Talent Factory 2011

A relaxed, family event designed to engage with young people across London and nurture upcoming, undiscovered talent. Patron by Oritsé Williams of popular UK boy band JLS festival 2011.

NICOLA did organize an exciting event "Talent Factory" to support young artists up to 25 years old. young passionate people is been invited to audition in front of industry professional guest judges on the 5th and 12th of December 2010 at the Chelsea Theatre.

Max Pahlasson

Kearan Spivey

Kieran Spiveyi a producer/singer/songwriter and reside in Essex but regularly travel to london for all kinds of auditions. I has already his first album out on iTunes (Just type his name in)

He also producing for other artists and his goal is to be signed as a solo artist producing for all the biggest names in the industry.

“I see myself as the British Justin Timberlake/Usher” as he want´s to do the full choreographed dance routines which NO-ONE has done yet.

Soheila Clifford

13 from Gloucester, United Kingdom.I Is in my point of view one of the most potencial 13 years old artist and I would no be surprice if I see her on the top of any pop star list. She has the figure of a young super model, she is not afraid to try any kind of work and thinks on her feet, has the ability to pick things up very quickly. In the last two years regular paid modelling and TV work, including covers for Disney Girl and Go-Girl magazines.

Oritsé Williams

Honoured guest component of well known JLS British artist on the top of today’s celebrities, auditioned for the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008.

Airport Bomb Threat on Narita airport terminal 1 Tokyo.

It was 9.00 pm when I was in Tokyo Narita airport (NRT) | Terminal 1 on the hotel reservation counters. Every thing it seams to be normal when I sow at first place a group of ten police agents coming. Nothing was especially danger for me, even if a policeman asked me to show my passport 10 minutes before that. I have to add on my way going to the airport by train that I did notice they were pretending to warn people at the slightest sign of attempt which I though was overkill warming after my experience of two weeks in Japan with out any kind of threats.

By V.Mateu

Suddenly a group of over twenty police agents were established at the terminal and the evacuation process started in a section of the Narira terminal

A small bag was situated on this area and it becomes a possible threat and the security forces were processing the investigation of such bag.

The threat was over when the owner of such bag came back to the terminal looking for his stuff messing when he sow a massive group of police agents gathering round his bag immediately hi admitted was part of his belongs and after checking they could make sure there were no threat at all and every thing when back to normal.

UNDERGRUND STRIKE

“Millions of Tube passengers faced major disruption as services on all but the Northern Line were suspended or delayed for most of the morning rush hour.”

BBC NEWS LONDON

PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHER STATEMENT

Frequently I get asked why I take pictures. Frankly,trough my photography endeavour to brig outout all the beauty around to strike by photographing.

Photography is important to me. Photographs leave our legacy of how we see the world.

I want to make and leave marks for myself and I want to make and leave marks for my future clients.

My goal in photographing a subject is to capture both the nature of the subject and my personal point of view. I am not trying to solely document the scene, but rather I am trying to permanently record the particular aspect or quality of the subject that I find interesting.

I am deeply interested in people they are my source for happiness, sadness and of course inspiration, in spite of all beauty around it plays such big important matter on my career.

Although a studio work is my ambition I’ll never avoid social photography such as professional as a personal portfolio.

GOODBYE to the “Cross Kings bar”

After all this time staying in London we had to say GOODBYE to the “Cross Kings bar” I would say that was a place were a use to go out frequently and the most important thing is, was the first place that I use to go when I start to go out in this city and were I met my first friends. I think every one has a place, in this case a pub were tent to go for meetings and lonely moments to do stuff or just stay to avoid think about anything... I had one in my town were I was born and I was lucky to find out such especial place like Cross Kings bar.

I wish a really good lucky to all the staff who has been working during over two years. I have had I good time and hardly I’ll find other place enjoy as I use to enjoy do in Cross Kings bar.

http://www.thecrosskings.co.uk/

Why Boycott Ahava?

