http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/corporal 2008-12-04T22:54:27Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64091-sam-harris-friend-friday-42-photographer-corporal-jayel-aheram-usmc 2008-12-04T22:54:27Z SamHarris <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3H_tRIB0_p8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3H_tRIB0_p8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64091-sam-harris-friend-friday-42-photographer-corporal-jayel-aheram-usmc"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80887" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>► <a href="http://samharris.com/FF">samharris.com</a> </p> <p>See a collection of Jayel's photography in a special music video slideshow we put together at: <br />http://tinyurl.com/aheramHD <br />Sam sings "Imagine" by John Lennon.</p> <p>"What I must do is all that concerns me, not what people think. ... you will always find people who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy to live in the world and live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude." <br />-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance"</p> <p>Jayel Aheram presents a collection of things seen, experienced, and lived while serving in the harsh deserts of Iraq and elsewhere. A unique view of events rarely seen in the nightly newscast, a point-of-view of one troop in a war zone and at home, and a glimpse of a vastly different and sometimes beautiful Iraq.</p> <p>For more information, please visit his web site at: <br />http://www.aheram.com <br />and his Flickr aacount at: <br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/aheram</p> <p>Though known for his caustic wit and spontaneous charm, Jayel Aheram suffers from an overwhelming excess of personality. He is a photographer and a hopeless Flickr addict. He is a compulsive writer and often writes about his latest creative endeavors in his blog Aheram Takes On... He is a product of an international upbringing; at home anywhere from the land of the Rising Sun to the sun-scorched dunes where the ageless Euphrates roll.</p> <p>In Jayel's words...</p> <p>The Blogger</p> <p>I launched Aheram Takes On... in early 2005. The blog has been through two design changes, three coding overhauls, and five different purges. In its current incarnation, it is a chronicle of my creative spirit creating, making, and living; a celebration of things that I value and an insight to my creative process.</p> <p>I have been blogging on and off since 2000, but it was not a serious venture until early 2005 when I launched Aheram Takes On... It is part-art blog, part-journal, and mostly about me. It is nearly always all original content of my own creation, but I will occasionally feature deserving artists.</p> <p>The Photographer</p> <p>I am woefully ignorant of the history of photography and as much as I regret to say this, I cannot say I am influenced by any of the great pioneering masters like Ansel Adams and others. My work is neither an emulation of a particular style nor does it assume to present a specific policy. It is an exercise in extrospection, a documentary of the world and its people as I perceive it.</p> <p>Early 2005 was full of new beginnings for me. It included the launch of my first serious foray into blogging, my enlistment with the Marine Corps, and the adoption of a new hobby. I woke up one morning deciding that I needed something new to occupy my time, something creative. Painting first and then photography came to mind. My interest in photography was piqued partly by my friend Sachenka Brinkley, an amateur photographer. A Flickr account and a new camera later, a career was born. In February 2008, Cat's Eye became live. It is my professional gallery which I use to highlight selected works and portfolios.</p> <p>----------------------------------------</p> <p>Sam's NEW CD, "Free" ...</p> <p>► <a href="http://samharris.com/free">samharris.com</a> </p> <p>► <a href="http://SamTUNES.net">SamTUNES.net</a> <br />... to download Sam Harris songs and full albums. </p> <p>► <a href="http://MySpace.com/SamHarrisMusic">MySpace.com</a> <br />... keep up to date, and be Sam's MySpace friend!</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamHarris.com">SamHarris.com</a> <br />... information, biography, discography and buy cds.</p> <p>LEGAL & BUSINESS CONTACT: <br />http://SamHarris.com/contact.htm <br />© All videos property of Sam Harris</p> <p>--</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64091-sam-harris-friend-friday-42-photographer-corporal-jayel-aheram-usmc">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64086-sam-harris-friend-friday-42-photographer-corporal-jayel-aheram-usmc 2008-11-28T02:56:15Z SamHarris <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CWBN4jHboNg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CWBN4jHboNg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64086-sam-harris-friend-friday-42-photographer-corporal-jayel-aheram-usmc"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80867" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>► <a href="http://samharris.com/FF">samharris.com</a> </p> <p>See a collection of Jayel's photography inn a special music video slideshow we put together at: <br />http://tinyurl.com/aheramHD <br />Sam sings "Imagine" by John Lennon.</p> <p>Jayel Aheram presents a collection of things seen, experienced, and lived while serving in the harsh deserts of Iraq and elsewhere. A unique view of events rarely seen in the nightly newscast, a point-of-view of one troop in a war zone and at home, and a glimpse of a vastly different and sometimes beautiful Iraq.