Photojournalist James Nachtwey “is the winner of the 2007 TED Prize, awarding him $100,000 and one wish to change the world. This was his wish: “I'm working on a story that the world needs to know about. I wish for you to help me break it in a way that provides spectacular proof of the power of news photography in the digital age.”

He will be announcing his wish TODAY – October 3, 2008.

What's the TEDPrize?

“The TED Prize was created as a way of taking the inspiration, ideas and resources that are generated at TED and using them to make a difference. Although the winners receive a prize of $100,000 each, that's the least of what they get. The real prize is that they are granted a WISH. A wish to change the world.”

As Nathan writes in an email, “I feel the story on their site is a difficult but necessary one to tell.” Check it out.

The photo agency VII is hosting an expanded three-day workshop in downtown Brooklyn on May 16, 17 & 18.

Some of the sharpest shooters for $50. Not bad. Not bad at all. Wan your portfolio shred, um reviewed? That'll be $200. Again, a worthwhile investment.

And, oh, the New York Photo Festival runs May 14-18. So, it's a two-fer.

I shot a wedding in California and have posted images here and here. Both are on my wedding and portrait blog, Saffron. Check it out. I'll be posting at least four more posts with a ton more images to view in the days to come. So, bookmark the site – http://www.seshu.net – and visit the blog!

Place a comment under either of those two posts and your name will be entered to win a CD by the Veena virtuoso, Dr. Krishna Raghavendra called “Rare Pulse.”

Evidence of My Existence is a book and a short documentary by photojournalist Jim Lo Scalzo. It's necessary viewing and reading if you are in the business of documenting the world. Here is an excerpt. [Links via MediaStorm]