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http://www.codepink4peace.org/

""Ahava promises “Beauty Secrets from the Dead Sea.” But the real secrets it keeps are an ugly truth—its products actually come from stolen Palestinian natural resources in the Occupied Territory of the Palestinian West Bank, and are produced in the illegal settlement of Mitzpe Shalem.

Because Ahava is hiding the ugly truth—its products actually come from stolen Palestinian natural resources in the Occupied Territory of the Palestinian West Bank, and are produced in the illegal settlement of Mitzpe Shalem. Don’t let the “Made in Israel” sticker fool you—when you buy Ahava products you help finance the destruction of hope for a peaceful and just future for both Israelis and Palestinians.

Ahava puts a pretty face on its crimes, even paying Oxfam Ambassador and “Sex in the City” star Kristen Davis to be its spokeswoman. But here’s what Oxfam itself has to say about Ahava’s deceptive packaging:

• "The settlements on the West Bank are illegal under international humanitarian law and that creates a lot of problems for the Palestinians that live there.”

• "Consumers that are buying produce that are grown in illegal settlements need to have that information so that they can make an informed choice."

Stolen Beauty FAQs

What is the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement?

In July 2005 a broad range of Palestinian Civil Society organizations issued a call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Against Israel as part of a non-violent campaign to end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. Individual consumers can show their opposition to Israel's occupation by participating in a boycott of Israeli goods and services. (You can read the call here) see more about the Israeli civil society campaign in support of BDS, called the Boycott from Within, here, and read CODEPINK's Statement on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement.

What is the Stolen Beauty Campaign?

Stolen Beauty is a boycott campaign against Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories (see below). It is CODEPINK’s contribution to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)

Movement against institutions and corporations that give tacit or material support to the Israeli government’s continued violations of international human rights law. CODEPINK launched Stolen Beauty in the summer of 2009 after leading four delegations to Gaza, Israel, and the Occupied Territories, bearing witness to the devastating impact of occupation.

What is AHAVA and why are we calling for a boycott?

Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories (www.ahava.co.il) is a privately held Israeli cosmetics company that manufactures products using minerals and mud from the Dead Sea. Ahava’s products—such as Grape & Avocado Body Wash, Dead Sea Mineral Mud, and Mineral Foot Cream—are widely available in high-end department stores and pharmacies throughout the United States and in Europe. The Hebrew word “Ahava” means love, but there is nothing loving about what the company is doing in the Occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank. The company’s practices are against international law

What international laws does AHAVA violate?

The company’s main factory and its visitors’ center are located in the Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Shalem in the Occupied West Bank. Ahava products are labeled as of 'Israeli origin,’ but according to international public law, the West Bank cannot be considered to be part of the State of Israel.

Ahava uses in its products mud from the Dead Sea, excavated in an occupied area, and thus it exploits occupied natural resources for profit, which is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention."""

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http://www.codepink4peace.org/

UNIVERSITY PROPOSAL

Along my experience as a photographer on different studios and all my projects such a “ Innersound” which I based my proposal, the prestigious “Thay Natura” catalogue which I could get involved myself onto industrial picture field when I was working in Pasqual Cabrera’s studio which give to me the chance to put all the skills I got previously into practice and even more such a productive photographic project organization with an optim result expected with a personalised finished.

Innersound is a charity dedicated to helping people regain their health and happiness through Qi Energy. Qi Treatments and Qi classes enable people to receive energy to regain health and peace, and cultivate a beautiful heart which is loving and giving.

For over two years, the Innersound has provided a monthly service to homeless men and women who use the Passage Day Centre. All the charity work of Innersound is possible because of the generous donationts. Love, care and warmth are the most basic human ingredient

Volunteering is a great way to meet new people and gain new skills feeling gratifying meanwhile being working with such a nice people who always back up in other person’s needs.

Innersound project is one of the most recently projects I have done in London.

