From photographer/friend Jason Joseph... facebook/JasonJosephNewYork/posts/803789853004962 Ive Been Waiting To Share This With You ALL For a LONG Time! It is THE Single Most Important Thing Ive Ever Undertaken, and I Hope You Will LOVE It! What you are about too see is a culmination of my entire life. Not simply my lifes work, but its purpose. Much is explained in the video you are about to see, which is a #TEDx Talk I was #blessed to be invited to give in #Manhattan at TEDx FultonStreet on the very same stage that Inside The Actors Studio is filmed. ( A pretty rad experience to hang in the same green room that everyone from Martin Scorsese to Julia Roberts spent time in at one point or another. (I may or may not have sorta turned that room into my own private Green-room, as it wasnt actually being used... But hey.. I was about to step on the world stage of TEDx ...and I needed a lil meditation time.. a lil me time. But the place isnt important, the only thing of importance is that this video and the work you are about to see is the culmination of a life long dream I mean that in no small way.. literally a lifelong dream, for when I was a little kid we..my friends and I would sit around after being blown away by Elvis, KISS, and other things and people... scientists...inventors, all of which made us say WOW! We would fantasize about how we too could make other people feel something amazing when we grew up! Ive always wanted to move people at their core, to illicit change, foster understanding and compassion, and to do so through something Ive been in love with since I can remember! Photography. But it had to be something unique.. something undeniably WOW Something worthy of paying homage to all those whod gone before me and made things that made me say that one magical word...wow! I finally figured out a way to do so....and to do so by taking the things I love most in life: sharing, expression, and music and by combining them with my greatest love of all: photography, Id finally create something that has never been done before.. something that would celebrate not only music and photography but would celebrate the amazing feelings, the incredible possibilities, the joy, the sheer evaporation of feelings of loneliness or being misunderstood that can only be realized through the art of sharing. The Video Explains it Mostly... But There is More Id Like YOU to Know: The premise is simple... photograph people whove achieved great things, celebrities from all walks of life, musicians, actors, inventors, scientists, athletes... and ask them to share ONE song they are absolutely passionate about, perhaps it got them through cancer ( Id like to stop right here to simply say #FUC%CANCER ) or perhaps its the song that pressed them on through the toughest of times, or the song they finally launched their career to.. maybe this song was playing in the background.. maybe its a song that reminds them of a simple time.. We sit down, and talk about it for a few moments.. then.. the magic happens. We both strap on headphones, and we listen to it together, as I photograph them. As Im photographing them, I have a second camera in sync with the first one, that is pointed at the CD player... it is recording each time I make an image of the subject. The times-tamp from the song ( photographed with that second camera) then becomes the title of the image, along with the subjects name, and title of the song. This will allow the viewer to connect to the exact moment that the image was made.. the exact instance the emotion struck home. And to connect in a way never before done, and hopefully in a manner that feels special.. magical.. and .. truly makes the person feel a part of whats being shared. This is an important project for me, because in trying to make it come together... and here I feel its the perfect time to give a hardy heart felt show of appreciation for Guns N Rose*s very own... the venerable incredible.. sheer virtuoso of a musical genius.. and I say that with no small amount of exaggeration.. Ron Bumblefoot Thal, without whose understanding and sheer tireless devotion to the day of shooting.. and his belief in me.. this would never have happened.. and I may have easily given up. Much love brother. Much love! It is an important project for me.. because I want kids to understand.. someone out there gets it.. they may have been there too.. or hey.. they may just share the same goofy passion for an odd song. I want people to feel connected.. to one another.. to art.. to music.. We are after-all, all juts vibrations of energy. And music.. is a vibration of sound, photography a vibration of light. SO is it ANY surprise how powerful a change we can experience.. when we share these vibrations? Its through this sharing.. through this #SixBeatsOfSeparation ... that I hope to bring people together to vibrate at a frequency that makes us all realize, how truly in harmony..we.. as human beings can, should and were absolutely BORN.. TO be. Three is much more to come.. and Ill need yoru help and support ** If Ive moved you ... intrigued you.. or entertained you ... I ask you to please.. spread the word. Coming this summer will be a website where stories of these shoots will be fully documented, videos and photographs will live.. people will write in their own stories about music and how its moved them.. and MOST importantly.. Prints and posters will be available for purchase. Which Im very proud to say will be provided through the amazingly skilled people at NYCs own +Fine Print NYC! Who have partnered up with me as they believe in the project, and being the awesome New Yorkers they are have helped me bring this to fruition! Each one sold.. will have its proceeded donated to the charity of each celebrity subjects choice...and that is the greatest gift of all! I can NOT wait to share this journey with you all and am SO SO happy to have the opportunity to have you here TO share with! Namaste Six Beats of Separation and I... Jason Joseph.. Thank you! XOXO You can help by spreading the word. You will also find this story on #Twitter my screen name there is @JasonJosephNYC And also on ( Dare I say).. Google Plus, here: https://plus.google/u/0/+JasonJoseph/posts/T5fRPCm3Rni Thank you so so much for being here with me !
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:30:35 +0000
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