America reCycled

What happens when two brothers ride around the country on their bicycles together? Well, check out America reCycled to find out.

Tim Hussin is a photographer and filmmaker. After racing around the country on freeways to various internships over the past several years, he wants to slow down and rediscover the country that is strong in his blood, on a journey of personal and cultural discovery that he can share with those who will lend an ear.

All across the country, people are finding innovative ways to come together and make revolutionary change on a local level, to regain control of their lives, rediscover independence, and recycle the American Dream.
We’re finding them. And we’re telling their stories.

Noah Hussin is a writer and filmmaker. He likes Asian food, German words, and playing piano outside on gusty days. Having lived in three countries and spoken four languages, he has returned to the United States to explore a growing side of the country that remains hidden from much of the world.

Comrades Leah Albert and William Touhey, both artists of various sorts, are joining them on this adventure.

Check out the latest posts (updated automatically):

• Austin Enchanted Forest
• Across the River
• Wickedly Beautiful
• Notes from The Road II
• Flashback: Alchemy, The Georgia Burn, 2010

DedPxl

Hop on this photo a day for 365 Project that Zack Arias (previously featured) is working on. There’s some really good stuff so far! Like many photographers, he’s trying to push himself, to get out of a rut and onto the creative edge.

I am wanting this year to be a benchmark year in my life as a photographer. I feel as though I have been hitting a glass ceiling for a few years as far as my creativity goes. I preach the importance of shooting, shooting, shooting yet I get so busy in life I forget to practice what I preach. I’m married, we have four kids, and a busy studio to keep going in addition to teaching. If I’m going to grow I have to be creating work. The 365 project model is perfect for this.

Check out the latest posts (updated automatically):

UPDATE: It seems a photo a day was too much for Zarias. He’s shut this project down.  But it’s still worth checking out what he posted – and take that into account before you go starting your own PAD project!

Zack Arias

Zack Arias is an Atlanta-based full time editorial photographer with a specialty in press and publicity photography for the music industry. On his blog he shares photos from his shoots, gear and gadgets and a regular podcast of photo critiques of other photographer’s websites.  His style of writing is down to earth and easy to relate to, as evidenced in his story of getting back into photography:

My first run at being a freelance photographer left me heavily in debt and placed my family on the edge of destruction which eventually tipped right on over despite all attempts to keep that from happening. I came to a place in my career that required me to put the cameras down and take a “job.” After two years of leaving the cameras and selling them off to pay rent and fix beater cars, I was given a chance to come back as a second shooter for a friend of mine who shoots weddings. I took a D100 that he bought me, a 285 flash, an ample amount of faith, and quit my job at Kinkos in October of 2003. I was determined to do things differently this time around.

His minimalist approach to photography turned into a workshop in 2005 that he now teaches nationwide. It has become so popular that dates for the workshop regularly sell out months in advance.  As of this post, dates for 2009 are not announced, but be sure to check the OneLight website for more details.  And something I find interesting is that he his a dual shooter – carrying both Canon and Nikon equipment in his bag!  Check out the latest posts (updated automatically):

• My Blog Has Moved!
• zarias.com :: The Fade Out
• Microstock :: SIM Cards in Cameras & Big Foam Fingers
• OneLight Field Guide Launch ::
• Top 10 Ways To Become A Professional Photographer ::