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I took this shot yesterday at Sidi bou said town , there was like a festival that takes place in this town every year , I saw this man who has a very interesting face , I’ve taken a portrait of him and this hand-portrait while he was walking..I’m going back there today too , and I will try to take a better portrait of him because I wasn’t fully satisfied with the one I have after seeing it on the comp in full size..So this is his hand and hopefully the next post will be a good portrait 
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Fake HDR from a single exposure shot
Not the best HDR on flickr , that’s for sure…I went out for shooting some photos today because I don’t work and the weather was wonderful , I took many diffrent shots but I wasn’t really excited about them , this photo is one of them..And when I decided to go home , on the road I see a very interesting man with a perfect face for my fav portraiture style , I pulled over and went to him wondering if it would be an easy task to photograph him or if he would deny an resist…So I said Hi and he replied Hi too..I took immediately a piece of change and gave it to him ,he accepted it , then asked him if it is OK if I take a photo of him , he said no problem , I took a burst of like 20 photos and I was veryyy excited because I knew that I had a big catch today lool , so when I took the road back I was happy because i knew that I had a great photo in the camera and that I didn’t waste my time then got home with poor photos like this one above..i’ll post the portrait tomorrow or maybe the day after..Hope I didn’t bore you with my story guys..Sorry for the English 
26 – June 29, 2008
Scheduling
Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie de Ghar El Melh have become the great appointment of photography in Tunisia. Photographers from all sides: confirmed, new, children and the general public expect the last week of June to look, listen, do speak… all the senses will be arrested. Exhibits, workshops, panel discussions, slide shows a menu is also gratifying that teaching.
Exposures
Since its invention, photography continues to metamorphose, to the point where it seems that every photographer, creating its subject, invents its own medium. Each edition of the Rencontres is an anthology of looks from here and elsewhere previously. Venues from abroad or Tunisia, exhibitions are always a certain way of seeing the world. In Bamako as in Arles, Paris or Barcelona, the organisers: commissioner or curator, s’ingénient to build a theme events. In the exhibition galleries Fort Ghar El Melh – former penal colony – where for a long time any event basic freedom was banned today no restrictions are imposed. Meetings Ghar El Melh are a tribute, always renewed, the photographers who sublimate life.
Carte Blanche collectors The exhibitions last year Mustapha Bouchoucha and Victor Sebag had a great success. This year Beit Bennani and Iadh Behi return to submit their shots heart. “Anonymous” is a selection of photographs without mention delved into the fund Beit Bennani, but whose documentary value is undeniable. Soler was the photographer for a long time that any s’arrachait Tunis, he was the photographer official ceremonies, the reporter whose photos illustrated journals from the early twentieth century and a portrait of talent. Iadh Behi offers a choice of savoir faire of this photographer.
Round Tables I: “The pictures today”
(Led by Amar Dhaya, University)
It is possible to consider photography as an area that is sufficient in itself, a stirring panorama as broad as the imagination allows the photographer while being containing photographic. It is also possible to meet a different picture, known as plastic, worked or “photoshopée”, which spans areas, erases labels and demystifies history.
The first provided a wealth of world-famous photographers, a significant amount of works that take the icon. The second, because newer, less is known to the public. Visible only in the galleries, it is for the moment, confidential.
These two photographs meet sometimes violently, through their tenants, with arguments by critics texts and rarely through the works or theories.
All of this leads inevitably to, once again, seeking a definition of photography and a statute for the photographer.
Round Tables II: “The photograph in these relations with the media”
(Led by Mohamed Elhedef, journalist and photographer)
What information should be mostly in their paper version without photographs? A non-illustrated article seems sometimes suspect because the photographers, amateur or professional, are ubiquitous. But this beautiful marriage between the press and the picture is sometimes acrimonious. The scenes of households are becoming common to the point where it is periodically to the brink of collapse.
Photographs published out of context of achievement, false stories, even photographers who manipulate their works have become commonplace.
Like always trains arriving on time and nobody speaks and who become the subject of a scandal without precedent when one of them shows a slight delay, photography fills often marvel at its role . The debate, introduced by a review of photographs that have surprised, shocked or outraged, analyze the path that follows an image of the photographer drive. Course mined, chaotic and often dangerous.
