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The comments are starting to flood in over at Gaia Photos.
Awhile back, I received a comment regarding a photo story I posted on Gaia Photos entitled, Cambodia: Poverty On Smokey Mountain from the folks over at Oudam.com.
The comment read, "Cambodia relies too much on two industries: textile and tourism. These industries are particularly vulnerable to the global economic downturn. We need to focus our resources on our natural strength, which is agriculture, not tourism or textile."
Well folks, these are just the types of thoughts the Gaia Photographers hope you share with them. Perhaps others who have the wherewithal to provide solutions to some of the world's most perplexing issues will join the discussions too.
About Gaia Photos
For newer readers here, Gaia Photos is a new international photography source comprised of 50 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
We hope to serve broader GLOBAL interests while connecting with endeavors such as the ones serving LOCAL interests of folks like Oudam.com viewers.
Oudam.com provides hundreds of Khmer karaoke videos gathered from various places on the web, mainly YouTube.com, providing hours of entertainment and has evolved into an online venue that serves broader Cambodian interests.
Since over 75% of Oudam.com's viewership comes from the United States and Japan, presumably Cambodians living abroad are interested in Khmer karaoke videos and culture, and perhaps the current state of affairs in their homeland as well!
Of course one doesn't need to hail from or be interested in Cambodia to learn more about local issues around the world.
Based in 31 countries that span the globe, the Gaia Photographers were brought together by Nepal based photojournalist Morten Svenningsen and in just 8 months, the crew has filed nearly 100 stories from 46 nations about the planet we live on, from Iraq and India to Brazil and the United Kingdom.
Our photography has been featured in publications spanning the likes of Environment Magazine and The New Internationalist, to National Geographic and The New York Times.
Come Help Us Build The GAIA PHOTOS Brand
If you’re an actively working (freelance) photojournalist who reports on social, humanitarian and environmental issues, you are welcome to apply for membership! Please look at the site for further details: http://www.gaia-photos.com/join-gaia/ but please keep in mind that Gaia Photos is NOT a new flickr or citizen journalism project and there is a short application process.
New Facebook Fan Page
Gaia Photos now has a new Facebook Fan Page. If you are using Facebook, you can sign up and you'll get new features served on your Facebook wall automatically.
John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
My Mondo Library Photography
My Photoshelter Photography Archive Homepage
GAIA Photography and Photojournalism
Photo © John Brown All Rights Reserved
The comments are starting to flood in over at Gaia Photos.
Awhile back, I received a comment regarding a photo story I posted on Gaia Photos entitled, Cambodia: Poverty On Smokey Mountain from the folks over at Oudam.com.
The comment read, "Cambodia relies too much on two industries: textile and tourism. These industries are particularly vulnerable to the global economic downturn. We need to focus our resources on our natural strength, which is agriculture, not tourism or textile."
Well folks, these are just the types of thoughts the Gaia Photographers hope you share with them. Perhaps others who have the wherewithal to provide solutions to some of the world's most perplexing issues will join the discussions too.
About Gaia Photos
For newer readers here, Gaia Photos is a new international photography source comprised of 50 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.
We hope to serve broader GLOBAL interests while connecting with endeavors such as the ones serving LOCAL interests of folks like Oudam.com viewers.
Oudam.com provides hundreds of Khmer karaoke videos gathered from various places on the web, mainly YouTube.com, providing hours of entertainment and has evolved into an online venue that serves broader Cambodian interests.
Since over 75% of Oudam.com's viewership comes from the United States and Japan, presumably Cambodians living abroad are interested in Khmer karaoke videos and culture, and perhaps the current state of affairs in their homeland as well!
Of course one doesn't need to hail from or be interested in Cambodia to learn more about local issues around the world.
Based in 31 countries that span the globe, the Gaia Photographers were brought together by Nepal based photojournalist Morten Svenningsen and in just 8 months, the crew has filed nearly 100 stories from 46 nations about the planet we live on, from Iraq and India to Brazil and the United Kingdom.
Our photography has been featured in publications spanning the likes of Environment Magazine and The New Internationalist, to National Geographic and The New York Times.
Come Help Us Build The GAIA PHOTOS Brand
If you’re an actively working (freelance) photojournalist who reports on social, humanitarian and environmental issues, you are welcome to apply for membership! Please look at the site for further details: http://www.gaia-photos.com/join-gaia/ but please keep in mind that Gaia Photos is NOT a new flickr or citizen journalism project and there is a short application process.
New Facebook Fan Page
Gaia Photos now has a new Facebook Fan Page. If you are using Facebook, you can sign up and you'll get new features served on your Facebook wall automatically.
John Brown Photojournalist On LIGHTSTALKERS
My Mondo Library Photography
My Photoshelter Photography Archive Homepage
GAIA Photography and Photojournalism
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