folio vlad dumitrescu
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/vlad dumitrescu/
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BORN 17th of august 1985
STUDIED OptoelectronicsatThePolitechnicUniversityofBucureti20042009 MAAnthropologyatTheNationalSchoolofPoliticalScienceBucureti20102011 InvolvedtheNationalIdentityThroughObjectsinMirceaVodVillage,Romania,MAresearchprojectcoordinatedbyRobertLandwirth(Friedrich-Alexander-Universitt Erlangen-Nrnberg);interviewdesignanddatacollection
AnthropologyatKbenhavenUniversityasanexchangestudentfortwosemesters20112012 InterestedindanishdocumentaryandfollowingDocumentingcomplexities,visualanthropologycourse,coordinatedbySinePlambech WORKED JURNALULNATIONALnewspaper/september2006-april2008staffphotojournalistWorkingatJurnalulNationalmeant,besidesshootingregularnewsphotography,travelingaroundthecountryforstoriesaspartofatwomanteam:editorandphotographer.Thestayswereveryshort,persubject,one,two,maximumthreedays.Itwastooshortforin-depthdocumening.Thisexperienceaugmentedmyinterestindocumentaryphotographyandpeople.SuchitwasmotivatingthatichosetopursueanAnthropologyMastersDegreewhichwouldgivemetheopportunitytobetterunderstandtheprocessofproperdocumenting.Atthesametime,afterstudyingoptoelectronics,ihadverystrongtechnical/practical/analyticalskillsthatallowedmetoeasilyunderstandallhardwarerelatedissues
ESQUIRE ROMANIA,collaborator/haveworkedontwostories,TheNightShift(august2008)documentingtheworkofnightsubwaymaintenancecrewsduringtwoweeksofphotographingunderground(texts&photography),CityTrafficAlphaMale(may2011)followingacontroversialcyclistaroundBucuretistreetsashetriestoraiseawarenessaboutgreenmeansoftransportation(photography).
FILMFACTOR/september2008,workedonastopframeanimationcommercialforRomChocolatebarsontheproduction/techside,supportingtheartistincharge,workingwhilebeingsupervisedbytheclient(KandiaFoods) INTACTIMAGESPhotoAgency,collaborator/august2008,mostofthenewsphotographyshotforJurnalulNationalthatwouldqualifyasfluxnews,wentonsaleandcanbefoundonwww.intactimages.com
UNIVERSALMUSICROMANIA,collaborator/june2009,photographingbandsandperformersassociatedwiththeUniversalMusiclabel,duringinterviews,makingoffsandconcerts
IMATECHROMANIA/november2009,workedonlaser,motionbased,triggeringsystemsforPocketWizzardPlus2.ThiswasanassignmentfromCarioca,toworkoutasimple,buteffective,motionbasedflashtriggeringsystemforpocketwizzardwirelesstransmittersthattheyweretouseshootingvegetablesfallinginwater
KNOWSAdobePhotoshop,Indesign,illustrator,CorelDraw,MsOffice,WebCSS,LabviewVisualProgramming,
OTHERB&Wfilmprocessing,verygoodpracticalandtechnicalskills,
COULDDOPhotography&film,actualproductionandassisting(studiooroutdoors),hands-onandpracticalapproaches,solutionsregardingcameras,lightsandotherequipment,DTPandminordesign LIKESJournalism,politicalhistory,photography,amateurastronomyandastrophotography(SARM(RomanianAstronomicalSocietyforMeteors)membersince2002)
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Iamparticularlyinterestedinapplyingforaninternshiporfindingworkinthefieldofvisualanthropologyordocumentarybecauseiwanttofocusontopicsthatconnectwellwithmyinterestsandthestudyprogrammeinanthropologyatmycurrentmastersdegree.Also,inDenmarktherehasbeeninterestindocumentariesandothermixed,artanddocumentaryfilms,andtherearepeoplewithalotofexperiencethaticouldlookuptoandlearnthingsunavailableinmyhomecountryRomania.
