CBrajkovich Ramblings

It looks like I’m not the only one who believes that two souls connect through a string of some kind. I saw this adorable little video clip by Rhiannon Evans that she did back in 2009 for her graduation project at the University of Wales. No surprise that she’s won a ton of awards for this precious look at love! Find out the behind the scenes for this project at her original blog, MakingHeartstrings.

Thanks Vimeo for bringing this one out! And follow Rhiannon as she makes another story about her adorable knit couple in Knit’n’Purl. She really is a wonderful story teller.

This has already been quite a year for deaths, but I just found out that one of my favorite fashion photographers, Lillian Bassman, has passed on. I’m not an avid follower of fashion photography, though I am fascinated by the world that these photographers seek to create. Perfection has always been a superficial pursuit in this world, but it has rarely been captured with such power in simple black-and-white photos. What is amazing about Lillian is how she became disillusioned with this world, and not only stopped working in it, but also destroyed a lot of her own work. THAT takes a lot of courage.

It’s her later work that I am attracted to. Fortunately, someone found her tossed out treasure and convinced her to take a fresh look at them. Her new outlook changed how she presented these photos, and gave us the mysterious treasures that we’re all fascinated by. The world may continue to turn after each loss of talent and life, but we all feel the loss that each person contributed. Lillian really had a wonderfully abstract view of life that translated beautifully through her lens.

Yes, the Animation Workshop is back with another adorable Bachelor film project called Ride of Passage. Unlike the other men who hunt as a right of passage into manhood, Toki has gone on a different route. This route involves an unexpected friendship with a super-large chameleon who has taken a liking to this adventurous boy with a big heart. And it just goes to show you that the ride that takes the unexpected path just might be more fulfilling to you, even if it’s not what everyone expects. Life is short, go enjoy the ride that you crave!

Great job to this incredibly fun animation team from the Animation Workshop: Christian Bøving-Andersen, Casper Michelsen, Eva Lee Wallberg, Tina Lykke Thorn, Søren B. Nørbæk, Allan Lønskov, Jakob Kousholt, David F. Otzen. The future of film looks incredibly bright with the amazing talent that’s coming from here!!

There’s a warm greeting waiting for you in Bermuda, and it will be given by the much-loved man known as Mr. Happy Man. Johnny Barnes spends quite a bit of time trying to make people’s day just a little bit brighter by sending out some brotherly love. If this beautiful loving man can do this on a daily basis to people he doesn’t know, then we can also spread out our feelings just like him. When you know that someone loves you, then your day is just that much better. Thanks goodness for Mr. Happy Man! You lucky Bermudans. : )

Let’s send a big thanks to Matt Morris Films for making this very sweet video, which has deservedly won some accolades.

Here’s a sweet song with cute stop motion boards done by Kina Grannis called “Valentine” that she did back in 2010. Considering that today is the celebration of that most pink and red of days, I thought that we could just stop and take a moment to breath in the emotions that we sometimes take for granted: LOVE.

When it’s around, then we may not appreciate it. It’s only when it’s taken away that we yearn for it. And yet it’s something that is always inside of us just waiting to be called on. Love is pure. It’s our individual actions that defines our true intent for this most incredible of words. It is capable of power, and yet it’s also capable of understanding. The universality of this word is something that we all feel equally, therefore making it a potent foundation on which to build. Love really can make the world go round.

p.s. I’m sure that you’ll recognize Kina’s video, In Your Arms, that was full of candy wonder.

If you’re going to be in downtown LA on February 17th and 18th, then you might want to check out the collaborative performance of Lucent Dossier and Herakut. If you’ve been following this blog, then you know that I am a HUGE fan of Herakut. That they’ll be in my neck of the woods is sorely tempting me to adjust my schedule to go see this. I mean, how can you not be intrigued once you’ve seen this video and their artwork for this experience? Is it tempting you like it is me?

Once again, My Modern Met is showing us some amazing photography that was submitted for the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards. This competition is run by the World Photography Organization which is a group that supports the aspirations of avid photography lovers and practitioners from around the world. To say that these people see magic through their lenses would be an understatement once you’ve seen the winning photographs. If you missed this year’s competition, fear not because the 2013 competition opens on June 1, 2012.

The shortlist for the 2012 competition was just released, and the winners will be announced at the photo exhibition that will run from April 27 to May 20, 2012 at the Somerset House. If you’re in London, then you should definitely check out the hundreds of wonderful submissions. I found this awe-inspiring image from the Guardian UK. Amazingly enough, it’s from the student focus shortlist, so I can only imagine what the other categories will hold.