YESTERDAY I FOUND OUT THAT MY UNCLE NICO PASSED AWAY OF A HEART ATTACH AT AGE 87.
VERY SADDEN BY THIS, I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT MY EMOTIONS WITH HIS PASSING. LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME I MET MY UNCLE NICO WHEN MY MOM AND I SET OUT ON A MISSION TO FIND OUR CROATIAN FAMILY- AND SUCCESS IT WAS, NOT ONLY FINDING OUR FAMILY (BOTH THE BARIC AND MARAS SIDE) BUT ALSO FINDING OUT WE HAVE AN ENTIRE VILLAGE ALONG THE COAST OF THE ADRIATIC SEA, CALLED BARIC DRAGA.
I STARTED DOCUMENTING THE MEETING OF MY FAMILY, MY "MISSING FAMILY" AS I CALL IT, LAST YEAR. BELOW YOU CAN VIEW A LITTLE SLIDESHOW I PUT TOGETHER OF IMAGES, MAINLY OF MY UNCLE NICO, BUT ALSO OF SOME OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND OF OUR VILLAGE. THERE ARE MORE IMAGES, BUT SADLY, THE MEMORY CARD IS STILL MISSING FROM THE REST OF THE STAY WITH MY FAMILY (PICTURES OF FISHING WITH NICO, COOKING, VISITING THE FAMILY GRAVEYARD), BUT HOPEFULLY THE CARD WILL APPEAR SOMEDAY.
LOVE YOU UNCLE NICO, MAY YOU LEAD AN EVEN MORE JOYOUS LIFE ABOVE...
IF YOU HAVE NOTICED, I HAVE NOT BEEN POSTING MUCH ON MY BLOG LATELY. GRANTED I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING, BUT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER, THEN I AM SURE YOU HAVE SEEN SOME OF MY POSTS ABOUT MY COMPUTER BEING BROKEN, THUS THE LACK OF POSTINGS ON HERE. BUT HAPPY TO SAY, IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE GETTING HER BACK LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW! (BAD RAM). SO ONCE SHE'S BACK IN MY HANDS, I'LL BE POSTING SOME MORE PICS FROM PERPIGNAN AND MY TIME IN BARCELONA AND PARIS.
SUNDAY I HEAD TO BERLIN! PARIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING TIME AS USUAL. THANK YOU ALL FOR FOLLOWING AND FOR YOU SUPPORT!
SO, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I AM TRAVELING RIGHT NOW IN EUROPE (THUS MISSING MY FIRST "WEEK IN PICTURES" BUT I THINK I HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE :)
HERE ARE SOME IMAGES THAT I TOOK DURING MY TIME IN PERPIGNAN, FRANCE WHILE ATTENDING THE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL- VISA POUR L'IMAGE (IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL, CLICK ON VISA).
THIS IS GRACE, SHE LIVES IN MY BUILDING... I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO PHOTOGRAPHER HER FOR A WHILE SO FINALLY GOT MY CHANCE TO START... HEADS UP, POSSIBLY A NEW PROJECT, "MY NEIGHBORHOOD"
TOMORROW I HEAD OFF TO EUROPE FOR A MONTH! PART WORK, PART PLEASURE. WILL BE POSTING PHOTOS AND THOUGHTS THROUGHOUT THE TRIP, SO PLEASE KEEP CHECKING IN. YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER (TIFFANYLCLARK) AND ON FACEBOOK.
TRIP ITINERARY: NYC - PERPIGNAN FOR VISA POUR L'IMAGE, MONTPELLIER, BARCELONA, CANNES/NICE, PARIS, BERLIN, PRAGUE, MUNICH THEN BACK TO NYC. AUGUST 30TH - SEPTEMBER 30TH! TAKE CARE EVERYONE AND ENJOY YOUR MONTH!
"TOMORROW//TODAY//YESTERDAY" Is a group show that I will be in at the PANDA GALLERY with 6 other amazing photojournalists. Please go check out the show- it should be promising. All press info is below.
Each photojournalist has extensively photographed an individual, capturing the events and emotions of one person's life.
Curated by Emily Anne Epstein, people will walk around the gallery and be transported into different worlds- the world of a NYC graffiti artist, a child mother in Mexico, a burlesque dancer in Brooklyn, a Reverend of the Church of Life After Shopping and more.
Please join us for our opening reception at PANDA at 132 Chrystie Street from 6-9 on Wednesday, September 1st.
(BD to Grand, JMZ to Bowery, FM to 2nd Ave, 6 to Spring)