravity on trial
I see colors, I don’t hear the noise
Because we’re only flying for a while
- Andrew McMahon
#antarcticaordie (at Antarctica)
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| FEEDING TIME |
A Gentoo penguin feeds it’s chick a large piece of krill to prepare it for winter, which is fast approaching.
It’s common to see parent Gentoo penguins leading their chicks on a feeding chase, forcing the chicks to exercise and learn how to become independent.
#antarcticaordie (at Antarctica)
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March of the Penguins
#antarcticaordie (at Antarctica)
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When that magical Antarctic light bounces off an iceberg
#antarcticaordie (at Antarctica)