With regards to the team job were good from start to finish. No profit in main collaborations of Angela Caselles Spanish with a back grown as a model in France , Master ho among others volunteers involved on Qi classes

And of course the proffecional assistance of Innersound staff Marco Mureno; graduated on marketing with an insurance clerk experience who change his mind in 2008, flew to Korea and signed up for healding classes based on 1,000 –years-methods used by korean to became Qi Master.

The purpose of all the different photographic sessions in innersound has been made it to increase in not long time an innovative website and create a complete photographic file for further need.

I have developed a complete photo shot of all the process which is innersound involved onto Qi Energy, Qi Treatments and Qi classes to fulfil a proper article of what Qi treatments means and how grateful is for many people overcome healthy problems day by day.

The second part of my proposal is a recently studio shot on University of the Arts London Central Sant Martins – Soho which I made a Portrait photography Short coure by Peter Cartell.

This course has offered to me all what I was expecting with a successful results and I’ve got more confident to carry on next year in a postgraduate as a could by myself the professional environment onto university.

To fulfil my ambitions of my further studies such lighting technician, work onto studio, follow in the most important photographer’s steps to mange a coherent photograph project and a supportive environment the prestigious University of the Arts London offer is the most important of my intention.

Shoes hunging from overhead wires

I use to wander myself about the meaning of such tradition of throwing

shoes and leave them hanging from overhead wires. I use to see that

only in some American movie about detective stories of some suburbs.

It was November of 2009 when I went to Mallorca to visit my friend In Mallorca when suddenly I sow some shoes hanging from a power cable, obviously I thought it was some kids stuff, but still.. I was pretty sure it was a proper meaning for shoes hanging from overhead wires and it did not take long to find out the meaning by internet.

A number of sinister explanations have been proposed as to why this is done:

Some say that shoes hanging from the wires advertise a local crack house where crack cocaine is used and sold.

Others claim that the shoes so thrown commemorate a gang-related murder, or the death of a gang member, or as a way of marking gang turf.

Other less sinister explanations have been ventured for the practice.

Some[who?] claim that shoes are flung to commemorate the end of a school year or a forthcoming marriage as part of a rite of passage.

In Scotland, it has been said that when a young man has lost his virginity he tosses his shoes over telephone wires to announce this to his peers.

It has been suggested that the custom may have originated with

members of the military, who are said to have thrown military boots,

often painted orange or some other conspicuous color, at overhead wires as a part of a rite of passage upon.

However, I would believe that children were just messing around and

there were no much to take seriously and basically it was just out of curiosity..

PRAHE-JUNY09(MIGHTY SOUNDS) FESTIVAL

PRAHE-JUNY09(MIGHTY SOUNDS) FESTIVAL

Czech Republic 2009

It was a good chance to visit Prague when friends of mine playing with “La Gossa Sorda” told me were going to put on concert in a Czech festival, such event called mighty festival were in Olsi, a small village about 15km from the South Bohemian town of Tabor, around 100km south of the capital city Prague.

Prague was already one of my future destinations, as I new such city was not going to led me down.. and actually it didn´t is more beautiful and charming than I was expecting. I could even feel I was in the meddle age, and nothing to envy other European city with entertainment in the night.

I could really enjoy by myself the first couple of days before the festival in the capital were I met some American people who were staying in the same hostel like me.

My second I made my way to Tabor to arrive on time to watch Mark foggos´s concert. I have to say the weather during the day was great but however as sun was getting dark the rain was coming and we were forced the stay with the mud for a while.

Although “La Gossa sorda” was arriving the day after I decided to cover the festival as a press photographer. I had fun with all that Czech people and a really enjoyed the festival but had to be postponed for a while because of the rain.

Second day of the festival, as son I wake up I wonder if my friend already arrived and I went to VIP zone to have a look and snidely I sow them just getting off from the couch, such a surprise when I thought was going to be hard to find out about one each other.

