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Welcome to the vedphoto blog! Here you can keep up-to-date on research (Fluid Lensing), exhibitions (Physics In Vogue and Reactive Reefs) and photo-shoots. Learn about the techniques and stories behind my images by searching for a location or keyword. That picture of fruit bats from Northern Madagascar - I had to wade waist-high in bat guano to get it! Always a humbling experience. The Vikings of Bjornstad Gallery OnlineThe Vikings of Bjornstad is a living history and educational group, concentrating on the Viking age - from 793 through 1066 AD. The group strives for an authentic presentation of the culture, weapons and crafts from a thousand years ago, including Viking, Norman and Anglo-Saxon re-enactment. The group generously offered to pose in Space Vikings for the Physics In Vogue exhibition. Afterwards, we got a chance to capture them in action separately. Nearly got axed during the charge scene! Thank you to the Vikings of Bjornstad and all the volunteers who helped make this shoot happen! Photographer: Ved Chirayath, Producer: Michael Bush, Makeup Artist: Inna Mathews, Vikings of Bjornstad: Jack Garrett, Kay Tracy, Victoria Parker, Patricia Petersen, Brian Agron, Henrik Olsgaard and Ed Berland, Volunteers: Andrew Elmore, André Sales, Katie Zacarian, Heather Kline, Zhijian Qiao, Katheryn Bradford, James Schalkwyk, Sahadev Chirayath
Space Vikings is ready!December 21, 2012:
The second installation of Physics In Vogue, Space Vikings, is complete! Check out the results and see videos of the process in the Space Vikings Gallery. Space Vikings - Featuring NASA Ames Director Dr. Simon P. Worden, the Vikings of Bjornstad and CubeSat satellites NASA Ames Research Center leads the charge in small satellite innovation and development while evoking the Viking spirit of exploration and adventure. NASA Ames Center Director Dr. Simon P. Worden poses alongside the Vikings of Bjornstad for this photograph to personify that spirit and highlight NASA leadership in the modern space age. The next generation of small satellites, known as CubeSats, float above and herald a new era in space exploration and science. These CubeSats can be launched into Low Earth Orbit at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems, allowing more frequent, and more accessible scientific missions. My PhD research project, HiMARC, is based on this platform. This project is supported by the 2011 Stanford University Angel Grant and SiCA Spark! Grant. No other funding was received for this science outreach exhibition. Photographer: Ved Chirayath; Producer: Michael Bush; Makeup Artist: Inna Mathews; NASA Ames Center Staff: Dr. Simon P. Worden, Center Director, Karen Bradford, Chief of Staff, and Carolina Rudisel, Executive Secretary; Vikings of Bjornstad: Jack Garrett, Kay Tracy, Victoria Parker, Patricia Petersen, Brian Agro, Henrik Olsgaard and Ed Berland; CubeSats: Pumpkin Inc.; Volunteers: Andrew Elmore, André Sales, Katie Zacarian, Heather Kline, Zhirjian Qiao, Katheryn Bradford, James Schalkwyk, Sahadev Chirayath.
Space Vikings - Featuring NASA Ames Director Dr. Simon P. Worden, the Vikings of Bjornstad and CubeSat satellites Behind the scenes:
Coming soon - The Vikings of Bjornstad photos! Space Vikings PreviewThank you to everyone who came out last Friday for the Space Vikings photo-shoot featuring the NASA Ames director and the Vikings of Bjornstad! Here is a quick preview to whet your appetite. Tune in again this Thursday afternoon for the full gallery! Update 20 Dec 2012: A snow storm on our trip up to Oregon has incurred a one day delay on these - check back Friday afternoon.
Space Vikings photoshoot featuring NASA Ames Director
Space Vikings Photoshoot - NASA Ames is at the forefront of innovation in the modern space race and we're aiming to encapsulate that spirit in an up-coming photo shoot by featuring its director, Dr. Pete Worden, chief of staff, Ms. Bradford and executive secretary to the director, Ms. Rudisel as Viking explorers. They'll be shown in full costume, 'catapulting' CubeSats-the next generation of tiny satellites-into orbit with a trebuchet. We expect this shoot to be a very memorable experience and so we'd like to invite you to come out and see for yourself. It is the second piece in Physics In Vogue, a photography exhibition that aims to shed light on profound contemporary physics discoveries by combining fashion photography, laboratory grade optical effects and scientific accuracy to create visual representations of complex science. This project is supported by the 2011 Stanford University Angel Grant and SiCA Spark! Grant. No other funding was received for this science outreach exhibition. The event will be held at Palo Alto's Foothills Park (address: 3300 Page Mill Rd., Los Altos, CA - map below) and will be taking place this Friday from 13:30 to 15:30. We'll be meeting near the park's interpretive center. We are pleased to have the help of several wonderful volunteers, including the living history group, Vikings of Bjornstad, the fantastic makeup artist, Inna Mathews, and CubeSat Satellites on loan from Prof. Andrew Kalman at Pumpkin Inc. We look forward to a memorable shoot! Join us for snacks and beverages beforehand and come with your Viking spirit of exploration!
Samasource Gallery Online!Over the past three years, I have donated more than $35,000 in professional photography and videography services to Samasource, an innovative non-profit social business founded by my sister, Leila, that connects women and youth living in poverty to dignified work via the Internet.
I am happy to share selected images and video interviews of the workers here or in the embedded gallery below. You can see how Samasource's micro-work model is impacting individuals throughout Kenya and elsewhere. Be sure to check out their website at www.samasource.org. Also, coming up - I am preparing 8 large-format canvas wraps for the Samasource 2012 GiveWork Gala!
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