AlthoughIstartedbystudyingoptoelectronics,inmysecondyearofstudies,beingfondofastronomyandphotographicequipmentsinceIwasakid,Igotajobshoot-ingnewsforJurnalulNationalnewspaper.IsoonbecameinterestedinpeopleandstoriesandsoIstartedlookingforsomethingtocultivatemy,atthetimerecentlydiscovered,fondnessofthedocumentingprocess.GiventheopportunitytoworkwithphotojournalismprofessionalsIstartedtolikecoveringnewsandworkingaspartofateamwiththerestofthephotographersatJurnalulNational.TheteamwascomposedofaboutadozenphotojournalistswithgreatexperienceandIstartedtolearnveryquicklythewayIhadtoshoot,selectandcombinephotographstohavearelevantstory.AtthesametimeIhadtogoaroundthecountrytofollowsomestoriesaspartofatwomembereditor/photographerteam.
Thedocumentaryorientedtripsweretooshorttobeabletothoroughlyfollowthesubject.AtthetimeIstartedthinkingaboutstoriesandtheneedofin-depthdocumen-taryandtheproperwaytodoit.Workingwithanewspaperrequiresaveryfastworkflowandyoutendtoleaveoutsomeimportantdetailsthatyoucouldntacquireinatwodaystay.Ithendecidedtolearnmoreaboutdocumentary,peopleandplaces.Theeditorialteambeingverylargeandcoveringallkindsofstoriesmademereallytakeinterestinnewsandthepolitical,economicalandsocialchangesinadevelopingcountrysuchasmineandthestreamofimagesthataccompaniedthosechangesandalsodocumentariesandfilmsthatrelatetopeople.
Beingself-motivated,IknowthatIneedcontinuousworktoimprove.Confident,butopen-minded,Ihaveanout-goingpersonalityandIdealwithproblemsinanas-sertiveway:beingcreativeinidentifyingsolutions,keepingmycalmandusingmypracticalknow-howindifficultsituations.Myanalyticalabilitydoesntminimizemyspontaneityandmysenseofhumor,whenitcomestointerpersonalcommunication.IliketolearnalotfromthepeopleIknow,sharingatthesametime.
Ihopeyouwillconsidermeforapossibleinternshiporvoluntaryworkasthisisavitalexperienceformyeducation.
Ialsoattachedthreestoriesthatilikeandithinkofasbeingrepresentativeofmywork.
Sincerely,VladDumitrescu
[email protected] +4581945224
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/folio/Abandonedchildrenreintegratedintheirnaturalfamilies(april2007)
AfterjoiningtheEuropeanUnion,theromanianauthoritieswereobligedtosolvetheproblemofchildrenhomes.Thereintegrationinthenaturalfamilieswasoneofthemethodchosenandalotofchildrenweresenttotheirparentswithonlyasetofclothesandwithoutanypriornotice.Usuallywithpoorsocialbackground,thesechildren,someafterfiveoreventenyearsofseparation,didnotreceiveawarmwelcomeathome,beingaburdenfortheiralreadyim-poverishedparents.Infouryearstherewerealmost15000childrenreintegrated.
Bogdan,12, is seen here atschool in Livezi, Bacau coun-ty.HehasbeenstayingattheBacauchildrenhomesincehewas7.Theparentssaythatoneofthemainreasonforkeepinghim inschool is to receive thestatechildrenallowance.
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ThisisBogdansfamilyhomeinLivezivillage.TheparentsformerlyworkedasmanufacturersinafactorynearBacau,butasitshutdowntheyhadtocopebyworkinganykindofjobsthattheycanfindinthearea.
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Bogdan is preparing to go outside and playwithafriendthatwascallingforhimatthewindow.
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Andrei,17,isbackwithhisnativefamilyinHorgetiafter7yearsofbeingintheBacauchildrenhome.Hismotherandyoungerdisabledbrotherarehisfamily.Sheworksany agriculture related jobs to feed herfamilyandshenowneedsallthehelpthatAndreicanoffer.Be-cause of this,Andrei cant go toschoolandhastoworksidebysidewithhismother.Lifeisveryhardin themudcottagethat theyownandresourcesareveryscarce.
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The younger brother muststay at home becausehis mother does not haveenoughmoneytosendhimdaily to Bacau, 30 kilome-tersaway,toaspecialfacil-itywherehecouldbecaredfor. She only gets a verysmall amount of moneyfromthestateasapension.
