Tony Luna Creative- Update- 10-31-2021
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…AND HERE ARE THE COMPLETE STORIES…
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- Tony di Zinno, Artist, Educator, Explorer, and Director of Photography on “The Bees of the Grand Staircase Escalante” documentary…
From an email October 9, 2021-
“Mr Luna,
If you ever have doubts about:
Q: Who am I to speak out… ?
A: Your voice really does matter!
Our little doc THE BEES OF THE GRAND STAIRCASE ESCALANTE - was a small part of a concerted effort and it turns out helped make a BIG difference!
My part in this film was essentially motivated by turning my outrage at a grave injustice, into a non-violent, peaceful protest of 45’s removal of the protections the Obama administration had previously placed at Bears Ears and GSENM.
Today, President Biden just restored the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to its original boundaries.
What you may not have heard is that the bees are mentioned FOUR TIMES in the proclamation restoring the monument. See below.
Mentions in the proclamation:
"...Grand Staircase-Escalante has fulfilled the vision of an outdoor laboratory with great potential for diverse and significant scientific discoveries... including the identification of more than 600 species of #bees, some of which likely exist nowhere else on Earth..." 1/4
"...lands within the Grand Staircase-Escalante landscape contain an astounding biodiversity of #bees..." 2/4
"These uncompromising desert lands are home to high concentrations of rare species of bees with fascinating adaptations to their local environment, such as Diadasia bees, which build nests in the hard desert soil that feature a clay chimney on top, an architectural design that has, thus far, stumped scientists trying to understand its utility." 3/4
"This area... is home to a number of rare bee species as well as a number of hot desert endemic species of #bees in the northernmost known extent of their range."
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These were the exact talking points of our film! Let this example inspire you to make your passion project come to fruition.
What issue is set deep in your heart 💜 ?
How can you approach it as a storyteller?
What point of view are you showing?
Where can you share to find an audience?
Whom are the experts and what do/did we learn from them?
Why is it important?
Get your voice out there.
Respectfully
(Read the entire lengthy Presidential Proclamation by clicking on the following.)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/10/08/a-proclamation-on-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument/
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Excerpted from an NPR article by Deepa Shivaram / Updated October 8, 2021
Biden restores protections for Bears Ears monument, 4 years after Trump downsized it
“President Biden restored the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in southern Utah and added protections for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts national monuments on Friday.
The Bears Ears National Monument, which was created by President Barack Obama shortly before he left office, will go back to 1.36 million acres, and Grand Staircase will be restored to 1.87 million acres.”
Libero Antonio Di Zinno (he / him)
MSMU adjunct faculty Film, Media & Communication
Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles
Graduate and Undergraduate programs teaching Journalism and Social Justice
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dizinno/
dizinno@mac.com (310) 435-7435
*I acknowledge that I live and work on the ancestral and unceded land of the Cahuilla and Luiseño people.
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- Robert Gallagher, Photographer- “So this is pretty cool. My first book cover and it's a doozy! From one of my all-time favorite photoshoots with the legendary John Mellencamp, the writer I worked with on the story for Q magazine has written the book on him, literally, and my portrait graces the cover. I know Paul, the author, has as much admiration for Mellencamp as I do, so I can't wait to get my hands on a copy. I believe the backstory to our shoot day makes an appearance as well. It was an interesting day involving walking canes and swords! Published in the UK by Little Brown on September 14, 2021.
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In other news, we shot a cover story for The Boston Globe Magazine with filmmaker Craig Ross Jr., director of the Boston-based cult classic ‘Blue Hill Avenue’.
See this and other work at www.gallagherphoto.com and on Instagram.
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- Gail Mooney, Director/Producer-
“Excited that my film ‘Like A Woman’ was selected by the Sherman Oaks Film Festival.”
2021 Official Selection: Feature Film – Documentary about women working in jobs where few females have gone before.
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- Mauren Brodbeck, Swiss Multi-Sensory Artist- “Hello everyone, I am very pleased to announce my participation in the Geneva Artists Open Doors event which will take place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 November from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. I have attached the plan of the event below. You can already plan and record your visits through the event website. I will send you more details soon and look forward to welcoming you to my studio.” Mauren
https://www.maurenbrodbeck.com/
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Adjunct Professor, Senior Faculty: Art Center College of Design
Author: "How to Grow as a Photographer: Reinventing Your Career" Allworth Press and
"Mastering the Business of Photography: What the Pros Do When They Are Not Taking Incredible Photos" Skyhorse/Allworth Press
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