“New School” vs “Old School” Journalism
The immediate viral marketing of the blog, YouTube, Myspace, Facebook, Flickr, Wikipedia and other such platforms of online social interaction are sweeping the media space by storm. This relatively new form of information goes beyond the news and enters into the social network at the local level. It is at this level that news takes [...]
Returning Back to My Familiar: Punta Gorda, Belize
Punta Gorda, Belize: A Soclal Documentary by Trefethen Studios from John Trefethen on Vimeo. Returning from a trip with such epic proportions leaves the soul feeling a bit empty and without. Punta Gorda, Belize is a very small town in the southern-most district of Belize; the Teledo District. The town sits on the Bay of [...]
Thanksgiving Away from My Familiar
From November 21st through November 28th, I will be following a missionary group whose focus is the provision of dental care to the local people of Punta Gorda (PG), Belize. Along the way I will be photographing the experience.
11Sep—Through the Words of Social-Documentary
“I could feel the heat from the melting steel and burning human remains. I could taste the ash of fallen heroes as I inhaled the airborne detritus. Each step I took across the dismantled landscape of Wall Street resulted in a plume of dust that has settled since the attack. What was once the beating [...]
Happy Birthday Louis Armstrong
On this day in 1901, legendary jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong is born in New Orleans. Although Armstrong himself often cited his birthday as July 4, 1900, his baptismal records show that he was born August 4, 1901, to teenage parents who separated after his birth. Armstrong’s innovative music established the instrumental solo as [...]
Good Friday: In the Place of Christ
The torturous form of capital punishment, crucifixion, was popularized by the Romans. It was reserved for the worst and lowest forms of life—slaves and malefactors. It was such a brutal and malicious way to die that Roman citizens were exempt from it. Tis the season where many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ’s reign over death. What [...]