</p> <p>For more information, please visit his web site at: <br />http://www.aheram.com <br />and his Flikr aacount at: <br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/aheram</p> <p>Though known for his caustic wit and spontaneous charm, Jayel Aheram suffers from an overwhelming excess of personality. He is a photographer and a hopeless Flickr addict. He is a compulsive writer and often writes about his latest creative endeavors in his blog Aheram Takes On... He is a product of an international upbringing; at home anywhere from the land of the Rising Sun to the sun-scorched dunes where the ageless Euphrates roll.</p> <p>In Jayel's words...</p> <p>The Blogger</p> <p>I launched Aheram Takes On... in early 2005. The blog has been through two design changes, three coding overhauls, and five different purges. In its current incarnation, it is a chronicle of my creative spirit creating, making, and living; a celebration of things that I value and an insight to my creative process.</p> <p>I have been blogging on and off since 2000, but it was not a serious venture until early 2005 when I launched Aheram Takes On... It is part-art blog, part-journal, and mostly about me. It is nearly always all original content of my own creation, but I will occasionally feature deserving artists.</p> <p>The Photographer</p> <p>I am woefully ignorant of the history of photography and as much as I regret to say this, I cannot say I am influenced by any of the great pioneering masters like Ansel Adams and others. My work is neither an emulation of a particular style nor does it assume to present a specific policy. It is an exercise in extrospection, a documentary of the world and its people as I perceive it.</p> <p>Early 2005 was full of new beginnings for me. It included the launch of my first serious foray into blogging, my enlistment with the Marine Corps, and the adoption of a new hobby. I woke up one morning deciding that I needed something new to occupy my time, something creative. Painting first and then photography came to mind. My interest in photography was piqued partly by my friend Sachenka Brinkley, an amateur photographer. A Flickr account and a new camera later, a career was born. In February 2008, Cat's Eye became live. It is my professional gallery which I use to highlight selected works and portfolios.</p> <p>----------------------------------------</p> <p>Sam's NEW CD, "Free" ...</p> <p>► <a href="http://samharris.com/free">samharris.com</a> </p> <p>► <a href="http://SamTUNES.net">SamTUNES.net</a> <br />... to download Sam Harris songs and full albums. </p> <p>► <a href="http://MySpace.com/SamHarrisMusic">MySpace.com</a> <br />... keep up to date, and be Sam's MySpace friend!</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamHarris.com">SamHarris.com</a> <br />... information, biography, discography and buy cds.</p> <p>LEGAL & BUSINESS CONTACT: <br />http://SamHarris.com/contact.htm <br />© All videos property of Sam Harris</p> <p>--</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64086-sam-harris-friend-friday-42-photographer-corporal-jayel-aheram-usmc">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63810-imagine-the-voice-by-sam-harris-photography-by-corporal-jayel-aheram 2008-12-04T22:54:27Z SamHarris <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eAx66UYsbqI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eAx66UYsbqI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63810-imagine-the-voice-by-sam-harris-photography-by-corporal-jayel-aheram"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80318" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>► <a href="http://www.aheram.com">www.aheram.com</a> </p> <p>Meet Corporal Jayel Aheram this week on <a href="http://SamTube.com">SamTube.com</a> <br />as he will be Sam's "Friend Friday" guest. <br />FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28th!</p> <p>You will remember Jayel's photography from Sam's "War On War" music video contest over the summer. He is the only photographer we asked to be part of the contest, and he graciously allowed all contestants to use his work for their videos. Jayel was also one of the Judges along with some pretty big celebrities.</p> <p>With this video, we merely wanted to give you a slideshow of Jayel's work, to prepare you for the video to follow. Most of the photos are from the series he calls "The Harsh Desert".</p> <p>"The Harsh Desert" is a tale in photographs. Jayel Aheram presents a collection of things seen, experienced, and lived while serving in the harsh deserts of Iraq and elsewhere. A unique view of events rarely seen in the nightly newscast, a point-of-view of one troop in a war zone and at home, and a glimpse of a vastly different and sometimes beautiful Iraq.</p> <p>Though known for his caustic wit and spontaneous charm, Jayel Aheram suffers from an overwhelming excess of personality. He is a photographer and a hopeless Flickr addict. He is a compulsive writer and often writes about his latest creative endeavors in his blog Aheram Takes On... He is a product of an international upbringing; at home anywhere from the land of the Rising Sun to the sun-scorched dunes where the ageless Euphrates roll.</p> <p>In Jayel's words...</p> <p>The Blogger</p> <p>I launched Aheram Takes On... in early 2005. The blog has been through two design changes, three coding overhauls, and five different purges. In its current incarnation, it is a chronicle of my creative spirit creating, making, and living; a celebration of things that I value and an insight to my creative process.