I have to say the Gossa sorda´s gig was successful. I never thought north European people was that much on Ska music I could see hundreds of people, their lyrics, in Catalan and the way they staging made the first experience of La Gossa Sorda abroad something to be proud of..

spite of the weather people were still getting overexcited with

Such a mixture of rock, punk, reggae and ska interacting a hard social critic against the right-winged establishment, seething for a change of mind and political status of their country.

After stay over night in house in the country side we went to Prague to fulfill a perfect trip having fun and visiting all those places this offer to everyone.

ARCHWAY LONDON

I will never forget about this place.. As I decided to move from camden I found a single room in this flat in Archway above a discotheque which has as well a pub in the first floor. All what I can say is that it was such a experience actually first time ever when I was basically living by myself. I can still remember I didn´t know anyone around my flat and neighbour when the winter was coming.

Going out in my own was how I got to know the underground places in London were I meet crazy people actually, and still having a kind of relation ship although most of them are gone.

Imperial War Museum

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_War_Museum

"""The Imperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire. Today the museum gives its mission as 'to enable people to have an informed understanding of modern war and its impact on individuals and society'.

Originally housed in the Crystal Palace at Sydenham Hill, the museum opened to the public in 1920. In 1924 the museum moved to space in the Imperial Institute in South Kensington, and finally in 1936 the museum acquired a permanent home which was previously the Bethlem Royal Hospital in Southwark. The outbreak of the Second World War saw the museum expand both its collections and its terms of reference, but the post-war period saw the museum enter a period of decline. The 1960s saw the museum redevelop its Southwark building, now referred to as Imperial War Museum London, and which serves as the organisation's corporate headquarters. During the 1970s the museum began to expand onto other sites. The first, in 1976, was a historic airfield in Cambridgeshire now referred to as Imperial War Museum Duxford. In 1978 the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Belfast became a branch of the museum, having previously been preserved for the nation by a private trust. In 1984 the Cabinet War Rooms, an underground wartime command centre, was opened to the public. From the 1980s onwards the museum's Bethlem building underwent a series of multimillion-pound redevelopments, completed in 2000. Finally, 2002 saw the opening of Imperial War Museum North in Trafford, Greater Manchester, the fifth branch of the museum and the first in the north of England.

The museum's collections include archives of personal and official documents, photographs, film and video material, and oral history recordings; an extensive library, a large art collection, and examples of military vehicles and aircraft, equipment and other artefacts. The museum is funded by government grants, charitable donations and revenue generation through commercial activity such as retailing, licensing, and publishing. Admission is free to Imperial War Museum London and Imperial War Museum North, but an admission fee is levied at the other branches. The museum is anexempt charity under the Charities Act 1993 and a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The current Chairman of the Trustees is Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire. Since October 2008, the museum's Director General has been Diane Lees.""""

That´s basically what I was spectating in a city live, see all those people messing around in such a big city it seems a great choice to make up some work in the street.

I´ve been in trouble once with a policemen who did not let me carry on taking pictures in Trafalgar sq. meanwhile they were arresting a homeless. But I did no give up and had an other choose a few days later to take a picture of this kind when I was passing by around Soho.It´s odd that the picture was just in the corner of Gielgud theatre which is my first job place I did in London for one week as a cleaner.

To be in Rome for holidays it made me feel I was almost the same to be back in one the Mediterranean cities where I come from. Although the way how I could smell the Rome empire from rely deep as a visitor. All those monuments such well kept . Rome is an epic, bubbling-over metropolis harbouring lost empires.

café and the tables outside are animated with people enjoying espressos.

I have to is all due to my ex-flat mate and Italian friend Marcello as he welcomed me and Jetty very well when we came from London to Rome for holydays .We could make most of the time as Marcello knows the city perfectly because of several years studying in the Italian capital.

We already in the second week of October and the weather was still warm and comfortable, we really had some good meals during this trip and enjoy a good restaurants.