The Night meetings
The evenings of meetings will be set aside for photography, how can it be otherwise, thirst that we organize and you look. In the vast courtyard of the first fort, projections will be organized to add to the vision, the sound of music accompanying commentary or a photographer. Jean Claude – alias Father Fourat – Imed and Donia show every night bêtisier Encounters. This year, a slide show will allow the public to assess programmes carried out by photographers who hope to win “The challenge for Ghar El Melh” trophy that will crown the creativity and boldness.
Photography workshop for children and adults
The workshops, as their name suggests, are more than one site preparations. The result does not count more than the work leading thereto. “The Wall images”, “Life, face and portrait”, “Their photos… our legends”, “Family Album,” are some of the workshops where children give free rein to their imagination, fantasy and innocence. The photographers will be invited to take part and children by the hand to the wonderful world of photography.
Journal of Meetings
Le Corsaire écumera the shores of Ghar El Melh for the third consecutive year. Auditors reported the course of the event, interviews with photographers, citations to remember, excerpts book to read, memorize vocabulary, helping heart of poets, are the topics.
Photo Academy
The Academy of Art in Carthage is a new private school to teach photography in Tunisia. With equipment at the cutting edge of technology, experienced teachers will be glad to show you how to use your digital camera, make a portrait studio and exploit the possibilities of Photoshop. A team of students from this institution will cover the highlights of the day and will screen his interviews and reports each evening.
Back in a work, photography by A. Kahia
What other event could pay tribute to Abdelhamid Kahia? Les Rencontres hope enroll in the Tunisian landscape photography as a reference to consult. A slide show, made after his great book “Tunisia” published in 1964, will explore photography Abdelhamid Kahia, one of the few masters of photography Tunisia.
After midnight
“After midnight” is a meeting, informal and relaxed on the beach of Sidi Ali El Mekki, where interrogations, which have always accompanied the photographer, will be raised. What is a good photograph? The photographer must seek to be happy or to please the public? And the art market! Should we follow or ignore? These are some of the questions which no reply has been unanimously. Here and nowhere else, the digressions are allowed if desired, photography leads to everything and what better place to escape the starry sky of Tunisia and the beach of Sidi Ali El Mekki? The echoes of discussions last year, which ended at sunrise, still resonate today. Some went to bed others have had enough strength to go eat doughnuts and start a new day. The meeting is also this: a performance of physical endurance.
The animations
June 26
09h-12h: photography workshops for children
“Guided tours of exhibitions with Hamideddine
“The wall images with Rania
“Your photos… our legends” with Hajer
“Life, face portraits” with Rabaa
16h-18h: Workshop for adolescents and adults
“Picture Academy”, with the Academy of Art in Carthage
22h to 00h: Nocturnes.
The information (students of the Academy of Art in Carthage)
“Back in a work, photography by A. Kahia” Hamideddine
Slideshows contributing to the Challenge Ghar El Melh
“The bêtisier of the day” by Jean Claude alias Father Fourat, Imed and Donia
Beach Sidi El Mekki
00h to 02h: “After midnight, meeting informally with photographers.
June 27
09h-12h: photography workshops for children
“Guided tours of exhibitions with Lilia
“The wall images with Rania
“Your photos… our legends” with Hajer
“Life, face portraits” with Rabaa
16h-18h: Workshop for adolescents and adults
“Picture Academy”, with the Academy of Art in Carthage
22h to 00h: Nocturnes.
The information (students of the Academy of Art in Carthage)
Slideshows contributing to the Challenge Ghar El Melh
“The bêtisier of the day” by Jean Claude alias Father Fourat, Imed and Donia
Beach Sidi El Mekki
00h to 02h: “After midnight, meeting informally with photographers.
June 28
09h-12h: photography workshops for children
“Guided tours of exhibitions” with Marianne
“The wall images with Rania
“Your photos… our legends” with Hajer
“Life, face portraits” with Rabaa ”
“Reporters at GEM” with Lilia
16h-18h: Workshop for adolescents and adults
“Picture Academy”, with the Academy of Art in Carthage
Panel I: “The pictures today”
22h to 00h: Nocturnes.
