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Desert Dreams
Photo Essay

Shifting Sands: Surreal Landscapes of the United Arab Emirates

Photographer Philip Cheung spent the past five years as a newspaper photographer in the United Arab Emirates, photographing the country's fast-changing landscapes.

San Francisco 37° 48’ 30’’ N 2010-10-09 lst 20:58
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From Desert to City: A Photographer Unveils Forgotten Stars

Thierry Cohen’s dazzling photographs are rich in meaning and technicality, returning the stars to their rightful place above light-polluted cities.

Chris Dean narrates the short film, As I Am, which was co-produced by Alan Spearman, Mark Adams and The Commercial Appeal.
The Backstory

‘As I Am’: From the Streets of South Memphis to the White House and Back Again

Christopher Dean, a twenty-year old who grew up in the projects of South Memphis and whose thoughtful speech introducing President Barack Obama at his high school graduation gained him an internship at the White House, returns to his hometown to collaborate with Alan Spearman, a talented filmmaker, to produce a short, powerful film on a wounded city.