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BogdansmotherstaresacrosstheyardasshetalksaboutthewaythatAndreiarrivedhomeoneday,aftersevenyearswithonlyonesetofclothesandsomeinspectorthatgavetheokforhersonsreintegration.
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TheNightshift(july2009forEsquireMagazinewithtext)
Inspring2009theBucurestisubwaycompanywasworkingonreplacingmostofitsaging,1975made,rails.Eventhoughmostofthemachinerywasworkingautomaticallywithjustsomeminorassistance,theprocessofunloadingtherails(some120mlongandweighingasmuchas6tons)andplacingthemwasmainlymanualhardwork.Itwasagoodoccasiontolookunderthecityatthesepeopleworkingeverynighttokeepthesubwayrunning.Theworkstartedat2330eachnightandendsat0500whenthefirstrailcargoesonlineanditsaverybusyschedule.Therewerespecializedteamsworkingonrailcars,rails,electric,mechanics.Iwentembeddedwiththeraildivisionbutalsoshotsomeotherteamsworkinglateinthetunnels.
Workers belonging to the Tunnels and Rails division receive a call anouncing the end of all railcar opera-tionandthego-ahedforrail
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Down in the tunnel work is fo-cusedaroundadamaged legthof rail that has to be replaced
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The team is unfastening bolts toremove the piece of rail that isdamaged. Because of the smallspace in the tunnel powertoolslargeenoughforboltremovalarevery difficult to handle, so all the workisdonebyhand.
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Flaresareseenherebeinggeneratedbythemachine that cuts away the rail.Theheatandfinedustgeneratedaffectmostof theworkers that dealwith railmainte-nance. The ventilation during workinghours is stopped so that workers dontcatchcoldsbecauseofsweatinganddrift.Theairisveryhotandfeels,attimes,hardtobreathe.
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The operator of the cutting machine isseenheretakingabreakandsmokingacigarafterthefirstcutoperation.
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Workersuselargepincerstoremovetherailandreplaceit.Theyworkinpairsandhavetobeverycarefultobeinsync,toavoidbackinjuries.Piecesof lineweigh60kilogramspereverymeter.
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Afterplacingthenewpieceofrail,aspe-cialist reconnects the linkagesbetweenthe rails and gives the approval for clos-ingtheline.
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TwomembersoftheTunnelsandrailsteamarescrubbingafteranightofwork.Usuallyalltheirgearandthemselvesarecoveredinafinemetallicdustthatishardtoputoff.
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At0500hourstheteamisbackatrailheadquartersandtheirshiftisnowover.
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Asaresultofthechaosensuingthe1989revolutionandthedegradingofthechildrenhomessystem,thatwasactiveduringthecommunistpe-riod,inBucurestitherewereanalarmingnumberofpeoplethatlivedonthestreet.Occasionally,thepoliceevacuatesthesewersthatareshelterforthehomelessinthewintertime.Afterreceivingashortmedicalconsulttheyarereleasedandsomeofthemintegratedinthestatesshelters.Theretheyhavetolearnanddosomeworkstogetfoodandaroofabovetheirheads.Sadly,manypreferthelifetheyhaveinthesewersandthinktheyadaptedsowelltoitthatisfutiletostayinthestateownedsheltersandtheysurvivebystealingordoingsmalljobs.
Evacuationfromthesewers(febuary2008)
Healthministryofficialsprepareidentification papers for thehomeless that are going to beevacuatedfromthesewers
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Policeofficerswearrubbersuitsastheypreparetogodownthemanholetoforcetheinhabitantsout.
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Apoliceofficerisseendescendingintoamanhole,surroundedbyotherofficers.
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A homeless person is helpedoutofamanholeduringapoliceactiontoevacuatethesewers.
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Apersonishelpedoutofaman-hole during a police action to evacuatethesewers.
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The persons evacuated wereescorted to a police van wait-ing nearby for a health exam.
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Ahomelesspersonisseenhereinthebackofapolicevanwhilewaitingforahealthexam.
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Afterbeingevacuatedfromthesewerinwhichshelivedwithaboutadozenotherpeoplethispersonwasexpress-ingherself.
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Aministry of health inspector exam-ines a homeless person and writesdownpersonaldata.