The information (students of the Academy of Art in Carthage)
Slideshows contributing to the Challenge Ghar El Melh
“The day of the bêtisier” by Jean Claude alias Father Fourat, Imed and Donia
Beach Sidi El Mekki
00h to 02h: “After midnight, meeting informally with photographers.
June 29
09h-12h: photography workshops for children
“Guided tours of exhibitions with Nathalia
“The wall images with Rania
“Your photos… our legends” with Hajer
“Life, face portraits” with Rabaa
“Family Albums” with Lilia
16h-18h: Workshop for adolescents and adults
“Picture Academy”, with the Academy of Art in Carthage
Panel II: “The photograph in these relations with the media”
22h to 00h: Nocturnes.
“The bêtisier of the day” by Jean Claude alias Father Fourat, Imed and Donia
Slideshows contributing to the Challenge Ghar El Melh and awards ceremony.
“Back in a work, photography by A. Kahia” Hamideddine
Special Info (students of the Academy of Art in Carthage)
Beach Sidi El Mekki
00h to 02h: “After midnight,” Farewell.
Via [Du photographique] freshly translated fron French with Google.
Copyright created and registered in England, is secured ipso facto in the other countries subscribing to Berne convention of International Copyright. These countries are as follow: Algiers, Belgium, Denmark and the Faeroe Islands, France and its colonies, Hayti,Italy,Japan,Liberia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Tunis, under this convention the photographer must comply with the formalities of his country (The country of origin), and he obtains in the other countries the degree protection of production which granted to natives in these countries. The degree of protection varies …
From [Cassell's Cyclopedia of Photography By Bernard Edward Jones]
Thus as you can see the first threads about Photography copyright came from UK and so did the other Europe country, while in Tunisia, we would certainly do the same as France under the protectorate system. I’m sure that at the time the stock photos was a prominent business all over Europe(Perhaps not yet in USA)they did always tried to protect it from copy and theft as ma matter of assets more than a matter of art.
Till those days, the Tunisian legislation classifies Photography with other copyrighted paper stuff as books, there is no straight law showing the specific nature of the photo itself. I don’t know even if we are still in the Bern convention, hope so.
Who is Slim Gomri?
…Born August 7, 1969, in Tunis, Gomri obtained a diploma in life and earth sciences and worked as a high school teacher in Tunis.
Involved in various projects from the beginning of his JCI career, Gomri became JCI Rades President in 1996…
Why is Gomri Involved in photography?
“My father was an amateur photographer,” says the past JCI Vice President. “As a child, I used to ‘play’ with his black and white pictures. Since then, I loved this ‘magical machine’ and started using it later. I also welcomed and adapted to the arrival of digital photography.”
Gomri considers photography a passion. “It’s a way to express thoughts, ideas, and opinions,” he says. “It’s a wonderful tool that lets you share unique and unforgettable moments, places and situations with others.”
He also considers photography a means to promote social progress. “Photography is a very powerful tool,” says Gomri. “As an intern in a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) in Washington, D.C., I was amazed to see projects involving youth and photography to deal with issues like corruption and conflict resolution.”
When asked for advice on how to succeed in photography, Gomri said, “There is no mystery with photography. Just like anything in life, to succeed you have to love what you’re doing and be yourself.”
Why the Exhibit in Washington, D.C.?
Gomri loves Tunisia. “I live in a nice country, small but diverse and full of colors and light,” he says. “I wanted to share this diversity with Americans, interest them in my country, and make them curious and willing to discover Tunisia. I will also try to deliver my view of my country to the visitors of the exhibition.”
“My humble goal is to contribute, through photography, to building cultural bridges and enhancing understanding and dialogue between citizens of the United States and Tunisia,” explains Gomri. “More dialogue and more exchanges remove fear, misunderstanding and seeds of conflicts, and contribute to a better world. I also hope to break many stereotypes on both sides and contribute to dialogue through photography.”
Via [JCI news]
[Slim Flickr Galleries]
[Slim Official site]
