zrink

zrink

I'm a photojournalist working for a smaller newspaper in the Bay Area. I haven't worked with video much, so this is a fun new challenge for me.

 
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    • New Russia / Nigeria Energy Partnership - Nigaz!
      Russia's energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5bn (£1.53bn) deal with Nigeria's state operated NNPC, to invest in a new joint venture. The new firm, to be called Nigaz, is set...  more
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      • responded 13 days ago

      Well, I don't want to be the CEO who has to go around saying "It's pronounced Ny-Gaz! Ny-Gaz!" (Or would it be Ny-Jaz? So many questions!)  more
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    • Wee Obama Family Sculpture
      Micro-sculptor Willard Wigan created a sculpture of the First Family that fits in the eye of a needle.  more
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      • added this 28 days ago
    • Political joyride
      I don't know where this came from, originally, but it's mesmerizing.  more
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      • responded 9 months ago

      It's from Zoolander! I just found this out!  more
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    • Vincent Laforet takes Canon's EOS 5D Mark II out for a test drive.
      Superstud photographer Vincent Laforet got his hands on Canon's new 5D Mark II for 72 hours and shot this video. Here is what he says about the camera: "1. The 5D MKII camera...  more
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      • added this 10 months ago
    • The boy who couldn't sleep
      Rhett Lamb, 3, is one grouchy little youngster. Why?-- Because he does NOT SLEEP. He is awake nearly 24 hours a day, every day. Doctors are baffled. ...poor parents....  more
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      • responded 1 year ago

      I've got a dog like this, though I hope this kid doesn't jump on his dad's face at 3 a.m. when he needs to go out to pee.  more
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    • Row escalates over Obama turban photo
      Barack Obama's campaign manager has accused Hillary Clinton of engaging in "shameful, offensive fear-mongering" after a picture of the Illinois senator in traditional African dress,...  more
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      • responded 1 year ago

      The worst part about this and the other 'Obama is a muslim' stuff that gets circulated, is the unspoken message that Islam is evil, or at least dangerous. (The...  more
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    • It's official.  HD DVD is dead
      Japan's NHK and now Reuters has followed up The Hollywood Reporter's earlier indications Toshiba was ready to dump its money-losing HD DVD business, with news that the company is...  more
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      • responded 1 year ago

      I am so stoked about this...I got an irrational feeling of joy when I heard the Wal-Mart decision. In general, I'm not a huge sony fan, but I just want a standard so...  more
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    • I Think I'm Dead - video
      An animated interpretation of the viral dispatch call of the cop who ate too many pot brownies. Do you have a hilarious story that just keeps getting funnier/weirder/more unbelievable by the...  more
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      • responded 1 year ago

      I love the tone of skepticism in the dispatcher's voice and her "I hate Mondays" cat poster. There seems to be a lesson in this call: Your first time...  more
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    • Crazy Indian Traffic - video
      Interesting article about India's emerging car culture. "Amid a cacophony of horns, a blood-red sport utility vehicle weaved between cars, passing Mr. Sharma within a razor?s edge on...  more
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      • added this 1 year ago
    • Comeback Kids
      Hillary Clinton and John McCain have won the New Hampshire Primary Election. "Over the last week, I listened to you, and in the process I found my own voice," the New York senator...  more
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      • responded 1 year ago

      I like that nothing has been decided yet and I want it to stay that way going into Super Duper Tuesday (when I get to vote). However, looking at the pictures of Clinton...  more
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    What I would Change About the World:
    Less greed and make people accountable for their actions.
    Current Gig:
    Newspaper photographer
    Influences/Heroes:
    Robert Frank, Alex Webb
    Organizations:
    National Press Photographers Association

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