</p> <p>I have been blogging on and off since 2000, but it was not a serious venture until early 2005 when I launched Aheram Takes On... It is part-art blog, part-journal, and mostly about me. It is nearly always all original content of my own creation, but I will occasionally feature deserving artists.</p> <p>The Photographer</p> <p>I am woefully ignorant of the history of photography and as much as I regret to say this, I cannot say I am influenced by any of the great pioneering masters like Ansel Adams and others. My work is neither an emulation of a particular style nor does it assume to present a specific policy. It is an exercise in extrospection, a documentary of the world and its people as I perceive it.</p> <p>Early 2005 was full of new beginnings for me. It included the launch of my first serious foray into blogging, my enlistment with the Marine Corps, and the adoption of a new hobby. I woke up one morning deciding that I needed something new to occupy my time, something creative. Painting first and then photography came to mind. My interest in photography was piqued partly by my friend Sachenka Brinkley, an amateur photographer. A Flickr account and a new camera later, a career was born. In February 2008, Cat's Eye became live. It is my professional gallery which I use to highlight selected works and portfolios.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Sam is singing THE VOICE / IMAGINE <br />available on his new album called "Free". <br />The album also includes the song "War On War".</p> <p>For more info, visit: <a href="http://SamHarris.com/free">SamHarris.com</a> </p> <p>LYRICS: <br />http://tinyurl.com/voiceimagine</p> <p>THE VOICE / IMAGINE <br />THERE IS A VOICE DOWN DEEP INSIDE YOU <br />AMOUNG THE NOISE THAT BEGS FOR PROOF <br />A TINY VOICE THAT ALWAYS GUIDES YOU <br />AND WILL ALWAYS SPEAK THE TRUTH <br />SOMETIMES I FEAR THE RISING WATERS <br />WILL SWEEP ME OUT INTO THE SEA <br />BUT IF I'M STILL, THE VOICE WILL WHISPER <br />AND IT WILL SURELY SET ME FREE...... <br />IMAGINE THERE'S NO HEAVEN, IT'S EASY IF YOU TRY <br />NO HELL BELOW US, ABOVE US ONLY SKY. <br />IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE, LIVING FOR TODAY. <br />IMAGINE THERE'S NO COUNTRIES, IT ISN'T HARD TO DO, <br />NOTHING TO KILL OR DIE FOR, AND NO RELIGION TOO. <br />IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE, LIVING LIFE IN PEACE. <br />YOU MAY SAY I'M A DREAMER BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. <br />I HOPE SOME DAY YOU'LL JOIN US, AND THE WORLD WILL LIVE AS ONE. <br />IMAGINE NO POSSESSIONS, I WONDER IF YOU CAN, <br />NO NEED FOR GREED OR HUNGER OR BROTHERHOOD OF MAN. <br />IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE, SHARING ALL THE WORLD. <br />YOU MAY SAY I'M A DREAMER BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. <br />I HOPE SOME DAY YOU'LL JOIN US, AND THE WORLD WILL LIVE AS ONE. <br />-------------------------------------- <br />The Voice / Imagine <br />The Voice <br />Written by Sam Harris <br />Sam Harris Music (BMI) <br />Imagine <br />Written by John Lennon <br />Lenono Music (BMI) <br />Piano -- Todd Schroeder <br />Guitar & Harmonica -- Kevin Fisher <br />Cello -- Mai Bloomfield <br />Produced by Sam Harris</p> <p>Video edited by Michael Agostino <br />--------------------------------------</p> <p>► <a href="http://SamTUNES.net">SamTUNES.net</a> </p> <p>► <a href="http://MySpace.com/SamHarrisMusic">MySpace.com</a> </p> <p>► <a href="http://SamHarris.com">SamHarris.com</a> </p> <p>LEGAL & BUSINESS CONTACT: <br />http://SamHarris.com/contact.htm <br />© All videos property of Sam Harris</p> <p>--</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63810-imagine-the-voice-by-sam-harris-photography-by-corporal-jayel-aheram">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38915-corporal-abdul-henderson-usmc-in-fahrenheit-9-11 2008-10-30T03:31:12Z Michael Moore <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xd92OxeOf7E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xd92OxeOf7E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38915-corporal-abdul-henderson-usmc-in-fahrenheit-9-11"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43924" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Decorated Marine Lance Corporal Abdul Henderson's principled decision to refuse any future orders to return to Iraq under threat of jail time is born of his conviction that the war being waged there is an unjust one. Lance Corporal Henderson embodies a unique and instructive courage. His story is featured in Fahrenheit 9/11.</p> <p>Abdul is now working with Congresswoman Diane E. Watson:</p> <p>http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php?id=1009</p> <p>For more good news check out <a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com/">www.michaelmoore.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/38915-corporal-abdul-henderson-usmc-in-fahrenheit-9-11">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/33303-the-parents-of-marine-alexander-s-arredondo-9-15-07 2008-12-05T00:38:22Z jointheopposition <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e3HpMROVXgQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e3HpMROVXgQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/33303-the-parents-of-marine-alexander-s-arredondo-9-15-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/36288" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Greg Stewart as the Unknown Soldier speaks with the parents of Marine Lance Corporal Alexander S. Arredondo who lost his life fighting in Iraq.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/33303-the-parents-of-marine-alexander-s-arredondo-9-15-07">Watch the video</a>