found my match: a transplant story

its been quite a journey since cancer knocked on the door! it came with a note which read leukemia ... what to do next? million questions but only few options that really will take us back to healthy. chemotheraphy, radiation and bone marrow transplant later we are on the way to recovery! thanks to the stranger that gave his stem cells to save our life! for more information on bone marrow transplant and donor registery please visit marrow.org

morning commute art

i ♥ new york and every single day seems to have an adventure in need of capture. therefore i decided to share with you the things i see in my daily rountines through the lens of my camera phone (blackberry).
project daily.berry on the rise.

going to work: colorful squares, originally uploaded by anitam.com

winners: photography[book]now

as you might know i am facinated with making photography books and blurb.com
earlier this year they had the photography[book]now contest and by now the results are in ... drumroll please!


[grand prize winner]




Black Sea of Concreteby Rafal Milach









[editorial category winner].....[fine art category winner].....[commercial category winner]


people's park................i seel fish......................volume one
by kurt tong.......................by joshua deaner................by dennis kleiman


for runner ups and honorable mentions visit blurb.com

flickr friday [birth]

in the past few days friends and family had additions to their family ... [babies, newborns, children, kids] congrats to all the new parents and the joy their lil ones will bring them. therefore flickr friday is all about

[burth] the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth;

new life, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal

if you happened to be/know new parents or need a beautiful handmade gift i invite you to check out maedchenwahn. an unique store that has been inspired by the birth of lil carlito. each creation is made with love and you will find something for young and old. click on the image to check out the online store of maedchenwahn and shop until you drop.

cross/twon at lumas, ny

sabine wild

The myth of the metropolis inspires the work of many artists. No place is in such transition, so full of life and positive restlessness as the city. Everything is in motion, and nothing is ever complete. In the city, there is no time for inward reflection: you either jump in headfirst or keep your distance. There is no such thing as "just a little" metropolis. In the exhibition Cross/Town, artists Larry Yust and Sabine Wild take up the challenge of the fast urban pace and show us in their works how individual the city’s influences and impressions can be.



OPENING RECEPTION
September 24, 2009, 6-8 pm
EXHIBITION DATES
September 24, - November 03, 2009

LUMAS NEW YORK – SoHo
77 Wooster Street,
10012 New York, NY

MEET THE ARTIST!
Larry Yust will be present at the opening.




larry yust

flickr friday [transplant]

some of you might know and some might not but in the past couple of months i was awarded a front row seat at one of the biggest and life changing events ever: bone marrow transplant. the reason for this has been an ongoing battle with leukemia. with a lot of luck and a donor with matching blood type that was available and willing to donate (someone just kind enough to give ... even to a total stranger!) today happened to be day ZERO. i wont go into detail of the event but to learn more about blood cancer or bone marrow transplant visit marrow.org



transplant prep, originally uploaded by anitam.com


i have decided to document the entire process and will share the project with you in the next weeks and for now you can see a quick preview above ... as you know today is friday ... flickr friday to be exact and of course the word that not only came to mind but also has been part of our life:


[trans-plant] to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another

Head Transplant, originally uploaded by shadowplay

jpg mag [vote now]

over at jpg magazine i have submitted two photographs and would like for you to cast your votes for me ... two categories (decay & nostalgia) simply click on the image and vote!


decay
lost in the woods, originally uploaded by anitam.com


nostalgia

music man of 9/11, originally uploaded by anitam.com

if you would like to to learn more about JPG MAG click here

sheba puppinksy

i love this dog.
and therefore there is a book just about her little world.
call me crazy but it was so much fun to put together.
click on the image below to preview it.

hanging in the grass, originally uploaded by anitam.com
for more of sheba you can visit her photostream

featured on photoshelter [sept 2009]

every month photoshelter features several photographers that use their website.
check out the september 2009 picks:

flickr friday [9/11]

maybe gone but never forgotten!
another year has passed since new york city and the rest of the world experienced the horror of terror on american soil. i remember like it was yesterday ... still living in germany and returning home after school as my brother told me that an airplane just hit the world trade center in new york city. i sat in front on the tv and froze just few months prior i was standing right in front of the towers looking up in the sky amazed how sturdy and tall the twin towers seemed to be. nobody had a clue that the iron.twins would be no more only few months later ... i could only imagine the chaos happening in the city that never sleeps.
the following year i moved to new york city and made it my home. home sweet home with a little bit of bitter.sweetness on days like 9/11. we remember those taken from us by the sheer terror that occurred on that day and celebrate those that made it and still fighting the aftermath that was left behind. a new day for the families that lost loved ones and all mankind to make sure that this madness never happens again!

[nīn'ĭ-lěv'ən] September 11, 2001, the date on which two hijacked airliners were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City and another into the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked airliner crashed in open land in Pennsylvania.

Search, originally uploaded by timothysschenck

for more information on 9/11 attack click here

humble arts foundation

as i was reading my daily dose of artsy emails & updates i stumbled upon the humble arts foundation newletter. while browsing their website i came across the online solo and group shows (what a great way to get your art.fix without leaving your home). and the present group exhibition happened to catch my eye. specifically the work of sarah stonefoot if you have few minutes feel free to check it out by clicking on the image and also visit her personal website.

other artists featured in the GROUP SHOW #30 are Magda Biernat, Gerard Suk, Jason Reed, Jamil Hellu, Brent Boggs, Andrea Bakacs, Melanie Flood, David Schoerner, Joe Small, Nat Ward, Rebeccca Loyche, Carl Wooley, Josh Murfitt, Jeff McLane, Samuel Sachs Morgan, Megan Cump, Sarah Stonefoot and Michel Mazzoni. (to learn more about each artist click here)

flickr friday [ethnicity]

i must admit i am not a big fan of television but at times i find myself watching shows that capture my attention and seem to have interesting content ... sort of inspirational nature. the past sunday i found myself hooked on the human family tree show on NatGeo ... interesting where we all come from and how we turned out in "so many colors" ... after all we are one big family!
therefore this weeks flickr friday is all about ethnicity.

[eth-nis-i-tee] ethnic traits, background, allegiance, or association

The Flickr Portrait Gallery Hall of Excellence 2009 (I), originally uploaded by Amsterdamned!

for more infomation on the human family tree click here

fast lane nyc

sometimes at night when i cant sleep i move around and capture the lights of the city that never sleeps. the speed and colors of the night comfort me and give me a sense of being alive after all i live in the city that never sleeps!


into the light, originally uploaded by anitam.com

sony alpha 850

from day one i have been a sony girl. i heard all the opinions from others about sony's dslr line and so far i made up my mind and will stick with it. and just in time to write my letter to santa sony has come out with the alpha 850 (i thought first they would bring out perhaps a 800 but who knows the logic behind the sony master mind). it is a full frame camera with a price tag around $2000 and yes i am aware it's not the camera that makes great images but the photographer! and with all that said if you wish to learn more read the review on DigitalPhotographySchool.com and looking forward to my images that i hopefully will be able to shoot with my new sony alpha 850

100 strangers

a random new pre.project has been on my mind ever since i have been doing my research for "the faces of" series. i see it as a warm up for my project ... observing strangers and capturing their expression. the inspiration came from a flickr group that i stumbled upon while looking for inspiration. i will find my "victims" randomly on the streets of new york and share the images on my blog. i will count every person i photography and will consider the project finished when i have 100 strangers in my collection. perhaps you are lucky enough to run into me while i am on my stranger.hunt!

blank faces, originally uploaded by plankskate
if you would like to be considered for the project and we dont know each other simply contact me and we shall see what we can make happen!