Optional Field Trip

Please forgive the everyone post,

I wish to invite you all to join me on Oct 16th at 7:00 pm. I am releasing my 26 year photographic documentary on a representative portion of the American Power elite. Presented by the Seattle Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers, the event will take place in the brand new studios of the Commercial Photography Program (More info and directions below).

Thanks for letting me interrupt your day,

Tomas
Commercial Photography Program
Seattle Central Community College
1701 Broadway Seattle, WA 98122

p. 206.344.4351    e. atomas@sccd.ctc.edu

w. www.seattlecentral.org/learn/photography

Personal site: tomasfoto.net

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From: Otto Greule <ogphoto@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 06:11:27 -0700
To: ASMP PHOTO HELP <asmpseattle@photohelp.net>
Subject: [asmpseattle] ASMP Seattle Event: WHO RULES US?



ASMP Seattle Event: WHO RULES US?

WHEN: October 16th: Presentation begins at 7 pm, Doors open at 6 pm.
WHERE: Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway Seattle, WA 98122

ADMISSION: Pay at the door, $5 ASMP Members, $15 Non-Members, free to ASMP Student Members, NO RSVP necessary  

Alejandro Tomàs will present his 26 year documentary regarding an elite group (in existence since 1930) of wealthy, powerful, American conservatives, who gather for an annual, week-long trail ride. Inspired by the research and writings of sociologist Dr. G. William Domhoff on class and power, Tomàs turned his camera away from the problems of the world and sought the opposite direction; towards the possible causes. Tomàs' provocative images provide illustrated evidence of the conscious and deliberate forms of power abuse at play in our country. He has attempted to support of Domhoff's premise that social cohesion leads to policy cohesion and that these factors, often hidden from public view, have far-reaching consequences for the ordinary citizens of the country. It is Tomàs hope that the project will serve as a visual compliment to Dr. Domhoff's work and as a springboard for thoughtful and informed dialogue about the responsibility of power and the role of ethical leadership in America. Simply put, to raise anew Domhoff's overarching question: WHO RULES AMERICA?
 

Tomàs served as a Navy photographer in Vietnam and was a member of the White House Press Corps during the Reagan Administration. He has photographed nationally and internationally for magazines such as TIME, Newsweek and Forbes. Currently, Tomàs teaches in the Commercial Photography Program at Seattle Central Community College. Additionally, he is a project photographer of the Blue Earth Alliance and co-founder of Youth In Focus. YIF is a non profit arts program that uses photography to raise the self-esteem of disadvantaged, inner-city youth.

Tomas and Dr. Domhoff co-wrote an academic paper on the subject of his documentary and presented it to the International Visual Sociology Association in Urbino Italy in 2006. For more information about the role of power in America, please visit Dr. Domhoff's site: www.whorulesamerica.net <http://www.whorulesamerica.net>

Put it on your calendar now!

Hope to see you there-Otto Greule

For more info contact Otto Greule @ 206.250.3397, info@ottogreule.com <mailto:info@ottogreule.com>
For a map, click on the link below.

MAP TO SCCC CAMPUS:
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PARKING:
The entrance to the Campus garage is located at the corner of Harvard and
Pine-one block west of Broadway on Capitol Hill.

Directions to the Commercial Photography Program's New 5th Floor Studios at
Seattle Central Community College:

AFTER PARKING:
Make your way to the front of the main campus bldg.(red brick) as it faces
Broadway.

Enter from the street through the center doorways. Directly in front of you
will be a pair of elevators.

Take one of them to the 5th floor. Exit the elevator and proceed across the
large open area until you come to a hallway on the left.

Follow the hallway until you arrive at the first set of double doors on your
left.  This is the entrance to the Commercial Photography Studios (rooms
5156-5158) where the meeting will take place.



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